Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a solid material crushing system that enables grindable materials to be ground without pulverizing and without the need for a different system.

The invention particularly relates to a solid material crushing system that enables to crush and grind metal, industrial and foodstuffs that do not contain steel such as stone, glass or grain, which are suitable for grinding, without turning them into powder and to convert them into granule form, perform the grinding process using a single system, increase the processing efficiency, reduce the processing time and cost.

State of the Art

Grinding or crushing machines are used for grinding and/or crushing metal, industrial and foodstuffs that do not contain metals suitable for grinding, such as stone, glass, grain or legumes etc. in the mining, industry and food sectors. Stone crushing machines that apply a high physical impact effect are used to break or grind hard materials such as stone. Generally hammer-shaped crushing elements are used in crushing/grinding operations carried out in stone crushing machines and successive impact force is applied on the materials to be ground by means of these crushing elements. However, in the existing stone crushing/grinding systems, a plurality of crushing elements are used and this causes the energy spent for the crushing/grinding process to increase and thus the cost. The dimensions of the parts obtained from the crushed materials cannot be small enough due to the low efficiency of the process. Therefore, it is necessary to operate the grinding machine for a long time or to continue the process by using a second grinding machine. While this situation causes the total processing time and cost to increase considerably, it also causes an increase in the amount of undesired dust formed during the grinding process. Furthermore, grinding machine temperature rises as a consequence of the long grinding process; it is not possible to grind foodstuffs in said grinding machines due to the deterioration of the structure of substances such as grains and legumes.

The grinding machines that provide grinding by crushing method are generally used so as to prevent the deterioration of the structure of materials such as grains and legumes during the grinding process. However, it is not possible to carry out the grinding of mineral and/or industrial materials since the total force applied on the material in these grinding machines is less compared to stone crushing/grinding machines. Furthermore, it is very difficult to obtain particles that are not in powder form and in intermediate particle size (granule) since grinding is carried out by crushing method in food grinding machines.

In a patent document numbered US20160121334A1 in the state of the art, a hammer crusher system for grinding/crushing solid materials suitable for use in mines, factories or constructions is disclosed. Said system comprises the following; a body which is suitable for the materials to be crushed, a main shaft which is connected with the body and enables the body to be rotated about an axis, support slots which are located in the body and suitable for placing the crushing element inside, hammers which are located in the support slots and provide angular movement to break the materials in the body, sieve plate which allows to hold pieces larger than the width of a plurality of openings thereon after the crushing process. The material pieces are moved during the crushing process are filled into different support slots by moving the material pieces during the crushing process by means of the angular movement of the hammers and rotating the body with the main shaft. Thus, an effective crushing/grinding operation is carried out and the material pieces that cannot pass through the openings of the sieve plate remain in the support slot and are broken by means of the sieve plate. It is mentioned that the system is operated for a longer period of time in said document so as to increase the efficiency of the crushing/grinding process; however, there is no solution for reducing the energy consumed during this process and the cost of the process. However, there is no solution or application in the document that enables the reduction of the increased heat effect due to the long-term operation of the hammer crusher system and/or the grinding of foodstuffs with said system.

In another patent document numbered US3208677A of the state of the art, a grinding system for grinding foodstuffs such as grain is disclosed. Said system comprises the following; a body that is in the form of a rectangular box and enables the system to be carried, a first cylinder that is connected to the body by means of a shaft, contains grinding teeth or protrusions on its circular surface, and enables the food to be ground by rotating, a second cylinder that is connected to the body by means of a shaft, close to the first cylinder, contains grinding teeth or projections on its circular surface, and enables the food to be ground by rotating, carrying arms that are associated with the planar surfaces of the second cylinder and enable the second cylinder to move closer and further away from the first cylinder, a wheel element that enables the rotation of the first and second cylinders, chain link element that provides the transfer of the movement of the wheel element to the first and second cylinder, springs that push the second cylinder closer to the first cylinder. The distance between the first and second cylinders can be adjusted so as to grind foodstuffs of different shapes, sizes and hardness values and thus grinding of different foodstuffs on a single system is ensured. However, grinding metal and industrial materials such as stone or glass with said grinding system is not disclosed. Furthermore, there is no solution in the document to reduce the energy consumed during the grinding process or the grinding time.

As a result, it relates to a solid material crushing system which enables to crush and grind metal, industrial and foodstuffs that do not contain steel such as stone, glass or grain, which are suitable for grinding, without turning them into powder and to convert them into granule form, perform the grinding process using a single system, increase the processing efficiency, reduce the processing time and cost and prevent the system from overheating due to long-term operation.

Aim of the Invention

The present invention is related to a solid material crushing system which fulfills the abovementioned requirements, eliminates all disadvantages and brings some additional advantages.

The main aim of the inventive solid material crushing system is to obtain a solid material crushing system that enables the crushing/grinding of metal-free, industrial and foodstuffs that are suitable for grinding process without transforming them into powder.

Another aim of the invention is to obtain an effective solid material crushing system that enables the grinding/crushing process to be carried out with a single system without the need for a different system, and reducing the amount of energy consumed during the process and the total operation and maintenance costs.

Another aim of the invention is to obtain a solid material crushing system that increases the efficiency of the grinding/crushing process and reduces the processing time.

Another aim of the invention is to obtain a solid material crushing system that prevents the heating of the system due to long-term operation and prevents the deterioration or damage of foodstuffs due to heat during the grinding/crushing process.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives in its most general form, a solid material crushing system which comprises at least one drive element for obtaining motion energy and at least one first transmission element for transmitting rotational motion, ensures that the substances in a structure suitable for the application of the grinding process are ground without transforming them into powder, by crushing them, such that the grinding process is carried out without the need for the use of a different system, and that reduces the processing time and cost by increasing the efficiency of the process, is developed with the present invention, comprising; at least one body that enables the elements of the system fixed thereon to be carried; at least one carrying element which includes at least one grinding chamber comprising at least two inlet openings and at least one outlet opening, enables the transport of the system elements that enable the grinding process to be carried out; at least one distribution element which ensures that the substances sent from the first opening are distributed through both inlet openings and transferred into the grinding chamber; at least one movement element that enables the rotation of the system elements connected thereon; at least one second transfer element enabling the rotational motion to be transferred to the movement element; at least one first crushing element that provides crushing and grinding of materials by rotation of the movement element; at least one second crushing element which ensures that the crashing amount of the materials remaining between the first crushing element and itself, the effectiveness of the impact force, the acceleration of the grinding process and the reduction of the amount of dust generated during the operation by the rotation of the movement element.

The structural and characteristic features of the present invention will be understood clearly by the following drawings and the detailed description made with reference to these drawings and therefore the evaluation shall be made by taking these figures and the detailed description into consideration.

Figures Clarifying the Invention

In order to understand the advantages of the present invention with its structure and additional elements, it shall be evaluated with the following defined figures.

Figure - 1 : Is a perspective view of the inventive solid material crushing system.

Figure - 2: Is another perspective view of the inventive solid material crushing system.

Figure - 3: Is another perspective view of the inventive solid material crushing system.

Figure - 4: Is an opposite view of the inventive solid material crushing system.

Figure - 5: Is a section view of the inventive solid material crushing system.

Figure - 6: Is a perspective view of the movement element in the inventive solid material crushing system.

Part References

1. Body 2. Carrying element

2a. Grinding chamber

3. Distribution element

3a. First opening

4. Movement element

5. Second transfer element

6. First crushing element

6a. Recess

7. Second crushing element

7a. Protrusion

8. Foot

9. Cover

10. Removing element

11. Cleaning element

A. Drive element

B. First transfer element

Detailed Description of the Invention

In this detailed description, the preferred embodiments of the inventive solid material crushing system is described only for clarifying the subject matter in a manner such that no limiting effect is created.

The solid material crushing system developed with the present invention, the sample view of which is given in Figure 1 , which provides the necessary movement energy to carry out the crushing/grinding process, contains at least one drive element (A), preferably a motor, and at least one first transfer element (B) (preferably a belt or chain), which, in conjunction with the drive element (A), enables the rotational movement obtained from the drive element (A) to be transferred to an element of the system, ensures that metals, industries or foodstuffs that do not contain steel in a structure suitable for the grinding process are ground by breaking them without transforming them into powder, that the grinding process is carried out without the need to use a different system, and that reduces the total processing time and cost by increasing the efficiency of the grinding process, comprises at least one body (1) preferably in the form of a planar table with a surface away from the ground, which is suitable for fixing the elements of the system thereon and enables the elements of the system to be fixed thereon. Furthermore, it comprises at least one carrying element (2) which comprises at least two inlet openings that allow the materials to be ground to enter from two different locations, and at least one outlet opening that allows the ground materials to exit through it, is in a closed volume structure suitable for the grinding process, contains at least one grinding chamber (2a) preferably in the form of a cylinder extending on a first axis with its center line parallel to the ground, is positioned on the body (1) and fixedly connected with the body (1), enables to carry the system element that enables the grinding process to be carried out; at least one distribution element (3) which is preferably in the form of a pipe or trough, comprising a first opening (3a) located on a surface remote from the carrying element (2) and connected with the inlet openings, ensures that the substances sent from the first opening (3a) are distributed through both inlet openings and transferred into the grinding chamber (2). The system further comprises at least one movement element (4) which is located in the grinding chamber (2a) and can rotate freely in two different directions, is preferably in the form of a disc with its center line extending on the first axis, enables the rotation of the system elements connected to it with the movement energy sent from the drive element (A), is preferably in rotor or wheel structure; at least one second transfer element (5) which extends on an axis parallel to the ground and connected with the first transfer element (B) at one end and the movement element (4) at the other end, ensures that the rotational movement obtained from the drive element (A) is transferred to the movement element (4), is preferably in a shaft structure; at least one first crushing element (6) which is located on the surface of the moving element (4) away from the center and extending towards the surfaces facing the inside of the grinding chamber (2a), is preferably rectangular in shape and is positioned on its surfaces extending towards its center, contains at least one recess (6a) that facilitates the retention of substances, ensures that the impact force is applied on the materials to be ground by the rotation of the movement element (4) and ensures materials are ground by crushing. The system further comprises at least one second crushing element (7) which is located on the surface of the grinding chamber (2a) facing inside and close to the first crushing element (6) and connected to the carrying element (2), preferably comprises at least one protrusion (7a) on its surfaces close to the first crushing element (6), which enables the materials to be retained and to increase the impact effect, enables to increase the amount of crashing of the materials remaining between the first crushing element (6) and itself, and the effectiveness of the impact force with the rotation of the movement plate (4), speeding up the grinding process and reduces the amount of dust formed during the grinding process by preventing the crushing of the ground materials, is preferably in the form of a plate.

In an exemplary application of the solid crushing system developed with the present invention, the rotational movement obtained by the drive element (A) by operating the system is transmitted to the movement element (4) by the first transfer element (B) and the second transfer element (5). It is ensured that the first crushing element (6) is rotated in the grinding chamber (2a) by means of the movement element (4) located on the body (1) Subsequently, it is ensured that the substances to be ground are sent from the first opening (3a) located on the distribution element

(3), and the substances sent are distributed through both inlet openings through the distribution element (3) and transmitted into the grinding chamber (2a). The strike/impact force is applied on the materials to be ground in the grinding chamber (2a) by means of the first crushing element (6) that rotates in the grinding chamber (2a), In the meanwhile, it is ensured that the materials to be ground are constantly collided with each other by directing the second crushing element (7) back to the first crushing element (7) and continuing the rotational movement. Thus, it is ensured that the amount of crashing and the effectiveness of the impact force are increased, it is ensured to accelerate the grinding process and increase the process efficiency. Furthermore, it ensures to reduce the amount of dust formed during the grinding process by preventing the ground materials from being crushed by being squeezed between the first crushing element (6) and the second crushing element (7). Subsequently, the ground materials pass through the outlet opening and are taken out of the grinding chamber (2a).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said solid material crushing system comprises at least two legs (8) which are connected with said body (2), which enable said body (2) to be removed from the ground and to be carried on the ground in a balanced manner.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, said solid material crushing system comprises at least one cover (9) connected with said carrying element (2), which allows the user to access said grinding chamber (2a) during assembly and/or maintenance operations of the system.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said solid material crushing system comprises at least one distribution element (3) which is suitable to allow passing the substances to be ground through one of said inlet openings when said movement element (4) is rotated in a first direction and passing through one of said inlet openings when said movement element (4) is rotated in a second direction different from said first direction. Therefore, it is ensured that the system is prevented from being flooded during its operation and that the damages on the elements of the system are reduced.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said solid material crushing system comprises a plurality of first crushing elements (6) which are positioned on the surface of said moving element

(4) close to said second crushing element (7), with a first distance between them and which are associated with said movement element (4) in such a way that they are suitable to move angularly about the axis parallel to the rotation axis of said movement element (4). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said solid material crushing system comprises a plurality of second crushing elements (7) which are located on the surfaces facing the inside of said grinding chamber (2a), which are located side by side with said crushing elements (6), so that there is a second distance between them to prevent the grinding of the grinding materials and surround the said movement element (4), are detachably connected with said carrying element (2). Thus, it is ensured that the damages caused by the squeezing of the ground materials are reduced and only the damaged second crushing elements (7) can be replaced, thus facilitating the maintenance operations.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, said solid material crushing system comprises at least one removing element (10) which is connected with the said outlet opening and ensures that the substances taken from the said grinding chamber after the grinding process are removed from the system and transferred to a different location, is preferably in the form of pipe and trough.

In an alternative preferred embodiment of the invention, said solid material crushing system comprises at least one cleaning element (11) which is connected with said outlet opening and/or said removing element (10), reduces the amount of dust in the system during the removal of the ground materials from the system, preferably has a filter and is suitable for vacuuming process.

It is ensured that metals, industry and foodstuffs that do not contain steel in a structure suitable for the grinding process are ground without turning them into powder, with the effect of impact force and the grinding process is carried out without the need for a different system by means of the solid crushing system developed with the present invention. Thus, an effective and practical solid crushing system is obtained, which increases the efficiency of the grinding process, reduces the processing time and prevents the system from heating due to long-term operation.