Patent ID: 11931745
Assignee: METSO OUTOTEC USA INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A grinding roll comprising
a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface extending axially between a pair of opposite ends;
a side groove formed at each end of the roll body, the side groove including a support shoulder recessed from the cylindrical outer surface and/or from surfaces of the opposite ends of the roll body;
an edge ring including a plurality of spaced receiving cavities; and
a plurality of wear members each received and retained in at least one of the receiving cavities of the edge ring, wherein the wear members are positioned along the edge ring to define an edge of the grinding roll, wherein the edge ring is received within each side groove,
wherein the plurality of wear members is arranged to provide a wear protecting surface which is angled in relation to the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body, and
wherein the plurality of wear members is provided in a stepped configuration, each wear member having a first portion and at least a second portion, wherein the first portion is arranged to be aligned with and adjacent an end of the cylindrical outer surface, and the at least second portion is aligned with an end surface of the roll body and arranged radially inwards of the first portion, wherein the angled wear protecting surface is formed between the first and second portions.