Patent ID: 6343756
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B02C,Y10S

Abstract:
A removable liner assembly for the shell of an ore grinding machine, comprising:a plurality of liner segments, each of which comprises a segment body defining a mounting surface constructed for mounting engagement with a shell surface and a grinding surface for comminuting the ore, each segment body defining opposite sides configured to define a pocket when assembled in side-by-side relation with another segment body; means for connecting each liner segment to the shell of the ore grinding machine; and insert means disposed in each of said pockets for reducing the amount of particulate matter entering said pocket and protecting the inner surface of the shell, each insert means being configured and sized to substantially fill the pocket between adjacent segment bodies, and each insert means comprising recess means disposed to permit the insert means to internally collapse in the presence of external forces and thereby conform to an undersized pocket.