July 27, 1954

ERNST-GUENTHER LOESCHE

2,684,813

ROTATING-PLATE AND LEVER~MOUNTED GRINDING-ROLL

Filed Feb. 7, 1952

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MILL, WITH UPWARDLY-DIRECTING CARRIER-AIR

MEANS ADJACENT THE PLATE PERIPHERY

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ERNST-GUENTHER
LOESCHE
2,684,313
AND LEVER~NOUNTED GRINDING-ROLL
MILL, WITH UPWARDLY-DIRECTING CARRIER-AIR

MEANS ADJACENT THE PLATE PERIPHERY

Filed Feb. 7, 1952

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Patented July 27, 1954

2,684,813

STATES

ATENT OFFICE

ROTATING-PLATE AND LEVER-'MOUNTED

GRINDING-ROLL MILL, WITH UPWARDLY
DIRECTING CARRIER-AIR MEANS ADJA
CENT THE PLATE PERIPHERY

Ernst-Guenther Loesche, Dusseldorf, Germany

.Application February '1, 1952, Serial No. 270,434
2 Claims. (Cl. 24158)

This invention relates to spring controlled

The main components of the spring controlled

.roller mills having a vertical axis, in which on

the outside of the grindingplate there is ar
ranged a bladed rim or similar device imparting

roller mill illustrated in Figure 1 consist of a

basen, which in the embodiment illustrated con

Cir

.a Jde'sire'd direction to the current of air and

having an outer ring which together with a ring
provided on I- the -- casing ensures tightness.

spring .controlled roller mills of this type, the

:entryof the carrier air took place along the .

periphery of the mill at about the height of the

grinding plate. An already recognized advan

tage in the use of carrier air consists in the fact

means of a spring 1'.

As mentioned above, the entry of the carrier

air takes place through openings 0 disposed on
two opposite sides of the spring controlled roller

ever, it was di?icult to adjust the speed of the

mill, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. The inlet

openings 0 lead into channels m disposed below

air su?iciently accurately to render possible clear

separation of the constituents of the material

the grinding plate (1. Figure 2 shows that these

20 channels m slope downwards towards discharge

The invention consists in a resilient-roller mill

in which the current of air enters through open

ings arranged somewhat below the grinding plate.

This current of air is then guided through spe
cially shaped channels under the grinding plate '
and then passes through a bladed rim provided
on the outside of the grinding plate, or through
a similar device imparting a desired direction to
the air stream, into the space above the grinding
table, and there takes with it the material which

has been su?iciently ?nely ground.

In one preferred embodiment of the invention,
downwardly inclined discharge passages are ar

ranged in the base of the spring controlled roller

mill, and the channels disposed under the grind- .

away by the carrier air, can collect in the dis

charge passages and be emptied out from time to
time.
One embodiment of the invention is illustrated
by way of example in the accompanying draw
ings, in which:
Figure 1 is a view of a roller mill in section,

certain parts being shown in elevation,

Figure 2 is a plan view, in section on section

disposed underneath it, and two grinding rollers

p whichroll on the rotating grinding plate 11
and arelpivotally mounted on shafts 7 through
the intermediary of oscillatinglevers sand resil

iently pressed against the grinding plate (2 by

that this air produces sifting of the heavy and

undesirable constituents of the material being
ground from the other constituents thereof. In
resilient roller mills of known construction, how

ing table slope downwards towards these dis

charge passages. Thus, undesired constituents
such as pieces of iron and the like, which because
of their high speci?c gravity cannot be carried

of steel, a transmission mechanism 9 accommo

dated in the base, an air inlet 0, a grinding plate

0! driven by means of the transmission mechanism

In

being ground.

sists of concrete, but may alternatively be made

passages i, two of which are disposed on each

side of the spring controlled roller mill (see Fig

ure 2). These discharge passages are each pro
vided, at the outlet, with a flap 2; attached in a
freely rotatable manner at its upper end only,

whereby when fragments accumulate these flaps

open spontaneously and therefore have a self

clearing action. On the periphery of the grind

ing plate are arranged blades 0 (see Figure 4).
On the outer edge of these blades 0 is disposed
a continuous ring D which projects above the top
edge of the blades 0 and together with a ring 1

disposed on the casing produces tightness by

reason of the fact that the ring 1 overlaps on
the inside of the ring 27. The casing a is rein
forced at this point by the arrangement of a

plurality of plates. The ring 1 is adapted to the

desired course of the current of air and is made

of wear-resistant material, for instance cast elec

tric steel. On the outer edge of the grinding
plate 03 is provided a further ring it which is used
for retaining the material being ground and is
formed as a bulge corresponding to the desired
course of the current of air, and is also made of
a wear-resistant material. By means of screws 1'
this ring it is arranged so as to be vertically ad

justable, preferably by the insertion of make-up

plane 22 of Figure 1,

pieces k. The arrow in Figure 4 shows the re

quired direction of ?ow of the carrier air.

Figure 3 is a side view, in elevation, of the

resilient roller mill illustrated in section in Fig

The grinding plate (1 is provided with specially

wear-resistant parts q ?xed to the grinding plate

ure 1, and
Figure 4 is a view in elevation, on a larger

at by means of clamping members t. In the

centre of the grinding plate a truncated-conical
elevation to is provided in order to prevent the
accumulation of material there.

scale, corresponding to a portion of Figure l,

certain parts being shown in section.

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The arrangement of the grinding rollers p is
as follows:

The grinding rollers are each arranged between

a pair of oscillating levers s (see Figure 3).
Resilient pressure of the grinding rollers p against
the grinding plate (1 is e?ected by a pair of
springs r disposed laterally of the mill casing.

Alternatively however it is possible to provide

arranged to convey air upwardly from said air

conduits to the upper side of the grinding plate,
a continuous shroud ring on the outer edges of
said blades, said shroud ring projecting above the
top edges of the blades, a ring on the inside of the
casing above said blades and overlapping the
projecting part of the shroud ring, and a base
under said casing having inclined discharge pas

sages therein below said air inlets for the dis

for instance one spring which in that case will
10 charge of undesired constituents.
pass through the mill casing itself.
2. A spring controlled roller mill as set forth in
I claim:

1. A spring controlled roller mill for grinding

coal, limestone and like materials, comprising:

claim 1, in which the retaining ring and the ring

on the inside of the casing are adapted to co

operate with one another to guide the air cur

a casing having lateral air inlets therein, a grind
ing plate mounted for rotation about a vertical 15 rent delivered by the blades along the desired
path into the space above the grinding surface.
axis within said casing, said grinding plate hav
ing a ?at grinding surface located above said air
References Cited in the ?le of this patent
inlets, grinding rollers, levers carrying said grind
ing rollers and mounted to swing about horizontal
UNITED STATES PATENTS
axes to locate said rollers on said flat grinding 20 Number
Name
Date
surface in rolling contact therewith, spring means
1,473,478
Kreutzberg _______ __ Dec. 25, 1923
applied to said levers to press the grinding rollers
2,112,359
Crites ___________ __ Mar. 29, 1938
against the grinding surface for grinding the ma
2,206,145
Wood ____________ __ July 2, 1940

terial during the rotation of the grinding plate,

2,342,255
a peripheral retaining ring on the grinding plate 25 2,378,681
projecting above the grinding surface thereof, air
conduits in said casing for conducting air from
said air inlets to the underside of the grinding
Number
plate, said air conduits having downwardly and
428,237

outwardly inclined bottom walls,

peripheral 30

blades on the outside of said grinding plate,

Doyle ____________ __ Feb. 22, 1944

Bailey ___________ __ June 19, 1945

FOREIGN PATENTS
Country

Date

Great Britain ______ __ May 9, 1935