US 11,785,893 B2
Grinding mill liner
Craig Frank Faulkner, Capalaba (AU); Terry Alexander Shore, Wallsend (AU); Brad John Drinkwater, Cooks Hill (AU); and David Joel Stewart, Maryland (AU)
Assigned to Bradken Resources Pty Limited, Mayfield West (AU)
Appl. No. 16/957,041
Filed by Bradken Resources Pty Limited, Mayfield West (AU)
PCT Filed Dec. 21, 2018, PCT No. PCT/AU2018/051400
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 22, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/119068, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 27, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2017905155 (AU), filed on Dec. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0391219 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. B02C 19/22 (2006.01); A01F 29/00 (2006.01); B02C 17/16 (2006.01); B01F 27/052 (2022.01); B01F 27/922 (2022.01); B01F 27/1144 (2022.01); A01F 29/09 (2010.01)
CPC A01F 29/00 (2013.01) [B01F 27/052 (2022.01); B01F 27/1144 (2022.01); B01F 27/922 (2022.01); B02C 17/163 (2013.01); B02C 19/22 (2013.01); A01F 29/09 (2013.01); B02C 2210/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vertical grinding mill agitator liner element configured for lining a vertical grinding mill agitator, the agitator comprising a shaft and at least one blade projecting from the shaft, the liner element comprising:
a rigid body;
one or more primary mounting portions including mounting apertures extending through the rigid body such that when the liner segment lines the vertical grinding mill agitator, the one or more primary mounting portions releasably mount the liner element over the at least one blade; and
one or more secondary mounting portions configured to releasably mount one or more wear members to a distal edge of the liner element, wherein the one or more secondary mounting portions comprise either a protrusion for receipt in a socket or a socket for receipt of a protrusion, the protrusion or the socket extending in a single direction configured to allow independent replacement of the one or more wear members.