Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy

Sandvik Tamrock Oy

Juha Intonen

Ilkka Niemi

Ossi Kahra

Juho Huotari

Timo Sippus

Jari Korkeila

Simo Kuutti

Erik Airas

Jarkko Luokkala

Rock breaker

A breaking apparatus, which comprises a percussion device ( ), and in the extension thereof, a tool ( ) to which a percussion piston ( ) belonging to a percussion device delivers impacts. In the axial direction, the movement of the tool is limited by a stopper element ( ) if the movement of the tool exceeds a predetermined range of movement (B) in the direction of the impact (A). The stopper element ( ) is a piece made of elastic material, which is arranged in a space between the tool and a supporting surface ( ). During the stopping of the tool, the capacity of the space for the stopper element reduces, whereby the element is subjected to pressing. By the effect of the tool movement, the stopper element thus rotates about its cross-sectional central axis ( ) and at the same time changes its cross-sectional shape in the reducing space. The invention further relates to a tool used in the above-described breaking apparatus.

Breaking apparatus and tool

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Lahti, Finland

Juha Intonen