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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2005
Applicants:

Ari Posti, Rauma, FI;

Kari Kuvaja, Toijala, FI;

Ilpo Nieminen, Siivikkala, FI;

Jarmo Eloranta, Kangasala, FI;

Harri Lehtonen, Pirkkala, FI;

Inventors:

Ari Posti, Rauma, FI;

Kari Kuvaja, Toijala, FI;

Ilpo Nieminen, Siivikkala, FI;

Jarmo Eloranta, Kangasala, FI;

Harri Lehtonen, Pirkkala, FI;

Assignee:

Metso Minerals Inc., Helsinki, FI;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A crusher and a method for controlling a crusher having a first crushing member and a second crushing member defining a crusher setting of a crushing cavity into which material to be crushed is being fed. The method having the steps of: measuring continuously instantaneous load on the crusher; recording instantaneous load peaks exceeding a predetermined target level for the load peaks; keeping track of the number of the load peaks exceeding the predetermined target level during a predetermined period of time; and controlling loading of the crusher on the basis of the number of the load peaks experienced by the crusher during the predetermined period of time.


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