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Patent No.:

US 9636686 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2013
Applicant:

Metso Minerals, Inc., Helsinki, FI;

Inventors:

Vesa-Matti Salminen, Kangasala, FI;

Jouni Hulttinen, Ylojarvi, FI;

Assignee:

Metso Minerals, Inc., Helsinki, FI;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 21/02 (2006.01); B07B 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 21/10 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01); B02C 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 21/02 (2013.01); B02C 23/08 (2013.01); B07B 1/005 (2013.01); B65G 21/10 (2013.01); B65G 41/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mineral material processing plant includes a frame; a crusher; a centrifugal conveyor; and a first conveyor; and the centrifugal conveyor includes a first idler drum and a second idler drum and a main conveyor belt surrounding the idler drums, a pivot and a folding head which is pivotable around the pivot; and the folding head includes a movable frame to which the second idler drum is bearing-mounted, to connect the centrifugal conveyor in material transport connection with the first conveyor and away from said material transport connection. A pivot point of the pivot is located in a region inside the circumference of the main conveyor belt. A method for operating a processing plant is also disclosed.


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