Patents Assigned to Metso Outotec Finland Oy
  • Publication number: 20220355221
    Abstract: A feedwell apparatus trough, plant and use. The apparatus is adapted to materials including liquids carrying suspended particles, such as slurry containing minerals. The feedwell apparatus includes a supply channel for receiving the material, a trough, a first end of which being connected in fluid communication with the supply channel. The trough has a curved shape that turns in one direction, and a series of through-openings in the wall(s) of the trough. The through-openings are arranged in the trough in unequal pattern such that the area of the through-openings in pro-portion to the corresponding area of the walls has its minimum value in portion of the trough close to the first end thereof, and the relation being arranged to grow with the distance from the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Richard Triglavcanin, Stephen Viduka
  • Publication number: 20220351353
    Abstract: A computer-implemented point-cloud data acquisitioning method for acquiring point-cloud data of the inside of a mining equipment. The method includes the step of acquiring from a sensor, a first dataset and a second dataset, wherein each dataset includes datapoints at coordinates. The method extracts features from the first and second dataset and aligns the first and second dataset using the extracted features. The first and second dataset are aligned into a point-cloud data. The geometry of the mining equipment is estimated based on the point-cloud data and the point-cloud data is used to identify a region of the estimated geometry indicating insufficient data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Fredrik JOHANSSON, Håkan STÅHLBRÖST, Lars FURTENBACH, Johanna FAHLGREN, Lotta KÅGSTRÖM, Magnus J. ERIKSSON, Jhino SILVA, Victor WESLY RUIZ
  • Publication number: 20220347635
    Abstract: An impeller and a diffusor is provided which are configured to be used in a flotation tank to enhance mixing of gas and slurry. The impeller comprises two opposing inlet ends and the diffusor comprises two opposing inlet mouths. The impeller is configured, when arranged inside the diffusor, to pump a bi-directional axial flow of slurry into the diffusor. Further, an arrangement using such diffusor and impeller for the use in a flotation tank to enhance mixing of gas and slurry is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: James Humphris, Björn Nilsson, Max H. Howie
  • Publication number: 20220274136
    Abstract: A modular screen support deck for a screening arrangement includes a first deck side having an inward facing side and an outward facing side and a second deck side having an inward facing side and an outward facing side. The first and second deck sides extend in parallel with each other to define a deck plane. A first extension structure is connected to the first deck side and extends inwardly from the first deck side. The first extension structure includes a first connection structure and a second extension structure connected to the second deck side and extending inwardly from the second deck side. The second extension structure includes a second connection structure arranged a distance from the second deck side. The support deck includes a first cross-member with a first and second ends, the first end being connected to the first connection structure and the second end being connected to the second connection structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Timo Leinonen
  • Publication number: 20220258179
    Abstract: A flotation cell for treating particles suspended in slurry. The flotation cell includes a fluidized bed; a recovery zone at an upper part of the flotation cell; a launder lip and a recovery launder; a tailings outlet arranged below the recovery launder; and a first feed inlet arranged to supply a primary slurry feed comprising fresh slurry into the fluidized bed at a first position. The flotation cell has a height measured from the bottom of the flotation cell to the launder lip. The flotation cell includes an agitator arranged adjacent to the bottom of the fluidized bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Antti Rinne
  • Publication number: 20220258178
    Abstract: A flotation cell for treating particles suspended in slurry. The flotation cell includes a fluidized bed, a recovery zone at the upper part of the flotation cell, a launder lip and a recovery launder, and a tailings outlet. A primary slurry feed including fresh slurry is arranged to be fed into the flotation cell by a first feed inlet at a first position; and a secondary slurry feed including at least slurry recirculated from a flotation cell is arranged to be fed into the fluidized bed by a second feed inlet at a second position, below the first position. The slurry recirculated from the flotation cell is obtained at a third position between the recovery launder and the tailings outlet. A use of the flotation cell as well as a method for treating particles suspended in slurry are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Antti Rinne
  • Publication number: 20220161266
    Abstract: A crusher having a protective liner, the protective liner including a plurality of lining segments which are arranged circumferentially along an a of the crusher. At least some of the segments have a trapezoidal shape with two bases of different lengths arranged parallel to the circumferential direction of the wall and two non-parallel legs connecting the bases. Further, at least some of the segments are arranged along the circumference of the wall such that long and short bases of adjacent segments alternate, and wherein at least some of the segments are allowed to vary in their axial position with respect to adjacent segments to compensate for tolerances in diameter of the wall of the crusher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Ian Van Zyl, Henrik Persson
  • Patent number: 11292725
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for recovering lithium hydroxide from a mineral containing lithium, by pulping the raw material containing lithium in the presence of water and an alkali metal carbonate, leaching the obtained slurry twice, first at an elevated temperature, and secondly in an aqueous solution containing an alkali earth metal hydroxide, separating the thus obtained slurry into solids and a solution containing lithium hydroxide, the latter being purified, whereby lithium hydroxide monohydrate can be recovered from the purified solution by crystallising, and finally separating the solution obtained during the crystallization from the process and recycling it to one or more of the previous process steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Marika Tiihonen, Liisa Haavanlammi, Eero Kolehmainen, Sami Kinnunen, Juho Savikangas
  • Patent number: 11292006
    Abstract: An anti-spin arrangement for a gyratory crusher including at least one seal element configured to provide sealing of the top bearing of the gyratory crusher and at least one anti-spin element configured to reduce the spinning of the head of the crusher. The arrangement further includes a first adjustment element and a second adjustment element, wherein the at least one seal element and the at least one anti-spin element are configured to be individually adjusted with the first adjustment element and the second adjustment element respectively. A gyratory crusher, a mineral material processing plant and a method of adjusting an anti-spin arrangement of a gyratory crusher are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Kari Kuvaja, Aki Lautala
  • Publication number: 20220097082
    Abstract: A hydrocyclone for separating feed into overflow and underflow comprises a feed inlet, an overflow outlet, an apex for discharging underflow, an upper section connected to the feed inlet and the overflow outlet, a conical section between the upper section and the apex and a plurality of electrodes for measuring electrical conductivity inside the hydrocyclone to detect the formation of a roping state in the hydrocyclone. The plurality of electrodes are is positioned circumferentially in the conical section on an axial distance from the apex (dmeas); wherein dmeas is at least 5 percent of the axial distance be-tween the apex and the upper section, and dmeas is at most 50 percent of the axial distance between the apex and the upper section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Matti Sakaranaho, Teemu Soini, Jari Kourunen, Jani Kaartinen, Janne Loimi, Kari Heiskanen
  • Publication number: 20220062952
    Abstract: A mobile mineral material processing station has a mobile platform having tracks or wheels or a skids for supporting or forming a body that supports in line, in a transport configuration: a feed conveyor; a screen frame and a multi-layer screen; first and second exit conveyors; and a third exit conveyor on top of the first and second exit conveyors. The first exit conveyor turns from a transport position, under the third exit conveyor, to a first operation direction, onto a first side of the station, for operating the station, and back. The second exit conveyor turns from a transport position, under the third exit conveyor, to a second operation direction onto a second side of the station, opposite to the first side, and back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Vesa-Matti Salminen
  • Publication number: 20220062951
    Abstract: A mobile mineral material processing station has a mobile platform having tracks or wheels or a skids for supporting or forming a body that supports in line, in a transport configuration: a feed conveyor; a screen frame and a multi-layer screen; first and second exit conveyors; and a third exit conveyor on top of the first and second exit conveyors. The first exit conveyor turns from a transport position, under the third exit conveyor, to a first operation direction, onto a first side of the station, for operating the station, and back. The second exit conveyor turns from a transport position, under the third exit conveyor, to a second operation direction onto a second side of the station, opposite to the first side, and back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Vesa-Matti Salminen
  • Publication number: 20220055039
    Abstract: A method of treating process water of a flotation plant is disclosed. The flotation plant comprises a mineral flotation line and a process water circuit for treating underflow and/or overflow of the flotation line. The process water circuit comprises a gravitational solid-liquid separator for dewatering underflow and/or overflow of the mineral flotation line to separate sediment from supernatant comprising at least water and unrecovered fine particles comprising valuable material; and a recover water tank for collecting process water. According to the method, prior to leading supernatant from the gravitational solid-liquid separator into the recover water tank, it is subjected to cleaning flotation, in which at least 90% of the flotation gas bubbles have a size from 0.2 to 250 ?m, in a cleaning flotation unit. An arrangement for treating process water of a flotation plant, and its use are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Kaj Jansson
  • Publication number: 20210379605
    Abstract: A method for treating process water of a flotation arrangement is disclosed. The process comprising the steps of a) dewatering overflow of a mineral flotation circuit in a gravitational solid-liquid separator to separate a sediment from a supernatant comprising water, silica-containing particles and soluble SiO2, fine particles, microbes, and residual flotation chemicals; b) subjecting the supernatant to cleaning flotation, in which at least 90% of the flotation gas bubbles have a size from 0.2 to 250 ?m, in a cleaning flotation unit for collecting at least silica-containing particles, for separating at least silica-containing particles from the supernatant into cleaning flotation overflow, and for forming purified process water as cleaning flotation underflow; c) removing cleaning flotation overflow as tailings; and d) recirculating purified process water into the mineral flotation circuit. A process water treatment arrangement is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Kaj Jansson
  • Patent number: 11167932
    Abstract: The assembly of the disclosure includes two inclined side rollers and two central rollers, each one of the rollers being mounted around a respective shaft. The shaft of each side roller has an upper end hinged to a respective support portion arranged on one side of the conveyor belt, the shaft of each central roller having ends mounted on opposite sides of a rocker frame. Each one of the opposite sides of the frame has a median portion hinged, in an suspended way, at the lower end of the shaft of a respective side roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Rodrigo Alfredo Gomes, Andrzej Niklewski
  • Publication number: 20210323002
    Abstract: A flotation cell for treating particles suspended in slurry and for separating the slurry into an underflow and an overflow is disclosed. The flotation cell includes a flotation tank including a center, a perimeter, a bottom, and a side wall; and a launder and a launder lip surrounding the perimeter of the flotation tank. The flotation tank further includes blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the flotation tank. A flotation line, as well as a use of the flotation line is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Peter Bourke, Steve Schmidt, Antti Rinne, Jere Tuominen, Valtteri Vaarna, Aleksi Peltola
  • Patent number: 11148146
    Abstract: A cone crusher, including a supporting device being arranged inside a cavity of a main shaft of the crusher. The supporting device is arranged to support a crushing head, and to be vertically displaceable for adjusting the width of a crushing gap. The supporting device has an upper portion enclosed by the crushing head, the upper portion being arranged to provide support to the crushing head. A lower portion extends downwards within the cavity of the main shaft, wherein the upper portion and the lower portion have different outer dimensions as defined transverse to the shaft axis. A pressure-active surface is formed at a transition between the upper portion and the lower portion so as to form a variable-volume compression chamber within the cavity below the pressure-active surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Pierrick Boulay, Mika Peltonen, Paulo Barscevicius, Aki Lautala, Nicolas Gallay, Jonathon Hoogland, Andrzej Niklewski, Maxime Delahaye, Kari Kuvaja
  • Publication number: 20210308688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a crusher mantle lifting device. Attachment elements are configured to be attachable to a crusher mantle. Each attachment element includes a main portion having an inner surface facing the mantle and an outer surface. A locking portion projects from the inner surface and is configured to protrude into a corresponding opening in the mantle. One or more lifting portions project from the outer surface. A tightening means is configured to press the attachment elements towards the crusher mantle. The disclosure also relates to an arrangement and a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Malkamäki, Tuomas Teeri
  • Patent number: 11072001
    Abstract: A vibratory screening apparatus including a support and at least two screen decks arranged one over the other as an assembly. Each screen deck includes a screen frame, a screen and a chamber underlaying the screen surface, an outlet duct for oversized material and an outlet duct for undersized material in communication with the chamber. Mountings are configured for mounting the assembly of the screen decks to the support. A drive support with a motor assembly is configured for vibrating the assembly of screen decks. A feed unit is configured to feed the material to be screened to each screen deck. The feed unit is arranged on the support and configured to be moved between a feed position and a maintenance position. The assembly of the at least two screen decks is resiliently arranged on the support, while the feed unit is non-resiliently arranged on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Lars Grönvall