Inventors:
Qingsheng Lin - Holden MA, US
Angelos Kokkinos - Ayer MA, US
Joshua Creelman - Worcester MA, US
Gregory L. Morse - Auburn MA, US
Ivo Slezak - Hubbardston MA, US
Assignee:
Babcock Power Inc. - Worcester MA
International Classification:
F16C 13/00, B23C 3/00, B23Q 3/18, B60B 9/00
US Classification:
492 58, 409 64, 483 1, 492 21
Abstract:
The invention provides a tire and a roll wheel assembly used to crush material in a pulverizer including a generally toroidal body having a crushing surface on the outer periphery thereof. The crushing surface is configured and adapted to contact and crush the material within the pulverizer. At least one beveled surface is defined on an inner periphery of the body. The beveled surface is configured and adapted to engage a wedge disposed on a roller wheel of a roll wheel assembly to hold the tire on the roller wheel. The invention also provides a method of securing a tire to a roller assembly in a pulverizer for crushing material.