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Retsch Jaw Crusher BB 400 XL, 3/N~ 400 V, 50 Hz, manganese steel / hardened steel, (breaking jaws / wearing plates) complete with door, feed hopper, collecting receptacle and base frame
Jaw Crushers - primary size reduction
Retsch Jaw Crushers are used for the rapid, powerful crushing and pre-crushing of mediumhard, hard, brittle and tough materials. The variety of materials offered, their efficiency and safety make them ideal for sample preparation in laboratories and industrial plants.
Features
Applications | coarse and pre-crushing |
Field of application | chemistry / plastics, construction materials, engineering / electronics, environment / recycling, geology / metallurgy, glass / ceramics |
Feed material | medium-hard, hard, brittle, tough |
Size reduction principle | pressure |
Material feed size* | < 220 x 90 mm |
Final fineness* | < 2 mm |
Material of grinding tools | manganese steel, tungsten carbide, steel for heavy-metal free grinding |
Jaw width | 220 x 90 mm |
Gap width setting | 0 - 30 mm |
Gap width display | scale |
Zero point adjustment | yes |
Wearing rate display | yes, up to minus 10 mm |
Removable hopper | yes |
Dust extraction unit | yes |
Central lubrication | optional |
Process line version | optional |
Collector capacity | 10 l |
Base frame | vario frame (adjustable for continous crushing) |
Drive | 3-phase motor |
Drive power | 5.5 kW |
Electrical supply data | different voltages |
Power connection | 3-phase |
Protection code | IP 55 |
W x H x D closed | 695 x 1399 x 719 mm |
Net weight | ~ 400 kg |
Standards | CE |
Please note:
*depending on feed material and instrument configuration/settings
Function Principle
The Jaw Crusher BB 400 XL is a robust and powerful forced-feed crusher. The feed material passes through the no-rebound hopper and enters the crushing chamber.
Size reduction takes place in the wedge shaped area between the fixed crushing arm and one moved by an eccentric drive shaft. The elliptical motion crushes the sample which is moved towards the crushing gap under gravity.
As soon as the sample is smaller than the discharge gap width, it falls into a removable collector within the jaw crusher. The continuous gap width setting with scale ensures optimum size reduction in accordance with the set gap width.
Subject to technical modifications and errors

The Jaw Crusher BB 400 XL is used for the rapid, effective crushing and pre-crushing of medium-hard, hard, brittle and tough materials. Its variety of materials offered, including heavy-metal free steel, its efficiency and safety makes it ideal for sample preparation in laboratories and industrial plants.
For small amounts of sample the BB 400 XL is used batch-wise; for larger amounts it can be operated continuously. Control of the gap width and zero point adjustment allow for reproducible results.
Thanks to the modular construction of housing and frame this jaw crusher is suitable for a wide range of applications.
Application Examples
alloys, basalt, cement clinker, ceramics, chamotte, coal, coke, construction materials, feldspar, glass, granite, minerals, ores, oxide ceramics, quartz, rocks, silicon, slag, ...
Product Advantages
- high crushing ratio
- front door facilitates cleaning
- infinite/continuous gap width setting
- overload protection
- wide range of materials for contamination free grinding
- no-rebound feed hopper, removable
- sample collector with safety switch
- collecting receptacle with outlet for continuous operation
- connector for dust extraction
- special version with automated sorting of undersize (3 fractions) and oversize (1 fraction)
Accessories | ||||
23.003.0016 | Collecting receptacle, standard steel, powder coated, 5 litres | |||
23.003.0017 | Collecting receptacle, standard steel, powder coated, 10 litres | |||
23.003.0018 | Collecting receptacle, stainless steel, 30 litres (drum) complete with connection flange and carrier with wheels | |||
23.003.0028 | Collecting funnel with outlet for continuous use, powder coated | |||
23.785.0011 | Infeed hopper, stainless steel, 10 litres incl. connection rod and manual pusher | |||
23.412.0001 | Automated sorting machine with 3 fractions for undersize and 1 fraction for oversize (230 V/50 Hz) | |||
Spare parts | ||||
23.048.0029 | Breaking jaws, manganese steel, 1 pair | |||
23.048.0030 | Breaking jaws, tungsten carbide, 1 pair | |||
23.048.0031 | Breaking jaws, heavy metal free steel, 1 pair | |||
23.711.0021 | Wearing plates, hardened steel, 1 pair | |||
23.711.0020 | Wearing plates, tungsten carbide, 1 pair | |||
23.711.0019 | Wearing plates, heavy metal free steel, 1 pair | |||
other materials available on request |