RECLAIMING DRUM HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE RECTANGULAR AND V-SHAPED PADDLES
First Claim
1. A paddle for a reclaiming drum, comprising:
- a block of material configured for attachment to a leading edge of a flighting supporting a cutting bit on the reclaiming drum, the block of material assisting in breaking up and mixing of material removed from a surface by the cutting bit as the reclaiming drum is rotated and moved into the surface; and
two ear portions protruding from opposite sides of a flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material, each of the ear portions including an inwardly-facing chamfered surface configured to interface with an outwardly-facing, leading edge chamfered surface of the flighting such that a gap is maintained between a flat leading edge surface of the flighting located in between the outwardly-facing chamfered surfaces and the flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material when the block of material is attached to the flighting.
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Abstract
A paddle for a reclaiming drum may include a block of material configured for attachment to a leading edge of a flighting supporting a cutting bit on the reclaiming drum, and the block of material may assist in breaking up and mixing material removed from a surface by the cutting bit as the reclaiming drum is rotated and moved into the surface. The paddle may include two ear portions protruding from opposite sides of a flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material, each of the ear portions including an inwardly-facing chamfered surface configured to interface with an outwardly-facing, leading edge chamfered surface of the flighting such that a gap is maintained between a flat leading edge surface of the flighting located in between the outwardly-facing chamfered surfaces and the flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material when the block of material is attached to the flighting.
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20 Claims
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1. A paddle for a reclaiming drum, comprising:
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a block of material configured for attachment to a leading edge of a flighting supporting a cutting bit on the reclaiming drum, the block of material assisting in breaking up and mixing of material removed from a surface by the cutting bit as the reclaiming drum is rotated and moved into the surface; and two ear portions protruding from opposite sides of a flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material, each of the ear portions including an inwardly-facing chamfered surface configured to interface with an outwardly-facing, leading edge chamfered surface of the flighting such that a gap is maintained between a flat leading edge surface of the flighting located in between the outwardly-facing chamfered surfaces and the flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material when the block of material is attached to the flighting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14)
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10. A cutting tool for a reclaiming drum, comprising:
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a plate-like flighting configured to be connected to the reclaiming drum at a first end in general alignment with a rotational direction of the reclaiming drum and supporting a cutting bit at a second end of the flighting; and a paddle, wherein the paddle includes; a block of material configured for attachment to a leading edge of the flighting, the block of material assisting in breaking up and mixing of material removed from a surface by the cutting bit as the reclaiming drum is rotated and moved into the surface; and two ear portions protruding from opposite sides of a flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material, each of the ear portions including an inwardly-facing chamfered surface configured to interface with an outwardly-facing, leading edge chamfered surface of the flighting such that a gap is maintained between a flat leading edge surface of the flighting located in between the outwardly-facing chamfered surfaces and the flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material when the block of material is attached to the flighting. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A reclaiming drum, comprising:
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a head having a cylindrical outer peripheral surface; a plurality of flightings separately joined at a first end to the reclaiming drum at spaced apart locations around the outer peripheral surface of the head; a tool mounting block fixedly connected to a second end of each of the plurality of flightings; a cutting bit disposed within each tool mounting block; a paddle removably connected at a leading edge of each of the plurality of flightings; and at least one fastener passing through the paddle and a radially extending portion of one of the plurality of flightings, wherein each paddle includes; a block of material configured for attachment to the leading edge of the flighting, and two ear portions protruding from opposite sides of a flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material, each of the ear portions including an inwardly-facing chamfered surface configured to contact an outwardly-facing, leading edge chamfered surface of the flighting such that a gap is maintained between a flat leading edge surface of the flighting located in between the outwardly-facing chamfered surfaces and the flat, centrally-located, aft-facing surface of the block of material when the block of material is attached to the flighting. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification