Composite wear structure and method of securing ceramic tiles therein
First Claim
1. A resilient abrasion resistant composite wear panel comprising:
- (a) a ceramic layer of spaced apart ceramic tiles, each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, and at least a single anchor receiving structure therethrough forming a passage from said top surface to said bottom surface of each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles;
(b) a base layer substantially parallel with said ceramic layer;
(c) a resilient energy absorbing layer substantially separating said ceramic layer from said base layer and separating each of said spaced apart tiles from each other; and
,(d) ceramic tile anchors linking each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles to said base layer via cooperative engagement with said anchor receiving structures such that each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles is capable of independent temporary resilient displacement along the length of said ceramic tile anchors upon a surface impact to said ceramic layer.
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Abstract
An extended wear-life composite wear structure particularly suitable for use as a liner in the form of modular panels, generally including a ceramic layer of spaced apart ceramic tiles, each having at least one anchor receiving structure therethrough, overlying a resilient energy absorbing layer separating the ceramic layer from a base layer, and ceramic tile anchors linking each of the ceramic tiles to the base layer via cooperative engagement with the anchor receiving structures of the ceramic tiles. This composite structure permits independent temporary displacement of each of the tiles upon a surface impact, improved retention of the tiles, and greatly enhances the overall structural integrity of the composite as the intermediate layer, layers and or structures are securedly "sandwiched" between the abrasion and impact resistant ceramic layer and the structural base layer.
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19 Claims
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1. A resilient abrasion resistant composite wear panel comprising:
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(a) a ceramic layer of spaced apart ceramic tiles, each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, and at least a single anchor receiving structure therethrough forming a passage from said top surface to said bottom surface of each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles; (b) a base layer substantially parallel with said ceramic layer; (c) a resilient energy absorbing layer substantially separating said ceramic layer from said base layer and separating each of said spaced apart tiles from each other; and
,(d) ceramic tile anchors linking each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles to said base layer via cooperative engagement with said anchor receiving structures such that each of said spaced apart ceramic tiles is capable of independent temporary resilient displacement along the length of said ceramic tile anchors upon a surface impact to said ceramic layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of securing ceramic tile in an energy absorbing composite wear structure comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a plurality of discrete ceramic tiles having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, and at least a single anchor receiving structure therethrough; (b) providing a structural base member equipped with upward projecting spaced apart ceramic tile anchors permitting a fixed travel length for each ceramic tile of said plurality of discrete ceramic tiles; (c) anchoring each ceramic tile of said plurality of discrete ceramic tiles to each of said ceramic tile anchors of said structural base member; and
,(d) providing a resilient energy absorbing compound to substantially separate each ceramic tile of said plurality of discrete ceramic tiles from each other and from said structural base member such that each ceramic tile of said plurality of discrete ceramic tiles is capable of travel upon said resilient energy absorbing layer along the length of said spaced apart ceramic tile anchors. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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