Wear assembly for excavating digging edge
First Claim
1. A lip of an excavating bucket having an interior scoop structure and an exterior surface, the lip comprising:
- a base member having an inner face adapted to form a part of the interior scoop structure of the bucket, an outer face adapted to form a part of the exterior of the bucket, and a front edge face extending across the front of the base member and interconnecting the inner and outer faces, the front edge face including a recess; and
a boss fixed to the base member and including a front part extending generally along the front edge face, and a body extending rearwardly from the front part along one of the inner and outer faces of the base member, the boss defining a hole forward of the front edge face and in general alignment with the recess to receive a lock through the hole and the recess to secure a wear member to the lip, and the boss including a longitudinal coupling structure that slidably connects with a complementary coupling structure of a wear member to mount the wear member to the lip.
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Abstract
A wear assembly that includes a wear member and a boss to define an opening for receiving a lock forward of the front edge face of the lip which can mount the wear member in a stable and balanced manner without a through-hole in the lip. The wear member includes an aperture and a rib to define bearing faces on opposite sides of a central plane of the lip. The boss includes rails to hold the wear member in place, and a brace at the rear end, which supports the rails on the boss, abuts the rear of the wear member to reduce the loading on the lip, and deflects earthen material away from the wear member under reverse loading.
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16 Claims
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1. A lip of an excavating bucket having an interior scoop structure and an exterior surface, the lip comprising:
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a base member having an inner face adapted to form a part of the interior scoop structure of the bucket, an outer face adapted to form a part of the exterior of the bucket, and a front edge face extending across the front of the base member and interconnecting the inner and outer faces, the front edge face including a recess; and a boss fixed to the base member and including a front part extending generally along the front edge face, and a body extending rearwardly from the front part along one of the inner and outer faces of the base member, the boss defining a hole forward of the front edge face and in general alignment with the recess to receive a lock through the hole and the recess to secure a wear member to the lip, and the boss including a longitudinal coupling structure that slidably connects with a complementary coupling structure of a wear member to mount the wear member to the lip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A wear member for attachment to a lip of an excavating bucket, wherein the lip has a front edge, the wear member comprising a front working portion and a rear mounting portion, the rear mounting portion including a pair of legs that straddle the lip, one of the legs including one part of a tongue and groove coupling structure having a front end and a rear end, the coupling structure being adapted to slide rearwardly over the lip to engage a complementary formation on a base fixed the lip, each said leg including a bearing surface, said bearing surfaces facing in a forward direction and being generally aligned to engage a look to hold the wear member to the lip, and one said bearing surface being proximate the front end of the coupling structure.
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13. A wear member for mounting on a digging edge of excavating equipment comprising:
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a front working portion; a rear mounting portion including a pair of rearwardly extending legs to straddle the digging edge, each of the legs having an inner surface facing the other leg, and a corner surface interconnecting the inner surfaces of the legs; one part of a tongue and groove coupling structure formed along the inner surface of only a first one of the legs to couple to a complementary part of a tongue and groove coupling structure formed on a boss fixed to the digging edge; an opening in a second one of the legs for receiving a lock, the opening having a forward facing bearing surface to contact the lock and hold the wear member to the digging edge; and a cavity formed in the corner surface to receive a portion of the boss, the cavity having a pair of opposing sidewalls extending transverse to the inner surfaces to engage side surfaces of the boss for lateral support of the wear member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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Specification