Wear assembly
First Claim
1. A wear assembly for attachment to a lip of an excavating bucket wherein the lip has an inner surface, an outer surface and at least one through-hole extending through the lip, the through-hole opening in each of the inner and outer surfaces and having a shoulder defined between the inner and outer surfaces, the wear assembly comprising:
- a wear member having a front end to contact materials to be gathered into the bucket during excavating, an outer leg along the outer surface of the lip, and an inner leg to extend along the inner surface of the lip, the inner leg including a hole that generally aligns with the through-hole in the lip when the wear member is placed on the lip;
a spool received into the hole in the inner leg of the wear member and the through-hole in the lip, the spool including a body, a lower arm projecting rearwardly from the body to contact the shoulder in the through-hole of the lip, and a pair of upper arms each projecting laterally from the body to contact the inner leg of the wear member; and
a wedge received into the hole in the inner leg of the wear member and the through-hole in the lip forward of the spool, the wedge including a leading end and a trailing end, an external surface that tapers toward the leading end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the trailing end to the leading end, the wedge being axially movable in the through-hole such that movement of the wedge in a downward direction causes the wear member to be tightly held to the lip and movement of the wedge in an upward direction enables removal of the wedge and release of the wear member from the lip.
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Abstract
In a wear assembly for securing wear members to excavating equipment, a spool is used with a wedge to hold the wear member in place. The spool is formed with at least one laterally extending arm at its upper end in lieu of an axial arm such as used in a conventional C-shaped spool. In this way, the spool can be easily supported in the assembly as the wedge is installed. The spool does not fall through the opening and no special care is needed to prevent it from falling. The spool also holds itself in place when the wedge is driven into the passage. As a result, installation of the wear assembly is easier and less hazardous. In addition, the lateral support reduces the risk that the spool will suffer spreading.
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1. A wear assembly for attachment to a lip of an excavating bucket wherein the lip has an inner surface, an outer surface and at least one through-hole extending through the lip, the through-hole opening in each of the inner and outer surfaces and having a shoulder defined between the inner and outer surfaces, the wear assembly comprising:
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a wear member having a front end to contact materials to be gathered into the bucket during excavating, an outer leg along the outer surface of the lip, and an inner leg to extend along the inner surface of the lip, the inner leg including a hole that generally aligns with the through-hole in the lip when the wear member is placed on the lip; a spool received into the hole in the inner leg of the wear member and the through-hole in the lip, the spool including a body, a lower arm projecting rearwardly from the body to contact the shoulder in the through-hole of the lip, and a pair of upper arms each projecting laterally from the body to contact the inner leg of the wear member; and a wedge received into the hole in the inner leg of the wear member and the through-hole in the lip forward of the spool, the wedge including a leading end and a trailing end, an external surface that tapers toward the leading end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the trailing end to the leading end, the wedge being axially movable in the through-hole such that movement of the wedge in a downward direction causes the wear member to be tightly held to the lip and movement of the wedge in an upward direction enables removal of the wedge and release of the wear member from the lip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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