Wear assembly for excavating machines
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1. A wear member for protecting a digging edge of an excavating bucket, the wear member comprising:
- a front portion adapted to contact abrasive materials during digging by the excavating bucket;
a pair of rearwardly extending legs that define a cavity therebetween to receive the digging edge, the cavity being open at a rear end to receive the digging edge and having a front end that dips downward relative to the rear end and is closed by a rearward facing abutting surface defining a front abutting surface, the front end being defined by an upper surface, a lower surface, and the front abutting surface that extends between the upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface, the lower surface and the front abutting surface each overlying and bearing against corresponding walls of the digging edge to resist loads applied during digging, the upper and lower surfaces being inclined in the same general direction relative to a central plane of the digging edge, the lower surface generally facing toward the front abutting surface, and the cavity being laterally open rearward of the front end to accommodate a wider lateral extension of the digging edge beyond the legs; and
an opening for receiving a lock to hold the wear member to the digging edge.
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Abstract
A wear member that includes a pair of legs defining a slot straddles the digging edge of a piece of excavating equipment. In one construction, the slot is formed at its front end with a pair of inclined surfaces and a laterally extending ridge that is fit within a complementary channel on the digging edge. A lock is received within an opening in the wear member to releasably secure the wear member to the digging edge.
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21 Claims
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1. A wear member for protecting a digging edge of an excavating bucket, the wear member comprising:
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a front portion adapted to contact abrasive materials during digging by the excavating bucket; a pair of rearwardly extending legs that define a cavity therebetween to receive the digging edge, the cavity being open at a rear end to receive the digging edge and having a front end that dips downward relative to the rear end and is closed by a rearward facing abutting surface defining a front abutting surface, the front end being defined by an upper surface, a lower surface, and the front abutting surface that extends between the upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface, the lower surface and the front abutting surface each overlying and bearing against corresponding walls of the digging edge to resist loads applied during digging, the upper and lower surfaces being inclined in the same general direction relative to a central plane of the digging edge, the lower surface generally facing toward the front abutting surface, and the cavity being laterally open rearward of the front end to accommodate a wider lateral extension of the digging edge beyond the legs; and an opening for receiving a lock to hold the wear member to the digging edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wear member for protecting a digging edge of an excavating bucket, the wear member comprising:
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a front portion adapted to contact abrasive materials during digging by the excavating bucket; a pair of legs extending rearward from the front portion; a cavity defined between the legs to receive the digging edge, the cavity being open at a rear end to receive the digging edge and having a front end that dips downward relative to the rear end and is closed by a front abutting surface, the front end being defined by the front abutting surface, a top face and a bottom face, the cavity being laterally open rearward of the front end to accommodate a lateral extension of the digging edge beyond the legs, the front abutting surface, the top face and the bottom face overlying and bearing against corresponding walls of the digging edge to resist loads applied during digging, the top and bottom faces each being inclined downward in a forward direction relative to a central plane of the digging edge, and the front abutting surface facing rearward and being generally perpendicular to the central plane of the digging edge; and an opening to receive a lock to hold the wear member to the digging edge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wear member for protecting a digging edge of an excavating bucket, the wear member comprising:
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a front portion adapted to contact abrasive materials during digging by the excavating bucket; a cavity for receiving the digging edge, the cavity being open at a rear end to receive the digging edge and having a front end that dips downward relative to the rear end and is closed by a rearward facing abutting surface defining a front abutting surface, the front end being defined by a top face, a bottom face and the front abutting surface, the top face, the bottom face and the front abutting surface each overlying and bearing against corresponding walls of the digging edge to resist loads applied during digging, the top and bottom faces being generally parallel to each other, and the bottom face being generally at an acute angle to the front abutting surface; and an opening for receiving a lock to hold the wear member to the digging edge. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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