EP2865814A3 - Wear assembly for excavating equipment - Google Patents

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EP2865814A3
EP2865814A3 EP14180150.6A EP14180150A EP2865814A3 EP 2865814 A3 EP2865814 A3 EP 2865814A3 EP 14180150 A EP14180150 A EP 14180150A EP 2865814 A3 EP2865814 A3 EP 2865814A3
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base
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wear member
excavating equipment
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Charles G. Ollinger VI.
Chris D. Snyder
John S. Kreitzberg
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Esco Group LLC
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/28—Small metalwork for digging elements, e.g. teeth scraper bits
    • E02F9/2808—Teeth
    • E02F9/2816—Mountings therefor
    • E02F9/2833—Retaining means, e.g. pins
    • E02F9/2841—Retaining means, e.g. pins resilient
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E02F3/9212—Mechanical digging means, e.g. suction wheels, i.e. wheel with a suction inlet attached behind the wheel
    • E02F3/9225—Mechanical digging means, e.g. suction wheels, i.e. wheel with a suction inlet attached behind the wheel with rotating cutting elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/96—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements for alternate or simultaneous use of different digging elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/96—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements for alternate or simultaneous use of different digging elements
    • E02F3/961—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements for alternate or simultaneous use of different digging elements with several digging elements or tools mounted on one machine
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/28—Small metalwork for digging elements, e.g. teeth scraper bits
    • E02F9/2808—Teeth
    • E02F9/2858—Teeth characterised by shape
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/28—Small metalwork for digging elements, e.g. teeth scraper bits
    • E02F9/2866—Small metalwork for digging elements, e.g. teeth scraper bits for rotating digging elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/28—Small metalwork for digging elements, e.g. teeth scraper bits
    • E02F9/2883—Wear elements for buckets or implements in general

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Component Parts Of Construction Machinery (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)
  • Forging (AREA)
  • Rolls And Other Rotary Bodies (AREA)
  • Mechanical Operated Clutches (AREA)
  • Braking Arrangements (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Grinding-Machine Dressing And Accessory Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Finish Polishing, Edge Sharpening, And Grinding By Specific Grinding Devices (AREA)
  • Shovels (AREA)

Abstract

A wear assembly for excavating equipment includes a base fixed to the excavating equipment, a wear member fit over the base, and a lock to releasably hold the wear member to the base. The wear member includes side relief to reduce drag on the system. The wear member and the base each includes a hemispherical front end and a generally trapezoidal rear portion. The base includes a nose and a stop projecting from the nose to cooperate with the lock without an opening being needed to receive the lock into the nose. The lock is an elongate lock positioned generally in an axial direction and which holds the wear member to the base under compressive loads.
EP14180150.6A 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear assembly for excavating equipment Active EP2865814B1 (en)

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SI200832038T SI2865814T1 (en) 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear assembly for excavating equipment
PL14180150T PL2865814T3 (en) 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear assembly for excavating equipment
HRP20190291TT HRP20190291T1 (en) 2007-05-10 2019-02-13 Wear assembly for excavating equipment

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US92882107P 2007-05-10 2007-05-10
US92878007P 2007-05-10 2007-05-10
US93048307P 2007-05-15 2007-05-15
EP08747674.3A EP2160498B1 (en) 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear assembly for excavating equipment
PCT/US2008/062724 WO2008140993A1 (en) 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear assembly for excavating equipment

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EP15151786.9A Active EP2889434B1 (en) 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear member and wear assembly for excavating equipment
EP14180148.0A Active EP2910692B1 (en) 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear assembly for excavating equipment

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EP14180148.0A Active EP2910692B1 (en) 2007-05-10 2008-05-06 Wear assembly for excavating equipment

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EP (4) EP2865814B1 (en)
JP (4) JP5620263B2 (en)
KR (5) KR101595577B1 (en)
CN (3) CN102720244B (en)
AP (1) AP2751A (en)
AU (1) AU2008251647C1 (en)
BR (4) BR122015006394B1 (en)
CA (2) CA2880205C (en)
CO (1) CO6241176A2 (en)
CY (4) CY1116392T1 (en)
DK (4) DK2160498T3 (en)
EA (1) EA015217B1 (en)
ES (4) ES2748327T3 (en)
HK (1) HK1138893A1 (en)
HR (4) HRP20150541T1 (en)
LT (3) LT2865814T (en)
MX (1) MX2009012181A (en)
MY (3) MY184361A (en)
NZ (2) NZ581007A (en)
PL (4) PL2865814T3 (en)
PT (4) PT2889434T (en)
SI (4) SI2889434T1 (en)
WO (1) WO2008140993A1 (en)

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