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US 10,378,188 B2Granted
Bucket, blade, liner, or chute with visual wear indicator
AssigneeRockland Manufacturing Company
InventorWilliam K. Pratt
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Abstract
A bucket or blade including a main body having one or more wear indicators. The one or more wear indicators can be inspected and monitored to determine the extent or degree of wear of one or more wear surfaces of the main body of the bucket or blade. Also, a liner having one or more wear indicators configured for use with a bucket, blade, dump truck, or chute of a rock crusher. Also, one or more wear indicators configured for use with a chute of a rock crusher.
Claims21
A bucket or blade device, comprising:
- a main body comprising a wear layer having a wear surface located at a position on one side of the main body and an opposite surface located at the same position on an opposite side of the main body, the main body having a hole provided into the opposite surface of the main body, the hole partially extending through a thickness of the main body and ending below the wear surface;
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- a visual wear indicator installed or embedded within the hole provided into the main body,
- wherein an inner end of the wear indicator becomes exposed when the wear layer having the wear surface on the main body wears down to the inner end of the wear indicator to indicate that the main body needs repair or replacement.
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