Wear assembly removal and installation
AssigneeEsco Group LLC
InventorsRod Clarke, Ryan J. Carpenter, Noah Cowgill, Taylor M. Finley, Joseph E. Blomberg, Christopher M. Carpenter, Eric L. Bewley
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Abstract
A process and tool for installing and removing various kinds of wear parts used with earth working equipment. The process and tool allows the operator to remove and install the wear parts at a safe distance so that the operator is physically remote from the potential risks of the removal and installation process. The tool may be manually operated via an operator or the tool may be a semi-automated or fully automated.
Claims35
A tool for removing a wear member secured to earth working equipment,
- wherein the wear member has a front end,
- side surfaces and a rear surface in which a mounting cavity is defined,
- the tool comprising:
- at least one auxiliary tool to hold the wear member mounted on the earth working equipment and to move a retainer securing the wear member to the earth working equipment to a position that permits release of the wear member from the earth working equipment,
- wherein the at least one auxiliary tool includes a gripper with a pair of opposite arms that engage and simultaneously hold the side surfaces and rear surface of the wear member;
- a manipulator movably supporting the at least one auxiliary tool;
- a controller to direct movements of the at least one auxiliary tool and the manipulator so that they cooperate to hold the wear member,
- release the retainer and remove the wear member from the earth working equipment;
- and
- a mobile base support and have the capability to move the at least one auxiliary tool and the manipulator to different locations within a mine including from a first location away from the earth moving equipment with wear member to a second location suitable for replacement of the wear member.
A tool for removing a wear member secured to earth working equipment, wherein the wear member has a front end, side surfaces and a rear surface in which a mounting cavity is defined to receive a base of the earth working equipment, the tool comprising:
- at least one auxiliary tool to hold the wear member mounted on the earth working equipment,
- wherein the at least one auxiliary tool includes a gripper with a pair of opposite arms that engage and simultaneously hold the side surface and rear surfaces of the wear member;
- a manipulator movably supporting the at least one auxiliary tool;
- and
- a controller to direct movements of the at least one auxiliary tool and the manipulator so they cooperate to hold the wear member and remove the wear member from the earth working equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.