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.
Claims18
A mining tool to earth working equipment in a mine to install or remove a wear member, the mining tool comprising
- at least one auxiliary tool to hold the wear member,
- at least one manipulator movably supporting the at least one auxiliary tool to remove the wear member from the earth working equipment, and
- a controller to operate the at least one auxiliary tool and the at least one manipulator to contact, hold and remove the wear member from the earth working equipment, wherein the controller is operated at least partially manually by a remote user through a wireless signal;
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- a mobile base to move the mining tool throughout the mine from a first location remote from the earth working equipment to the earth working equipment.
A mining tool to remove a wear member from earth working equipment in a mine, the mining tool comprising
- at least one auxiliary tool to hold the wear member,
- at least one manipulator movably supporting the at least one auxiliary tool to remove the wear member from the earth working equipment,
- a controller to operate the at least one auxiliary tool and the at least one manipulator to contact, hold and remove the wear member from the earth working equipment, wherein the controller is operated at least partially manually by a remote user through a wireless signal, and
- an input device for receiving data regarding the earth working equipment to be used by the controller, the input device receives data from a database to provide the controller with information about at least one of i) the earth working equipment, ii) the wear members on the earth working equipment, and iii) the wear members that need replacement, wherein the controller recodes the database details based on processes previously completed by the tool.
A mining tool to remove a wear member from earth working equipment in a mine, the mining tool comprising
- at least one auxiliary tool to hold the wear member,
- at least one manipulator movably supporting the at least one auxiliary tool to remove the wear member from the earth working equipment,
- a controller to operate the at least one auxiliary tool and the at least one manipulator to contact, hold and remove the wear member from the earth working equipment, wherein the controller is operated at least partially manually by a remote user through a wireless signal, wherein the controller operates the at least one auxiliary tool to move a second retainer to a hold position to secure the replacement wear member to the earth working equipment, and
- a mobile base to move the tool from a first location to the earth working equipment with the wear member.
A mining tool to remove a wear member from earth working equipment in a mine, the mining tool comprising
- at least one auxiliary tool to hold the wear member,
- only one manipulator movably supporting the at least one auxiliary tool to remove the wear member from the earth working equipment,
- a controller to operate the at least one auxiliary tool and the at least one manipulator to contact, hold and remove the wear member from the earth working equipment, wherein the controller is operated at least partially manually by a remote user through a wireless signal, and wherein the controller is programmable with the geometry of the replacement wear member and with where to place the second retainer in the replacement wear member to secure the wear member to the earth working equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.