Reinforced wear member
AssigneeHensley Industries, Inc.
InventorEvan M. Zelkovich
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Abstract
A reinforced wear member for use in earth-engaging applications. The wear member may have a body with an embedded core. The body may have a leading end and an opposing trailing end. The core may have a front end and an opposing back end wherein a height of the front end is less than a height of the back end. The body may be comprised of a first composition and the core may be comprised of a second composition that is different from the first composition. The first composition may be steel and the second composition may be ceramic. The ceramic core may increase the abrasive resistance of the wear member.
Claims20
A reinforced wear member comprising:
- a body having:
- a leading end;
- a trailing end;
- a top surface extending between the leading end and the trailing end;
- and
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface and extending between the leading end and the trailing end;
- wherein the body is formed of a first composition;
- and
- a core embedded within the body, the core having:
- a front end;
- an opposing back end;
- a top surface extending between the front end and the back end;
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface that extends between the front end and the back end,
- wherein a height of the front end is less than a height of the back end,
- wherein the core is formed of a second composition,
- wherein the first composition is different from the second composition, and
- wherein the core is entirely embedded within the body such that the top surface of the core is spaced from the top surface of the body, the bottom surface of the core is spaced from the bottom surface of the body, and the front end of the core is spaced from the leading end of the body, wherein the core comprises a main stay and girders extending from the mainstay.
A reinforced wear member comprising:
- a steel body having:
- a body leading end;
- a body trailing end;
- a body upper surface extending between the body leading end and the body trailing end;
- and
- a body lower surface opposite the body upper surface and extending between the body leading end and the body trailing end;
- a wedge-shaped ceramic core embedded within the steel body, the ceramic core having:
- a core leading end generally pointed toward the body leading end of the steel body;
- a core upper surface;
- and
- a core lower surface opposite the core upper surface,
- wherein the core upper surface is spaced from the body upper surface, the core lower surface is spaced from the body lower surface, and the core leading end is spaced from the body leading end, wherein the core comprises a main stay and girders extending from the mainstay.
A reinforced wear member comprising:
- a body having:
- a leading end;
- a trailing end;
- a top surface extending between the leading end and the trailing end;
- and
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface and extending between the leading end and the trailing end;
- wherein the body is formed of a first composition;
- and
- a core embedded within the body, the core having:
- a front end;
- an opposing back end;
- a top surface extending between the front end and the back end;
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface that extends between the front end and the back end and follows a trend of the bottom surface of the body,
- wherein a height of the front end is less than a height of the back end,
- wherein the core is formed of a second composition,
- wherein the first composition is different from the second composition, and
- wherein the core is entirely embedded within the body such that the top surface of the core is spaced from and generally disposed at the same angle as the top surface of the body, the bottom surface of the core is spaced from and generally disposed at the same angle as the bottom surface of the body, and the front end of the core is spaced from the leading end of the body, wherein the core comprises a main stay and girders extending from the mainstay.
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