Wear liner retention devices, and related assemblies and methods
OwnerDaniel J. Steed, Shiloh D. Poulsen +1inventors
InventorsDaniel J. Steed, Shiloh D. Poulsen, Jeremy Fairbourne
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Abstract
A wear liner retention device wear liner retention device comprises a shank structure, a nut structure, and an additional nut structure. The shank structure comprises a threaded region, an additional threaded, and an unthreaded region intervening between the threaded region and the additional threaded region. The nut structure is configured to threadably couple to the threaded region of the shank structure. The additional nut structure is configured to threadably couple to the additional threaded region of the shank structure. Related assemblies and methods are also described.
Claims20
A wear liner retention device, comprising:
- a shank structure comprising:
- a threaded region;
- an additional threaded region;
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- an unthreaded region intervening between the threaded region and the additional threaded region;
- a nut structure configured to threadably couple to the threaded region of the shank structure;
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- an additional nut structure configured to threadably couple to the additional threaded region of the shank structure.
An assembly, comprising:
- a vessel comprising a shell;
- a wear liner covering an internal surface of the shell of the vessel;
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- at least one retention device extending through and coupling the shell of the vessel and the wear liner, the at least one retention device comprising:
- a shank structure comprising:
- a threaded region extending into an opening in the wear liner;
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- an additional threaded region extending into another opening in the shell aligned with the opening in the wear liner;
- an inner nut structure within the opening in the wear liner and threadably coupled to the threaded region of the shank structure;
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- an outer nut structure overlying an exterior surface of the shell of the vessel and threadably coupled to the additional threaded region of the shank structure.
A method, comprising:
- positioning a retention device within aligned openings extending through a shell of a vessel and a wear liner covering an internal surface of the shell, the retention device comprising:
- a shank structure comprising:
- a threaded region within boundaries of the wear liner;
- an additional threaded region within boundaries of the shell of the vessel;
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- an unthreaded region between the threaded region and the additional threaded region;
- an inner nut structure within the boundaries of the wear liner and threadably coupled to the threaded region of the shank structure;
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- an outer nut structure outside of the boundaries of the shell of the vessel and threadably coupled to the additional threaded region of the shank structure;
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- clamping the wear liner to the shell of the vessel using the retention device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.