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.
Claims10
1-22. (canceled)
A method of manufacturing a reinforced wear member comprising the steps of:
- providing a mold comprising one or more parts, the mold having a cavity in the shape of a wear member for attachment to excavating equipment;
- placing one or more restraints at a top of the mold;
- placing an abrasive resistant core in the mold below the one or more restraints, the core having a front end and an opposing back end, the height of the front end being less than a height of the back end;
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- filling the mold with liquefied steel such that the core rises upward to contact the one or more restraints, the steel being less abrasive resistant than the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.