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US 7,523,794 B2Granted
Wear resistant assembly
OwnerDavid R. Hall, Jeff Jepson +3inventors
InventorsDavid R. Hall, Jeff Jepson, Ronald Crockett, John Bailey, Joe Fox
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Abstract
In one aspect of the invention, a wear resistant assembly has at least one hard insert disposed within a recess formed within a surface. A hard material substantially surrounds the hard insert and is also disposed within the surface. The hard material is separated from the insert by an intermediate material softer than both the insert and the hard material.
Claims18
A wear resistant assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of hard inserts being press-fit within a recess formed within a surface;
- a hard material substantially surrounding the hard inserts and also being press-fit within the surface;
- the hard material being separated from the insert by an intermediate material softer than both the inserts and the hard material;
- wherein the intermediate material comprises a hardness of between 25 and 50 HRc.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.