DCM having adjustable wear assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsAndrew G. Greuel, Anthony J. Piraino, Jacob P. Fawer, Daniel E. Bozich
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Abstract
An adjustable wear assembly for a machine mounting component having a channel is disclosed. The adjustable wear assembly may have a wear insert located within the channel, and an inclined adjustment plate located within the channel in contact with the wear insert. The adjustable wear assembly may also have at least one wedge block located within the channel in contact with the inclined adjustment plate, and a cover connectable to the mounting component to close off a side of the channel.
Claims19
An adjustable wear assembly for use with a mounting component of a drawbar-circle-moldboard having a channel, comprising:
- a wear insert located within the channel;
- an inclined adjustment plate located within the channel in contact with the wear insert;
- at least one wedge block located within the channel in contact with the inclined adjustment plate;
- and
- a cover connectable to the mounting component to close off a side of the channel.
An adjustable wear assembly, comprising:
- a mounting component having a channel;
- a wear insert located within the channel;
- an adjustment plate located within the channel in contact with the wear insert;
- a mechanical biasing assembly located within the channel in contact with the adjustment plate to bias the adjustment plate toward the wear insert a greater amount as the wear insert becomes thinner;
- a mechanical wear indicator operatively connected to the mechanical biasing assembly to move with the mechanical biasing assembly and provide an indication of a thickness of the wear insert;
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- a cover connectable to the mounting component to close of a side of the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.