Rolled steel lip for an excavator bucket
US8959806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F9/2883
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lip for excavator buckets that is manufactured of rolled steel which gives it better mechanical properties than cast lips, achieving a better weight and decreasing manufacturing times. The lip has a machined slot formed in each nose. The slots allow the deformity and wear of the noses to be verified, facilitating repair operations.
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