| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 299104000 | Wear shield or replaceable wear sleeve | 31 |
| 20080309146 | Degradation assembly shield - In one aspect of the present invention, a degradation assembly comprises a shank with a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end being adapted for attachment to a driving mechanism, with a shield rotatably attached to the forward end of the shank. The shield comprises an underside adapted for rotatable attachment to the shank and an impact tip disposed on an end opposing the underside. A seal is disposed intermediate the shield and the shank. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080309147 | Shield of a Degradation Assembly - In one aspect of the present invention, a degradation assembly comprises a shank with a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end being adapted for attachment to a driving mechanism, with a shield rotatably attached to the forward end of the shank. The shield comprises an underside adapted for rotatable attachment to the shank and an impact tip disposed on an end opposing the underside. A seal is disposed intermediate the shield and the shank. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080309148 | Degradation Assembly Shield - In one aspect of the present invention, a degradation assembly comprises a shank with a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end being adapted for attachment to a driving mechanism, with a shield rotatably attached to the forward end of the shank. The shield comprises an underside adapted for rotatable attachment to the shank and an impact tip disposed on an end opposing the underside. A seal is disposed intermediate the shield and the shank. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090108664 | Tool Holder Sleeve - In one aspect of the present invention, a degradation assembly has a holder fitted within a block attached to a driving mechanism. The holder has a longitudinal central bore with an opening at an end opposite the driving mechanism. A high impact resistant tool has a carbide bolster axially intermediate a steel shank and an impact tip, the steel shank having a first end and a second end. A sleeve being radially intermediate the bore of the holder and the steel shank. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090200857 | Manually Rotatable Tool - In one aspect of the present invention, a tool assembly comprises a rotary portion and a stationary portion. The rotary portion comprises a bolster bonded to a diamond symmetric, substantially conically shaped tip. The stationary portion comprises a block mounted to a driving mechanism. A compressible element is disposed intermediate and in mechanical contact with both the rotary and stationary portions. The compressible element is compressed sufficiently to restrict free rotation during a degradation operation. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100052406 | CUTTING TOOL WITH WATER INJECTION TO THE CUTTING BIT SHANK - A cutting tool assembly mounted on a rotating drum and having a base block, a wear sleeve and a cutting bit wherein a seal is located between the base block and wear sleeve is disclosed. A fluid passage spans from the rotating drum to a discharge location between the wear sleeve and the shank of the cutting bit. The fluid lubricates the shank of the cutting bit and bore of the wear sleeve allowing the cutting bit to rotate freely within the wear sleeve. Rotation of the cutting bit promotes even wear and long life of the bit. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100194177 | SHANK CHISEL - The invention relates to a shank chisel comprising a chisel head ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110089747 | RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR CUTTING BIT - A cutting bit retention assembly ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110163591 | CUTTING PICK AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - To alleviate the problem associated with wear of either the shank of the cutting pick or the surface defining the cutting pick mounting hole, a cutting pick and mounting assembly is provided including a cutting pick having a shank and a cutting tip, a cutting pick mounting hole extending through a support surface within which the shank of the cutting pick is received such that the cutting tip projects from the hole; an inner sleeve having a cutting pick opening within which the shank of the cutting pick extends; an outer sleeve having an inner sleeve opening within which the inner sleeve and the shank of the cutting pick extend; wherein the shank, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are positioned concentrically within the cutting pick mounting hole. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110193399 | FULL SLEEVE RETAINER FOR STEP-SHANK OF TOOL - A tool pick assembly and a tool and block assembly are disclosed. A sleeve is positioned about the shank to allow rotation of the tool pick and also friction fit with the block. The sleeve is stepped in complement to the shape of the surface of the shank of the tool pick and the shape of the surface of the bore in the tool holder and extends substantially all of the length, optionally all of the length, of the stepped bore in the block to reduce or prevent dust and fines from entering and wearing the bore surface. When assembled, the stepped sleeve and complementarily shaped shank of the tool pick each do not extend past the rear surface of the bore to mitigate or prevent shank deformation from impact during use. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110204701 | SLEEVE WITH WIDENING TAPER AT REARWARD END OF BORE - A block and sleeve assembly and a sleeve per se are disclosed. The sleeve has a central bore with a rearwardly opening taper. The holder block has a side-to-side opening with a bridge. An angle of the rearwardly opening taper and/or the distance from the beginning of the taper of the central bore of the sleeve to the surface of the side-to-side opening are sized to allow rearward removal of a shank of a sheared cutting pick from the sleeve. Optionally, an outer circumferential surface of at least a portion of the sleeve shank is forwardly tapered and the opening in the holder block is complementarily tapered to receive the sleeve shank. A rearward biasing retainer clip can also optionally be included. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120013168 | Spring Biased Rotatable Tool - A rotatable tool has a tool body that is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, an enlarged cutting head, and a rearwardly extending shank. The shank joins the enlarged cutting head at an annular flange. A compressible sleeve is fitted around the shank and a wear ring is around the shank at the forward end of the sleeve. A disc spring is positioned between the radial flange and the sleeve to remove axial play between the shank and the sleeve and to seal the parts so that hard particles cannot enter and interfere with rotation of the tool. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120068526 | Cutting Tool Configuration Having Wear Disc - A cutting tool configuration for a ground milling machine, for example, a cold milling machine or a mining drill, is provided. The cutting tool configuration comprises a cutter holder, which is fastenable or fastened on a milling drum, a cutting tool, which is fastened on the cutter holder, and which is inserted using its cutting tool shaft in a cutter holder bore of the cutter holder and can rotate around its longitudinal axis, and a wear disc, which is situated rotation-locked between a stop surface of the cutter holder and the cutting tool head of the cutting tool, it being provided that the rotation lock between the wear disc and the cutter holder is caused by at least one groove formed on the outer circumference of the wear disc and a guide formed on the cutter holder and engaging in this groove. A wear disc for use in such a cutting tool configuration, and a cutting tool having such a preinstalled wear disc, are also provided. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120080930 | CUTTER WITH DIAMOND BIT TIP - Apparatus for use on a milling or mining drum having a base portion mounted to the drum and a wear insert removably attachable within an opening of the base portion. The opening of the base portion can have a first seat at an upper end and a second seat at a lower end. The wear insert includes a surface configured to engage with the first seat and a bore for receiving a cutter bit at a fixed position relative to the wear insert. A retainer is provided having a threaded portion to engage with the threaded portion of either the wear insert or the cutter bit. The retainer can have a flange dimension to engage with the second seat. The cutter bit can include working end having a pointed geometry having a hardness similar to diamond. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120104833 | WEAR INSERT AND RETAINER - An apparatus can include a base mounted to a mining drum. The base can include an opening including a seat. The apparatus also can include an insert including a bore and an exterior surface. The apparatus also can include a cutter bit including a cutting tip and a shank extending from the cutting tip. The shank can include a threaded portion and a transition positioned between the cutting tip and the threaded portion. The apparatus also can include a retainer including a threaded portion. A portion of the exterior surface of the insert facing the base can be dimensioned to engage the seat of the base. A region of the bore of the insert can be dimensioned to engage the transition of the cutter bit. The threaded portion of the retainer can be configured to engage the threaded portion of the cutter bit. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120146391 | Predetermined Failure Mechanism in a Degradation System - In one aspect of the present invention, a degradation system comprises a driving mechanism. A holder assembly is connected to the driving mechanism. A pick is connected to both the driving mechanism and the holder assembly. At least one predetermined point of failure is configured in the holder assembly to dissipate the force on the pick when the tip of the pick is overloaded. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120319454 | Retainer Sleeve and Washer for Cutting Tool - An apparatus for mounting a cutting tool includes a retainer sleeve that defines at least one retention groove adjacent an axial forward end thereof and a washer removably attached to the retainer sleeve. The washer has a forward surface, a rearward surface and an interior surface that define a central opening, wherein the interior surface includes at least one protrusion extending inward into the central opening that is structured and arranged for cooperating with the at least one retention groove in the retainer sleeve. The retainer sleeve further defines a longitudinal slot that extends from an axial forward end to an axial rearward end of the retainer sleeve. The washer further includes a key extending inward into the central opening that is structured and arranged for cooperating with the longitudinal slot in the retainer sleeve. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120326488 | Bit, In Particular A Round Shaft Bit - A bit assembly includes a bit having a bit head and a bit shank, a mounting sleeve being held in the region of the bit shank, and a support element that comprises a guidance region being associated with the bit. To allow the bit to be easily deinstalled from the bit receptacle and allow it, if applicable, to be easily installed again, provision is made that the support element comprises, in the region of its underside facing away from the bit head, a deflection segment. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130026810 | Cutting Tool Assembly with Protective Member - A cutting tool assembly for use in impinging earth strata includes a holder containing a bore having an axial forward end, and the holder having a forward surface surrounding the bore at the axial forward end of the bore. The assembly also includes a cutting tool being rotatably contained within the bore of the holder, and the cutting tool having a rearwardly facing shoulder. The assembly further includes a protective member positionable between the cutting tool and the holder. The protective member has a first surface adjacent the rearwardly facing shoulder of the cutting tool and a second surface adjacent to the forward surface of the holder, wherein the first surface has a first hardness that is greater than a second hardness of the second surface. In one aspect, the second surface of the protective member is in direct contact with the forward surface of the holder. In another aspect, the first surface of the protective member is in direct contact with the rearwardly facing shoulder of the cutting tool. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130057046 | Polygonal Shield Washer - A polygonal shaped shield washer for mounting on a pick holder having a mating polygonal shaped barrel, the washer including a top having an interior opening and outer periphery defined by plurality of edges, each pair of adjacent edges being joined at a corner, and a skirt extending rearwardly from the outer periphery of the top, the skirt having a plurality of edges and corners aligned with the edges and corners of the top. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130169023 | Bit Sleeve with Compression Band Retainers - A bit sleeve for holding a tool bit in a block having a bore that is at least partially tapered, including a collar having a front face for supporting a flange on the tool bit, a flange located rearward of the collar and having a diameter larger than that of the collar, a shank located rearward of the flange and having a diameter smaller than that of the flange, a body adapted to be received into the bore of the block and having a front spherically-shaped portion joined to a rear straight cylindrical portion, a front compression band mounted in a groove in the front portion, and a rear compression band mounted in a groove in the rear portion, wherein when the bit sleeve is installed in the bore, the first and second compression bands are compressed between the body and the bore to secure the sleeve within the bore. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130207444 | CUTTING TOOL HOLDING DEVICE - A cutting tool holding device includes a base, a positioning tube and a positioning member. The base includes a mounting hole and a through hole, and the through hole is formed at a side of the mounting hole and communicated with the mounting hole. The positioning tube includes an axial receiving hole, an accommodated portion and a limiting groove. The axial receiving hole is formed within the positioning tube for receiving a cutting tool. The accommodated portion is disposed at an end of the positioning tube for being installed into the mounting hole. The limiting groove is formed on a side of the accommodated portion. The positioning member is positioned in the through hole of the base, wherein the positioning member abuts against the limiting groove of the positioning tube. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130270891 | Chisel Holder - The subject matter of the invention is a bit holder for an earth working machine, in particular a road milling machine, having a support member onto which an insertion projection is indirectly or directly attached on an insertion projection side, the insertion projection comprising at least one convex abutment surface and one pressure surface. In a bit holder of this kind, working forces can be dissipated in stress-optimized fashion into an attached base part when provision is made that the insertion projection comprises two convex abutment surfaces that are arranged at a distance from one another. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130307317 | Cutting Bit With Split Wear Ring - A cutting bit includes an elongate body having a shank portion and a head portion with a forward end. The head portion has an annular channel defined therein adjacent to and rearwardly of the forward end of the head portion. The annular channel has an angled bottom surface. The cutting bit also includes a split wear ring positionable in the annular channel and structured and arranged to be retainably held in the annular channel. The cutting bit further includes a hard cutting tip affixed to the forward end of the head portion. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130307318 | Chisel Holder And Lower Tool Part For A Chisel Holder - The invention relates to a bit holder having an insertion projection and having a bore-shaped bit receptacle that has a longitudinal center axis, a convexly curved support surface being provided on a base part. A bit holder of this kind can be implemented in compact and stable fashion in particular by the fact that the longitudinal center axis of the bit receptacle intersects the support surface. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140152074 | ARRANGMENT FOR FIXING A CUTTER - An arrangement for fixing a pick to a cutting tool of a cutting machine includes a pick holder and a rotationally symmetrical pick sleeve, which is detachably fixed against an axial stop by surface pressure in a conical receiving element of the pick holder. The pick sleeve has an axial length that is greater than the axial length of the receiving element of the pick sleeve. A part of the pick sleeve that protrudes with respect to the edge of the receiving element when fixed has, on the outer diameter thereof, a conical bevel, which is inclined inwards. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140191563 | Method for attaching a chisel and associates device - The invention relates to a device for machining and/or conveying materials, comprising a roller element rotatably supported about a longitudinal axis, at least one tool holder, a support element for supporting a cutting tool and a cutting tool, wherein the tool holder includes a receiver in which the support element is received in a form locking manner and the support element includes a bore hole. In order to configure the support element that is provided for holding the cutting tool engaging the material so that it can be exchanged in a much simpler manner it is proposed to arrange the fixation element coaxial with the support element, wherein the fixation element is connected with the support element through a threaded connection. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140217806 | Tool System - The invention relates to a tool system having a bit holder and a shank bit, the bit holder comprising a bit receptacle that comprises a first and a second diameter region that lead into one another via a transitional segment (taper), a bit shank of the shank bit comprising a first and a second cross-sectional region that lead into one another via a transitional segment. With a tool system of this kind, a wear-optimized design results from the fact that the transitional segments of the shank bit and of the bit holder are arranged spaced away from one another in the direction of the longitudinal center axis of the shank bit, in order to form a resetting space. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140239700 | Milling Drum Comprising A, More Particularly Replaceable, Material Guiding Device And Material Guiding Device For A Milling Drum - The present invention relates to a milling drum for a ground milling machine, wherein a material guiding device is provided, which diverts the milled material in the direction of stagger of milling devices disposed one behind the other, as regarded in the direction of rotation. For this purpose, in particular, a wear plate is provided, which can be selectively replaced on the material guiding device. A further aspect of the present invention relates to such a material guiding device and also to a wear plate for such a material guiding device. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150091365 | Chisel Device And Wear-Protected Chisel For Ground Milling Machines - The present invention relates to a chisel device for a ground milling machine, comprising a chisel holder having a mounting orifice and a milling chisel, wherein the milling chisel has a basic body of, in particular, a uniform material and has a shaft and a tool region, said shaft being held, under working conditions, in the mounting orifice while the tool region (P) protrudes, under working conditions, from the chisel holder, wherein said milling chisel has a wear protection cap consisting of carbide and having a tip and a protective jacket, wherein the wear protection cap is positioned on the tool region (P) in such a manner that it covers at least 70% of the external surface of the tool region (P). The present invention also relates to a milling chisel for such a chisel device. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150314483 | CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SUPERHARD WORKING SURFACES, MATERIAL-REMOVING MACHINES INCLUDING CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to cutting tool assemblies, material-removing machines that include cutting tool assemblies, and methods of use and operation thereof. In some embodiments, the cutting tool assemblies described herein may be used in material-removing machines that may remove target material. For example, the cutting tool assemblies may include one or more superhard working surfaces and/or one or more shields. | 11-05-2015 |
