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(11) | EP 1 403 439 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Excavator bucket tooth |
(57) A tooth block (2) to be attached to a bucket (1) for a shovel machine, wherein the
tooth block (2) is removably attached to the bucket (1) through an adapter member
(3) provided at the lip of the bucket and projecting therefrom. The tooth block (2)
is provided with a masking portion (4) for masking the gap produced between the lip
of the bucket (1) and the base of the tooth block (2) when the tooth block (2) is
attached to the lip of the bucket (1). The masking portion (4) is provided outside
the base of the tooth block (2) such that the masking portion (4) is overlapped with
the outer surface of the lip of the bucket (1), and is connected and fixed to the
bucket (1) through a fixing portion (5).
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