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(11) | EP 2 378 010 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Tip for earth moving machinery and locking key therefore |
(57) The invention relates to a tip assembly for earth moving machinery, comprising a
tip (11) having a pocket (12) open at the back, said tip exhibiting a hole (16) for
seating a locking key, a adapter (41) having a nose (42) that geometrically couples
with said pocket (12), said nose being crossed by a seat (43) for seating the locking
key, and a locking key (61) inserted in said hole in the tip and in said seat in the
adapter for locking the tip to the adapter. At least one surface of the nose exhibits
a lowered or recessed zone obtained around the seat for the locking key. At least
the wall of the pocket facing said surface of the nose internally exhibits a relief
complementary to said lowered or recessed zone. In this way, the coupling between
the tip and the adapter is made stronger by the interaction between at least two respective
facing surfaces.
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