A crawler shoe (200) for a mining vehicle (100) includes a first wear surface (206), a second wear surface (204) positioned opposite the first wear surface (206), a recess (208) formed within the first wear surface (206) and including a measurement datum (212) formed at a bottom portion of the recess (208), wherein the measurement datum (212) is positioned below the first wear surface (206) such that the measurement datum (212) is subjected to less service wear than the first wear surface (206), and an approximately linear transmission path configured to receive an ultrasonic signal and extending from the measurement datum (212) to the second wear surface (204).
Crawler shoe having wear measurement features
2018-09-13
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Europäisches Patentamt | 2018
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