Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Yoon M Lee

Chun Ki Kim

Jin T Kim

Jae W Lee

Jae I Ko

En J Jean

A manufacturing method is provided from manufacturing a dipper stick having a box shaped structure including an outer casing member formed of a high strength polymeric composite materials, an inner filler comprising polyurethane foam and disposed inside the outer casing member in order to be integrated with the outer casing member, and a plurality of bushing holders made of polymeric composite material and disposed at respective connecting portions of the box shaped structure in order to be integrated with the box shaped structure. The dipper stick is configured to be connected at the respective connecting portions to a bucket, a boom, dipper and bucket cylinders and a link, respectively. The manufacturing method includes the steps of: forming each bushing holder by a filament winding process and forming the inner filler of polyurethane foam; assembling each bushing holder with the inner filler in order to provide a first assembly; arranging the first assembly in a cavity of a mold of a resin transfer molding system; and then forming the box shaped structure by a resin transfer molding process in which liquid polymeric material is transferred to the mold and a curing treatment is carried out.

Method of making a dipper stick for an excavator from high strength

A high strength polymeric composite material dipper stick which comprises a structure including an outer casing member formed of high strength polymeric composite materials, an inner filler comprising polyurethane foam disposed inside the outer casing member in order to be integrated with the outer casing member, and a plurality of bushing holders made of polymeric composite material and disposed at connecting portions of the structure in order to be integrated with said structure. The present invention provides weight reduction of about 50%-60% in comparison with a conventional structural steel dipper stick, and also about 6.8%-13.9% in comparison with the conventional structural steel dipper stick on the basis of weight ratio of excavated earth.

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Changwon, South Korea

Yoon M Lee