Mounting assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsBruce Raymond Vahling, David L. Cox
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Abstract
A wear element for a mounting system for a blade of a motor grader is provided. The wear element extends along a longitudinal axis. The wear element includes a first portion having a first cross-sectional area transverse to the longitudinal axis. The wear element further includes a second portion opposite of the first portion, the second portion having a second cross-sectional area having a V-shape that extends away from the first portion.
Claims15
A wear element for a mounting system for a motor grader, the wear element extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- a first portion having a first cross-sectional area transverse to the longitudinal axis,
- wherein the first cross-sectional area comprises a dovetail shape;
- and
- a second portion opposite of the first portion, the second portion having a second cross-sectional area having a V-shape that extends away from the first portion, the V-shape having a width at a distal end wider than the first portion,
- wherein the dovetail shape has a maximum width at a point distal from the second portion, and
- wherein the dovetail shape and the V-shape extend along an entire length of the wear element.
A mounting system for a blade of a motor grader, the mounting system comprising:
- a mounting bracket having a mounting channel;
- an adjustment block disposed in the mounting channel including a mounting groove extending along a longitudinal axis of the adjustment block;
- and
- a wear element having a dovetail portion configured to engage with the mounting groove of the adjustment block, and a V-shaped portion extending away from the dovetail portion and having a width at a distal end wider than the dovetail portion, the V-shaped portion configured to slidably receive a portion of the blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.