Remanufactured yoke for fuel pump
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsDerek Leonard Waldschmidt, Ronald Lucas Sale, Michael Eugene Watts, Cody Scott Gaffner
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Abstract
A remanufactured yoke for a fuel pump includes a body having a base and a sidewall extending orthogonally from the base. The base and the sidewall together define a receiving space. The sidewall defines an inner surface facing the receiving space and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The remanufactured yoke also includes a wear plate removably disposed within the receiving space defined by the base and the sidewall. The wear plate is in contact with the base of the body. The remanufactured yoke further includes a coupling member coupled with the body and the wear plate to prevent a rotational movement of the wear plate relative to the body.
Claims19
A remanufactured yoke for a fuel pump, the remanufactured yoke comprising:
- a body having a base and a sidewall extending orthogonally from the base, the base and the sidewall together defining a receiving space, the sidewall defining an inner surface facing the receiving space and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- a wear plate removably disposed within the receiving space defined by the base and the sidewall, wherein the wear plate is in contact with the base of the body;
- and
- a coupling member coupled with the body and the wear plate to prevent a rotational movement of the wear plate relative to the body,
- wherein the base defines an opening to at least partially receive the coupling member therein, the wear plate defines a cut-out to at least partially receive the coupling member therein, and the opening in the base is in alignment with the cut-out in the wear plate to receive the coupling member, and
- wherein the inner surface of the sidewall defines a notch in communication with the receiving space to allow receipt of the coupling member in the wear plate, and the notch is proximal to the opening in the base to allow receipt of the coupling member within the cut-out in the wear plate and the opening in the base.
A fuel pump comprising:
- a pump housing;
- and
- a remanufactured yoke removably coupled to the pump housing and pivotable about a yoke axis, the remanufactured yoke including:
- a body having a base and a sidewall extending orthogonally from the base, the base and the sidewall together defining a receiving space, the sidewall defining an inner surface facing the receiving space and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- a wear plate removably disposed within the receiving space defined by the base and the sidewall, wherein the wear plate is in contact with the base of the body;
- and
- a coupling member coupled with the body and the wear plate to prevent a rotational movement of the wear plate relative to the body,
- wherein the base defines an opening to at least partially receive the coupling member therein, the wear plate defines a cut-out to at least partially receive the coupling member therein, and the opening in the base is in alignment with the cut-out in the wear plate to receive the coupling member, and
- wherein the inner surface of the sidewall defines a notch in communication with the receiving space to allow receipt of the coupling member in the wear plate, and the notch is proximal to the opening in the base to allow receipt of the coupling member within the cut-out in the wear plate and the opening in the base.
An engine system, comprising:
- a body having a base and a sidewall extending from the base, the base and the sidewall together defining a receiving space, the sidewall defining an inner surface facing the receiving space and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- a wear plate removably disposed within the receiving space defined by the base and the sidewall;
- and
- a coupling member coupled with the body and the wear plate to prevent a rotational movement of the wear plate relative to the body,
- wherein the base defines an opening, the wear plate defines a cut-out, and the opening in the base is in alignment with the cut-out in the wear plate to receive the coupling member, and wherein the inner surface of the sidewall defines a notch proximal to the opening in the base to allow receipt of the coupling member within the cut-out in the wear plate and the opening in the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.