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US 2015/0027402 A1Published application
Thrust plate
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJay C. Landsiedel, David G. Turner, Lucas J. Moehling
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Abstract
A system including a stationary housing having a recess formed therein and a thrust plate positioned within the recess in the housing. The thrust plate may have a non-circular profile for preventing rotation of the thrust plate relative to the housing, and may be secured within the recess without the use of fasteners or dowels. The thrust plate may have a body that is generally annular in shape, with one or more ears extending radially from the body.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a housing having a recess formed therein;
- and
- a thrust plate positioned within the recess in the housing, the thrust plate having a non-circular profile for preventing rotation of the thrust plate relative to the housing.
A thrust plate comprising:
- a body having a generally circular outer periphery, a first planar surface and a second planar surface, the second planar surface spaced from and generally parallel to the first planar surface;
- and
- an ear extending from the outer periphery of the body, the ear having surfaces that are coplanar with the first and second planar surfaces of the body.
An engine comprising:
- an engine block;
- a flywheel;
- a flywheel housing with a recess;
- a rotating component provided in spaced relation to the flywheel housing;
- and
- a thrust plate provided in the recess, the thrust plate including:
- a body having a generally circular outer periphery, a first planar surface and a second planar surface, the second planar surface spaced from and generally parallel to the first planar surface;
- and
- an ear extending from the outer periphery of the body, the ear having surfaces that are coplanar with the first and second planar surfaces of the body.
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