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US 2017/0361883 A1Published application
Guide rail for crawler track
AssigneeHarnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAdam Scheuerman, Joseph Brenny
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AssigneeHarnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAdam Scheuerman, Joseph Brenny
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A crawler mechanism includes a frame, a track including a plurality of shoes coupled together and supported for movement relative to the frame along a direction of travel, a sprocket, and a guide rail. The frame includes a first end, a second end, a first side extending between the first end and the second end and proximate a support surface, and a second side. Each shoe includes an intermediate portion having a first hardness. The sprocket drives the plurality of shoes to move along the second side of the frame. The guide rail is coupled to the second side of the frame and includes a base having an outer surface and a coating bonded to the outer surface. The coating contacts the intermediate portion of the shoes as the shoes move along the second side of the frame, and the coating defines a second hardness less than the first hardness.
A crawler track system comprising:
A crawler track system comprising:
A method for work-hardening a crawler track including a plurality of shoes, each of the shoes including a wear portion, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.