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US 2022/0002980 A1Published application
Retention system for motor grader bits
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsNathan R. Bjerke, Thomas Marshall Congdon
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Abstract
A work tool or a wear member includes a working portion or a wear portion, and a shank extending from the working portion or the wear portion, defining a longitudinal axis, and a first lock receiving groove that defines an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shank.
Claims20
An adaptor board assembly for attaching grading bits to a machine, the adaptor board assembly comprising:
- an adaptor board including a top moldboard attachment portion, and a bottom grading bit retention portion;
- a lock;
- and
- a retainer;
- wherein the bottom grading bit retention portion defines a shank receiving aperture defining a longitudinal axis, a lock receiving aperture in communication with the shank receiving aperture, and the lock receiving aperture defines an axis of rotation that forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the shank receiving aperture in a plane containing the longitudinal axis and the axis of rotation ranging from 80 degrees to 100 degrees.
2 more elements
A retaining system comprising:
- a lock including a drive portion, an axis of rotation, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, and a shank locking portion comprising a skirt that is connected to the drive portion by a web, the skirt extending axially from the web toward the drive portion forming an annular cavity, defining at least one detent receiving aperture that is disposed in the annular cavity.
A work tool or a wear member comprising:
- a working portion or a wear portion;
- and
- a shank extending from the working portion or the wear portion, defining a longitudinal axis and a first lock receiving groove that defines an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.