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.
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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;
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- a coupling member coupled with the body and the wear plate to prevent a rotational movement of the wear plate relative to the body.
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.
A method of remanufacturing a yoke for a fuel pump, the method comprising:
- providing a body of the yoke, the body has a base and a sidewall extending orthogonally from the base, the base and the sidewall together defining a receiving space;
- removing a predetermined layer of material from the base of the body;
- receiving a coupling member within the base;
- providing a wear plate having a thickness corresponding to a thickness of the predetermined layer of material removed from the base;
- disposing the wear plate within the receiving space defined by the base and the sidewall, such that the wear plate contacts the base of the body and the coupling member;
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- preventing a rotational movement of the wear plate relative to the body based on receipt of the coupling member within the wear plate and the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.