Wear member and track link for track link assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsSamprati V. SHAH, Matthew W. TRONE, William BAAR
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Abstract
A wear member for a track link of a track link assembly may include a plurality of surfaces, including an upper surface and an opposite planar lower surface. The device may also include a front portion and a back portion, as well as a plurality of dowels extending from the lower surface, including at least one dowel provided on one of the front portion and at least one dowel provided on the back portion of the wear member.
Claims20
A wear member for a track link, the wear member comprising:
- a plurality of surfaces, including an upper surface and an opposite planar lower surface;
- a front portion;
- a back portion;
- and
- a plurality of dowels extending from the lower surface, including at least one dowel provided on one of the front portion and at least one dowel provided on the back portion of the wear member.
A wear member for a track link, the wear member comprising:
- a plurality of surfaces, including an upper surface and a planar lower surface;
- a front portion;
- a back portion;
- and
- a plurality of dowels extending from the lower surface, the plurality of dowels being provided offset from each other relative to a central longitudinal axis of the wear member.
A wear member and track link assembly comprising:
- a track link having a plurality of surfaces, including an upper surface having a plurality of pin holes, and the track link further having a front portion and a back portion, with at least one pin hole being provided in the front portion and at least one pin hole being provided in the back portion of the track link;
- and
- a wear member having:
- a plurality of surfaces, including an upper surface and a planar lower surface;
- a front portion;
- a back portion;
- and
- a plurality of dowels extending from the lower surface, each of the plurality of dowels being provided in one of the front portion and the back portion of the wear member,
- wherein the plurality of dowels of the wear member are configured for placement within the plurality of pin holes of the track link, with an interference fit between the plurality of dowels and the plurality of pins connecting the wear member and the track link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.