Rotating track guide components with white-iron segments
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsChandrasen Rameshlal Rathod, Eric James Johannsen, Roger L. Recker
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Abstract
A method of producing a rotating guide component for a track assembly includes fixing at least one wear member to an outer surface of a tubular or annular substrate. The at least one wear member includes an inner portion, and the tubular or annular substrate includes an outer portion. The inner portion is mated to the outer portion, and the wear member is brazed to the tubular or annular substrate.
Claims21
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A sprocket for a track assembly, comprising:
- an annular hub having a longitudinal length, an outer surface, and an annular sprocket substrate, wherein the outer surface includes at least one flat portion or at least one curved portion;
- and
- at least one wear member, wherein the at least one wear member includes a flat inner surface or a curved inner surface, and the at least one wear member is fixed to the annular sprocket substrate with:
- the at least one flat portion of the annular sprocket substrate mating with the flat inner surface of the at least one wear member, or
- the at least one curved portion of the annular sprocket substrate mating with the curved inner surface of the at least one wear member.
A method of producing a rotating guide component for a sprocket of a track assembly, comprising:
- fixing at least one white iron member to an outer surface of an annular substrate, wherein the at least one white iron member includes a flat inner portion, wherein the annular substrate includes a flat outer portion, and wherein the flat inner portion is mated to the flat outer portion.
A sprocket for a track assembly, comprising:
- an annular hub having a longitudinal length, an outer surface, and an annular sprocket substrate, wherein the outer surface includes a first contour;
- and
- at least one wear member, wherein the at least one wear member includes a second contour corresponding to the first contour, and the first contour and the second contour are mated together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.