Striker bar for cleaning the tracks of track-type vehicles
AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorKennith E. Vaughn
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Abstract
A track-type vehicle, such as a crawler tractor, comprises a pair of endless track assemblies mounted on either side thereof. Each track assembly is entrained over a sprocket and a striker bar is secured on a frame of the vehicle and extends outwardly in close proximity to the sprocket and track assembly for breaking-up material carried by the track assembly thereby.
Claims11
In a track-type vehicle of the type comprising a frame, an endless track assembly mounted on said frame, a sprocket motivating said track assembly and a stationary structural member secured to said frame and extending outwardly therefrom in close proximity to said track assembly to define a narrow clearance therebetween, the invention comprising striker bar means secured on said vehicle and extending outwardly therefrom to between said track assembly and said sprocket adjacent to said clearance and in close proximity to said track assembly for breaking-up materials carried by said track assembly thereby towards said narrow clearance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.