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Granted Patent B2
US 9,359,023 · App. 13/926,490 · Granted Jun 7, 2016

Undercarriage assembly

Inventors: Gregory J. Kaufmann (Metamora, IL); Mark S. Diekevers (Metamora, IL); Timothy A. Thorson (Morton, IL); Robert L. Meyer (Metamora, IL)
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
B62D55/14B62D55/10B62D55/15B62D55/20B62D55/21B62D55/28
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,359,023
App. No.
13/926,490
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An undercarriage assembly includes a link assembly, including a plurality of laterally spaced pairs of track links pivotally connected to one another at pivot joints to form an endless chain. The assembly may also include an idler, the idler including a solid disk with substantially planar sides and an outer tread surface engaging an inner portion of the endless chain.

Claims (7)

1. An undercarriage assembly, comprising:

a link assembly, including a plurality of laterally spaced pairs of track links pivotally connected to one another at pivot joints to form an endless chain, wherein a plurality of the track links have substantially planar sides;

an idler, the idler including a solid disk with substantially planar sides and an outer tread surface engaging an inner portion of the endless chain; and

a roller with at least one roller tread engaging the link assembly, wherein the roller includes outer guide flanges configured to engage the link assembly, and the roller includes at least one central guide flange configured to engage the link assembly.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the track links has substantially planar sides.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the roller includes only one central guide flange.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the roller includes only one central guide flange.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2013
From: KAUFMANN, GREGORY J.; DIEKEVERS, MARK S.; THORSON, TIMOTHY A.; MEYER, ROBERT L.
To: CATERPILLAR INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61666590 · Jun 29, 2012
Related Publication 20140001827A1 · Jan 2, 2014