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Granted Patent B2
US 12,590,580 · App. 18/897,389 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Pump mounting flange

Inventor: Raymond B. Gerges (New Lenox, IL)
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
F04B53/16F04B1/2064
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Patent No.
US 12,590,580
App. No.
18/897,389
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pump or fluid-powered motor may include a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, internal pump components arranged within the housing and operably coupled to a drive shaft having a mechanical coupling mechanism adapted to engage a corresponding mechanical drive mechanism at a mount location. A flange may be secured to the housing and adapted for securing the pump to the mount location and may include a rectangular plate having a through bore and a substantially cylindrical pilot extending therefrom, defining a first diameter, and including a peripheral groove. The flange may also include a plurality of bolt holes extending through the rectangular plate and arranged on a bolt circle with a second diameter. The second diameter may be approximately 240 mm and a distance from a top pair of the bolt holes to a bottom edge of the rectangular plate may be approximately 200 mm.

Claims (29)

1 . A pump or fluid-powered motor for mounting at a mount location, comprising:

a housing defining an inlet and an outlet;

internal pump components arranged within the housing and operably coupled to a drive shaft having a mechanical coupling mechanism adapted to engage a corresponding mechanical drive mechanism at the mount location; and

a flange secured to the housing and adapted for securing the pump to the mount location, the flange comprising a rectangular plate having at least two parallel sides and two other sides and having a through bore and a substantially cylindrical pilot extending therefrom, defining a first diameter, and including a peripheral groove, the pilot configured for sealingly engaging a pilot recess or opening at the mount location, the flange further comprising a pair of ears on opposing sides of the flange each extending from a respective one of the other sides and a plurality of bolt holes extending through the rectangular plate, forming slots extending through a first edge of the flange, and arranged on a bolt circle with a second diameter larger than the first diameter,

wherein the second diameter is from 235 mm to 245 mm and a distance from a top pair of the bolt holes to a bottom edge of the rectangular plate is 195 mm to 205 mm and the slots extend parallel to a second edge of the flange.

2 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bolt holes comprises four bolt holes arranged in a rectangular pattern and two bolt holes arranged in respective ones of the pair of ears.

3 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral groove has a width from 4 mm to 6 mm and a depth from 2 mm to 4 mm.

4 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 3 , wherein an inner edge of the peripheral groove is spaced from a face of the flange by a distance of approximately 4 mm.

5 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 1 , wherein the pilot has a pilot length from 10 mm to 14 mm.

6 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 5 , wherein the pilot has a chamfered end.

7 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 6 , wherein the chamfered end is spaced from the peripheral groove by a distance of approximately 2.67 mm.

8 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 1 , wherein the pump is an axial piston pump delivering a torque to the flange connection ranging from 1700 Nm to 1800 Nm.

9 . A pump or fluid-powered motor for mounting at a mount location, comprising:

a housing defining an inlet and an outlet;

internal pump components arranged within the housing and operably coupled to a drive shaft having a mechanical coupling mechanism adapted to engage a corresponding mechanical drive mechanism at the mount location; and

a flange secured to the housing and adapted for securing the pump to the mount location, the flange comprising a rectangular plate having at least two parallel sides and two other sides and having a through bore and a substantially cylindrical pilot extending therefrom, defining a first diameter, and including a peripheral groove, the pilot configured for sealingly engaging a pilot recess or opening at the mount location, the flange further comprising a pair of ears on opposing sides of the flange each extending from a respective one of the other sides and a plurality of bolt holes extending through the rectangular plate, forming slots extending through a first edge of the flange, and arranged on a bolt circle with a second diameter larger than the first diameter,

wherein, the plurality of bolt holes have a spacing ranging from 165 mm to 175 mm and a ratio of the spacing to the first diameter is from 1.00 to 1.13 and the slots extend parallel a second edge of the flange.

10 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of bolt holes comprises four bolt holes arranged in a rectangular pattern and two bolt holes arranged in respective ones of the pair of ears.

11 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 9 , wherein the peripheral groove has a width from 4 mm to 6 mm and a depth from 2 mm to 4 mm.

12 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 9 , wherein the pilot has a pilot length from 10 mm to 14 mm.

13 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 9 , wherein the pump is an axial piston pump delivering a torque to the flange connection ranging from 1700 Nm to 1800 Nm.

14 . A pump or fluid-powered motor for mounting at a mount location, comprising:

a housing defining an inlet and an outlet;

internal pump components arranged within the housing and operably coupled to a drive shaft having a mechanical coupling mechanism adapted to engage a corresponding mechanical drive mechanism at the mount location; and

a flange secured to the housing and adapted for securing the pump to the mount location, the flange comprising a rectangular plate having at least two parallel sides and two other sides and having a through bore and a substantially cylindrical pilot extending therefrom, defining a first diameter, and including a peripheral groove, the pilot configured for sealingly engaging a pilot recess or opening at the mount location, the flange further comprising a pair of ears on opposing sides of the flange each extending from a respective one of the other sides and a plurality of bolt holes extending through the rectangular plate, forming slots extending through a first edge of the flange, and arranged on a bolt circle with a second diameter larger than the first diameter,

wherein a ratio of the second diameter to the first diameter is from 1.39 to 1.61 and the slots extend parallel to a second edge of the flange.

15 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of bolt holes comprises four bolt holes arranged in a rectangular pattern and two bolt holes arranged in respective ones of the pair of ears.

16 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral groove has a width from 4 mm to 6 mm and a depth from 2 mm to 4 mm.

17 . The pump or fluid powered motor of claim 16 , wherein an inner edge of the peripheral groove is spaced from a face of the flange by a distance of approximately 4 mm.

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