Diffuser plate for connecting a rigid structure to a flexible structure and machine using same
US7681919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/131
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine having a ground engaging element includes a first rigid metallic structure, a second metallic structure that is flexible with respect to the first rigid metallic structure, and a diffuser plate having a stress carrying region located between a first end and a second end. The first end has a rigid attachment to the first metallic structure, and the second end has a rigid attachment to the second metallic structure. The stress carrying region is flexible with respect to the attachments. A stress produced from a flexing of the second metallic structure relative to the first metallic structure is concentrated within the stress carrying region of the diffuser plate instead of at a weld location.
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