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Track roller assembly having adjustable idler wheel

US8870305B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

20Claims

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Assignee

Caterpillar Inc. · US

Inventors

Christopher Ryan Beasley · Peoria, US
Fernando Carrillo · Metamora, US
Joshua Nuechterlein · Nashville, US
Amber B. Lass · Charlottesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2011
Grant date	Oct 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D55/14
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A track roller assembly for a track type machine is disclosed. The track roller assembly may have a yoke member with a first arm and a second arm spaced apart from the first arm, and an idler wheel rotatably disposed between the first and second arms of the yoke member. The track roller assembly may also have a frame configured to receive at least a portion of the yoke member, and at least one idler key configured to extend through an opening in the frame and engage a lengthwise slot in at least one of the first and second arms.

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