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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Doug Serrurier, Morton, IL (US);
Arun Venugopal, Chennai, IN;
Assignee:
Caterpillar, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/26 (2006.01); E02F 9/28 (2006.01); G01N 3/56 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); E21B 12/02 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); E02F 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/267 (2013.01); E02F 9/2883 (2013.01); E21B 12/02 (2013.01); G01N 3/56 (2013.01); G06F 17/50 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); E02F 3/40 (2013.01); G06F 2217/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wear indicator is provided for a wear member of a machine wherein the wear member is subject to wear during use of the machine. The wear indicator may include a plug member configured to be positioned in a region of the wear member subject to wear. The plug member may be oriented with a central axis extending in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of wear of the wear member. The wear indicator may include a plurality of perceptibly different and distinct axial cross sections taken perpendicular to the central axis of the plug member in axially spaced planes along the central axis.