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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mihai Mircea Balan, Dunlap, IL (US);
Douglas C. Serrurier, Morton, IL (US);
David Worth, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/28 (2006.01); E02F 3/34 (2006.01); E02F 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/2825 (2013.01); E02F 3/34 (2013.01); E02F 3/40 (2013.01); E02F 9/2808 (2013.01); E02F 9/2883 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tip adapter comprises a side throat surface with a variable blend defining a radius of curvature ranging from 200 mm to 270 mm, or a lower nose surface that includes a first planar portion and a second planar portion defining a lower obtuse angle therebetween, or a top throat surface with a top arcuate portion defining a radius of curvature ranging from 100 mm to 300 mm.