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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Tad W Miller, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
David W Holthaus, Monticello, IL (US);
Timothy D Harman, Monticello, IL (US);
Venkara R Dantuluri, Quincy, MA (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A dump body pivot pin, suspension node, and rear frame connection comprises a dump body pivot pin boss, a rear suspension connection boss, outer and inner upper rear frame tube connection bosses, outer and inner lower rear frame tube connection bosses, upper and lower beams, a beam connection web, and a support tube connection boss. The dump pivot pin boss has a pivot bore, a pin bore center axis, and inner and outer flat surfaces. The rear suspension connection boss includes a suspension connection center axis and inner and outer flat surfaces. The upper beam connects the outer and inner upper rear frame tube connection bosses to the dump body pivot pin boss. The lower beam connects the outer lower rear frame connection boss to the rear suspension connection boss and the dump body pivot pin boss and the inner lower rear frame tube connection boss to the dump body pivot pin boss.