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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Craig T. Hedstrom, Mounds View, MN (US);
Brian J. Schlenker, Shoreview, MN (US);
Nathan L. Mashek, Albertville, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a rotating drive component for a drive train, the rotating drive component comprising a first rotating element and a second rotating element, wherein the first rotating element and the second rotating element are arranged in a concentric arrangement such that the second rotating element is positioned within the first rotating element; and a shear element extending radially between and coupled to each of the first rotating element and the second rotating element, the shear element having a lower breaking strength than other components in the drive train, wherein if the shear element breaks, the first rotating element and the second rotating element are decoupled from each other and rotate independently of each other.