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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Tad W. Miller, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
David O Zalanka, Mt Zion, IL (US);
Timothy D Harman, Monticello, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A center lower frame connection for a space frame comprising an outer lift cylinder connection boss, an inner drop tube connection boss, a center cylinder between the outer lift cylinder connection boss and the inner drop tube connection boss, a suspension connection boss, an outer rearward angular center lower frame tube connection boss, an inner rearward angular center lower frame tube connection boss, a vertical center lower frame tube connection boss, a forward angular center lower frame tube connection boss, an outer forward horizontal center lower frame tube connection boss, and an inner forward horizontal center lower frame tube connection boss. The outer lift cylinder connection boss, the inner drop tube connection boss, and the center cylinder can have a common center axis. The center lower frame connection can also have a rearward angular beam and a forward horizontal beam.