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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Giedre Simanskaite, Lisle, IL (US);
Weiping Hu, Naperville, IL (US);
Joseph Cai, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/40 (2006.01); E02F 3/36 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/40 (2013.01); E02F 3/3609 (2013.01); E02F 3/3636 (2013.01); B23K 2101/00 (2018.08);
Abstract
An integrally cast hinge assembly for a bucket, including a first hinge plate, a second hinge plate spaced apart from the first hinge plate, and a torque tube portion extending between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate, wherein the first hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the torque tube portion and the second hinge plate is weldlessly connected to the torque tube portion.