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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
David J. Hakes, Princeville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/14 (2006.01); B62D 55/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/14 (2013.01); B62D 55/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A track roller includes a body having an annular configuration defining an axis of rotation, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction disposed about the axis of rotation. The body also defines a thru-hole extending axially through the body that is centered on the axis of rotation. A blind void is disposed annularly about the axis of rotation, the blind void being spaced radially away from the thru-hole a predetermined minimum distance, forming a cantilever portion defining a flex point and a flex radial distance measured radially from the flex point to the thru-hole.