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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Raghunandana H Madhava, Peoria, IL (US);
Ryan David Funk, Washington, IL (US);
Yuanhong Guan, Peoria, IL (US);
Nathan Stephen Pauli, Peoria, IL (US);
Daniel Gregory Wear, East Peoria, IL (US);
David Charles Hoots, Morton, IL (US);
Dennis Lee Kroeger, Washington, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A mounting system for retrofitting a vibration sensor to a machine component is provided. The mounting system includes an elongate fastener, a washer, and a mounting boss. The elongate fastener includes a fastener head and an elongated body defining a longitudinal top end and a longitudinal bottom end. The longitudinal bottom end defines a fastening end configured to engage with a corresponding fastening receptacle of the machine component. The washer defines an external surface and includes a central cavity for engaging the elongated body of the elongate fastener therein. The mounting boss includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes an internal cavity defining a first cavity section configured to engage with the external surface of the washer, and a second cavity section to engage with the fastener head of the elongate fastener. The second portion defines a receiving port for receiving the vibration sensor.