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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
David Arthur Mork, Yorkville, IL (US);
Paul Richard English, Washington, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A low pressure gear pump and wear plate is disclosed. The wear plate may comprise a sidewall, a drive portion, a driven portion, and a transition portion. The sidewall is free of a sealing member or a recess configured to receive the sealing member. The drive portion includes a drive inlet lip, a drive outlet lip, a drive recessed trough and a drive bore. The drive bore is configured to receive the drive shaft of the gear pump. The driven portion may that include a driven inlet lip, a driven outlet lip, a driven recessed trough, and a driven bore. The driven bore is configured to receive the driven shaft of the gear pump. The transition portion may include a transition aperture configured to receive a first fastener configured to mount the wear plate to the gear housing. The wear plate is made of bronze, aluminum or non-magnetic material.