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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Douglas C. Serrurier, Morton, IL (US);
Eric T. Sinn, Tremont, IL (US);
Jason Grant Jura, Tremont, IL (US);
Corey Michael Wells, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A retainer sleeve includes an at least partially annular body defining an axis of rotation, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The body may also have a radially inner annular surface defining a radially inner aperture, and a first anti-rotation feature extending radially inwardly from the radially inner annular surface including a sloping ledge having a locking surface that faces at least partially in the circumferential direction and along a direction that is parallel to the axis of rotation, forming an oblique angle with the direction that is parallel to the axis of rotation.