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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel K. Harshman, Sullivan, IL (US);
Benjamin J. Kovalick, Decatur, IL (US);
Nikhil Sharma, Forsyth, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/12 (2006.01); E02F 3/815 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); F16H 57/029 (2012.01); E02F 3/76 (2006.01); E02F 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/029 (2013.01); E02F 3/8152 (2013.01); E02F 9/202 (2013.01); E02F 3/764 (2013.01); E02F 3/844 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a seal assembly for a grading machine. The grading machine may include a machine body, a blade assembly, and a circle assembly supporting the blade assembly. The circle assembly may include a circle having a plurality of gear teeth. The grading machine may also include a drawbar assembly connecting the circle assembly to the machine body. The seal assembly may include a non-metallic seal component extending circumferentially around an inner circumference of the circle assembly for sealing the plurality of gear teeth.