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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Jon T. Immel, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Mapleton, IL (US);
Jeffrey R. Ries, Metamora, IL (US);
Darrell Lee Morehouse, Iii, Bedford, TX (US);
Brian J. Sutton, Edwards, IL (US);
Quinton Marcus Burcar, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A center tube and a central fluid supply tube combination includes a center tube body defining a longitudinal length, and a central reservoir. The center tube also includes an apertured annular wall extending axially the majority of the longitudinal length, and a first annular solid wall extending axially from the apertured annular wall. A central fluid supply tube is disposed in the central reservoir, and includes a second annular solid wall that is radially surrounded by the apertured annular wall of the center tube. The second annular solid wall defines a supply passage with a fully circular flow flux.