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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Martin Tagore Joseph Xavier, Chennai, IN;
Brian B. Umbach, Peoria, IL (US);
Chetan Vilas Dahiwal, Chennai, IN;
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/14 (2006.01); B62D 55/092 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/14 (2013.01); B62D 55/092 (2013.01);
Abstract
An idler wheel includes a hub, an outer rim, and a pair of side plates that form an interior cavity extending radially between the outer rim () and the hub, and axially between the pair of side plates. The first side plate defines a maximum side plate axial thickness disposed radially next to the hub in a cross-sectional plane containing a radial direction, and an axis of rotation, as well as a minimum side plate thickness disposed radially next to the outer rim. A ratio of the maximum thickness to the minimum thickness ranges from 1.325 to 1.900.