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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Edward Richard Smith, Peoria, IL (US);
Daniel Darrell Bell, Peoria, IL (US);
Bradley James Miller, Geneva, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A debris deflector includes an at least partially annular body defining a central axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction about the central axis. The at least partially annular body includes an outer radial extremity defining surface, an inner radial extremity defining surface, a first circumferential extremity defining surface, and a second circumferential extremity defining surface. A first deflection surface extends from the first circumferential extremity defining surface, and defines a first surface normal that points away from the central axis.