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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1992
Richard E Livesay, Peoria, IL (US);
Owen R Thompson, Louisville, KY (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A track press machine for assembling and dis-assembling endless track chains has a rigid box-like frame structure formed of extremely thick metal plates. The plates include a pair of side plates, a base plate and a top plate, all the plates being connected together by threaded fasteners to enclose a rectangular work area. A large diameter fluid master cylinder and two fluid slave cylinders are connected to each side plate with the rods of the cylinders extending through the side plates and into the work area. The rods of each set of master and slave cylinders are connected together through a tool mounting bar. The box-like frame structure provides rigidity to withstand the large forces generated by the fluid cylinders and the master slave cylinder arrangement provides fast, repetitive cycle times.