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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lloyd E. Thompson, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/10 ;
Abstract
An improved sealing arrangement is provided for a replaceable cylinder liner The sealing arrangement includes a seal in the form of a band that is positioned in an annular groove under a flange seat of the cylinder liner The annular groove includes a first and a second undercut that provides a relief area for the seal to deflect into lessening the opportunity of damage to the seal The first and second undercuts also relieve stress in the axial direction improving the fatigue life of the cylinder liner