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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
Donovan Clarke, Hanna City, IL (US);
Kevin Steiner, Tremont, IL (US);
Victor M. Penrod, Dunlap, IL (US);
Roger L. Recker, Dunlap, IL (US);
Donovan Clarke, Hanna City, IL (US);
Kevin Steiner, Tremont, IL (US);
Victor M. Penrod, Dunlap, IL (US);
Roger L. Recker, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A track assembly for a machine includes a track having inner track seals, a rotatable track engaging element such as an idler or drive sprocket and a contact interface for protecting the seals during guiding the track about the rotatable element. The contact interface may include sacrificial wear material on the rotatable element and sacrificial wear material on corresponding track links. The contact interface may have a configuration based on a location of the seals, and is adapted to inhibit wear of the track links in regions adjacent the seals. In another aspect, the contact interface is a guide interface.