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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Bryan Dale Van Dyke, Mt. Zion, IL (US);
Inventor:
Bryan Dale Van Dyke, Mt. Zion, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/00 (2006.01); F16C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bearing assembly for an oscillation joint on a machine having a tandem wheel drive. The bearing assembly rotatably supports an oscillating hub rotatably connected to a shaft. The bearing assembly includes a frustoconical inboard bearing having a first bearing surface and a frustoconical outboard bearing having a second bearing surface disposed thereon positioned such that the first and second bearing surfaces form a generally v-shaped bearing interface between the shaft and the hub.