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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Martin Tagore Joseph Xavier, Chennai, IN;
Daniel I. Knobloch, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/096 (2006.01); B62D 55/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/0966 (2013.01); B62D 55/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An idler wheel assembly for a track-type machine includes a circular body, and a sound dampening member. The circular body includes a central hub portion, an annular flange portion integral with the central hub portion, and a circumferential rim portion to define an annular cavity along with the central hub portion and the annular flange portion. The sound dampening member disposed in the annular cavity and a retainer plate positioned adjacent to the sound dampening member.