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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Caterpillar Global Mining Llc, Oak Creek, WI (US);
David T. Bienfang, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Gurbachan S. Bumraw, Franklin, WI (US);
Carl D. Gilmore, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Philip R. Strydom, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Christopher R. Wanasek, Waterford, WI (US);
Jeanne Yaunke, Delavan, WI (US);
Caterpillar Global Mining LLC, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A support rail for a swing gear includes a first flange having a first surface configured to engage a substantially horizontal top face of the swing gear, a second flange positioned opposite the first flange, and a column portion intersecting the first flange and the second flange such that the column portion is approximately perpendicular to the first and second flanges. The column portion includes a second surface configured to engage a substantially vertical inner surface of the swing gear. The first surface and the second surface are configured to substantially inhibit a rotation of the support rail relative to the swing gear by engaging the top face and the inner surface simultaneously.