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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Caterpillar Global Mining Llc, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventor:
Gregory N. Feld, Franklin, WI (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Global Mining LLC, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/60 (2006.01); F16C 19/36 (2006.01); F16C 33/36 (2006.01); E02F 3/48 (2006.01); E02F 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/60 (2013.01); E02F 3/48 (2013.01); E02F 9/12 (2013.01); F16C 19/364 (2013.01); F16C 33/605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rail segment for a rotating assembly of a machine is provided. The rail segment includes a first surface configured to face a support structure of the machine. The rail segment further includes a second surface configured to face a roller of the rotating assembly. The second surface includes an arcuate shape along a circumferential direction with respect to a rotation axis of the rotating assembly. Furthermore, the second surface is substantially parallel along a radial direction with respect to the rotation axis of the rotating assembly.