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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Gregory Jerome Kaufmann, Metamora, IL (US);
Timothy Arthur Thorson, Morton, IL (US);
Kevin Lee Steiner, Tremont, IL (US);
Caroline Marie Brewer, Peoria, IL (US);
Mark Steven Diekevers, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Temitope Olayemi Akinlua, Peoria, IL (US);
Martin Tagore Joseph Xavier, Chennai, IN;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a track joint assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the track joint assembly may include a first link having a first bore. Additionally, the track joint assembly may include a second link having a second bore. The track joint assembly may also include a bushing. The bushing may include a first axial end portion disposed in the first bore. In addition, the bushing may include a second axial end portion disposed in the second bore. The track joint assembly may also include a seal assembly positioned at an axial end of the first axial end portion. The seal assembly may contact the first link at a seal-link interface.