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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 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 assembly having a thrust rail coupled to a swing gear includes a substantially horizontal first surface configured to be coupled to the swing gear such that the first surface engages a substantially horizontal top face of the swing gear, and a substantially vertical second surface intersecting the substantially horizontal first surface such that the second surface is substantially perpendicular to the first surface. The second surface is configured to engage a substantially vertical face of the thrust rail when the first surface is coupled to the swing gear. The first surface and the second surface are configured to inhibit a rotation of the thrust rail relative to the swing gear by engaging the top face of the swing gear and the vertical face of the thrust rail simultaneously.