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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Gibbs Sidles, Oswego, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/04 (2006.01); B62D 55/08 (2006.01); B62D 55/14 (2006.01); B62D 55/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/08 (2013.01); B62D 55/14 (2013.01); B62D 55/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wear sensing device is disclosed. The wear sensing device may be used in conjunction with a carrier roller assembly of a track assembly. The wear sensing device may have a wear sensor roller mounted to an axle of the carrier roller assembly. The sensor roller may be configured to contact a track pin assembly connected to one or more track links of the track assembly. The wear sensing device may further have a wear sensor mounted to the wear sensor roller and configured to generate a signal indicative of a wear parameter of the one or more track links.