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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Omar Jose Adragna, Peoria, IL (US);
David Owen Thompson, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/40 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/40 (2013.01); F16H 2048/085 (2013.01); F16H 2048/087 (2013.01); F16H 2702/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A side pinion is disclosed for use with a differential of a mobile machine. The side pinion may have a body with a flat bottom and a flat top located at an end opposite the flat bottom. The side pinion may also have a plurality of gear teeth formed adjacent the flat top, and an arcuate outer surface connecting the plurality of gear teeth to the flat bottom.