Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retainer sleeve design with external ribs
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Application No.: US16683492Application Date: 2019-11-14
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Publication No.: US11427989B2Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Douglas C. Serrurier , Eric T. Sinn , Jason Grant Jura
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Law Office of Kurt J. Fugman LLC
- Main IPC: E02F9/28
- IPC: E02F9/28 ; F16B21/02

Abstract:
A retainer sleeve includes an at least partially annular body defining an axis of rotation, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The body may also have a radially inner annular surface defining a radially inner aperture, and a first anti-rotation feature extending radially inwardly from the radially inner annular surface including a sloping ledge having a locking surface, and an outer peripheral surface defining a notch that is at least partially aligned with the first anti-rotation feature or an array of a plurality of external ribs extending outwardly radially from the outer peripheral surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210148094A1 RETAINER SLEEVE DESIGN WITH EXTERNAL RIBS Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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