公开(公告)号：US09662933B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14612936

申请日：2015-02-03

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Nathaniel R. Kamp ,  Richard L. Joyce ,  Jeffrey R. Ries ,  Joseph Unseth ,  David A. Vericker

IPC: B60B3/14 ,  B60B23/04 ,  B60B29/00

CPC classification number: B60B3/14 ,  B60B23/04 ,  B60B29/003 ,  B60B2900/731 ,  B60Y2200/41 ,  Y10T403/10 ,  Y10T403/7018

Abstract: A wheel assembly is disclosed. The wheel assembly may have a hub with a first spline, a second spline, and a slot separating the first spline and the second spline. The first spline, the second spline, and the slot may extend from a front end to a rear end. The wheel assembly may also have an outer rim configured to mount a tire. The wheel assembly may further have an inner rim extending from a rim front end to a rim rear end. The inner rim may have a notch disposed at the rim front end and a tab disposed at the rim rear end. The tab may slidingly engage with the slot. The wheel assembly may have a locking block, which may slidingly engage with the notch and the slot at the front end. Further, the wheel assembly may have a bolt connecting the mounting block to the hub.

公开(公告)号：US20180274402A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15467506

申请日：2017-03-23

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： David A. Vericker ,  Philip C. Spengler

IPC: F01L3/24 ,  F01L3/08 ,  F01M1/12 ,  F01M11/10 ,  F01M11/12 ,  F02B77/08

Abstract: A tube assembly for monitoring a fluid dispensed into a fluid fill port is disclosed. The tube assembly may include a tube body disposed between a first and second open end. A locking portion including a circumferential groove may be defined adjacent to the first open end and a fill portion may be defined at the second open end of the tube body. An aperture may extend through an outer surface of the tube body and a sensor may be inserted into the aperture such that at least a portion of the sensor is positioned within the interior portion of the tube body. The sensor may be configured to monitor at least one fluid characteristic of the fluid that is dispensed into the tube assembly and flows into the fluid fill port.

公开(公告)号：US10590846B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15467506

申请日：2017-03-23

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： David A. Vericker ,  Philip C. Spengler

IPC: F02B77/08 ,  F01M11/10 ,  F01M11/12 ,  F01M11/04

Abstract: A tube assembly for monitoring a fluid dispensed into a fluid fill port is disclosed. The tube assembly may include a tube body disposed between a first and second open end. A locking portion including a circumferential groove may be defined adjacent to the first open end and a fill portion may be defined at the second open end of the tube body. An aperture may extend through an outer surface of the tube body and a sensor may be inserted into the aperture such that at least a portion of the sensor is positioned within the interior portion of the tube body. The sensor may be configured to monitor at least one fluid characteristic of the fluid that is dispensed into the tube assembly and flows into the fluid fill port.