Invention Application
- Patent Title: RETAINER SLEEVE DESIGN WITH EXTERNAL RIBS
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Application No.: US17747451Application Date: 2022-05-18
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Publication No.: US20220275609A1Publication Date: 2022-09-01
- 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
- Main IPC: E02F9/28
- IPC: E02F9/28

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
- US11866914B2 Retainer sleeve design with external ribs Public/Granted day:2024-01-09
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