公开(公告)号：US20170106708A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US14887461

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Edward Jensen ,  Jacob Carl Wyss

IPC: B60G7/04

CPC classification number: B60G9/003 ,  B60B35/00 ,  B60B35/166

Abstract: A system for increasing stiffness and/or strength of a light-duty machine component having propensity for flexing along an elongated axis is provided. The system includes a pair of receptacles disposed on the machine component, wherein each of the receptacles is located in a spaced apart relation to one another and disposed parallel to the elongated axis. The system further includes at least one backing member corresponding to a distance between the pair of receptacles. The backing member is configured to define at least a pair of openings therethrough. The pair of openings is configured to axially align with the pair of receptacles defined on the machine component. The system further includes a plurality of fasteners such that at least one fastener is received in each pair of axially aligned receptacles and openings for releasably securing the backing member to the machine component.