US 11,905,686 B2
Replaceable wear plate
Douglas C. Serrurier, Morton, IL (US); Andrew William Young, New Braunfels, TX (US); and Graham Ray Hartoonian-Parizek, Peoria, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/387,463.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036427 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E02F 9/28 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/2883 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wear member mounting system comprising:
a mounting base including:
an at least partially external polygonal perimeter, an interior weld receiving aperture, and at least one dovetail slot;
a wear member defining:
an aperture with an at least partially interior polygonal perimeter that is configured to mate with the at least partially external polygonal perimeter of the mounting base; and
at least one dovetail fastening subassembly including:
a dovetail member having:
a body that is configured to at least partially complementarily fill the at least one dovetail slot; and
a fastener receiving aperture extending through the body that defines a round portion and a non-round portion,
wherein the at least one dovetail slot includes a pair of angled sidewalls,
wherein the body of the dovetail member includes a pair of sloped surfaces that mate with the angled sidewalls, and
wherein the dovetail member includes a rectangular pad extending upwardly from the pair of sloped surfaces, forming a top surface, and wherein the pair of sloped surfaces extend to a bottom surface.