US 12,460,394 B2
Wing shroud
Andrew W. Young, New Braunfels, TX (US); Ezhil Valavan Karunakaran, Ariyalur DT (IN); Eric T. Sinn, Tremont, IL (US); and Douglas C. Serrurier, Morton, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,680.
Prior Publication US 2023/0407607 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. E02F 9/28 (2006.01); E02F 3/60 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/2883 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wing shroud having a body that comprises:
a side portion having a side inner surface, a side abutment surface, a side outer surface, and a side rear surface;
a floor portion having a floor upper surface, a floor lower surface, a floor front surface, a floor outer surface, a floor rear surface, and a floor inner surface;
an attachment recess defined by a plurality of inward surfaces on the side portion and the floor portion; and
a leading edge that extends between the side inner surface, the side outer surface, the floor inner surface, the floor front surface, the floor upper surface, and the floor outer surface, the leading edge having an upper end centered relative to an axis between the side inner surface and the side outer surface, a transition portion extending from the upper end and away from the axis, and a lower curved portion extending from the transition portion to a lower end that meets the floor inner surface.