Patent ID: 11946501
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A tie rod torque system comprising:
a collar assembly including a first collar and a plurality of fasteners extending through respective threaded holes of the first collar; and
a hydraulic hammer assembly, the hydraulic hammer assembly including:
a body,
a plurality of tie rods running in a length-wise direction of the body at respective corner portions of the body, each of the tie rods including at a proximal end portion thereof:
a first threaded portion having a first diameter,
a second threaded portion having a second diameter, and
a first non-threaded portion between the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion, the first non-threaded portion having a diameter less than the first diameter and the second diameter, and

a plurality of second collars threadedly connected to the second threaded portion of respective ones of the tie rods,

wherein the first collar is configured to be removably threadedly connected individually to the first threaded portion of each of the tie rods, and
wherein the fasteners of the collar assembly abut an upper surface of the body of the hydraulic hammer assembly under a condition that the first collar is removably threadedly coupled to the first threaded portion of any one of the tie rods.