Patent ID: 11964711
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A track link for a ground-engaging track system comprising:
a link body including a first link strap, a second link strap, a center section longitudinally between the first link strap and the second link strap, an upper rail surface, and a lower shoe-bolting surface;
the first link strap having a pin bore formed therein defining a bore center axis, and a bore peripheral surface extending radially outward from the pin bore and having an outer perimetric edge, and the second link strap having a second bore formed therein;
the link body further including a guide protrusion located radially outward of the outer perimetric edge, and the guide protrusion protruding in an outboard direction relative to the bore peripheral surface and including an outer bump surface; and
the bore peripheral surface having a full circumferential extent and a first radial extent, relative to the bore center axis, and the outer bump surface having a partial circumferential extent and a second radial extent, relative to the bore center axis, and the second radial extent is greater than the first radial extent.