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

Claim 0:
1. 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 extending between an inboard link side and an outboard link side, and the second link strap having a second bore formed therein and extending between the inboard link side and the outboard link side;
the link body further including, upon the outboard link side, a bore peripheral surface extending circumferentially around the bore center axis and radially outward from the pin bore, and a guide protrusion adjacent to the bore peripheral surface and including an outer bump surface located outboard of the bore peripheral surface; and
the pin bore defining a diametric plane through the bore center axis oriented parallel to the upper rail surface, and at least a majority of the outer bump surface is between the diametric plane and the upper rail surface.