Patent ID: 6474754
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A roller assembly for an undercarriage of a work machine, comprising:a body member having (i) a passageway extending therethrough and (ii) a roller surface defined thereon; a first roller rim secured to said body member, said first roller rim having (i) a first inner side wall segment extending outwardly from said roller surface, (ii) a first outer side wall segment secured to said first inner side wall segment, said first outer side wall segment being positioned relative to an axis of rotation of said body member such that a linear extension of said first outer side wall segment intersects said axis of rotation so as to define an acute angle therebetween, and (iii) a receptacle defined therein, said receptacle having an outer entrance and an inner entrance, said outer entrance is defined by a first edge having a first point, a second point, and a third point disposed thereon, said first point, said second point, and said third point defining a first plane; and an axle mounting arrangement positioned within said receptacle such that no portion of said axle mounting arrangement traverses said first plane.