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US 2015/0308266 A1Published application
Power shovel hoist machinery with auxiliary weight box
AssigneeCaterpillar Global Mining LLC
InventorsFrank R. Szpek, JR., Carl D. Gilmore, David T. Bienfang
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Abstract
A power shovel including a tool for lifting, a machine house, a hoist drum, hoist drum machinery and an auxiliary weight box having a perimeter, the hoist drum and hoist drum machinery being at least partially disposed within the perimeter of the auxiliary weight box and the hoist drum being disposed outside of the machine house.
Claims7
A power shovel comprising:
- a body;
- a machine house coupled to the body;
- an electrical component disposed in an interior of the machine house;
- a hoist drum coupled to the body, the hoist drum being disposed outside of the machine house;
- a cable coupled to the hoist drum, the cable being disposed outside of the machine house;
- and
- a dipper coupled to the cable, the dipper and cable being configured such that the dipper is raised or lowered when the hoist drum rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.