Movement control system for an electricity-conducting connector assembly of a mobile machine
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsIan A. TIGGEMANN, Antony S. Paul VINCENT
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Abstract
A rail connector assembly for an electrically powered mobile machine includes a boom assembly with a first end and a second end, an arm assembly having a first end coupled to the boom, and a second end, and a contactor assembly coupled to the second end of the arm assembly. The rail connector assembly further includes a movement control system for selectively locking the arm assembly in a fixed locking position with respect to the boom assembly, wherein the movement control system limits movement of the arm assembly during an unlocking position.
Claims20
A rail connector assembly for an electrically powered mobile machine, comprising:
- a boom assembly with a first end and a second end;
- an arm assembly having a first end coupled to the boom, and a second end;
- a contactor assembly coupled to the second end of the arm assembly;
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- a movement control system for selectively locking the arm assembly in a fixed locking position with respect to the boom assembly, wherein the movement control system also limits movement of the arm assembly during an unlocking position.
A rail connector assembly for an electrically powered mobile machine, comprising:
- a boom assembly with a first end and a second end;
- a trailing arm assembly having a first end coupled to the boom, and a second end;
- a contactor assembly coupled to the second end of the trailing arm assembly;
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- a movement control system including a pair of opposing and movable locking wings movable to selectively lock the trailing arm assembly in a fixed locking position with respect to rotation about a substantially vertical axis.
A method of controlling movement of a rail connector assembly for an electrically powered mobile machine, the rail connector assembly including a boom assembly with a first end and a second end, an arm assembly having a first end coupled to the boom, and a second end, a contactor assembly coupled to the second end of the arm assembly, and a movement control system, the method comprising:
- moving the movement control system between a locking position and an unlocking position, the movement to the locking position including controllably moving a pair of locking wings about a common axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.