Guard for sensor apparatus in tilting arrangement
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorJohn P. Marek
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Abstract
A guard for a sensor apparatus in a tilting arrangement. The guard includes a first tubular portion supported on the tilting arrangement, a longitudinal portion extending from the first tubular portion, and a second tubular portion extending from the longitudinal portion. The first tubular portion provides a first cavity adapted to partially enclose a first mounting stud of the sensor apparatus. Similarly, the second tubular portion provides a second cavity adapted to partially enclose a second mounting stud of the sensor apparatus. And, the longitudinal portion provides a recess adapted to partially enclose a lever member of the sensor apparatus.
Claims8
A sensor assembly for a tilting arrangement, the sensor assembly comprising:
- a sensor apparatus including:
- a first mounting stud supported on a tilt lever of the tilting arrangement,
- a second mounting stud supported on a tilt lever support of the tilting arrangement, and
- a lever member connected between the first mounting stud and the second mounting stud;
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- a guard for the sensor apparatus, the guard including:
- a first tubular portion supported on the tilt lever of the tilting arrangement, the first tubular portion providing a first cavity to partially enclose the first mounting stud of the sensor apparatus,
- a longitudinal portion extending from the first tubular portion, the longitudinal portion providing a recess to partially enclose the lever member of the sensor apparatus, and
- a second tubular portion extending from the longitudinal portion, the second tubular portion providing a second cavity to partially enclose the second mounting stud of the sensor apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.