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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Harnischfeger Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Jason Knuth, Brookfield, WI (US);
Joy Global Surface Mining Inc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A mining shovel including a base, a boom, a first member moveably coupled to the boom, a bucket, and a pivot actuator. The base includes a hoist drum for paying out and reeling in a hoist rope. The boom includes a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end. The hoist rope extends over the second end of the boom. The first member includes a first end and a second end. The bucket is pivotably coupled to the second end of the first member. The pivot actuator moves the bucket relative to the second end of the first member, and the pivot actuator includes a first end coupled to the first member.