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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shawn Philip Fanello, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Timothy Edward Camacho, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/62 (2006.01); B66C 1/36 (2006.01); B66C 23/44 (2006.01); B66D 1/00 (2006.01); B66D 1/54 (2006.01); B66C 15/06 (2006.01); B66D 1/48 (2006.01); B66D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/62 (2013.01); B66C 15/065 (2013.01); B66C 23/44 (2013.01); B66D 1/00 (2013.01); B66D 1/36 (2013.01); B66D 1/48 (2013.01); B66D 1/54 (2013.01); B66C 2700/0357 (2013.01); B66D 2700/0191 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine includes a frame, ground-engaging elements coupled to the frame, and a hoisting system having a sideboom and a fairlead. The hoisting system also includes a hook pulley block and a hoisting cable extending through the fairlead and the hook pulley block and held in tension such that the hoisting cable couples pivoting of the fairlead to pivoting of the sideboom. The pivotable fairlead may be instrumented with position, cable loading, and cable feed sensors.