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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Caterpillar Global Mining Llc, Tucson, AZ (US);
Christopher C. Cusack, Forsyth, IL (US);
Kris E. Seitz, Bethany, IL (US);
Daniel R. Hettinger, Monticello, IL (US);
Caterpillar Global Mining LLC, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Described herein are illustrative payload carrying machines and dump body linkage. An example vehicle can include a frame and a dump body movable relative to the frame. In the example vehicle, an articulation mechanism can be connected to both the dump body and the frame. The articulation mechanism can be a four-link system including a first pair of links can be coupled to the frame and dump body and a second pair of links can be coupled to the frame and dump body. The second pair of links can be longer than the first pair of links.