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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Caterpillar Sarl, Geneva, CH;
Corey Lee Gorman, Peoria, IL (US);
Andy Fung, Hyogo Prefecture, JP;
Kouji Kishida, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Shuji Kidoguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Tsuneyoshi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Michihiro Izawa, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Shinichi Nishiyama, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Marilyn E. Worley, East Peoria, IL (US);
Kazumasa Matsumura, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Kentaro Nakayama, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Caterpillar SARL, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A machine is adapted for operation powered by any one of a plurality of interchangeable power sources. The machine may include an undercarriage configured for supporting ground engagement members that propel the machine and an upper structure rotatably supported on the undercarriage. The upper structure may include a swing frame, with the swing frame supporting an operator cab, any one of the plurality of interchangeable power sources, hydraulic components, electrical components, and a counterweight disposed at a first end of the swing frame. The counterweight may include a hollowed out portion facing toward the swing frame. The hollowed out portion of the counterweight may be centrally aligned with a center core portion of the swing frame configured for supporting any one of the plurality of interchangeable power sources, with the one power source being partially accommodated within the hollowed out portion of the counterweight.