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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment Llc, Denison, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rex Aaron Glover, Deer Creek, IL (US);
Brian C. Crow, Metamora, IL (US);
Raymond Alan Wise, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); F21S 6/00 (2006.01); G03B 19/02 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); F21S 6/002 (2013.01); G03B 19/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for dust mitigation in an environment with high amounts of debris is disclosed. The system may include an optical device disposed within an interior volume of an enclosure. A positive flow of clean air may be maintained into an air input aperture of the enclosure, around the optical device, over a lens of the optical device, and out a lens aperture of the enclosure. The system may be affixed to a piece of equipment, machine, or similar structure via a positionable or pivotable mount.