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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Bruce Raymond Vahling, Urbana, IL (US);
Benjamin J. Kovalick, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Nathaniel Keith Harshman, Sullivan, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
In some implementations, a lift assembly for a moldboard of a snow wing assembly of a motor grader may include a first lifting mechanism mechanically coupled to an undercarriage assembly of the motor grader. The first lifting mechanism may be configured to lift the moldboard of the snow wing assembly a first portion of a bench height associated with the moldboard. The lift assembly may include a second lifting mechanism mechanically coupled to the first lifting mechanism and the moldboard. The second lifting mechanism may be configured to lift the moldboard of the snow wing assembly a second portion of the bench height associated with the moldboard.