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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2024
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment Llc, Denison, TX (US);
Tamilselvan Krishnamoorthy, Chennai, IN;
Scott Alan Christianson, Edelstein, IL (US);
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US);
Abstract
A lifting assembly for a dust curtain of a work machine includes a pair of mounting brackets. Each mounting bracket is coupled to a frame of the work machine. The lifting assembly also includes an arm assembly pivotally coupled to each mounting bracket and is movable relative to the mounting brackets between a first state in which the dust curtain is disposed in a lowered position and a second state in which the dust curtain is disposed in a lifted position. The arm assembly includes a first arm member and a second arm member. The first arm member includes a first linear portion and a first curved portion. The second arm member includes a second linear portion and a second curved portion. The lifting assembly further includes a lifting plate coupled to the dust curtain and a linkage assembly coupling the arm assembly with the lifting plate.