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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2022
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventor:

Luke T. Melchior, Sahuarita, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60M 1/02 (2006.01); B60M 1/30 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60M 1/02 (2013.01); B60M 1/30 (2013.01); B60M 1/305 (2013.01); G06T 7/00 (2013.01); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

An alignment assist assembly for a work machine includes a camera supported to a lateral side of the work machine and at an elevation above at least one power rail, the camera being oriented toward the haul route and configured to capture an image field and generate an image signal indicative of the image field. A display is operably connected to the camera and disposed in the cab, the display configured to generate a displayed image based on the image signal from the camera. The display further is configured to display an alignment overlay indicative of a range of distances between the frame and the at least one power rail that permit the current collector to engage the surface of the at least one power rail.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Melchior, Luke. (2026). Method and apparatus for maintaining contact between a slidable current collector and a conductor rail (U.S. Patent No. 12606055). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12606055

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