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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2025
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment Llc., Denison, TX (US);
Sudhagar Selvam, Chennai, IN;
Yagneshwar Natarajan, Chennai, IN;
Roberto Garcia, Sherman, IN;
Pandidurai P, Chennai, IN;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A retention system includes a pipe rack rotatable between a first pipe rack position and a second pipe rack position, a retention arm assembly coupled with the pipe rack, and a pipe positioner system. The retention arm assembly is rotatable relative to the pipe rack between a first arm position and a second arm position. When the pipe rack is in the first pipe rack position and the retention arm assembly is in the first arm position, the retention arm assembly is disengaged from a deck bushing of a drilling machine. When the pipe rack is in the second pipe rack position and the retention arm assembly is in the second arm position, the retention arm assembly is engaged to retain the deck bushing in a raised state. The pipe positioner system contacts the drill string to guide and center a movement of the drill string along a vertical axis.
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