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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2025
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment Llc, Denison, TX (US);
Ravi Kumar Nagarajan, Chennai, IN;
Scott Alan Christianson, Edelstein, IL (US);
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US);
Abstract
A magazine for auto drill-bit changes. The magazine includes a housing including at least one sidewall and at least two drill-bit pockets. The magazine also includes a bracket, the housing pivotably coupled to the first end of the bracket, and a lid a lid dimensioned to enclose the housing, the lid pivotably coupled to the housing. Additionally, a first actuator is pivotably coupled to both the housing and the bracket, and a second actuator is pivotably coupled to the housing and to the lid. The housing is actuatable between a parked position and a tilted position when the first actuator is activated, and the lid transitions between a closed position and an open position when the second actuator is activated.
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