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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2007
Kunaal Khanna, Chicago, IL (US);
Rahul Visal, Hanover Park, IL (US);
Craig B. Kelley, Dunlap, IL (US);
Kunaal Khanna, Chicago, IL (US);
Rahul Visal, Hanover Park, IL (US);
Craig B. Kelley, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine includes a frame having ground engaging elements for propelling a machine, and a body mounted to the frame. The body includes a plurality of body components, one of which is contoured for mounting a camera that includes a continuous face and a pocket each formed in an outer surface thereof. The method of assembling a machine includes molding a unitary body component for machine body, the body component having an outer surface with a continuous face and a pocket. The method further includes mounting a camera within the pocket and establishing an electrical link between the camera and an electrical system of the machine via a port disposed in the pocket which extends through the outer surface.