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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Rudy V. Mills, Manhattan, KS (US);
Wayne E. Harshberger, II, Oswego, IL (US);
Jeffrey K. Berry, Yorkville, IL (US);
John R. Picolet, Manhattan, KS (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A machine bucket assembly includes a bucket having a top section, a bottom section, and a curved middle section. The bucket assembly may also include a kinematic reaction point about which the bucket is configured to rotate. A loadability index of the bucket may be between approximately 0.95 and 1.05. The loadability index is a ratio of a distance between the kinematic reaction point and a tip of the bottom section and a distance between the kinematic reaction point and a tip of the top section.