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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Joseph Lee Rottman, Decatur, IL (US);
Justin Matthew Krager, Taylorville, IL (US);
Bhiku S. Sinai Usgaonker, Decatur, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
Harness systems for a mining vehicle are disclosed. One system includes a first harness having a first plurality of wires coupled together and a first length. The system further comprises a second harness having a second plurality of wires coupled together and a second length, wherein at least one of the first plurality of wires is conductively coupled to at least one of the second plurality of wires. The second length spans a distance no greater than the first length. The second harness may be placed in a high risk area, which may be selected based upon at least one of one or more characteristics of the mining vehicle or a location of the high risk area within the mining vehicle.