Face shovel and method of operation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11866904
APP PUB NO 20210230827A1
SERIAL NO

16972421

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A digging machine such as a face shovel is controlled in an automated dumping sequence in which the bucket is pivoted to a first angular orientation before opening and, optionally, re-orienting to a second, slightly more forwardly inclined angular orientation. The first orientation may relieve the front part of the bucket from the load while the second orientation is selected to discharge the load at an optimal trajectory. The bucket may move to a third angular orientation before closing the front part against gravity.

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CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING LLC1100 MILWAUKEE AVENUE SOUTH MILWAUKEE WI 53172

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bitter, Marcus Dortmund, DE 30 268

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