ZA952637B - Method and apparatus for determining the location of a work implement - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for determining the location of a work implement

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ZA952637B
ZA952637B ZA952637A ZA952637A ZA952637B ZA 952637 B ZA952637 B ZA 952637B ZA 952637 A ZA952637 A ZA 952637A ZA 952637 A ZA952637 A ZA 952637A ZA 952637 B ZA952637 B ZA 952637B
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location
determining
work implement
implement
work
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ZA952637A
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William C Sahm
Adam J Gudat
Daniel E Henderson
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Caterpillar Inc
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02FDREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/28Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, i.e. there is either one arm or a pair of arms, e.g. dippers, buckets
    • E02F3/36Component parts
    • E02F3/42Drives for dippers, buckets, dipper-arms or bucket-arms
    • E02F3/427Drives for dippers, buckets, dipper-arms or bucket-arms with mechanical drives
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02FDREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/28Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, i.e. there is either one arm or a pair of arms, e.g. dippers, buckets
    • E02F3/36Component parts
    • E02F3/42Drives for dippers, buckets, dipper-arms or bucket-arms
    • E02F3/43Control of dipper or bucket position; Control of sequence of drive operations
    • E02F3/435Control of dipper or bucket position; Control of sequence of drive operations for dipper-arms, backhoes or the like
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S37/00Excavating
    • Y10S37/905Nondredge excavating by fluid contact or explosion

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Operation Control Of Excavators (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
ZA952637A 1994-05-10 1995-03-30 Method and apparatus for determining the location of a work implement ZA952637B (en)

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US08/240,348 US5404661A (en) 1994-05-10 1994-05-10 Method and apparatus for determining the location of a work implement

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CA (1) CA2163343A1 (xx)
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