- Patent Title: System for detecting failure of an articulated steering mechanism
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Application No.: US17180269Application Date: 2021-02-19
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Publication No.: US11745552B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: John James Krone , Daniel Peter Sergison , Edward William Mate , Jeremy T. Peterson , Bradly Glen Duffer , Matthew Stephen Marquette
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: B60D1/24
- IPC: B60D1/24 ; B60D1/30 ; B62D13/00 ; B60D1/62

Abstract:
A machine includes a frame and an oscillating hitch. A first cylinder couples to a first side of the oscillating hitch and a first side of the frame. A second cylinder couples to a second side of the oscillating hitch and a second side of the frame. A first isolating mechanism couples to the first cylinder and rotates in response to a first rotation of the first cylinder relative to the frame or the oscillating hitch. A first angle sensor senses a first angular displacement of the first isolating mechanism about a first rotational axis. A second isolating mechanism couples to the second cylinder and rotates in response to a second rotation of the second cylinder relative to the frame or the oscillating hitch. A second angle sensor senses a second angular displacement of the second isolating mechanism about a second rotational axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220266642A1 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FAILURE OF AN ARTICULATED STEERING MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2022-08-25
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