- Patent Title: Snubber system for retarding swinging movement of doors of dippers
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Application No.: US17184718Application Date: 2021-02-25
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Publication No.: US12134874B2Publication Date: 2024-11-05
- Inventor: James Garry Jamilosa
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: E02F3/407
- IPC: E02F3/407 ; E05F5/02

Abstract:
A snubber system for retarding a swinging movement of a door with respect to a body of the dipper. The snubber system includes a braking assembly, an arm structure, and a link structure. The braking assembly is configured to be fixedly mounted to the body. The arm structure is configured to execute rotation about a first axis, the rotation of the arm structure being dampened by the braking assembly. The link structure is rotatably coupled to the arm structure to rotate about a second axis, and is movable in correspondence with the swinging movement of the door to exert and transfer a force to the arm structure. A direction of the force defines an angle between 80-100 degrees with respect to an axis or a plane passing through the first axis and the second axis throughout the swinging movement of the door.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220267983A1 SNUBBER SYSTEM FOR RETARDING SWINGING MOVEMENT OF DOORS OF DIPPERS Public/Granted day:2022-08-25
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