Conduit support structure for an industrial machine with pivot joint

US11021850B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Joy Global Surface Mining Inc · US

Inventors

• Douglas Maki · Germantown, US
• Ethan Pedretti · Holmen, US
• Anab Akanda · Ann Arbor, US
• Jason E. Gaska · Columbus, US
• Christopher S. Jones · Bay View, US
• Matthew Loew · Hartland, US
• Andrew P. Dretzka · New Berlin, US
• Jason Knuth · Brookfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 8, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 1, 2021
• Expiry date: Oct 8, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16L3/015
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An industrial machine includes a frame having a base and a boom, an arm movably coupled to the boom, an attachment, a conduit, a first member, and a second member. The boom has a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end. The arm includes a first end and a second end. The attachment is coupled to the first end of the arm. The conduit extends from the frame to the arm. The first member is pivotably coupled to the frame and supports a first portion of the conduit as the arm moves relative to the boom. The second member is pivotably coupled between the first member and the arm, and supports a second portion of the conduit as the arm moves relative to the boom.