Extended reach crowd control for a shovel

摘要

An industrial machine and a method of controlling an industrial machine, the industrial machine including a dipper supported by a dipper handle. The method may include determining an operating phase of the industrial machine, in a first operating phase of the industrial machine, limiting, with at least one controller, a reach of the dipper handle, and in a second operating phase of the industrial machine, enabling, with the at least one controller, an extended reach of the dipper handle greater than the reach in the first operating phase. The industrial machine may include at least one controller configured to determine an operating phase of the industrial machine, in a first operating phase of the industrial machine, limit a reach of the dipper handle, and, in a second operating phase of the industrial machine, enable an extended reach of the dipper handle greater than the reach in the first operating phase.

主权项

1. An assembly for a shovel, the assembly comprising:
a dipper handle including a first end operable to support a dipper, the dipper handle having an end surface opposite the first end, the end surface including a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature; and a bracket having a first surface engageable against the end surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the bracket including a first lifting opening, a first end, and a second end, the first lifting opening being coupled to the second surface, the first end defining a guide surface, the second end including a second lifting opening, the bracket being selectively connected to one of the first mounting feature and the second mounting feature, the bracket being selectively positioned in a first orientation relative to the dipper handle and a second orientation relative to the dipper handle.