Patent ID: 9015969
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. A mining shovel comprising: a base including a hoist drum for paying out and reeling in a hoist rope; a boom including a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end, the hoist rope extending over the second end of the boom; a first member moveably coupled to the boom, the first member including a first end and a second end; a bucket including a wall and a main body pivotably coupled to the wall, the wall pivotably coupled to the second end of the first member, the main body defining a material receiving opening and a material discharging opening, the main body pivotably coupled to the wall to selectively close the material discharging opening; and a pivot actuator for moving the bucket relative to the second end of the first member, the pivot actuator including a first end coupled to the first member and a second end coupled to the wall of the bucket.