| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414697000 | Tilting | 44 |
| 20090003984 | Working Machine - An angle formed on a side of a bucket by a first line segment that connects a first pivot region of a bell crank relative to a boom and a second pivot region of the bell crank relative of a connecting link and a second line segment that connects the first pivot region and third a pivot region of the bell crank relative to a tilt cylinder is no more than 206.5°. An angle formed by the second line segment and a line segment that connects the third pivot region and fourth a pivot region of the tilt cylinder relative to a structural body is, in a fork-attached state, no more than 72.3°. When a pivot region of the fork relative to the boom is substantially 1.5 m from the ground, a lower end of the bell crank is located higher than a lower end of the fork. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100143086 | Loader Work Machine - An improvement of a loader work machine is disclosed. A machine body frame includes a frame body having a bottom wall and a pair or right/left side walls, and a pair of right/left support frame members connected to a rear end of the frame body. A cabin is mounted on the machine body frame. A transverse connecting member is disposed rearwardly of the cabin for connecting the pair of right/left support frame members to right/left sides thereof, respectively. A pair of right/left arms are disposed on right/left sides of the machine body frame, with base portions thereof being vertically pivotally supported to the pair of right/left support frame members, respectively. A pair of right/left arm cylinders are provided between the base portions of the arms and the rear portions of the machine body frame for lifting up/down the arms. A hood is provided at the rear end of the frame body and downwardly of the transverse connecting member between the pair of right/left support frame members, for housing an engine. The transverse connecting member includes a front wall plate and an upper wall plate projecting rearward from an upper end of the front wall plate. The upper wall plate of the transverse connecting member is disposed more downwardly than the vertical center of the cabin. A rear portion of the upper wall plate is inclined downwardly rearward. A hood upper wall is provided for covering a rear upper side between the pair of right/left support frame members. A front end portion of the hood upper wall is connected to the rear portion of the upper wall plate of the transverse connecting member. The hood upper wall is inclined downwardly rearward in correspondence with the rear portion of the upper wall plate. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110052359 | TILTABLE BUCKET ATTACHMENT - An implement attachment for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The implement attachment includes a hitch assembly and an implement assembly. The hitch assembly includes a first locking structure and a second locking structure, the first locking structure constructed for removably coupling the hitch assembly to the vehicle. The implement assembly includes an interlock structure that mates with the second locking structure of the hitch assembly to removably couple the implement assembly to the hitch assembly. The implement assembly includes an implement with a working surface that defines a top edge. The implement assembly is pivotally tiltable relative to the motor vehicle along a plane extending from a right side of the vehicle to the left side. The implement assembly is pivotally tiltable about a pivot point located above the top edge of the working surface of the implement. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110150616 | Linkage For An Earth-moving Machine - An assembly for controlling the angle of an implement on an earth-moving machine. The assembly includes an upper control arm, a lower control configured to mechanically interface with an implement; a rocker arm configured to pivotably couple the lower control arm to the upper control arm. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110274528 | Bucket Cylinder Debris Guard - A loader for a work vehicle comprises a lift arm, a bucket, a bucket linkage, and a hydraulic bucket cylinder. The bucket and the linkage are pivotally attached to the lift arm. The linkage comprises a first link and a second link, which are pivotally attached to the bucket. The bucket cylinder is pivotally attached to the first and second links and the bucket and operable to pivot the bucket relative to the lift arm. The linkage comprises a debris guard substantially obstructing a space defined between the first and second links and between the bucket cylinder and the bucket. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120171005 | SKID STEER LOADER BLADE CONTROL - A work vehicle includes a motor associated with selectable movement of a frame by a first operator control. The frame structurally carries a cab structure and a manipulating structure associated with an implement for performing work. The manipulating structure is selectably movable by a second operator control located in the cab structure. All control functions associated with positioning the implement with respect to three different rotational axes are manipulable using the second operator control. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120251283 | CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MACHINE WITH IMPROVED BOOM SUSPENSION - A construction equipment machine of the loader type is provided and has at least a chassis, a traction arrangement and a loader arrangement. The loader arrangement includes a loader boom structure which is controlled through a two way boom hydraulic cylinder system, and a boom suspension system through which a lift-side of the boom cylinder system may be connected to a hydraulic pressurized accumulator while the drop-side of the boom cylinder system is connected to a tank return line. The tank return line has a flow limiter for limiting the flow of hydraulic oil in the direction from the drop-side of the boom cylinder system to the tank. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130078069 | Tilt Mechanism for Interchangeable Scoop and Plow Assemblies - A scoop assembly is disclosed for a wheel dozer. The scoop assembly includes a frame that includes right and left lift arms that may be coupled together by a distal cross beam. The lift arms include proximal portions that extend between the two cross beams and a distal hook-shaped portion that extends forward beyond the distal cross beam. The distal hook-shaped portions pivotally connect to the bucket. The distal cross beam provides a place for the location of a bracket that supports a single dump cylinder that extends upward into a central pocket disposed in the back of the bucket. The dump cylinder is protected from debris due to its raised position and placement inside a centralized pocket that does not experiment the flow of debris materials. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130195593 | SHOVEL WITH PASSIVE TILT CONTROL - A mining shovel adapted to dig a bank of material includes a boom having an end, a hoist rope extending over the end of the boom, an elongated member movably coupled to the boom, a dipper for engaging the bank of material, a bail assembly, and a pitch brace. The member includes a first end and a second end. The dipper is coupled to the second end of the member and includes a digging edge. The bail assembly includes a first end pivotably coupled to the dipper and a second end coupled to the hoist rope passing over the boom. The pitch brace includes a first end pivotably coupled to the bail assembly and a second end pivotably coupled to the member. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130195594 | SHOVEL WITH PIVOTING BUCKET - A mining shovel including a base, a boom, a first member moveably coupled to the boom, a bucket, and a pivot actuator. The base includes a hoist drum for paying out and reeling in a hoist rope. The boom includes a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end. The hoist rope extends over the second end of the boom. The first member includes a first end and a second end. The bucket is pivotably coupled to the second end of the first member. The pivot actuator moves the bucket relative to the second end of the first member, and the pivot actuator includes a first end coupled to the first member. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130343852 | Trash Rake Attachment for Front End Loaders - A tractor having a front end loader has a bucket with tines attached to the underside of the bucket. The front end loader is used to raise/lower and tilt the bucket in a conventional fashion in order to position the tines where they can gather trash by driving the tractor forwardly towards the trash. The trash can be picked up by first tipping the front end of the bucket up, which tips the bottom of the tines up as well. Secondly, the bucket, tines and trash can then be lifted using the front end loader. Thirdly, the tractor can then be driven to a place where the trash is to be dumped and fourthly, the bucket can be tipped so the front end of the bucket and thereby the bottom of the tines are tipped backwardly and upwardly to cause the trash to fall out of the tines. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140086716 | FLUID CONVEYANCE SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - An industrial machine includes a frame supporting a boom, an elongated member movably coupled to the boom, an attachment, a conduit, and a reel supporting at least a portion of the conduit. The boom includes a first end coupled to the frame and a second end opposite the first end. The elongated member is movably coupled to the boom and includes a first end and a second end. The attachment is coupled to the second end of the elongated member. The conduit extends between the frame and the attachment. The reel is rotatably supported on a support shaft. The reel rotates about an axis of rotation to reel in and pay out the conduit as the elongated member moves relative to the boom. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140105715 | TILTING SYSTEM FOR LOADER MACHINE - A tilting system for an implement pivotally connected to a lift arm. The tilting system includes a tilt cylinder configured to provide a rotary movement to the implement. The tilting system includes a tilt lever pivotally connected to the tilt cylinder by a pivot pin E and to the implement by a pivot pin C. The tilting system further includes a tilt link pivotally connected to a lift arm by a pivot pin F, and to the tilt lever by a pivot pin D. An angle defined between a line DE connecting the pivot pins D and E and a line DC connecting the pivot pins D and C, is in the range of 135 to 165 degrees. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140205412 | POWER SHOVEL HAVING HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN DIPPER ACTUATOR - A hydraulic system for a power shovel is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a tank, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, a crowd cylinder extendable and retractable to adjust a length of a dipper handle, and a valve in fluid communication with the tank, the pump, and the crowd cylinder. The valve may be movable to fill chambers of the crowd cylinder with fluid pressurized by the pump and to drain the chambers of the crowd cylinder to cause extension and retraction of the crowd cylinder. The hydraulic system may also have a dipper actuator located at an end of the crowd cylinder, and a passage extending through the crowd cylinder to communicate with the dipper actuator. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20150098786 | WORK TOOL POSITION SENSING ASSEMBLY - A work tool position sensing assembly for an earth moving machine is disclosed. The earth moving machine has a pivotally movable work tool connected to the pivotally movable stick. The work tool and the stick are interconnected by a tilt linkage. Angular position of the work tool is determined by a work tool position sensing assembly. The work tool position sensing assembly includes a pivot pin, a first gear, a second gear and a rotatory position sensor. The pivot pin is configured to attach the stick with the tilt linkage and is permitted to rotate proportionally with the angular rotation of the work tool. The rotation of the pivot pin is transmitted to the rotatory position sensor via the first gear and the second gear. The rotatory position sensor is configured to measure the angular rotation of the pivot pin. The rotatory position sensor is disposed inside the body of the stick. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20160024749 | HYDRAULIC SHOVEL - Provided is a hydraulic shovel capable of moving a boom, an arm, and a bucket at respective adequate speeds even during complex operations thereof, without a significant pressure loss. This hydraulic shovel includes: a first pump ( | 01-28-2016 |
| 414698000 | Including indicator | 4 |
| 20090074551 | Position Indication Mechanism for a Loader Bucket - A bucket position indication mechanism is provided for a material handling machine. The material handling machine includes a bucket and an operator's control station. The bucket position indication mechanism includes at least one position indicating element attached to the bucket at a position that is viewable by an operator at the operator's control station when a bottom plate of the bucket is aligned with a ground surface and at least a portion of the position indicating element extending in a direction parallel to the bottom plate of the bucket. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090162177 | LOADER AND LOADER CONTROL SYSTEM - A loader and a control system for a loader provide for monitoring the position of a part of the implement carried by the loader. The loader has a body with left and right upright tower portions, and a loader drive system including ground engaging drive elements. Left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies each have an implement lift arm pivotally connected with a corresponding tower portion of the body at a lift arm pivot point. A lift actuator is connected between the body and the lift arm. The implement is pivotally connected with the lift arm assemblies about an implement pivot axis. The lift arm pivot point and the implement pivot axis in side elevation define a straight reference line. At least one implement tilt actuator is connected between at least one of the lift arm assemblies and the implement. A position sensor is mounted on the body at the level of, or above, the lift arm pivot points. An inclinometer is movable with the left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies to provide an indication of the inclination of the lift arm assemblies along the straight reference line. An angle sensor provides an indication of the orientation of said implement with respect to said left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies. The control is responsive to the position sensor, the inclinometer, and the angle sensor. The control determines the position of the position sensor and the position of a part of the implement with respect to the position sensor. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110091308 | LOADER AND LOADER CONTROL SYSTEM - A loader and a control system for a loader provide for monitoring the position of a part of the implement carried by the loader. The loader has a body with left and right upright tower portions, and a loader drive system including ground engaging drive elements. Left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies each have an implement lift arm pivotally connected with a corresponding tower portion of the body at a lift arm pivot point. A lift actuator is connected between the body and the lift arm. The implement is pivotally connected with the lift arm assemblies about an implement pivot axis. The lift arm pivot point and the implement pivot axis in side elevation define a straight reference line. At least one implement tilt actuator is connected between at least one of the lift arm assemblies and the implement. A position sensor is mounted on the body at the level of, or above, the lift arm pivot points. An inclinometer is movable with the left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies to provide an indication of the inclination of the lift arm assemblies along the straight reference line. An angle sensor provides an indication of the orientation of said implement with respect to said left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies. The control is responsive to the position sensor, the inclinometer, and the angle sensor. The control determines the position of the position sensor and the position of a part of the implement with respect to the position sensor. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20130004282 | Method And System For Calculating And Displaying Work Tool Orientation And Machine Using Same - A machine includes a plurality of ground engaging elements and an operator control station supported on a frame. A work tool is pivotably attached to the frame using a lift arm assembly and a tilt linkage. At least one device measures a quantity associated with at least one of the lift arm assembly, the tilt linkage, and the work tool. An electronic controller, in communication with an operator display and the at least one device. The electronic controller is configured to store an operator selected orientation of the work tool, calculate a current orientation of the work tool based on the quantity, and calculate a deviation of the current orientation from the operator selected orientation. A visual representation of the deviation is displayed on the operator display. | 01-03-2013 |
| 414699000 | Control means responsive to sensed condition | 13 |
| 20090185888 | Hydraulic implement system having boom priority - A hydraulic implement system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic implement system may have a boom member, a boom actuator, and a boom operator control device movable to indicate a related operator desired boom member velocity. The hydraulic implement system may also have an implement pivotally connected to the boom member, an implement actuator, and an implement operator control device movable to indicated a related operator desired implement velocity. The range of the implement operator control device may be divided into a first portion and a second portion. The hydraulic implement system may also have a controller configured to selectively limit a velocity of the implement during manipulation of the implement operator control device within the first portion such that a lift velocity of the boom member of at least 65% of the desired boom member velocity is always possible. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100172730 | AUTOMATIC OVER-CENTER SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a control circuit for automatically bringing a hydraulically operated work arm into a particular position without having to manually reverse the direction of the hydraulic operating system. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100215469 | Electronic Parallel Lift And Return To Dig On A Backhoe Loader - A backhoe loader | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120315120 | WORK MACHINE - A work machine having: a working part; a holding part for holding the working part; and an operating part for rotating the working part around the holding part; further comprising: an angle sensing means for sensing the angle of the working part from the horizontal; and a controller for adjusting and holding the position of the working part by use of the operation means based on the angle sensing means. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130045072 | ELECTRIC DRIVE CONTROL FOR A MACHINE - A control system for a machine having a power source, one or more electric propulsion motors connected to the power source, and one or more lift and tilt cylinders. The control system includes an input unit, a processing unit and a control module. The input unit is configured to receive pressure values corresponding to the lift and tilt cylinders. The processing unit is configured to compare the pressure values to threshold pressure values for the lift and tilt cylinders to generate an operative signal. Further, the control module is configured to control electrical energy supplied to the one or more electric propulsion motors from the power source based on the operative signal. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130129460 | WORK IMPLEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system for a work implement on a machine is disclosed including a first hydraulic circuit, a second hydraulic circuit, and a controller. The first hydraulic circuit includes a hydraulic cylinder assembly, a pressurized fluid source, and a fluid tank. The hydraulic cylinder assembly includes a head end, a rod end, a cylinder, and a rod. The pressurized fluid source and the fluid tank are selectively connected to the head end or the rod end. The second hydraulic circuit includes a valve configured to receive a connection to tank signal and selectively connect the head end or the rod end to the fluid tank. The controller is configured to generate the connection to tank signal. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130195595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING SECONDARY TIPPING MOMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A method of controlling a digging operation of an industrial machine. The industrial machine includes a dipper connected to a dipper handle, a hoist rope attached to the dipper, and a hoist motor moving the hoist rope and the dipper. The method includes determining that the dipper is ready to be unloaded, activating a secondary tipping control operation by controlling a speed of the hoist motor, controlling an acceleration ramp rate of the hoist motor, and controlling a deceleration ramp rate of the hoist motor. The method further includes determining when the dipper is unloaded and deactivating the secondary tipping control operation. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20150139767 | CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE - This invention includes a hydraulic pump ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150361637 | MATERIAL HANDLING MACHINE - A material handling machine includes an arm moveable relative to a chassis of the machine, a first hydraulic actuator operable to lift and lower the arm relative to the chassis, a ground engaging implement mounted on the arm and moveable relative to the arm, a second hydraulic actuator operable to move the ground engaging implement relative to the arm, the second hydraulic actuator having a pressured chamber, pressure within the pressure chamber being indicative of a force of engagement between the ground engaging implement and the ground, and a control system. The control system defines a target pressure for the pressure chamber, the control system being arranged such that when a pressure within the pressured chamber exceeds the target pressure the control system operates the first hydraulic actuator to lift the arm to reduce the force of engagement between the ground engaging implement and the ground. | 12-17-2015 |
| 414700000 | To maintain pitch during swinging | 4 |
| 20080213075 | System and a Method of Controlling the Tilting of a Loadcarrying Implement of a Movable Work Machine, and a Movable Work Machine - A system is provided for controlling the tilting of a load-carrying implement of a movable work machine that includes a frame and the implement, pivotally connected to the frame, and a tilting arrangement for tilting the implement in relation to the frame. The system includes a control for controlling the tilting of the implement based upon a sensor-registered movement of the movable work machine, and for controlling the tilting of the implement such that the implement counteracts the inertia of a load carried by the implement. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100226744 | Electronic Parallel Lift And Return To Carry Or Float On A Backhoe Loader - A backhoe loader | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100254793 | Electronic Anti-Spill - A backhoe loader | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120321425 | SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING PARALLEL LIFT FOR RANGE OF ANGLES - A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a pump, a lift actuator, a lift valve arrangement, a tilt actuator, a tilt valve arrangement, and a tilt angle sensor configured to generate a first signal. The hydraulic system may further have at least one operator interface device movable to generate a second signal indicative of a desired lift velocity and a third signal indicative of desired tilt velocity, and a controller. The controller may be configured to command the lift valve arrangement to meter pressurized fluid based on the second signal, command the tilt valve arrangement to meter pressurized fluid based on the third signal and, when the first signal indicates that the actual tilt angle has entered a specified range of tilt angles during lifting, command the tilt valve arrangement to meter pressurized fluid based on the second signal as the actual tilt angle remains within the specified range. | 12-20-2012 |
| 414703000 | Swinging member attached to rear mounted draft member | 2 |
| 20110217152 | Rotatable Bucket for Attachment to Three Point Hitch of Tractor - Apparatus for the moving and spreading of loose materials, such as dirt. A frame attaches to the three point hitch on a tractor. A bucket is rotatably attached to the frame, and a blade is attached to the frame and positioned within the bucket so as to substantially span the height and width of the bucket interior. In a first position, the bottom wall of the bucket is positioned substantially horizontally. The tractor moves so as to insert the open mouth of the bucket into a quantity of loose material, then raises the bucket and moves to a desired location. The bucket is lowered so that drag members on the bucket contact the ground; forward movement of the tractor causes the bucket to rotate, creating an opening between the bucket and the blade and causing the loose material to flow out of the bucket onto the ground. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20130216345 | 3-Point Hitch Hydraulic Lifter - Apparatus for lifting heavy objects by means of a hydraulically actuated, hinged “A” frame, supported from a tractor by means of the 3-point hitch connection. The “A” frame attaches directly to the 3-point hitch and supports a second hinged frame which is hydraulically actuated to provide lifting capability. This lifting apparatus can accommodate a multitude of lifting attachments i.e. a spear for moving large round bales of hay, pallet forks for sliding under a particular object, a bucket, grapple, etc. In operation, the operator will back the tractor to the object to be moved, secure the object by any of the means described above (spear, forks, bucket, grapple, etc.), lift the object for transport and/or lift to any height and configuration desired and discharge the load. | 08-22-2013 |
| 414704000 | Including load ejector, striker, or retainer | 1 |
| 20090252587 | Pallet Loader and Manipulator - A pallet load stand and manipulator allows a pallet to receive a workpiece and the workpiece to be clamped to the pallet while the pallet is in a horizontal position. Once the workpiece has been clamped to the pallet, the pallet may be rotated to a vertical position so that the pallet may be loaded onto a machine tool that operates on a workpiece with the pallet in the vertical position. The pallet may also be rotated to an intermediate position, similar to an artist's easel, in which the pallet is held in an inclined position, between the horizontal and vertical positions by positive locating assemblies and positive stops. | 10-08-2009 |
| 414705000 | Laterally tiltable or shiftable shovel or fork | 2 |
| 20130028696 | Locking Members For Pallet Fork - A pallet fork including a frame and a fork tine. The frame supports a fork bar and a carriage plate. Further, the fork bar and the carriage plate extend in a longitudinal direction of the pallet fork. The fork tine is mounted to the fork bar. Also, the fork tine has a swingable motion and a lateral motion relative to the fork bar. Moreover, the fork tine includes a vertical leg and a horizontal leg. A bracket is attached to the vertical leg of the fork tine. A first locking member is selectively inserted in the bracket to engage the fork tine with the carriage plate and restrict the swingable motion of the fork tine. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130078070 | Lift Arms and Linkage Arrangement for Scoop Assembly - A scoop assembly is disclosed for a wheel dozer. The scoop assembly includes a frame that includes right and left lift arms that may be coupled together by a distal cross beam. The lift arms include proximal portions that extend between the two cross beams and a distal hook-shaped portion that extends forward beyond the distal cross beam. The distal hook-shaped portions pivotally connect to the bucket. The distal cross beam provides a place for the location of a bracket that supports a single dump cylinder that extends upward into a central pocket disposed in the back of the bucket. The dump cylinder is protected from debris due to its raised position and placement inside a centralized pocket that does not experiment the flow of debris materials. | 03-28-2013 |
| 414706000 | During swinging to stabilize pitch | 2 |
| 414707000 | On link mounted swinging support | 1 |
| 20120057956 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle includes a pair of booms, a link mechanism and a control unit. The booms are attached to a front part of a vehicle body in an upwardly and downwardly rotatable state. The link mechanism couples a working unit to tips of the booms. The link mechanism is configured to keep the working unit in a posture generally parallel to the ground without rotating the working unit with respect to the ground while the booms are elevated from a position where the working unit is disposed on the ground when the working unit is a fork. The control unit is configured to execute a tilt angle adjusting control for the working unit in accordance with variation in an angle of the booms while the booms are elevated when a tilt angle of the working unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. | 03-08-2012 |
| 414710000 | By linkage pivoting on base support | 1 |
| 414712000 | Linkage extensible for other tilting | 1 |
| 414713000 | Swinging support mounted linkage | 1 |
| 20090129908 | Arm for Excavation Machine - An object of the present invention is to reduce manufacturing cost and manufacturing man-hour of an arm constituting a working machine in an excavation machine. In an arm | 05-21-2009 |
| 414715000 | By extensible link between load engager and swinging support | 3 |
| 20120128456 | Z-Bar Linkage for Wheel Loader Machines - An improved Z-bar linkage for wheel loader machines for maneuvering an implement such as a bucket or pallet forks may include lift arms pivotally connected between an end frame of the machine and the implement, a tilt link pivotally connected between the implement and a tilt lever that is pivotally connected between the tilt link and the lift arms. Lift cylinders may rotate the lift arms to raise and lower the implement, and a tilt cylinder may drive the tilt lever and tilt link to rotate the implement between a dump position and a racked position. Ratios of the lengths of these kinematic elements are provided such that the good performance with one implement, such as bucket, does not result in poor performance with another implement, such as the pallet forks. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20140119869 | Bucket Design for Maximizing Liquid Transport - A bucket for a machine, such as a wheel loader or track loader is disclosed. The bucket includes a bottom section connected to a top section by a middle section. The top, bottom and middle sections are connected to a pair of side walls. The bottom section includes a bottom distal edge and the top section includes a top distal edge. A rear side of the bucket includes a lower ear for receiving a lower pin. The lower pin connects the lower ear and the bucket to a lower linkage. A first distance between the lower pin and the bottom distal edge has a first length and a second distance between the lower pin and the top distal edge has a second length. A ratio of the first and second length, referred to as a loading index (LI) ranges from greater than | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150345103 | LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE - A machine is disclosed. The machine includes a lift arm attached to a frame of the machine. The machine also includes a cylinder assembly. The cylinder assembly includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the cylinder assembly is coupled to the lift arm. The machine further includes a work implement coupled to the second end of the cylinder assembly and the lift arm. | 12-03-2015 |
| 414716000 | Holdable in different pitch positions during loading | 1 |
| 20120107078 | IMPLEMENT ATTACHING TO A FORWARD MOTION-PRODUCING MACHINE FOR ELEVATING AN EDGE ENCOUNTERING AN IMMOVABLE OBJECT - An implement attaching to a vehicle and having a work assembly and a linkage assembly, the work assembly having an edge commonly used for clearing snow. The work assembly may be for example a bucket on a front end loader. The linkage assembly is formed as a non-parallelogram quadrilateral with four pivot axes. Upper and lower pivot axes attach the linkage assembly to the work assembly. When the vehicle is driven so that the edge strikes an immovable object, the linkage assembly functions so that the lower pivot axis moves in a direction toward the work assembly relative to the upper pivot axis. That is, the quadrilateral linkage assembly functions to lift the edge as a heel of the work assembly remains on the ground such that the work assembly is allowed to tilt up so the edge can ride over the immovable object. | 05-03-2012 |
