Access system and work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10093238-B2
Application number	US-201515316580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2015
Priority date	Jun 29, 2015
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A climbing apparatus body is supported by a main frame rotatably about a rotational shaft at one end. The climbing apparatus body is capable of taking an in-use posture in which the climbing apparatus body is inclined so that the other end is located below the one end and a folded posture in which the climbing apparatus body stands so that the other end is directed upward. A handrail is supported by the main frame. A pair of right and left banisters is attached to the climbing apparatus body and includes a portion extending toward the handrail relative to the position (perpendicular line) of the rotational shaft in the direction from the other end to the one end in the in-use posture in a side view of the climbing apparatus body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An access system comprising:
a support member including a main frame;
a climbing apparatus body including a first end and a second end and supported by the support member rotatably about a rotational shaft at the first end, the climbing apparatus body being capable of taking an in-use posture in which the climbing apparatus body is inclined so that the second end is located below the first end and a folded posture in which the climbing apparatus body stands so that the second end is directed upward;
a handrail supported by the support member; and
a banister attached to the climbing apparatus body, the banister including a portion extending toward the handrail past a position of the rotational shaft in a direction from the second end to the first end in the in-use posture in a side view of the climbing apparatus body.

2. The access system according to claim 1 , wherein
the banister includes a pair of right and left banister portions, and
a width between the right and left banister portions of the pair is larger than a width of the main frame.

3. The access system according to claim 1 , wherein, in the in-use posture, the banister is connected to a side portion of the climbing apparatus body and extends from the side portion laterally and then upward.

4. The access system according to claim 1 , wherein, in a side view of the climbing apparatus body, the banister overlaps the handrail in the in-use posture.

5. The access system according to claim 1 , wherein
the support member includes a connection plate,
the connection plate is disposed between the handrail and the main frame, the connection plate having a front end located on a side adjacent to the rotational shaft and a rear end located on a side opposite to the front end, and
a height of the banister from the rotational shaft is less than a distance from the rotational shaft to the rear end of the connection plate.

6. The access system according to claim 1 , wherein
the banister and the climbing apparatus body are connected to each other at least at a first connection portion and a second connection portion, and
in a side view of the climbing apparatus body in the folded posture, the first connection portion and the second connection portion are adjacent to each other with the handrail lying between the first connection portion and the second connection portion, and the handrail includes a protruding area that protrudes, relative to the first connection portion and the second connection portion, in a direction of rotation of the climbing apparatus body from the folded posture, the protruding area being located within an area larger than a radius of rotation of the first connection portion and smaller than a radius of rotation of the second connection portion at a time of rotation of the climbing apparatus body.

7. A work vehicle comprising a body including the access system according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Koga Mitsuhiro

Classifications

• B60R3/005 Primary

  Catwalks, running boards for vehicle tops, access means for vehicle tops; Handrails therefor · CPC title

• B60R3/00

  Arrangements of steps {or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle}, e.g. running-boards ({construction of steps for railway vehicles B61D23/00} ; ladders E06C) · CPC title

• E02F9/0833

  Improving access, e.g. for maintenance, steps for improving driver's access, handrails · CPC title

• E02F9/16 Primary

  Cabins, platforms, or the like, for drivers ({for motor vehicles in general B62D33/06}, for cranes B66C13/54) · CPC title

• B60R3/02

  Retractable steps {or ladders, e.g. movable under shock (B60R3/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title