Work vehicle and ripper device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10113300-B2
Application number	US-201615537484-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2016
Priority date	Mar 2, 2015
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A ripper device includes a first cylinder, a shank, and an arm. The first cylinder includes a tube and a rod, and is disposed to extend and retract in the forward and backward direction in a plan view of the ripper device. The shank is disposed aligned with the first cylinder in the forward and backward direction in the plan view. The arm supports the shank and overlaps the tube of the first cylinder in the plan view.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A ripper device attached to a work vehicle, comprising:
a first cylinder including a tube and a rod, the first cylinder being disposed to extend and retract in a forward and backward direction in a plan view of the ripper device;
a single shank disposed in alignment with the first cylinder in the forward and backward direction in the plan view such that, in the plan view, the first cylinder and the shank are disposed on a same line extending in the forward and backward direction; and
an arm supporting the shank, the arm overlapping the tube of the first cylinder in the plan view.

2. The ripper device according to claim 1 , wherein
the arm has a tapered shape such that a size of the arm decreases toward the shank in the plan view.

3. The ripper device according to claim 1 , wherein
a number of the first cylinder is only one.

4. The ripper device according to claim 1 , wherein
the arm includes a first side face and a second side face on left and right sides thereof, and
the first side face is inclined with respect to the forward and backward direction so that the first side face approaches the second side face in the backward direction.

5. The ripper device according to claim 4 , wherein
the second side face is inclined with respect to the forward and backward direction so that the second side face approaches the first side face in the backward direction.

6. The ripper device according to claim 1 , wherein
the arm includes
a first arm proximal end attached to the work vehicle;
a second arm proximal end attached to the work vehicle, the second arm proximal end being disposed away from the first arm proximal end in a left and right direction; and
a concave portion disposed between the first arm proximal end and the second arm proximal end in the left and right direction,

a length of the concave portion in the forward and backward direction is equal to or less than one-third a length of the arm in the forward and backward direction.

7. The ripper device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a second cylinder disposed on a lateral side of the first cylinder in the plan view, the second cylinder being configured to actuate the shank,
a part of the arm being located under the second cylinder.

8. A work vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body;
a ripper device attached to a rear part of the vehicle body; and
an imaging device arranged and configured to capture images of a ripper tip of the ripper device;
the ripper device including
a first cylinder including a tube and a rod, the first cylinder being disposed to extend and retract in a forward and backward direction in a plan view of the work vehicle;
a shank disposed in alignment with the first cylinder in the forward and backward direction in the plan view; and
an arm supporting the shank, the arm overlapping the tube of the first cylinder in the plan view.

9. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the imaging device is attached to an end on a left or right side of the rear part of the vehicle body.

10. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the arm has a tapered shape such that a size of the arm decreases toward the shank in the plan view.

11. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the first cylinder is attached to a center part of the vehicle body in a vehicle width direction.

12. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the imaging device is disposed laterally outward of a proximal end of the arm at the rear part of the vehicle body.

13. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the imaging device is disposed higher than the arm at the rear part of the vehicle body.

14. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the vehicle body further includes a crawler belt disposed on a lateral side of the vehicle body, and
the crawler belt is disposed under the imaging device.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Uemura Takuya
• Tsuji Tomoaki

Classifications

• E02F9/264

  Sensors and their calibration for indicating the position of the work tool · CPC title

• A01B13/08

  for working subsoil · CPC title

• E02F5/32 Primary

  Rippers {(E02F5/106 takes precedence, ripper or scarifying teeth mounted on blades E02F3/8152; ripper tips E02F9/2875)} · CPC title

• A01B35/14

  with rigid tools · CPC title

• E02F3/7618

  with the scraper blade adjustable relative to the pivoting arms about a horizontal axis · CPC title