Work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10407871-B2
Application number	US-201715630958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2017
Priority date	Mar 30, 2015
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

A work machine includes an unload lever swingably supported by an operation box, the unload lever being configured to be swung to select whether or not to supply an operation fluid to the hydraulic actuator. The unload lever includes a second guide pin to move in a first guide groove in accordance with the swinging of the unload lever, the second guide pin being positioned on a first end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pushed-down position and positioned on a second end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pulled-up position. The first guide groove includes a first latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the first end of the first guide groove, and a second latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the second end of the first guide groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work machine comprising:
an operator seat;
a work device having a hydraulic actuator;
a support bracket disposed on a side of the operator seat, the support bracket having a first guide groove, the first guide groove having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end in a lengthwise direction of the first guide groove;
an operation box pivotally supported by a first lateral shaft disposed on the support bracket to be rotatable about the first lateral shaft, the operation box having an operation lever;
an unload lever swingably supported by the operation box, the unload lever being configured to be swung to select whether or not to supply an operation fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and
a cam body pivotally supported by a second lateral shaft disposed on the operation box to be rotatable about the second lateral shaft, the cam body having a cam groove, the cam groove having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in a lengthwise direction of the cam groove, the support bracket comprising a first guide pin to move in the cam groove in accordance with the swinging of the unload lever, the first guide pin being positioned on the first side of the cam groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pushed-down position and positioned on the second side of the cam groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pulled-up position, the unload lever comprising a second guide pin to move in the first guide groove in accordance with the swinging of the unload lever, the second guide pin being positioned on the first end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to the pushed-down position and positioned on the second end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to the pulled-up position, the first guide groove comprising:
a first latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the first end of the first guide groove; and
a second latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the second end of the first guide groove.

2. The work machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the unload lever is pivotally supported by a third lateral shaft disposed on the cam body to be tunable about the third lateral shaft between a first position and a second position lower than the first position, and
wherein the second guide pin is released from the second latch portion when the unload lever turns from the first position to the second position.

3. The work machine according to claim 2 ,
wherein the cam body includes a second guide groove, and
wherein the unload lever includes a third guide pin to be positioned on the first side of the second guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to the first position and to be positioned on the second side of the second guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to the second position.

4. The work machine according to claim 2 , comprising:
a biasing member to provide a biasing force with which the unload lever is turned upward to keep the unload lever to the first position.

5. A work machine comprising:
an operator seat;
a work device having a hydraulic actuator;
a support bracket disposed on a side of the operator seat;
an operation box pivotally supported by a first lateral shaft disposed on the support bracket to be rotatable about the first lateral shaft, the operation box having an operation lever;
an unload lever swingably supported by the operation box, the unload lever being configured to be swung to select whether or not to supply an operation fluid to the hydraulic actuator;
a cam body pivotally supported by a second lateral shaft disposed on the operation box to be rotatable about the second lateral shaft, the cam body having a cam groove, the cam groove having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in a lengthwise direction of the cam groove;
a fourth guide pin to move in the cam groove in accordance with the swinging of the unload lever, the fourth guide pin being positioned on the first side of the cam groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pushed-down position and positioned on the second side of the cam groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pulled-up position;
a pressing member to provide a biasing force with which the cam body is to be turned about the second lateral shaft; and
a switch mechanism to switch a direction of the biasing force to a first direction where the cam body turns to a third direction when the fourth guide pin is at the first side of the cam groove and to a second direction where the cam turns to a fourth direction opposite to the third direction when the fourth guide pin is at the second side of the cam groove.

6. The work machine according to claim 5 ,
wherein the switch mechanism includes
a cam link pivotally supported by a fourth lateral shaft disposed on the support bracket and being rotatable about the first lateral shaft, and
a fifth guide pin disposed on and protruding from the cam body,

wherein the fifth guide pin is disposed under the cam groove,
wherein the biasing member connects the cam link to the operation box,
wherein the cam link includes a latch portion to be caught by the fifth guide pin, and
wherein the cam body is to turn about the fifth guide pin in synchronization with the cam link.

7. The work machine according to claim 6 ,
wherein the cam body is to turn downward in synchronization with the cam link turning to a fifth direction and turns upward in synchronization with the cam link turning to a sixth direction opposite to the fifth direction, and
wherein the biasing member provides a biasing force with which the cam link is to be turned to the third direction when the fourth guide pin is at the second side of the cam groove and provides a biasing force with which the cam link is to be turned to the fourth direction when the fourth guide pin is at the first side of the cam groove.

8. The work machine according to claim 5 ,
wherein a widen width portion is formed on the second side of the cam groove, the widen width portion having a width larger than a diameter of the fourth guide pin.

9. A work machine comprising:
an operator seat;
a work device having a hydraulic actuator;
a support bracket disposed on a side of the operator seat;
an operation box pivotally supported by a first lateral shaft to be rotatable about the first lateral shaft, the operation box having an operation lever;
an unload lever swingably supported by the operation box, the unload lever being configured to be swung to select whether or not to supply an operation fluid to the hydraulic actuator;
a cam body pivotally supported by a second lateral shaft disposed on the operation box to be rotatable about the second lateral shaft, the cam body having a cam groove, the cam groove having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in a lengthwise direction of the cam groove; and
a sixth guide pin to moves in the cam groove in accordance with the swinging of the unload lever, the sixth guide pin being positioned on the first side of the cam groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pushed-down position and positioned on the second side of the cam groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pulled-up position, the unload lever comprising a lock portion to lock the sixth guide pin when the sixth guide pin is at the second side of the gam groove.

10. The work machine according to claim 9 ,
wherein the unload lever includes a lever portion pivotally supported by a fifth lateral shaft disposed on the cam body to be rotatable about the fifth lateral shaft,
wherein the cam body includes a connection pin protruding from the cam body and connected to the lever portion,
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Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• NISHIGORI Yoichi
• Kato Yoshihiro
• Nakao Toshihiro

Classifications

• G05G5/005

  for preventing unintentional use of a control mechanism (G05G5/28 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E02F9/2004

  Control mechanisms, e.g. control levers (control levers per se G05G) · CPC title

• B60N2/646

  shape of the cushion · CPC title

• E02F9/166 Primary

  movable, tiltable or pivoting, e.g. movable seats, dampening arrangements of cabins (seats for vehicles in general B60N2/00) · CPC title

• E02F9/2045

  Guiding machines along a predetermined path (for graders E02F3/841; machines for construction of roads E01C19/004) · CPC title