System and method for coupling an implement to a work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10731318-B2
Application number	US-201715437319-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2017
Priority date	Feb 20, 2017
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A connection system for coupling an implement to a work vehicle includes a receiver assembly of the implement configured to couple the implement to a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle. The connection system also includes a frame of the implement including a first end having a mounting portion and a second end coupled to a mounting assembly of the implement. The mounting portion of the frame of the implement is configured to couple the implement directly to a frame of the work vehicle. Additionally, the receiver assembly is directly coupled to the frame of the implement between the first end of the frame of the implement and the second end of the frame of the implement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connection system for coupling a working assembly to a work vehicle, comprising:
a receiver assembly configured to couple the working assembly to a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle;
a mounting assembly for the working assembly; and
a frame comprising a first end having a mounting portion and a second end coupled to the mounting assembly, wherein the mounting portion is configured to couple the frame of the connection system directly to a frame of the work vehicle, and wherein the receiver assembly is directly coupled to the frame of the connection system between the first end of the frame of the connection system and the second end of the frame of the connection system.

2. The connection system of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the frame of the connection system is non-rotatably coupled to the mounting assembly, and wherein the mounting assembly is configured for rotatably coupling to the working assembly.

3. The connection system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises a first extension and a second extension each having a mounting feature configured to rotatably couple to the frame of the work vehicle.

4. The connection system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver assembly is directly coupled to the frame of the connection system via a pivot assembly of the connection system, and the pivot assembly is configured to transfer a vertical load between the frame of the connection system and the receiver assembly.

5. The connection assembly of claim 4 , wherein the connection system is configured to distribute forces of the working assembly directly to the frame of the connection system, the arm of the work vehicle, or a combination thereof.

6. The connection system of claim 4 , wherein the pivot assembly comprises:
a pivot tube rotatably coupled to the frame of the connection system; and
links non-rotatably coupled to the pivot tube and rotatably coupled to the receiver assembly, wherein the pivot assembly is configured to enable rotation of the receiver assembly relative to the frame of the connection system.

7. The connection system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver assembly comprises a locking feature configured to engage a corresponding locking feature of the connector assembly to couple the receiver assembly to the connector assembly, wherein the locking feature of the receiver assembly comprise a recess, an opening, or a combination thereof, wherein the locking feature comprises an extension of the connector assembly, and wherein the recess, the opening, or the combination thereof is configured to receive the extension of the connector assembly.

Assignees

• Cnh Ind America Llc

Inventors

• Seacat Daniel O
• Pitts Cory Robert
• Fey Alexander
• Fanara Paul Anthony
• Detra Neil A

Classifications

• E02F3/7613

  with the scraper blade adjustable relative to the pivoting arms about a vertical axis, e.g. angle dozers · CPC title

• E02F3/3604

  Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like · CPC title

• E02F3/3414 Primary

  the arms being pivoted at the rear of the vehicle chassis, e.g. skid steer loader · CPC title

• E02F3/36

  Component parts · CPC title

• E02F3/34 Primary

  with bucket-arms {, i.e. a pair of arms, e.g. manufacturing processes, form, geometry, material of bucket-arms (with a single arm E02F3/283)} directly pivoted on the frames of tractors or self-propelled machines · CPC title