Attaching-detaching structure of a front loader, front loader and work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10876271-B2
Application number	US-201815975104-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2018
Priority date	May 11, 2017
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

An attaching-detaching structure of a front loader that can make the attaching and detaching work to a vehicle body easier, a front loader, and a work vehicle.
The attaching-detaching structure of a front loader is provided with a thumb which, on a sub-frame that supports a boom, is supported so as to be able to move between an engagement position for engaging with a main frame provided on a vehicle body and a release position at which engagement with the main frame is released, and which is biased in the release direction toward the release position from the engagement position; and a lock bar which, on the sub-frame, is supported so as to be able to move between a regulated position for regulating movement of the thumb in the release direction from the engagement position, and a regulation release position that allows the thumb to move to the release position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader, comprising:
an engaging member which is supported on a sub-frame for supporting a boom so as to be able to move between an engagement position for engaging with a main frame provided on a vehicle body and a release position at which engagement with the main frame is released, and which is biased in a release direction facing the release position from the engagement position;
a regulating member which is supported on the sub-frame so as to be able to move between a regulated position for regulating the movement of the engaging member to the release direction from the engagement position, and a regulation release position that allows the engaging member to move to the release position; and
a retention mechanism for retaining the regulating member at the regulated position and the regulation release position, wherein:
the regulating member is biased in a regulated direction facing the regulated position from the regulation release position,
when the engaging member moves facing the engagement position from the release position, follows the engaging member and moves in the regulated direction from the regulation release position,
the engaging member is formed so as, when the main frame moves relatively to approach the sub-frame, to be pressed by the main frame, and move toward the engagement position from the release position,
the retention mechanism comprises a detent mechanism which locks the regulating member at an intermediate position between the regulated position and the regulation release position so as not to move in the regulated direction, and
the engaging member, in a state for which the regulating member is locked at the intermediate position by the detent mechanism, when moved in the release direction, presses the regulating member to be moved to the regulation release position.

2. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 1 , wherein
the regulating member is formed so as, in the regulated position, to abut with the engaging member positioned at the engagement position, and to regulate the movement of the engaging member in the release direction.

3. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 2 , wherein
the engaging member is formed so as to be supported on the sub-frame to be able to swing between the engagement position and the release position.

4. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 2 , wherein
the regulating member is formed so as to be supported on the sub-frame to be able to swing between the regulated position and the regulation release position.

5. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 2 , wherein
the engaging member is formed so as, when the main frame moves relatively to approach the sub-frame, to be pressed by the main frame, and move toward the engagement position from the release position.

6. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 1 , wherein
the engaging member is formed so as to be supported on the sub-frame to be able to swing between the engagement position and the release position.

7. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 6 , wherein
the regulating member is formed so as to be supported on the sub-frame to be able to swing between the regulated position and the regulation release position.

8. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 1 , wherein
the regulating member is formed so as to be supported on the sub-frame to be able to swing between the regulated position and the regulation release position.

9. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 1 , wherein
the detent mechanism comprises:
a locking part biased so as to abut the outer periphery part of the regulating member, and
a locked part that is provided on the regulating member, and is locked by the locking part in the intermediate position.

10. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 9 , comprising a control member that, when the regulating member moves toward the regulated direction from the regulation release position, avoids having the locking part be locked to the locked part in the intermediate position.

11. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 10 , wherein
the control member is formed so as to avoid the locking part being locked to the locked part by pressing the locking part in resistance to the biasing force received by the locking part in the intermediate position.

12. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 1 , wherein
the engaging member is formed so as, when the main frame moves relatively to approach the sub-frame, to be pressed by the main frame, and move toward the engagement position from the release position.

13. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 1 , comprising an operation tool for moving the regulating member.

14. A work vehicle provided with the readily attachable and detachable structure of the front loader according to claim 1 .

15. A readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader comprising:
an engaging member which is supported on a sub-frame for supporting a boom so as to be able to move between an engagement position for engaging with a main frame provided on a vehicle body and a release position at which engagement with the main frame is released, and which is biased in a release direction facing the release position from the engagement position; and
a regulating member which is supported on the sub-frame so as to be able to move between a regulated position for regulating the movement of the engaging member to the release direction from the engagement position, and a regulation release position that allows the engaging member to move to the release position, wherein:
the engaging member is formed so as to be supported on the sub-frame to be able to swing between the engagement position and the release position,
the regulating member is formed so as to be supported on the sub-frame to be able to swing between the regulated position and the regulation release position,
a swing shaft of the engaging member is provided so as to be parallel with a swing shaft of the regulating member,
an abutting part of the regulating member and the engaging member is formed in an arc shape with the swing shaft of the regulating member as the center in the swing axis line direction view of the regulating member, and
an abutting part of the engaging member and the regulating member is formed in an arc shape for which the radius of curvature is approximately the same radius of curvature as that of the abutting part of the regulating member and the engaging member in the swing axis line direction view of the engaging member.

16. The readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader according to claim 15 , wherein
the regulating member is formed so that in the regulated position, the pressing force received from the engaging member positioned at the engagement position faces the swing center of the regulating member.

17. A readily attachable and detachable structure of a front loader, comprising:
an engaging member which is supported on a sub-frame for supporting a boom so as to be able to move betwe

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Torii Shin
• Ozeki Yuta

Classifications

• E02F3/627 Primary

  Devices to connect beams or arms to tractors or similar self-propelled machines, {e.g. drives therefor (connection of beams or booms or arms to the frame per se E02F3/382; connection of scraper bowls to the vehicle main body E02F3/653; connecting devices for agriculture tractors A01B59/06)} · CPC title

• E02F3/34

  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

• E02F3/3405 Primary

  and comprising an additional linkage mechanism · CPC title

• B62D49/02

  modified to take lifting devices · CPC title

• A01D87/0076

  Front loaders · CPC title