Operator's cab and work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022136209-A1
Application number	US-202017310916-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 26, 2020
Priority date	Mar 1, 2019
Publication date	May 5, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An operator's cab includes an operator's seat provided on a floor surface, a control lever that is provided laterally to the operator's seat and is operated at least toward the operator's seat, and an armrest that includes an upper surface and is provided laterally to the operator's seat in the rear of the control lever. A front portion of the upper surface is larger in width than a rear portion of the upper surface. The front portion of the upper surface includes an inclined portion. With the floor surface being defined as the reference, the inclined portion decreases in height toward the operator's seat.

First claim

1 : An operator's cab comprising:
an operator's seat provided on a floor surface; an operation portion provided laterally to the operator's seat, the operation portion being operated at least toward the operator's seat; and an armrest including an upper surface, the armrest being provided laterally to the operator's seat in rear of the operation portion, wherein a front portion of the upper surface is larger in width than a rear portion of the upper surface, the front portion of the upper surface includes an inclined portion, and with the floor surface being defined as a reference, the inclined portion decreases in height toward the operator's seat.

2 : The operator's cab according to claim 1 comprising the armrest, wherein
the front portion of the upper surface projects toward the operator's seat relative to the rear portion of the upper surface.

3 : The operator's cab according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation portion is a control lever that can be tilted at least between a first position and a second position shifted toward the operator's seat from the first position, a height of the second position with the floor surface being defined as the reference is lower than a height of the first position with the floor surface being defined as the reference, and when viewed in a fore/aft direction, an operation region of the control lever between the first position and the second position overlaps with the inclined portion.

4 : The operator's cab according to claim 3 comprising the armrest, wherein
the control lever is further tiltable between the first position and a third position shifted in a direction away from the operator's seat from the first position,
a height of the third position with the floor surface being defined as the reference is higher than the height of the first position with the floor surface being defined as the reference, and
the front portion of the upper surface further includes a horizontal portion provided opposite to the operator's seat with the inclined portion lying between the horizontal portion and the operator's seat in a lateral direction and connected to the inclined portion.

5 : The operator's cab according to claim 4 , wherein
in a cross-section of the armrest cut at a plane orthogonal to the fore/aft direction, the inclined portion forms an angle α (0°<α<90°) with respect to a horizontal which is extension of the horizontal portion, and the angle α is equal to an angle of tilt of the control lever between the first position and the second position.

6 : The operator's cab according to claim 3 , wherein
while the control lever is operated between the first position and the second position, a tip end of the control lever when viewed in the fore/aft direction moves as drawing a trace in an arc shape, and in a cross-section of the armrest cut at a plane orthogonal to the fore/aft direction, the inclined portion is identical in shape to the trace in the arc shape.

7 : The operator's cab according to claim 1 comprising the armrest, wherein
the inclined portion has a width increasing toward a front end of the upper surface in a fore/aft direction.

8 : A work vehicle comprising:
the operator's cab according to claim 1 ; and a work implement controlled by using the operation portion.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyamoto Hideaki
• Sasaki Makoto
• Tanaka Hiroaki
• Iwahashi Norihiro

Classifications

• E02F9/2004

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

• B60N2/38 Primary

  specially constructed for use on tractors or like off-road vehicles · CPC title

• E02F9/16

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

• B60N2/777

  Transversal adjustment · CPC title