Bulldozer

US9102291B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9102291-B2
Application numberUS-201213809051-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 13, 2012
Priority dateMar 28, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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A front grille including a rotation plate is attached to the front end of a body. A grille open-state dimension of the rotation plate relative to a shaft is set to be smaller than a minimum distance among distances between the front end of the body and the backside surface of a blade in the front/back direction of the body when the lower end of the blade is in contact with a level surface. In this way, there can be obtained a bulldozer having a front grille that facilitates cleaning, that has excellent durability, and that provides excellent workability in an opening/closing operation.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A bulldozer comprising: a body; a radiator disposed in said body; a front grille attached to a front end of said body and disposed in front of said radiator; and a blade disposed in front of said front grille with a space interposed therebetween, said blade having an upper end located at a position higher than a lower end of said front grille when a lower end of said blade is in contact with a level surface, said front grille formed of a firs…

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What does patent US9102291B2 cover?
A front grille including a rotation plate is attached to the front end of a body. A grille open-state dimension of the rotation plate relative to a shaft is set to be smaller than a minimum distance among distances between the front end of the body and the backside surface of a blade in the front/back direction of the body when the lower end of the blade is in contact with a level surface. In t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kure Kazuki, Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E02F3/80. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).