Information
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Patent Grant
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6446367
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Patent Number
6,446,367
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Date Filed
Tuesday, March 7, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, September 10, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Will; Thomas B.
- Petravick; Meredith C.
Agents
- Webb Ziesenheim Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 037 403
- 037 410
- 172 272
- 172 274
- 172 275
- 414 686
- 414 694
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A TLB includes a tractor body, a reinforcing frame disposed around the tractor body and supported by the tractor body, a pair of right and left side frames for pivotably supporting a pair of right and left booms having a loader bucket attached to distal ends thereof, and braces for connecting the side frames to the tractor body. The side frames are connected to the reinforcing frames by at least two connecting bosses attached to the side frames, at least two connecting bosses attached to the reinforcing frame, and pins inserted through bores of the connected bosses and bores of the connecting bosses. Rear positions of the reinforcing frame are attached to cylindrical portions of rear axle cases by holders rotatable about an axis of the cylindrical portions, and mounting members for connecting the holders to the reinforcing frame, respectively.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a working vehicle having a front loader attached to the front of a tractor, and mainly to a working vehicle called a TLB (tractor-loader-backhoe) having a front loader attached to the front of a tractor, and a backhoe attached to the rear of the tractor.
2. Description of the Related Art
Conventionally, there is a working vehicle called a TLB which has a front loader attached to the front of a tractor, and a backhoe attached to the rear of the tractor.
In the TLB, the tractor includes a reinforcing frame extending longitudinally thereof. The front loader is attached to the front end of the reinforcing frame, and the backhoe to the rear end of the reinforcing frame.
The front loader includes side frames in post form attached to the reinforcing frame, braces for connecting the side frames to the tractor, booms attached to the side frames to be vertically pivotable by boom cylinders, and a bucket disposed at distal ends of the booms to be actuated by a bucket cylinder to perform scooping and dumping operations.
Regarding the TLB in operation, a load is applied to the side frames during an operation with the front loader. In addition, during an operation of the backhoe, the front loader is used as a stabilizer with the bucket of the front loader placed in contact with the ground. Thus, during an operation of the backhoe also, a load is applied to the side frames through the reinforcing frame.
The braces are provided to connect the side frame to the tractor, so that the load applied to the side frames is distributed to the braces. However, where the side frames are rigidly joined to the reinforcing frame, stress tends to concentrate on the joints therebetween, and it is difficult to distribute the load from the side frames to the braces. However, where the side frames are connected to the reinforcing frame in a fully free contact mode simply to receive the load, a drawback arises with respect to stability of the front loader.
In one construction to attach the side frames to the reinforcing frame, lower positions of the side frames are fitted, to be pivotable about a transverse axis, from above to loader mounts attached to the reinforcing frame, and upper positions of the side frames are pinned to the loader mounts. In this construction, the lower fitting positions of the side frames have considerable play, and an excessive load is transmitted from the side frames to the braces. This requires the braces to be reinforced. Particularly during an excavating operation with the backhoe attached to the tractor, with the bucket of the front loader placed on the ground to use the front loader as a stabilizer, the above construction has a drawback that the front loader cannot fully bear the load transmitted from the backhoe.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of this invention is to allow a load applied to the side frames to be distributed smoothly to the braces, to appropriately reduce the stress concentration on the portions of the side frame fixed to the reinforcing frame.
The above object is fulfilled, according to this invention, by a tractor comprising a tractor body, a reinforcing frame disposed around the tractor body and supported by the tractor body, a pair of right and left side frames for pivotably supporting a pair of right and left booms having a loader bucket attached to distal ends thereof, braces for connecting the side frames to the tractor body, and a connecting device for connecting the side frames to the reinforcing frame, the connecting device including at least two connected bosses attached to the side frames, at least two connecting bosses attached to the reinforcing frame, and pins inserted through bores of the connected bosses and bores of the connecting bosses.
With this construction, the side frames are not so fully rigidly joined to loader mounts of the reinforcing frame as by tightening bolts. Though very slight, movement is allowed so that a load applied to the side frames may be distributed (released) to the braces. As a result, without reinforcing the mounts that attach the side frames to the reinforcing frame, the front loader, and a backhoe attached as necessary, may perform operations with increased power.
Since the load applied to the side frames may be released appropriately to the braces, components of the reinforcing frame may have a small wall thickness to achieve reductions in weight and cost. The pin connection realizes a reduction in assembling steps, a simplified construction and low cost.
Further, in this invention, a rear mounting device is provided for attaching rear positions of the reinforcing frame to cylindrical portions of rear axle cases. The rear mounting device includes holders rotatable about an axis of the cylindrical portions, and mounting members for connecting the holders to the reinforcing frame, respectively. Preferably, the mounting members and the holders are bolted to together.
Such a mounting structure at the rear end of the reinforcing frame in combination with the mounting structure (pin connection) for attaching the side frames to the reinforcing frame effectively distributes the load acting on the reinforcing frame during a backhoe operation to the entire reinforcing frame and the entire front loader. Consequently, the reinforcing frame may be simplified and lightened.
Since the holders are mounted on the rear axle cases to be rotatable about the axis thereof, and bolted to the rear end of the reinforcing frame, the reinforcing frame is attached with errors in mounting dimension due to a welding distortion or the like of the reinforcing frame absorbed by play in rotation of the holders and in bolt receiving bores, and without producing a stress of assembly.
Other features and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following description of the embodiment to be taken with reference to the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a side elevation of a TLB;
FIG. 2
is a side view of a reinforcing frame and a tractor body;
FIG. 3
is a plan view of the reinforcing frame;
FIG. 4
is a rear view of the reinforcing frame;
FIG. 5
is a section taken on line A—A of
FIG. 3
;
FIG. 6
is a plan view of a front portion of the reinforcing frame;
FIG. 7
is a plan view of a rear portion of the reinforcing frame;
FIG. 8
is a side view of a front portion of the TLB;
FIG. 9
is a front view of a left side frame portion;
FIG. 10
is an enlarged side view of a side frame mounting structure;
FIG. 11
is a section taken on line B—B line of
FIG. 10
;
FIG. 12
is a side view of a rear portion of the reinforcing frame;
FIG. 13
is a sectional plan view of a mounting structure in the rear portion of the reinforcing frame;
FIG. 14
is a side view of a holder;
FIG. 15
is a sectional view of the holder;
FIGS.
16
(
1
) and
16
(
2
) are explanatory side views of the holder assembled to a rear axle case;
FIG. 17
is a side view of a rear portion of the tractor; and
FIG. 18
is a side view of a backhoe connection.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
An embodiment of this invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the drawings.
In
FIG. 1
, the working vehicle
1
shown is a TLB (tractor-front loader-backhoe). A tractor
2
includes a tractor body
2
A having a front loader
3
attached to the front thereof and a backhoe
4
attached to the rear thereof.
As shown in
FIG. 2
, the tractor body
2
A includes an engine
5
, a flywheel housing, a clutch housing
6
and a transmission case
7
arranged in the fore and aft direction and directly interconnected to one another. The tractor
2
runs on a pair of right and left front wheels
9
and a pair of right and left rear wheels
10
supporting the tractor body
2
A.
Front axle frames
8
are fixed to lower right and left sides of engine
5
by a plurality of bolts, and extend forward from the sides of engine
5
. The front axle frames
8
also form part of the tractor body
2
A.
Rear axle cases
11
are fixed to rearward portions of the tractor body
2
A. The rear axle cases
11
project from opposite, right and left sides of the transmission case
7
extending of the tractor body
2
A. The rear axle cases
11
support rear axles rotatable about a transverse axis and which support the rear wheels
10
.
Rear wheel fenders
12
are attached to the right and left rear axle cases
11
, respectively. A driver's seat
13
is disposed between the right and left rear wheel fenders
12
.
The driver's seat
13
is supported, to be pivotable about a vertical axis, on a floor sheet disposed on the transmission case
7
. The driver's seat
13
is pivotable between a forward facing position (shown in a solid line in
FIG. 1
) for the operator to control the tractor
2
and front loader
3
, and a rearward facing position (shown in a phantom line in
FIG. 1
) for the operator to control the backhoe
4
.
The tractor
2
has control levers arranged at the night side of the driver's seat
13
. A space is formed between the driver's seat
13
and left rear wheel fender
12
to provide a passage for the operator.
In this TLB
1
, the driver's seat
13
supported to be rotatable about the vertical axis has the rearward facing position not displaced to a large extent rearward relative to the forward facing position. The backhoe
4
is disposed the closer to the tractor
2
by a corresponding amount, which achieves an improved weight balance, a reduction of the load acting on a reinforcing frame
33
described later, and a compact construction.
The front loader
3
includes, provided in right and left pairs at the front of tractor
2
, side frames
14
, booms
15
connected to upper positions of the side frames
14
to be pivotable about a transverse axis, boom cylinders
16
extending between intermediate positions of booms
15
and the side frames
14
for raising and lowering the booms
15
, and braces
17
for interconnecting the side frames
14
and brackets
18
fixed as by welding to forward positions of front axle frames
8
. A bucket
19
is supported between forward ends of the right and left booms
15
to perform scooping and dumping operations. The bucket
19
is actuated by a bucket cylinder
20
extending between the booms
15
and bucket
19
.
The backhoe
4
includes a base block
21
, right and left mounting elements
22
fixed to the front of base block
21
, a control device
23
mounted on the base block
21
, a swing deck
24
connected to the rear of base block
21
to be pivotable right and left about a vertical axis, a boom
25
connected to the swing deck
24
to be pivotable about a transverse axis, an arm
28
connected to a distal end of boom
25
to be pivotable about a transverse axis, a bucket
26
supported at a distal end of arm
28
to perform scooping and dumping operations, and outriggers
27
disposed at opposite, right and left sides of base block
21
.
The base block
21
supports a swing cylinder
29
for swinging the swing deck
24
right and left. A boom cylinder
30
extends between the swing deck
24
and boom
25
for vertically swinging the boom
25
. An arm cylinder
31
extends between the boom
25
and arm
28
for swinging the arm
28
. A bucket cylinder
32
extends between the arm
28
and bucket
26
for actuating the bucket
26
.
Each of the right and left outriggers
27
includes a leg and a hydraulic cylinder as main components thereof. The leg has one end thereof attached to the base block
21
to be vertically pivotable about an axis extending longitudinally of the tractor body, and the other end with a ground-engaging plate. The hydraulic cylinder is disposed between the leg and base block
21
for vertically swinging the leg.
The tractor body
2
A includes a reinforcing frame
33
for attaching the front loader
3
and backhoe
4
.
The reinforcing frame
33
is fixed at a forward end thereof to the front axle frames
8
, and at a rearward end to the rear axle cases
11
. Broadly, the reinforcing frame
33
includes a front frame portion
34
, right and left side frame portions
35
and rear frame portions
36
.
As shown in
FIGS. 2
trough
7
, the front frame portion
34
includes a pair of right and left cross members
37
formed of round pipe and disposed at opposite, right and left sides of a forward portion of tractor body
2
A, a pair of right and left front mounting members
38
formed of a plate material and fixed as by welding to transversely inward ends of cross members
37
. A connecting member
39
extending transversely under the forward portion of tractor body
2
A and interconnects the right and left front mounting members
38
and the right and left cross members
37
. Loader mounting members
40
are formed of a plate material and are fixed, such as by welding, to transversely outward ends of right and left cross members
37
, and reinforcing members.
The right and left front mounting members
38
extend forward and upward from the cross members
37
fixed as by bolts to mounts
41
of front axle frames
8
on lower lateral surfaces of engine
5
.
Each of the right and left loader mounting members
40
has a pair of front and rear cylindrical connecting bosses
42
extending through and welded to upper positions thereof.
On the other hand, as shown in
FIGS. 8 through 11
, each of the right and left side frames
14
of front loader
3
includes a channel member opening forward, and a reinforcing plate
14
b
fixed by welding to right and left side walls
14
a
to close the forward opening.
A pair of front and rear cylindrical bosses
43
extend transversely through and are welded to lower positions of the right and left side walls
14
a
of each side frame
14
. These bosses
43
have inside and outside diameters similar to those of the connecting bosses
42
of the loader mounting members
40
.
The lower ends of right and left side frames
14
are placed on the right and left loader mounting members
40
, with each loader mounting member positioned between the right and left side walls
14
a
and axes of the bosses
42
and
43
aligned. Pins
44
are inserted transversely through the bosses
42
and
43
. In this way, the side frames
14
are attached and pinned in a plurality of positions to the loader mounting members
40
of reinforcing frame
33
.
The pins
44
are retained in place by bolts
45
extending through the pins
44
and the bosses
43
of side frame
14
. The bolts
45
are retained in place by nuts
46
screwed to the bolts
45
.
The side frames
14
include brace mounts
47
attached to upper positions thereof to which the braces
17
extending forward and downward are bolted. The booms
15
are pivotally connected to positions above the brace mounts
47
, and the boom cylinders
16
are pivotally connected to mounts
48
disposed below the brace mounts
47
.
The right and left side frame portions
35
extend fore and aft along the right and left sides of tractor body
2
A. The side frame portions
35
have forward ends thereof fixedly connected by welding to the cross members
37
of front frame portion
34
.
The rear ends of right and left side frame portions
35
are interconnected through a connecting member
49
extending transversely below a rear portion of transmission case
7
.
As shown in
FIGS. 3-5
,
7
and
12
-
15
, the rear frame portions
36
are disposed in rear positions of the right and left side frame portions
35
, respectively.
Each rear frame portion
36
has a pair of right and left rear mounting members
50
and
51
formed of a plate material. The outer rear mounting member
50
is fixed by welding to a transversely outward surface one of the side frame portions
35
. The inner rear mounting member
51
is fixed by welding to a transversely inward end on an upper surface of the side frame portion
35
. The right and left rear mounting members
50
and
51
are transversely opposed to each other with a spacing therebetween.
The right and left rear mounting members
50
and
51
define recesses
52
opening upward for fitting on one of the rear axle cases
11
from below and receiving a cylindrical portion of the rear axle case
11
. The outer rear mounting member
50
has a connecting plate
53
bolted thereto for closing an upper opening portion of the recess
52
. The right and left rear mounting members
50
and
51
are interconnected by reinforcing members
54
and
55
disposed forwardly and rearwardly of the recesses
52
.
The right and left rear mounting members
50
and
51
are attached to and supported by the rear axle case
11
through a holder
56
mounted on the rear axle case
11
.
The holder
56
is of a pillow block structure having a case
57
, and a substantially ring-shaped collar
58
fitted in a transverse engaging bore
59
formed in the case
57
.
The engaging bore
59
of case
57
has an inner peripheral surface acting as a curved slip surface. The collar
58
has an outer peripheral surface curved to fit with the inner peripheral surface of engaging bore
59
.
The collar
58
has a substantially circular inner peripheral surface. The rear axle case
11
extends through the collar
58
(holder
56
), with the holder
56
fitting on the rear axle case
11
.
The holder
56
is disposed between the right and left, rear mounting members
50
and
51
. The case
57
has mounts
61
projecting from front and rear positions thereof. The holder
56
is fixed to the reinforcing frame
33
by bolts
62
extending transversely through the mounts
61
and the right and left rear mounting members
50
and
51
(i.e. bolts
62
extending parallel to the axis of rear axle case
11
) and nuts
63
screwed to the bolts
62
.
Thus, the rear portions of reinforcing frame
33
are attached to the rear axle cases
11
through the holders
56
to be pivotable about the axis of the cylindrical portions of rear axle cases
11
, tiltable relative to the axis of rear axle cases
11
, and movable along the axis of rear axle cases
11
. This construction restrains a bending, twisting or like load acting on the reinforcing frame
33
from being transmitted to the tractor body
2
A.
During an operation with the backhoe
4
, a stress concentration on the rear mounting portions of reinforcing frame
33
is avoided, and a load acting on the reinforcing frame
33
may be distributed over the entire reinforcing frame
33
.
The collar
58
is circumferentially divided into two parts, i.e. two substantially semicircular half collars
58
a.
The engaging bore
59
of holder
56
includes a cutout
64
extending halfway circumferentially of the bore, and from one axial end to an axially intermediate position of bore
59
for axially inserting the half collars
58
a.
The collar
58
may be circumferentially divided into three or more parts. The collar
58
will serve the purpose as long as it is divided into a plurality of parts. The cutout
64
is formed to have a circumferential length corresponding to one divided part of the collar
58
.
Each rear axle case
11
has a pin
60
(stopper) projecting radially from a position of the cylindrical portion on which the collar
58
is mounted.
To each holder
56
having the above construction to the rear axle case
11
, as shown in FIG.
16
(
1
), for example, the case
57
is fitted on the rear axle case
11
, with the mounts
61
of case
57
disposed upward and downward, and the cutout
64
disposed downward. The pin
60
on the rear axle case
11
is disposed leftward in the drawing.
In this state, one of the components of collar
58
(i.e. half collar
58
a
) is inserted from the cutout
64
into the engaging bore
59
.
Next, the case
57
is rotated 180 degrees in the direction indicated by an arrow in FIG.
16
(
1
), to place the cutout
64
opposite the one component of collar
58
as shown in FIG.
16
(
2
). The one component of collar
58
inserted first is restricted by the pin
60
from movement in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG.
16
(
1
).
Next, the other component of collar
58
is inserted from the cutout
64
into the engaging bore
59
. As a result, the collar
58
having a spherical outer peripheral surface is readily fitted in the engaging bore
59
having a spherical inner peripheral surface.
Subsequently, the case
57
is rotated 90 degrees in the direction indicated by an arrow in FIG.
16
(
2
). As a result, as shown in
FIG. 14
, one and the other halves constituting the collar
58
are displaced from the cutout
64
. The collar
58
is thereby retained in place to complete the attaching operation. In this way, the holder
56
is easily attached (assembled) to the rear axle case
11
.
In this state, the case
57
is fixed to the rear mounting members
50
and
51
of reinforcing frame
33
as noted hereinbefore.
The outer rear mounting member
50
of each of the right and left frame portions
36
has a safety frame mount
66
formed in an upper rear position on the transversely outward surface thereof. The safety frame mount
66
receives and fixedly supports a lower end of one of two posts of an inverted U-shape safety frame
65
.
With the safety frame mounts
66
formed on the outward surfaces of outer rear mounting members
50
as noted above, an increased space is provided for accommodating the knees of the operator seated on the driver's seat
13
in the rearward facing position.
The safety frame
65
has brackets
67
projecting forward from lower positions of the posts. The brackets
67
are bolted to inward surfaces of the rear wheel fenders
12
.
As shown in
FIGS. 5
,
12
,
17
and
18
, each of the right and left side frame portions
35
has a load receiving member
68
welded to and projecting rearward from the rear end thereof. The receiving member
68
defines a recess
69
opening upward.
The recesses
69
of right and left receiving members
68
are located in substantially the same position as a PTO shaft
70
with respect to the fore and aft direction (i.e. adjacent the lower rear end of transmission case
7
), below the PTO shaft
70
, and at opposite, right and left sides of PTO shaft
70
.
Above each receiving member
68
is a mount bar
71
having a transverse axis. The mount bar
71
is fixed between the right and left rear mounting members
50
and
51
.
The outer rear mounting member
50
has a restrictor formed on a lower rear position thereof and projecting above the recess
69
, in side view, for limiting an upward movement of a connecting bar
72
on the backhoe fitted in the recess
69
. The restrictor
79
is disposed below a lower surface adjacent the rear end of transmission case
7
.
The right and left mounting elements
22
fixed to the front of base block
21
of backhoe
4
are disposed rearwardly of the rear frame portions
36
of reinforcing frame
33
, respectively.
The connecting bar
72
having a transverse axis extends between lower positions of the right and left mounting elements
22
. Transversely opposite ends of the connecting bar
72
project outwardly of the mounting elements
22
.
Each of the right and left mounting elements
22
has a coupling
74
disposed above the connecting bar
72
and on a transversely outward surface. The coupling
74
has a pair of mount holders
73
vertically opposed to each other.
The coupling
74
includes the mount holders
73
supported on the mounting element
22
to be pivotable between an open position and a closed position, a biasing device
75
for biasing the mount holders
73
toward the open position, and a locking device
76
for retaining the mount holders
73
in the closed position.
The pair of upper and lower mount holders
73
are pivotally supported by upper and lower support shafts
77
attached to the outward surface of the mounting element
22
and having axes extending transversely of the tractor body. Thus, the mount holders
73
are pivotable toward and away from each other. Opposed surfaces of the mount holders
73
define arcuate recesses
78
for engaging the mount bar
71
attached to the reinforcing frame
33
on the tractor
2
. The mounting element
22
laterally of the recesses
78
is cut out in U-shape not to interfere with the mount bar
71
when the pair of mount holders
73
and the mount bar
71
are connected.
The locking device
76
is disposed rearwardly of the mount holders
73
. When the mount holders
73
are closed, the locking device
76
is inserted between rear ends of the mount holders
73
to prevent opening thereof, i.e. to retain the mount holders
73
in the closed position.
With the above construction, an operation to connect the backhoe
4
to the tractor
2
is carried out as follows. When the backhoe
4
is detached from the tractor
2
, as shown in
FIG. 18
, the mount holders
73
are opened by the biasing device
75
. Before attaching the backhoe
4
to the tractor
2
, the locking device
76
is placed in contact with rear surfaces of the mount holders
73
. The connecting bar
72
is in a position shown in phantom lines in FIG.
18
. The backhoe
4
is maintained with the right and left outriggers
27
and bucket
26
resting on the ground.
To attach the backhoe
4
to the tractor
2
, the tractor
2
is moved backward to place the recesses
69
of receiving members
68
under the connecting bar
72
. (When the connecting bar
72
is not in the position shown in the phantom lines, the outriggers
27
, boom
25
and the like are operated to move the connecting bar
72
over the recesses
69
.)
Next, the outriggers
27
are raised to lower the backhoe
4
to move the connecting bar
72
into the recesses
69
of receiving members
68
from above. Then, as shown in solid lines in
FIG. 18
, the connecting bar
72
is connected to the receiving members
68
to be rotatable about a transverse axis. At this time, each mount bar
71
is disposed forwardly of the mount holders
73
.
Next, the arm cylinder
31
or bucket cylinder
32
is operated to swing the base block
21
and mounting elements
22
of the backhoe
4
forward about the connecting bar
72
, to move the mount holders
73
closer to the tractor
2
.
Then, as shown in
FIG. 17
, each mount bar
71
is inserted between the mount holders
73
, and rear ends of the arcuate recesses
78
are pressed by the mount bar
71
. The mount holders
73
are thereby closed against the force of biasing device
75
. The mount bar
71
is now pinched between the mount holders
73
.
As the mount holders
73
are closed, the rear ends of mount holders
73
are opened apart, and the locking device
76
is inserted between the rear ends of mount holders
73
by the biasing force of the spring, thereby preventing the mount holders
73
being opened by the biasing device
75
. As a result, the mounting elements
22
of backhoe
4
are rigidly connected to the reinforcing frame
33
to attach the backhoe
4
to the tractor
2
.
To detach the backhoe
4
in the attached state, the locking device
76
is retracted rearwardly of the mount holders
73
, and an operation reversed from the above is carried out.
That is, the arm cylinder
31
or bucket cylinder
32
is operated first to swing the base block
21
and mounting elements
22
of backhoe
4
rearwardly about the connecting bar
72
, to move the mount holders
73
away from the tractor
2
.
Then, the mount holders
73
are opened to separate from the mount bar
71
.
Next, the outriggers
27
are lowered to raise the backhoe
4
to move the connecting bar
72
upward out of the recesses
69
of receiving members
68
. At this time, the connecting bar
72
contacts the restrictor
79
of outer rear mounting member
50
before the rear end of transmission case
7
. Thus, the connecting bar
72
is prevented from interfering with the rear end of transmission case
7
.
In this embodiment, the transmission case
7
has a mount
80
fixed to a lower rear surface thereof for attaching a drawbar for drawing a different working implement. The mount
80
defines a recess
81
to avoid interference with the connecting bar
72
. Numeral
82
in
FIG. 17
denotes a step of backhoe
4
.
Claims
- 1. A front loader tractor comprising:a tractor body; a reinforcing frame disposed around said tractor body and supported by said tractor body; a pair of right and left side frames for pivotably supporting a pair of right and left booms having a loader bucket attached to distal ends thereof; braces for connecting said side frames to said tractor body; and connecting means for connecting said side frames to each said reinforcing frame, said connecting means including: at least two connected bosses attached to each said side frames, forming a pair of connected bosses at each said side frame; at least two connecting bosses attached to said reinforcing frame for each pair of connected bosses attached to said side frames; and pins inserted through bores of said connected bosses and bores of said connecting bosses.
- 2. A tractor-loader-backhoe comprising:a tractor body; a reinforcing frame disposed around said tractor body and supported by said tractor body; a pair of right and left side frames for pivotably supporting a pair of right and left booms having a loader bucket attached to distal ends thereof; braces for connecting said side frames to said tractor body; connecting means for connecting said side frames to said reinforcing frame, said connecting means including; at least two connected bosses attached to each said side frames forming a pair of connected bosses for each said side fame; at least two connecting bosses attached to said reinforcing frame for each pair of connected bosses and attached to said side frames; and pins inserted through bores of said connecting bosses and bores of said connecting bosses; front mounting members for attaching front positions of said reinforcing frame to said tractor body; and rear mounting means for attaching rear positions of said reinforcing frame to cylindrical portions of rear axle cases, said rear mounting means including: holders rotatable about an axis of said cylindrical portions; and mounting members for connecting said holders to said reinforcing frame, respectively.
- 3. A tractor-loader-backhoe as defined in claim 2, wherein said mounting members are connected to said backhoe, is connecting, and possible.
- 4. A tractor-loader-backhoe as defined in claim 2, wherein said mounting members and said holders are bolted to together.
- 5. A tractor-loader-backhoe comprising:a tractor body; a reinforcing frame disposed around said tractor body and supported by said tractor body; a pair of right and left side frames for pivotably supporting a pair of right and left booms having a loader bucket attached to distal ends thereof; braces for connecting said side frames to said tractor body; pin connecting means for connecting said side frames to said reinforcing frame; front mounting members for attaching front positions of said reinforcing frame to said tractor body; and rear mounting means for attaching rear positions of said reinforcing frame to cylindrical portions of rear axle cases, said rear mounting means including: collars mounted on said cylindrical portions and circumferentially divided; boss holders mounted on said collars, said boss holders and said collars contact each other through curved surfaces for allowing a relative rotation therebetween; and mounting members for connecting said boss holders to said reinforcing frame, respectively.
- 6. A tractor-loader-backhoe as defined in claim 5, wherein each of said boss holders defines a cutout for allowing one of said collars to be attached from an axial direction thereof.
- 7. A tractor-loader-backhoe as defined in claim 6, wherein said pin connecting means includes at least two connected bosses attached to each said side frame, wherein each said side frame includes a pair of two connected bosses;at least two connecting bosses attached to said reinforcing frame for each of the said pair of connected bosses; and pins insertable through bores of said connected bosses and bores of said connecting bosses.
- 8. A tractor-loader-backhoe as defined in claim 5, wherein said pin connecting means includes at least two connected bosses attached to each said side frame, wherein each said side frame includes a pair of two connected bosses;at least two connecting bosses attached to said reinforcing frame for each of the said pair of connected bosses; and pins insertable through bores of said connected bosses and bores of said connecting bosses.
Priority Claims (2)
Number |
Date |
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11-080074 |
Mar 1999 |
JP |
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11-080076 |
Mar 1999 |
JP |
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2256213 |
Feb 1992 |
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