Tractor-loader-backhoe

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6446367
  • Patent Number
    6,446,367
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, March 7, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 10, 2002
    22 years ago
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 Country Kind
11-080074 Mar 1999 JP
11-080076 Mar 1999 JP
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