Patents Assigned to Schaeff-Terex GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 6755604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheeled shovel loader that comprises a boom (3) capable of pivoting about an axis (4) as well as loading shovel (13) that can be actuated by a tilting structure (11, 12). According to this invention, at least one additional arm (7) connecting the boom (3) and the loading shovel (13) is hinged so as to be capable of displacement in the same way as a parallel linkage or parallelogram on said arm (3) under the action of at least a first connecting rod (8) and at least a second connecting rod (9). The shovel loader of the present invention comprises means for controlling the displacement of the additional arm (7) according to the angular position of the boom (3) relative to its pivot axis (4), as well as means for maintaining the loading shovel (13) in a horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Schaeff-Terex GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans Schaeff