Patents Assigned to Takope Oy
  • Patent number: 5946832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration bucket arrangement comprising a bucket part (1) that comprises a bottom (2), a rear part (3) and lateral end parts (4 to 5). The arrangement further comprises an attachment part (6, 8, 9, 9a to 9d, 99) with which the bucket part (1) can be attached to a construction machine, and a vibration unit (10) attached to the bucket part (1), which unit comprises a vibrating assembly, such as a wabbler (10a, 10b) to be used by a regulating element. The arrangement further comprises a flexible attachment (30) on which the bucket part is arranged. In accordance with the invention, the vibration bucket arrangement comprises a locking and releasing assembly (16, 17 to 22) for locking the flexible attachment (30) of the bucket part essentially rigid when moving from vibration use to bucket use and for releasing the locking when moving from bucket use to vibration use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Takope Oy
    Inventors: Tapani Koivuranta, Pekka Koivuranta