Cab Structure Patents (Class 296/190.08)
  • Patent number: 11866908
    Abstract: A working machine includes a load transmitting member including: an upper pillar part; an intermediate part extending to circumvent a window from a position above a lower corner of a window edge of the window and outer than the lower corner in a wall width direction to a position below the lower corner and inner than the lower corner in the wall width direction; and a beam part extending so as to be farther away from a wall side edge under the window. The upper pillar part, the intermediate part, and the beam part are continuous in this order so that a load applied to an upper portion of a cabin is transmitted to an upper frame. At least the intermediate part of the load transmitting member is made of a single member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Yamamoto, Takuzo Shimoi, Shinnosuke Matsushima
  • Patent number: 11692330
    Abstract: The front pillar disposed on the second side face of the cab is located behind the front pillar disposed on the first side face of the cab. The boom mounting bracket and the front pillar overlap each other in a side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Sasaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Masayoshi Nomoto
  • Patent number: 11673447
    Abstract: An operator seat is arranged in a cab. An air-conditioning unit is arranged in front of the operator seat. A lower window through which the outside can be seen from the inside of the cab is arranged in front of the operator seat and laterally to the air-conditioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Wada, Masato Kitashou, Yuuki Shimasaki, Kazunari Shinagawa, Takushi Izawa, Kenichi Muramoto, Junichirou Imai, Izumi Nakade, Hidenori Tatsuta, Masahiko Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11643304
    Abstract: A bracket is provided having a base and an arm. The base can be connected to a rear window hinge support of a hardtop with the hinge bolts used to secure a rear window hinge. The base has slots that provide for an increased flexibility of bolt patterns or widths. The top of the slots are open with necks to allow for easy insertion and removal of the brackets without removal of the rear window and allows the brackets to be used with multiple models. The base has a central void. An arm having an eye upstands from the base. A relief is provided at the area where the arm is connected to the base. Two brackets (a left and a right bracket) are secured to a hardtop before use. A hoist or lift can connect to the eyes to facilitate removal and storage of the hardtop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Eric Andrew Baier
  • Patent number: 11623584
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a covering attached on the upper turning body, and a camera for surroundings monitoring placed on the upper turning body. A cut is formed in the covering. The camera is placed on the upper turning body such that at least part of the camera is within the covering through the cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuma Seki
  • Patent number: 11560123
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a cab comprising a dashboard, a windshield forming an upper front part of the cab and having a lower extremity, a driver assistance system comprising at least one sensor and a control unit, a cab body firewall forming a frame structure of a lower front part of the cab on which the dashboard is attached, the cab body firewall comprising a lower crossbeam holding the windshield by the lower extremity on an upper side of the lower crossbeam, and an upper crossbeam holding the at least one sensor and arranged above the upper side of the lower crossbeam, above the lower extremity of the windshield, and below the dashboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Jérôme Lagrut, Guillaume Rabouin
  • Patent number: 11518450
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include power machine cabs, cab subassemblies, corresponding power machines such as skids steer loaders, and methods of assembling cabs and power machines. Some exemplary disclosed embodiments include features aiding in the manufacture of the cabs for power machines, features which allow the cabs to be configurable for different customer preferences or needs, and features which allow detection of tampering with the cab such that the power machine can be controlled accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
    Inventor: Benjamin Storhaug
  • Patent number: 11124242
    Abstract: A front end body structure (3) has a front wall portion (4) which forms a front surface (4b) in a front-rear direction (Da) and has edge portions which form an opening portion (4a) opened; and a ceiling wall portion (5) which is continuous with the front wall portion (4) and forms a ceiling surface (5a) facing an upper side. In t front wall portion (4), side edge portions (41, 42) on both sides in the width direction (Dw) and an upper edge portion (40) on the upper side among edge portions surrounding the opening portion (4a) have a multi-axial fiber-reinforced plastic material in which at least two directions along the outer surface are set as a fiber direction. At least a partial region of the ceiling wall part (5) including a central portion in the width direction (Dw) has a core material sandwiched between the multi-axial fiber-reinforced plastic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Koshi Tanimoto, Ryoji Okabe, Kouji Esaki
  • Patent number: 11007723
    Abstract: A method can be used to attach a fabric member to a trim while forming a pattern in the fabric member. A trim has trim grooves formed in one side of the trim and a fabric member has a foam formed in one side of a skin material of the fabric member. A bonding member is coated to an outer surface of the foam and the fabric member is heated where the bonding member is coated. The heated fabric member is placed on the side of the trim where the trim grooves are formed. The fabric member is fixed to the trim by inserting edges of the fabric member into the trim grooves using insertion blades while pattern protrusions formed in a compression jig form a pattern by pressing the skin material of the fabric member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Adient Automotive Interiors Korea Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Keun Yoo, Chang Dong Kim, Eun Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10940741
    Abstract: A vehicle door or tailgate, in particular for motor vehicles, with a frame which is formed as a support structure of the door or tailgate and is separate from an exterior and/or interior trim, wherein the frame is produced separately from plastic and/or a composite material, wherein the frame comprises at least two components which are connected to one another, and wherein the at least two components have connection means which comprise tongue and groove connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS (BOHEMIA) S.R.O.
    Inventors: Petr Jedinák, Miroslav Modrák, Josef Půta
  • Patent number: 10927509
    Abstract: A cab enclosure for a railroad spike driving machine to protect the operators from the environment includes a pair of pivoting railroad spike trays which can pivot up/down and left/right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: S.W.N.G., Inc.
    Inventors: Justin J. Pipol, Daniel Henke
  • Patent number: 10843649
    Abstract: A system for providing protection to a track type tractor includes a sweep arrangement having a pair of arms that are supported on a cab of the track type tractor. The pair of arms have first ends that are disposed rearwardly of the cab. The pair of arms also extend forward of an engine compartment of the track type tractor and have second ends that are coupled with a housing of the engine compartment. The system also includes a cross-brace having a pair of clamps and a bar. The clamps are releasably fastened onto the pair of arms of the sweep arrangement and located at an anterior region of the track type tractor. The bar has a pair of ends that are releasably fastened to proximal ends of the pair of clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Andrew Sheets, Eric Michael Wank, Fernando Carrillo
  • Patent number: 10710315
    Abstract: A method can be used to attach a fabric member to a trim while forming a pattern in the fabric member. A trim has trim grooves formed in one side of the trim and a fabric member has a foam formed in one side of a skin material of the fabric member. A bonding member is coated to an outer surface of the foam and the fabric member is heated where the bonding member is coated. The heated fabric member is placed on the side of the trim where the trim grooves are formed. The fabric member is fixed to the trim by inserting edges of the fabric member into the trim grooves using insertion blades while pattern protrusions formed in a compression jig form a pattern by pressing the skin material of the fabric member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Adient Automotive Interiors Korea Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Keun Yoo, Chang Dong Kim, Eun Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10703246
    Abstract: A vehicle having a vehicle body that includes a floor, partially defining the inside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a movable seat extending over the floor in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a foot support device for the occupant of the seat extending over the floor near the seat and defining a surface for receiving the feet. The support device is deformable relative to the body of the vehicle so as to modify at least the orientation of the receiving surface. The deformation of the support device is coupled with the movement of the seat such that the movement of the seat causes a coordinated deformation of the support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Eric Vanel
  • Patent number: 10479421
    Abstract: A protection system for a work vehicle includes a rear portion configured to couple to a chassis of the work vehicle and a top portion configured to couple to a cab of the work vehicle. The top portion is also configured so that at least part of the top portion is positioned above the cab of the work vehicle relative to a ground surface. In addition, a first height of a maximum vertical extent of the top portion relative to the ground surface is substantially equal to a second height of a maximum vertical extent of the rear portion relative to the ground surface. Further, the rear portion and the top portion are separated from one another while the rear portion is coupled to the chassis and the top portion is coupled to the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: John M. Moffitt, Timothy A. Hinkle, Quinton J. Berggren
  • Patent number: 10351178
    Abstract: A dash panel supporting structure includes a center member rested on a tunnel portion of a vehicle, a bridge member connected to an upper portion of the center member, and a pair of side members configured to support both ends of the bridge member and both ends of the center member on inner portions of side pillars of the vehicle. Therefore, the tunnel portion, a cowl panel and A-pillars of the vehicle are supported by each other through the dash panel supporting structure, so that the torsional rigidity of the vehicle is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wook Hyun Han, Seung Hyun Kang
  • Patent number: 9994264
    Abstract: A vehicle cab assembly includes an internal frame including multiple rigid members that are secured rigidly one to another. The vehicle cab assembly also includes multiple cladding panels that obscure the internal frame and enclose it uninterruptedly in at least one plane. The cladding panels are supported on an exterior of the internal frame and define mutually abutting panel edges along which the cladding panels are sealed one to another to define weather-proof joints of the vehicle cab assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Tiziano Salvini
  • Patent number: 9745717
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine having a plurality of equipment units and a structural body supporting the equipment units, restricting height of each of the equipment units supported by the structural body with no considerable decrease in the strength of the structural body and no considerable restriction on the height dimension of the equipment units. The construction machine includes a structural body having a plurality of beam members, a first equipment unit placed on the structural body, and a second equipment unit which is other than the first equipment unit and placed on the structural body. The plurality of beam members includes a first beam member having a first placement surface on which the first equipment unit is placed and a second beam member having a second placement surface on which the second equipment unit is placed, the second placement surface being lower than the first placement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sakata, Seiji Saiki
  • Patent number: 9545954
    Abstract: An instrument panel frame includes two supporting members and a linking member. Each supporting member is suitable for supporting at least one subset of an industrial vehicle. Each supporting member is attached to the linking member. Each supporting member has a fixing interface designed to cooperate with a respective fixing area of the firewall structure. These respective fixing areas surround some major openings of the firewall structure. The supporting members and the linking member are arranged so that each fixing interface cooperates with a respective fixing area, so as to enable the fixing of the instrument panel frame to the firewall structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Dalmas, Geoffrey M. Horn, Gladys Guillet
  • Patent number: 9517801
    Abstract: With two points each inward of a vehicle-widthwise outer end of an upper portion of a back panel 4 of a cab 1 being set as load support points A and B, a pair of reinforcing studs 13 and 14 are mounted on the back panel 4 to connect the load support points A and B with a floor 9 directly on paired rear-side cab mountings 7 and 8 for support of a rear of the cab 1 from a frame 6, and a reinforcing beam 12 is mounted on the back panel 4 to interconnect upper ends of the reinforcing studs 13 and 14, unreinforced sections being left as shock absorptive portions 15 and 16 at vehicle-widthwise opposite ends of the reinforcing beam 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: HINO MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Ishibai
  • Patent number: 9327772
    Abstract: A cabin is mounted on a device frame, and hydraulic equipment is placed on a pedestal of the device frame. In this configuration, an attachment body of a front lower part of the cabin is disposed and attached onto an installation part on a front part of the pedestal; providing a front cover between the front part of the pedestal and the front lower part of the cabin for covering forward and outward of the hydraulic equipment; and providing a front plate on the front lower part of the cabin for supporting a lower edge of a front glass. A vertically intermediate portion of an inner surface of the front plate is fixed to the attachment body, and a lower part of the front plate is placed on an upper side of the cover to thereby cover forward and upward of the installation part of the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Ueda, Kenichi Saiki
  • Patent number: 9279234
    Abstract: A door system includes a window and a door frame. The door frame includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel includes a first outer portion and a second outer portion. The first outer portion has a first outer leg, an intermediate portion, and a second outer leg that together define a cavity. The second panel has a first inner portion, a lip portion and a second inner portion. The first inner portion is joined to the second outer portion of the first panel. The second inner portion has a first inner leg and a second inner leg that together define a seal channel wall extending within the cavity. The lip portion includes an offset portion extending in a direction opposite to that of the seal channel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew James Gielda, Ryan Barry Hausauer
  • Patent number: 9193395
    Abstract: A cab body has a panel section. The panel section includes a concave section that is recessed upward. A floor frame includes a convex section and supports the cab body. The convex section has a shape that protrudes facing upward and is arranged to protrude from the concave section. A seal member seals a gap between the concave section and the convex section. The seal member has a first contact surface, a second contact surface, and an inclined surface. The first contact surface contacts the convex section. The second contact surface contacts the panel section. The inclined surface is inclined with regard to the first contact surface and the second contact surface. A bracket has an attachment section and a pressing surface. The attachment section is attached to the panel section. The pressing surface presses the inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kitashou, Makoto Yomogita, Naoki Kimura, Masahiko Hamaguchi, Junichi Suneya, Takanori Yamahata
  • Patent number: 9133603
    Abstract: A cab having a rollover protection structure for a construction machine is provided, which includes a front right pole positioned on the front right side of the cab and formed to extend upwardly from a bottom frame, a front left pole positioned on the front left side of the cab and formed to be spaced apart from the front right pole, a front upper end lateral pole connecting upper ends of the front right pole and the front left pole to each other, a first reinforcement member installed on an upper portion of the front right pole, and a second reinforcement member installed on a lower portion of the front left pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventor: Kang-Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9021764
    Abstract: An apparatus for fixing the rear glass of a cab on construction machinery is provided. The apparatus includes a window frame forming a cab window frame; a weather strip coupled to the window frame to seal a gap between the window frame and the rear glass of the cab; a glass interior fixing portion including an engagement portion inserted and engaged between the window frame and the weather strip, a body portion extending from the engagement portion at right angles and having a groove and a glass support portion supporting the rear glass of the cab; a glass exterior fixing portion engaged with the glass support portion of the glass interior fixing portion to support the rear glass of the cab; and a stopper having one side fixed to the window frame to support the rear glass of the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventor: Chun-Jin Yoon
  • Publication number: 20150115661
    Abstract: Provided is a working machine including a console box restrained from wobble. The working machine includes a machine body having an operator's seat and a console box at a side of the operator's seat. The console box includes a box body and a box cover covering the box body. The box cover internally includes a first cover half installed on the box body with first fitting portions and a second cover half internally including second fitting portions fitted with the respective first fitting portions. The second cover half abuts on the first cover half and coupled to the first cover half by respective interfittings of the first and second fitting portions. The box body includes a support portion making contact with an inner surface of the second cover half to support the second cover half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio HIRAOKA, Keiji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150115660
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine capable of easy removal of an electric-component box for maintenance of a maintenance-requirement device, including a seat stand, a partition wall provided in an under-seat space under the seat stand to define a front space, an electric-component box installed in the front space, a maintenance-requirement device rearward of the front space, and a harness connecting an electric component in the electric-component box to an external device and including a downward-extending portion extending downward from the height of a wiring port in the seat stand and an upward-extending portion extending upward from the height of a lower end of the downward-extending portion, thus routed in a devious path including allowance for allowing removal of the electric-component box between a position for closing a rear opening in the partition wall and a position for allowing maintenance work for the maintenance-requirement device through the rear opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirofumi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150115659
    Abstract: Provided is a working machine capable of preventing excessive force from being exerted on a hydraulic hose connected to a console box by movement of the console box. The working machine includes a machine body including an operation space on a floor surface, a seat stand in the operation space and including a side wall portion defining an accommodation space, an operator's seat, a console box capable of moving between a fall-down position and an upturn position, and a hydraulic hose including an over-floor region extending upward from the floor surface to be connected to a front part of the console box and accommodated in the accommodation space so as to have a curved portion. The side wall portion has an oblique guide surface which guides the curved portion to make the curved portion slide along the oblique guide surface by turning of the console box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi KURUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 9016754
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses an agricultural work vehicle comprising a cabin and at least a cladding element (105) for delimiting an internal space of the cabin, in which the cladding element (105) comprises an opening (135) able to place the internal space of the cabin in communication with a compartment (140) in which at least a seat (205) is housed, the seat (205) being mobile with respect to the cladding element (105) between a rest position, in which it is completely contained in the compartment (140), and a use position, in which it is horizontally orientated and projects at least partially into the internal space of the cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Argo Tractors S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Esposito, Andrea Magnanini, Massimiliano Del Bue
  • Patent number: 9010846
    Abstract: A cab frame includes: a main structure having an opening on a part of an outer surface thereof; a rear structure separably connected to the main structure to cover the opening while projecting from the main structure; and first and second connectors provided to the main structure and the rear structure, respectively, the first and second connectors connected to each other in an abutted manner when the main structure and the rear structure are connected to each other. When the rear structure is connected to the main structure after being turned back to front relative to the main structure, the rear structure is temporarily fixable to the main structure via the first and second connectors. When the rear structure is turned back to front and connected to the main structure, the rear structure is housed in the main structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ohta, Shinjirou Ohki
  • Publication number: 20150102637
    Abstract: The invention relates to a road-building machine, comprising a drivable chassis (1) on which a driver's cab (3) having a control panel (2) is provided. A canopy (5) that is fixed to the chassis by at least one support (6) is arranged above the driver's cab, wherein at least one support (6) is adjustably arranged on the chassis (1) such that the canopy (5) can be lowered for a transport position and raised for a working position. For a working position with reduced set-up height, the lowered canopy (5) forms a free space (9) for an operator in the region of the control panel (2) of the driver's cab (3), wherefore a canopy section covering the control panel (2) is designed such as to be movable relative to the chassis (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: ABG Allgemeine Baumaschinen-Gesellschaft MbH
    Inventors: Bernd Lemke, Michael Neuhaus
  • Patent number: 8997908
    Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises a plurality of ground engaging members; a frame; and an operator area having an operator side and a passenger side. The utility vehicle further comprises a roll cage extending above the operator area; a front windshield coupled to the roll cage; and a rear windshield coupled to the roll cage. The utility vehicle further includes a roof latched to the roll cage, a first door hinged to the roll cage along the operator side, and a second door hinged to the roll cage along the passenger side. The couplings between the rear windshield and the roll cage, between the roof and the roll cage, and between the first and second doors and the roll cage each being free of a fastener. The front and rear windshields, the roof, and the first and second doors enclose the operator area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J Kinsman, Angus M Morison, Keith A. Hollman, Adam J. Schlangen, Greg W. Fedelem, Daniel L. Goffman, Paul J. Johnson, Kelly J. Knutson, Jeremiah T. Johnstun
  • Publication number: 20150091330
    Abstract: A fastener for a machine frame is disclosed. The fastener may comprise a seat portion and a back portion oriented to extend from the seat portion. The back portion may define an aperture therethrough. The fastener may also include a clip having a first side and a second side. The first side may define a window and the second side may include a flange that defines a port therethrough. The back portion may be sandwiched between the first and second sides of the clip and the window and port may each be generally aligned with the aperture. A machine cab having a fastener and a clip is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Glaser, Dominick Brian Rivara, IV, Clifton R. Gerke
  • Patent number: 8991904
    Abstract: An operator ride enhancement system that is coupleable to the frame of a vehicle includes a counterweight platform moveably coupled to the frame, and a resilient member engaged with the frame and the counterweight platform. The mass of the counterweight platform is configured to be approximately at least equal to a total mass supported by the counterweight platform during operation of the vehicle. The operator ride enhancement system attenuates and/or inhibits movement of the counterweight platform during operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Thomas Yahner
  • Patent number: 8973693
    Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises at least one front ground engaging member; at least one rear ground engaging member; and a frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The frame includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a channel member extending in the longitudinal direction between the front and rear portions. The vehicle further comprises a floor board coupled to the channel member and a powertrain assembly having a drive shaft operably coupled to at least one of the front ground engaging member and the rear ground engaging member. Additionally, the vehicle comprises a plurality of transport lines configured to transport at least one of a fluid and an electrical connection between the front portion and the rear portion of the frame. The channel member is positioned intermediate the drive shaft and the transport lines and is configured to support the transport lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Kinsman, Angus M. Morison, Keith A. Hollman, Adam J. Schlangen, Greg W. Fedelem, Daniel L. Goffman
  • Publication number: 20150061275
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly, a cab frame assembly, a front suspension assembly, a rear suspension assembly, a power steering assembly, and a powertrain assembly, all of which may be configured to lower the center of gravity of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Aaron D. DECKARD, Adam J. SCHLANGEN, Alex R. SCHEUERELL, Aaron J. NYSSE, Anthony J. RIPLEY, Daniel L. GOFFMAN, Andy T. IVES, Donovan L. FREDRICKSON, Gordon J. STEINMETZ, Keith A. HOLLMAN, Anthony J. KOMAREK, Corrie S. ROYTEK, Shawn D. PETERSON, Dennis J. LUTZ
  • Patent number: 8955859
    Abstract: A blast resistant vehicle is disclosed that includes a structural frame member, a first frame coupled to the structural frame member and configured to receive a first axle assembly and a first suspension assembly, a second frame coupled to the structural frame member and configured to receive a second axle assembly and a second suspension assembly, and a cab assembly having a front portion and a rear portion and having a floor panel, a front firewall, a rear body panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The cab assembly is isolated from the structural frame member, the front sub-frame, and the rear sub-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Micah C. Richmond, Kristopher J. Krueger, David J Pelko
  • Patent number: 8955902
    Abstract: A fastener for a machine frame is disclosed. The fastener may comprise a seat portion, at least one arm extending from the seat portion, and a back portion oriented to extend from the seat portion. The back portion may define an aperture therethrough. The fastener may also include a clip having a first side and a second side. The first side may define a window and the second side may include a flange that defines a port therethrough. The back portion may be sandwiched between the first and second sides of the clip and the window and port may each be generally aligned with the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Glaser, Dominick Brian Rivara, IV, Clifton R. Gerke
  • Publication number: 20150000996
    Abstract: A center pillar (3) has a pipe structure having a hollow space (3a). In the center pillar (3), a lower end opening (3c) for connecting the hollow space (3a) to an outdoor space and an upper end opening (3b) for connecting the hollow space (3a) to an indoor space (10) are formed. The lower end opening (3c) and the upper end opening (3b) are arranged at a prescribed distance from each other in a longitudinal direction of the center pillar (3). Thus, a cab for work vehicle and a work vehicle capable of preventing dust, water, or the like from entering the cab and realizing an environment in the cab comfortable for an operator are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Nagami, Masamichi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20140354010
    Abstract: A cab frame includes: a main structure having an opening on a part of an outer surface thereof; a rear structure separably connected to the main structure to cover the opening while projecting from the main structure; and first and second connectors provided to the main structure and the rear structure, respectively, the first and second connectors connected to each other in an abutted manner when the main structure and the rear structure are connected to each other. When the rear structure is connected to the main structure after being turned back to front relative to the main structure, the rear structure is temporarily fixable to the main structure via the first and second connectors. When the rear structure is turned back to front and connected to the main structure, the rear structure is housed in the main structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ohta, Shinjirou Ohki
  • Patent number: 8899659
    Abstract: Vehicles are described including a cab having a door opening on a side thereof, a chassis that supports the cab, two or more steps leading to the door opening, each of which is supported by the cab or the chassis, wherein the steps are placed within the recesses in the cab or chassis, and a door connected to the cab, wherein the door fits within the door opening, and the door comprises a lower door extension having a lower edge that terminates near to an upper surface of a lowermost step, the lower door extension covers a majority of the one or more recesses, and the lower door extension extends outboard to match the outboard extension of a fender or exterior cab side panel to provide a coplanar transition from the fender to the door, or from the door to the exterior cab side panel, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventor: Gerald J. Angelo
  • Patent number: 8876196
    Abstract: Object In a cab frame structure for a construction machine in which a front pillar and a roof pillar are configured by one tubular material, the cab frame structure for the construction machine in which an attachment position of a front header can be reversibly raised and an upward viewing angle of a driver is enlarged is provided. Solving Means A front pillar 1 and a roof pillar 2, which constitute a cab frame of the construction machine, are configured by one tubular material 9 having a curved portion 10 at a joint between them, and by making a curvature radius of a curve outer side 10a in the curved portion 10 smaller than a curvature radius of a curve inner side 10b, a space 12 to raise an accommodation position of a top end 7x of a front window unit 7 is formed in the curved portion 10. A front header 4 is arranged at the position of the top end 7x of the front window unit 7 accommodated in the space 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Press Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Kondo, Masanori Sato
  • Patent number: 8870256
    Abstract: A cab includes a side panel, an operator seat, a rear panel and a utility base. The utility base includes: a base main body having a placement surface; and a front wall formed along a front side of the placement surface. The base main body has a cut-out portion formed in a front side corner thereof adjacent to an entrance in a plan view of the placement surface. The front wall has a stepped portion formed along the cut-out portion in a side view of the base main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kamimae
  • Publication number: 20140306488
    Abstract: Provided is a pilot valve attachment structure of a construction machine which can reduce an oppressive sensation that an operator sitting on an operator's seat may feel. The present invention is provided in a compact excavator having a travel operation device 11 including a pilot valve 18, and configured such that the pilot valve 18 is attached to a floor plate 15, wherein a recessed part 20 having a hole 20b, into which a casing 18a forming an outer frame of the pilot valve 18 can be inserted, on a bottom part 20a thereof is provided on the floor plate 15, the casing 18a of the pilot valve 18 is attached to the bottom part 20a of the recessed part 20 in a state where the casing 18a of the pilot valve 18 is inserted into the hole 20b of the recessed part 20, and a mat shaped seal member 21 for sealing a space that is formed around the casing 18a of the pilot valve 18 when the casing 18a is inserted into the hole 20b of the recessed part 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Hiroshi Tabeta
  • Publication number: 20140300140
    Abstract: A cabin system to be mounted on a vehicle body includes a driver's seat, an air conditioner body for indoor air conditioning disposed downwardly of the drive's seat, a plurality of support pillars constituting a cabin framework, a ceiling portion, and a main duct having a hollow tubular construction, the main duct forming therein an air passageway for the indoor air conditioning. The main duct includes, at a lower portion thereof, a duct connecting opening to be connected to the air conditioner body and also includes, at a lateral portion thereof, a support pillar engaging face. The main duct is attached through the support pillar engaging face to one of the support pillars along an indoor side peripheral face of the one support pillar. The support pillar engaging face of the main duct and the indoor side peripheral face of the one support pillar have profiles complementary with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Obe, Azusa Hirano, Eiichi Ishida, Kenichi Ishido
  • Publication number: 20140292035
    Abstract: A cabin frame structure that allows a roof to be tightly attached is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Iseki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Itsuki Doi, Takeshi Hagiyama, Koji Ochi, Takayuki Kajihara
  • Publication number: 20140292034
    Abstract: A cabin is mounted on a device frame, and hydraulic equipment is placed on a pedestal of the device frame. In this configuration, an attachment body of a front lower part of the cabin is disposed and attached onto an installation part on a front part of the pedestal; providing a front cover between the front part of the pedestal and the front lower part of the cabin for covering forward and outward of the hydraulic equipment; and providing a front plate on the front lower part of the cabin for supporting a lower edge of a front glass. A vertically intermediate portion of an inner surface of the front plate is fixed to the attachment body, and a lower part of the front plate is placed on an upper side of the cover to thereby cover forward and upward of the installation part of the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki UEDA, Kenichi SAIKI
  • Publication number: 20140292033
    Abstract: A bulldozer includes a cab and an engine hood. The cab has a foremost surface, and left and right front surfaces. The engine hood has an upper surface, left and right side surfaces, and flat first, second and third inclined surfaces. The first and second inclined surfaces contact the rear side of the upper surface and rear sides of the left and right side surfaces, and are inclined more obliquely to the right rear and left rear than the left and right side surfaces, respectively. The first, second and third inclined surfaces are inclined to face downward to the rear. The third inclined surface contacts the first and second inclined surfaces, and the upper surface. A window attached to the foremost surface is arranged in a vertical direction above first and second sides closest to the foremost surface out of sides constituting the first and second inclined surfaces, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakagami, Taira Ozaki, Akihito Ounishi
  • Patent number: 8807635
    Abstract: A self-cleaning floor for use with a work vehicle includes a layer of material providing the floor for a cab of the work vehicle. The layer includes features formed in a region to frictionally secure operator footing during operator egress/ingress and operation of the work vehicle. A recess is formed along one end of the layer, the recess substantially aligned with a primary direction of movement of the work vehicle. An opening is formed in the work vehicle in substantial alignment with the recess to facilitate removal of debris from the cab floor and exterior of the work vehicle via the recess and the opening during operation of the work vehicle. Change in speed and/or direction of the work vehicle urges debris on the cab floor toward the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Lance A. Taylor, Brady Lewis, Jason Bergkamp
  • Publication number: 20140132032
    Abstract: A frame for a cab of a mobile machine includes a primary tube, formed by hydroforming, connected to a secondary tube. The primary tube includes first and second about vertically extending portions and an about horizontally extending portion. The about vertically extending portions are configured to be connected to the mobile machine, and the about horizontally extending portion is disposed between the about vertically extending portions. Dimensions of a cross-section of the primary tube vary along a length of a portion of the primary tube. A secondary tube is connected to the primary tube to another cab frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton Robert Gerke, Dominick Brian Rivara, Kent Michael Levy, Donald Lemont Stamets