Quick release hose guide
View Patent ↗Disclosed embodiments provide various quick release hose guide designs which can be attached to, or removed from, a work machine with less effort than conventionally required. Exemplary embodiments of the hose guides include a sleeve which slides over a post on the work machine when hydraulic hoses of an attachment are to be connected to the hydraulic system of the work machine. A quick release pin is inserted through apertures in the sleeve and in the post to secure the hose guide in place. A snap clip connected to the pin can then be used to help insure that the pin remains in place. In some embodiments, unlike conventional hose guide designs, the hose guides remain with the attachment or implement hoses when the attachment is removed from the work machine.
1. A work machine apparatus comprising:
a hydraulically powered attachment, the hydraulically powered attachment including at least one hydraulic hose;
a work machine having a pivoting attachment carrier mounted on an arm on which the hydraulically powered attachment is removably attached, the work machine providing a hydraulic power source connectable to the hydraulically powered attachment through the at least one hydraulic hose;
a mounting post fixed to and extending from a surface of the work machine; and
a quick release hose guide which guides the at least one hydraulic hose and detachably secures the at least one hydraulic hose to the work machine, the quick release hose guide comprising:
cylindrical sleeve configured to be slid over the mounting post that is fixed to the work machine,
a hose guiding portion attached to the sleeve and configured to guide the at least one hydraulic hose and to secure the at least one hydraulic hose to the work machine; and
a quick release attachment mechanism configured to removably secure the cylindrical sleeve to the fixed mounting post.
2. The work machine apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the quick release hose guide is configured such that the at least one hydraulic hose is fed through the hose guiding portion, wherein with the at least one hydraulic hose fed through the hose guiding portion, the quick release hose guide remains with the hydraulically powered attachment and the at least one hydraulic hose when the hydraulically powered attachment is removed from the work machine.
3. The work machine apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the quick release attachment mechanism further comprises a quick release pin and a pin receiving aperture in the sleeve configured to be aligned with a pin receiving aperture in the mounting post when the sleeve is mounted on the mounting post, wherein the sleeve is removably secured to the mounting post by inserting the quick release pin through the pin receiving aperture in the sleeve and through the pin receiving aperture in the mounting post.
4. The work machine apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the quick release attachment mechanism further comprises a clip secured to a first end of the quick release pin, the clip disposed and arranged on the quick release pin such that, with the pin inserted through the pin receiving aperture in the sleeve and through the pin receiving aperture in the mounting post, the clip can be snapped over a second end of the quick release pin to keep the quick release pin in place.
5. The work machine apparatus of claim 4 , and further comprising a cable coupled to one of the clip and the quick release pin in order to keep the clip or quick release pin from being lost when removed from the sleeve.
6. A hydraulically powered work machine attachment configured to be removably attached to a work machine, the hydraulically powered work machine attachment comprising:
at least one hydraulic hose configured to be hydraulically coupled to the work machine to provide hydraulic power from the work machine to the hydraulically powered attachment;
a quick release hose guide coupled to the at least one hydraulic hose, the quick release hose guide guiding the at least one hydraulic hose and detachably securing the at least one hydraulic hose to the work machine when the hydraulically powered attachment is attached to the work machine, the quick release hose guide comprising a cylindrical sleeve configured to be fitted over on a mounting post fixed to and extending from the work machine when the hydraulically powered attachment is attached to the work machine, a quick release attachment mechanism configured to removably secure the sleeve to the mounting post, and a hose guiding portion attached to the cylindrical sleeve and configured to guide the at least one hydraulic hose and to secure the at least one hydraulic hose to the work machine.
7. The hydraulically powered work machine attachment of claim 6 , wherein the quick release hose guide is configured such that the at least one hydraulic hose is fed through the hose guiding portion, wherein with the at least one hydraulic hose fed through the hose guiding portion, the quick release hose guide remains with the hydraulically powered attachment and the at least one hydraulic hose when the hydraulically powered attachment is removed from the work machine.
8. The hydraulically powered work machine attachment of claim 6 , wherein the quick release attachment mechanism further comprises a quick release pin and a pin receiving aperture in the sleeve configured to be aligned with a pin receiving aperture in the mounting post of the work machine when the sleeve is mounted on the mounting post, wherein the sleeve is removably secured to the mounting post by inserting the quick release pin through the pin receiving aperture in the sleeve and through the pin receiving aperture in the mounting post.
9. The hydraulically powered work machine attachment of claim 8 , wherein the quick release attachment mechanism further comprises a clip secured to a first end of the quick release pin, the clip disposed and arranged on the quick release pin such that, with the pin inserted through the pin receiving aperture in the sleeve and through the pin receiving aperture in the mounting post, the clip can be snapped over a second end of the quick release pin to keep the quick release pin in place.
10. The hydraulically powered work machine attachment of claim 9 , and further comprising a cable coupled to one of the clip and the quick release pin in order to keep the clip or quick release pin from being lost when removed from the sleeve.
11. A quick release hose guide configured to be attached to a mounting post fixed to and extending from a lift arm on a power machine having a pivoting plate configured to accept a work attachment, the quick release guide being configured to detachably secure at least one hydraulic hose from a work attachment mounted to the pivoting plate and further comprising:
a cylindrical sleeve configured to be slid over the mounting post;
a hose guiding portion attached to the sleeve and configured to guide the at least one hydraulic hose and to secure the at least one hydraulic hose to the work machine; and
a quick release attachment mechanism configured to removably secure the cylindrical sleeve to the fixed mounting post.
12. The quick release hose guide of claim 11 , wherein the hose guiding portion has an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture configured to accept the at least one hydraulic hose.
13. The quick release hose guide of claim 11 , wherein the aperture is completely surrounded by hose guiding portion.
14. The quick release hose guide of claim 11 , wherein the cylindrical sleeve and the mounting post each have an aperture such that the apertures can be aligned when the cylindrical sleeve is slid on the mounting post and further comprising:
a quick release pin configured to be inserted into the apertures on each of the cylindrical sleeve and the mounting post to secure the cylindrical sleeve to the mounting post.
15. The quick release hose guide of claim 12 , wherein the cylindrical sleeve is otherwise unsecured to the mounting post.