IP Library Granted Patent US 9,222,234
Granted Patent B2
US 9,222,234 · App. 14/319,950 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Supporting structure for excavator

Inventors: Jarrod Hyder (Adairsville, GA); Kazuyuki Kotani (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
E02F3/3631E02F3/3686E02F3/382E02F3/627
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Patent No.
US 9,222,234
App. No.
14/319,950
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

For providing a supporting structure for the excavator changes the fitting height of the backhoe, This invention provides a supporting structure of excavator for attaching the backhoe with variable height which comprising: an attachment mount fixed to a frame, and an adjuster plate fixed to the attachment mount, wherein the backhoe is mounted to an appropriate position of the adjuster plate.

Claims (12)

1. A supporting structure of an excavator for attaching a backhoe with variable height, comprising:

an attachment mount fixed to a frame of the excavator;

an upper guide coupled to the attachment mount, wherein the upper guide is parallel to an upper portion of the attachment mount;

a lower guide coupled to the attachment mount, wherein the lower guide is parallel to a lower portion of the attachment mount;

an adjuster plate inserted and fixed between the attachment mount and the upper guide and between the attachment mount and the lower guide;

a first through hole formed in a joint plate of the backhoe; and

a plurality of through holes formed in the adjuster plate,

wherein the backhoe is adjustably mounted to the adjuster plate by a bolt through the first through hole of the joint plate and one of the through holes of the adjuster plate overlapping one another.

2. The supporting structure according to the claim 1 , wherein:

a pin is disposed on a side surface of the attachment mount;

a hook is formed in a lower edge portion of the adjuster plate; and

the adjuster plate is fixed to the attachment mount with the hook of the adjuster plate hooked on the pin of the attachment mount.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054162/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2014
From: HYDER, JARROD; KOTANI, KAZUYUKI
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034497/0454 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61892567 · Oct 18, 2013
Related Publication 20150110591A1 · Apr 23, 2015