IP Library Granted Patent US 11,122,728
Granted Patent B2
US 11,122,728 · App. 16/466,603 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Tractor

Inventors: Takeshi Miyazaki (Osaka, JP); Toshiyuki Miwa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
A01B63/10B60K28/04B62D49/00
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Patent No.
US 11,122,728
App. No.
16/466,603
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tractor in which a lift valve of a hydraulic system for lifting up/down a work machine is mechanically coupled to a lift lever, and conditions for an engine startup are set as follows: a reverser lever is at a neutral position thereof; a PTO (power take-off) clutch is disengaged; a seat switch is ON; and the lift lever is at a lowermost position thereof. A switch driving unit is provided on a side face of the lift lever so that the side face is orthogonal to a turning direction of the lift lever; a switch is provided so as to be opposed to the switch driving unit when the lift lever is turned to be at the lowermost position; and the lift lever at the lowermost position is detected by the switch.

Claims (15)

1. A tractor in which a lift valve of a hydraulic system for lifting up/down a work machine is mechanically coupled to a lift lever,

wherein conditions for an engine startup are set as follows:

a reverser lever is at a neutral position thereof;

a power take-off clutch is disengaged;

a seat switch is ON; and

the lift lever is at a lowermost position thereof,

wherein the tractor includes:

a switch configured to contactlessly detect that the lift lever is at the lowermost position;

a switch driving unit provided on a side face of the lift lever, the side face being orthogonal to a turning direction of the lift lever; and

a lever receiver configured to guide both side faces of the lift lever at the lowermost position, the both side faces being orthogonal to the turning direction of the lift lever,

wherein the switch is provided so as to be opposed to the switch driving unit when the lift lever is turned to be at the lowermost position and is guided by the lever receiver, and

wherein the lift lever at the lowermost position is detected by the switch.

2. The tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the lever receiver has a shape such that an inner width of the lever receiver in a direction orthogonal to the turning direction of the lift lever decreases from a position higher than the lowermost position in the turning direction toward the lowermost position.

3. The tractor according to claim 2 , wherein an indicator plate indicating an engine startable position is provided at a position corresponding to the lowermost position of the lift lever.

4. The tractor according to claim 1 , wherein an indicator plate indicating an engine startable position is provided at a position corresponding to the lowermost position of the lift lever.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 28, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053070/0277 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2019
From: MIYAZAKI, TAKESHI; MIWA, TOSHIYUKI
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049366/0280 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-236030 · Dec 5, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190320573A1 · Oct 24, 2019