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US 8,303,026 · App. 13/053,709 · Granted Nov 6, 2012

Cabin unit for work machine

Assignee: Kubota Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,303,026
App. No.
13/053,709
Filed
Mar 22, 2011
Granted
Nov 6, 2012
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3612
USPC
296/190.11
Abstract

A cabin unit for a work machine comprises a cabin frame including a ceiling frame forming a top portion of the cabin frame, and a door open frame forming a front portion of the cabin frame; a door provided in the door open frame; a door opening/closing mechanism for supporting the door from the door open from to the ceiling frame to be moved rearward and upward from a closed position for closing the door to an open position in which a front surface of the door in the closed position is directed upward; a locking mechanism provided above the door for limiting movement of the door when in the closed position or the open position; and a first unlocking mechanism provided in the door for unlocking the locking mechanism. The first unlocking mechanism includes an internal control member for releasing the locked state from the inside of the door, and an external control member for releasing the locked state from the outside of the door.

Claims (9)

1. A cabin unit for a work machine comprising:

a cabin frame including a ceiling frame forming a top portion of the cabin frame, and a door open frame forming a front portion of the cabin frame;

a door provided in the door open frame;

a door opening/closing mechanism for supporting the door from the door open frame to the ceiling frame to be moved rearward and upward from a closed position for closing the door to an open position in which a front surface of the door in the closed position is directed upward;

a locking mechanism provided in an upper portion of the door for limiting movement of the door when in the closed position or the open position; and

a first unlocking mechanism provided in the door for unlocking the locking mechanism, the first unlocking mechanism including an internal control member provided in an inside lower portion of the door in the closed position for releasing the locked state from the inside of the door, and an external control member provided in an outside lower portion of the door in the closed position for releasing the locked state from the outside of the door.

2. The cabin unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein second unlocking mechanisms are provided in vertical intermediate portions at lateral opposite sides of a back surface of the door.

3. The cabin unit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first unlocking mechanism is connected to each of the second unlocking mechanisms through a first operational-force transmitting mechanism, and each of the second unlocking mechanisms is connected to the locking mechanism through a second operational-force transmitting mechanism.

4. The cabin unit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a lower handle is provided in a lower portion of a front surface of the door in the vicinity of the first unlocking mechanism, an upper handle is provided in an upper portion of the front surface of the door, and a middle handle is provided in each of the second unlocking mechanism.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2011
From: YAMASHITA, YUJI; IMAI, HIDEO; ANAMI, HIROYUKI; SHIMURA, SATOSHI
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026379/0069 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-075385 · Mar 29, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110233963A1 · Sep 29, 2011