Working machine
AssigneeJ. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
InventorsJonathan Lyle, Peter Jowett, John Griffin, David Price, Nicholas Roberts, Ryan Page, Ian Carswell
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Abstract
A working machine comprising: a base assembly including a ground engaging structure; an undercarriage connected to the ground engaging structure; a superstructure connected to the undercarriage; a working arm mounted to the superstructure; a connector connecting the undercarriage to the superstructure; and a drive arrangement located in the base assembly for moving the ground engaging structure to propel, in use, the working machine.
Claims18
A working machine comprising:
- a base assembly including a ground engaging structure;
- an undercarriage connected to the ground engaging structure;
- a superstructure connected to the undercarriage, wherein the superstructure comprises a bodywork portion having a first angled perimeter surface thereof, an angle of the first angled perimeter surface being greater than 0° below a horizontal and less than 90° below the horizontal;
- a working arm mounted to the superstructure;
- a connector connecting the undercarriage to the superstructure;
- and
- a drive arrangement comprising a prime mover and a transmission, wherein an entirety of the prime mover is positioned below a level coincident with a lowermost extent of the superstructure, the drive arrangement for moving the ground engaging structure to propel, in use, the working machine, and
- a counterweight, wherein the counterweight forms at least a part of the first angled perimeter surface,
- wherein the working machine has a cab in a position offset from a center of the superstructure and the first angled perimeter surface is on a side of the machine remote from the cab.
A working machine comprising:
- a base assembly including a ground engaging structure;
- an undercarriage connected to the ground engaging structure;
- a superstructure connected to the undercarriage;
- a working arm mounted to the superstructure;
- a connector connecting the undercarriage to the superstructure;
- and
- a drive arrangement comprising a prime mover and a transmission, wherein an entirety of the prime mover is positioned below a level coincident with a lowermost extent of the superstructure, the drive arrangement for moving the ground engaging structure to propel, in use, the working machine;
- and
- further comprising an operator's cab rotatably mounted on the superstructure by a rotary connection, wherein the superstructure is rotatable about a first generally upright axis and the operator's cab is rotatable about a second generally upright axis;
- and
- wherein the transmission comprises a hydraulic pump driven by the prime mover, a first high speed hydraulic motor to be supplied with hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to drive a first axle to permit the working machine to be driven at relatively high speeds, and a second relatively low speed motor to be supplied with the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to drive a second axle at relatively low speeds.
A working machine comprising:
- a base assembly including a ground engaging structure;
- an undercarriage connected to the ground engaging structure;
- a superstructure connected to the undercarriage, wherein the superstructure comprises a cab in a position offset from a center of the superstructure, a bodywork portion having a first angled perimeter surface thereof, an angle of the first angled perimeter surface being greater than 0° below the horizontal and less than 90° below the horizontal, a second angled perimeter surface thereof positioned on an opposing side of the superstructure to the first angled perimeter surface, an angle of the second angled perimeter surface being greater than 0° below the horizontal and less than 90° below the horizontal, wherein the angle of the first angled perimeter surface below the horizontal is less than the angle of the second angled perimeter surface below the horizontal, and wherein the first angled perimeter surface is on a side of the machine remote from the cab;
- a working arm mounted to the superstructure;
- a connector connecting the undercarriage to the superstructure;
- and
- a drive arrangement comprising a prime mover and a transmission, wherein an entirety of the prime mover is positioned below a level coincident with a lowermost extent of the superstructure, the drive arrangement for moving the ground engaging structure to propel, in use, the working machine.
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