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US 10,421,504 B2Granted
Agricultural vehicle having a pivotable cab
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorsFabio Racchella, Paolo Basso
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Abstract
An agricultural machine, preferably a combine harvester, which has a pivoting vehicle cab. The cab is pivotable relative to the main frame of the machine, about an axis of rotation transverse to the direction of travel of the machine. The cab is pivoted to allow an operator to view a front coupling of the machine, to observe the attaching or detaching of a work implement to the front coupling.
Claims20
An agricultural machine, the machine comprising:
- a main frame;
- a front coupling provided on the main frame for releasably attaching a work implement to the agricultural machine;
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- a vehicle cab for housing an operator,
- wherein the vehicle cab is mounted to the main frame via at least one hinge coupling, the hinge coupling having an axis of rotation transverse to the direction of travel of the agricultural machine such that, in use, the vehicle cab is pivotable about the axis of rotation relative to the main frame, to provide an operator with a view of the front coupling and/or a work implement attached thereto;
- a controller arranged to control the pivoting of the vehicle cab about the axis of rotation, wherein the controller is configured to control the pivoting of the vehicle cab in response to the controller detecting an operation is being performed to attach or detach a work implement with the front coupling.
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An agricultural machine, the machine comprising:
- a main frame;
- a front coupling provided on the main frame for releasably attaching a work implement to the agricultural machine;
- a vehicle cab for housing an operator, wherein the vehicle cab is mounted to the main frame via at least one hinge coupling, the hinge coupling having an axis of rotation transverse to the direction of travel of the agricultural machine such that, in use, the vehicle cab is pivotable about the axis of rotation relative to the main frame, to provide an operator with a view of the front coupling and/or a work implement attached thereto;
- at least one actuator arranged to control the pivoting of the vehicle cab about the axis of rotation, wherein the at least one actuator comprises a linear actuator, wherein the linear actuator is a hydraulic cylinder;
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- at least one hydraulic accumulator coupled with the at least one hydraulic cylinder, the at least one hydraulic accumulator acting as a damper for the hydraulic cylinder to reduce vibrations of the vehicle cab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.