Multiple tool construction machine
AssigneeGuangxi LiuGong Machinery Co., Ltd.
InventorsEdward Wagner, Gary Major, Yunfeng Zhao
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Abstract
A construction machine that includes a machine frame and an articulated boom. The articulated boom is pivotably mounted to the machine frame. The construction machine is configured to be operated in a loader mode in which a first tool is mounted to the articulated boom, and in an excavator mode in which a second tool is mounted to the articulated boom. The construction machine further includes a tool storage for storing the first tool and/or the second tool. The construction machine is configured to replace one of the first tool and second tool when mounted to the articulated boom with the other one of the first tool and second tool when stored in the tool storage.
Claims20
A construction machine, comprising
- a chassis;
- a machine frame pivotably mounted to the chassis;
- an articulated boom pivotably mounted to the machine frame, the construction machine configured to operate in a loader mode in which a first tool is mounted to a tool mount at a distal end of the articulated boom, and in an excavator mode in which a second tool is mounted to the tool mount at the distal end of the articulated boom;
- and
- a tool storage for storing at least one of the first tool or the second tool, comprising:
- a first tool carrier being adapted to carry the first tool, wherein the first tool carrier is arranged at the chassis;
- and
- a second tool carrier being adapted to carry the second tool, wherein the second tool carrier is arranged at the machine frame,
- wherein the construction machine is configured to replace one of the first tool and the second tool when mounted to the articulated boom with the other one of the first tool and the second tool when stored in the tool storage.
A method for changing an operational mode of a construction machine with a chassis, a machine frame pivotably mounted to the chassis, a tool storage comprising a first tool carrier and a second tool carrier, and an articulated boom, the method comprising:
- depositing, by the articulated boom, a first tool for one of a first operational mode or a second operational mode to the tool storage provided on the construction machine, the first tool being mounted to the articulated boom;
- and
- subsequently picking, by the articulated boom, a second tool for the other one of the first operational mode or the second operational mode from a tool storage provided on the construction machine,
- wherein the first tool carrier is adapted to carry the first tool for the one of the first operational mode or the second operational modes, wherein the first tool carrier is arranged at the chassis, and
- wherein the second tool carrier is adapted to carry the second tool for the other of the first operational mode or the second operational mode, wherein the second tool carrier is arranged at the machine frame.
A method for selecting an operational mode of a construction machine with a chassis, a machine frame pivotably mounted to the chassis, and an articulated boom, the construction machine being operable in a first operational mode and a second operational mode, the second operational mode different from the first operational mode, the method comprising:
- simultaneously providing a first tool for the first operational mode and a second tool for the second operational mode on the construction machine;
- and
- selecting and picking one of the first tool and the second tool by the articulated boom for operation of the construction machine in the first operational mode or the second operational mode from a tool storage provided on the construction machine, the tool storage comprising:
- a first tool carrier being adapted to carry the first tool, wherein the first tool carrier is arranged at the chassis;
- and
- a second tool carrier being adapted to carry the second tool, wherein the second tool carrier is arranged at the machine frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.