Low-profile machine cabin
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsNilesh Ajit Sutar, Aaron Dunaway
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Abstract
A cabin for a machine is disclosed. The cabin may include a floor, a roof, at least one A-post located at a leading end relative to a forward travel direction of the machine, and a C-post located at a trailing end opposite the at least one A-post. The C-post may have first terminal ends located at the floor and second terminal ends located at the roof. The C-post may include a C-shaped beam having the first terminal ends, and a Y-shaped beam structure having the second terminal ends. The Y-shaped beam structure may extend from the C-shaped beam to the roof. The Y-shaped beam structure may include two spaced beams.
Claims20
A cabin for a machine, comprising:
- a floor;
- a roof;
- at least one A-post located at a leading end relative to a forward travel direction of the machine;
- and
- a C-post located at a trailing end opposite the at least one A-post, the C-post having first terminal ends located at the floor and second terminal ends located at the roof, the C-post including:
- a C-shaped beam having the first terminal ends, and
- a Y-shaped beam structure having the second terminal ends,
- the Y-shaped beam structure extending from the C-shaped beam to the roof, and
- the Y-shaped beam structure including two spaced beams.
A machine, comprising:
- a cabin including a floor, a roof, at least one A-post located at a leading end relative to a forward travel direction of the machine, and a C-post,
- the C-post located at a trailing end opposite the at least one A-post, the C-post having first terminal ends located at the floor and second terminal ends located at the roof, the C-post including:
- a C-shaped beam having the first terminal ends, and
- a Y-shaped beam structure having the second terminal ends,
- the Y-shaped beam structure extending from the C-shaped beam to the roof.
A motor grader, comprising:
- a floor;
- a roof;
- and
- a C-post located at a trailing end relative to a forward travel direction of the motor grader, the C-post having first terminal ends located at the floor and second terminal ends located at the roof, the C-post including:
- a C-shaped beam having the first terminal ends, and
- a Y-shaped beam structure having the second terminal ends,
- the Y-shaped beam structure extending from the C-shaped beam to the roof, and
- the Y-shaped beam structure including two spaced beams and an air duct located between the two spaced beams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.