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US 12,698,615 B2Granted
Slide up cab door for work machine
AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsJohn M. Relph, Toshihiko Takemura
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Abstract
A compact work machine, such as a compact track loader and/or a compact utility loader, which can carry and operate a wide range of attachments while maintaining a reduced operating footprint.
Claims20
A loader configured for travel primarily in a forward direction, said loader comprising:
- a cab defining an operator area therein,
- said cab including a door shiftable from a closed position to an open position, wherein the open position facilitates operator access to the operator area,
- said door being disposed at a forward portion of the cab when in the closed position and being at least substantially received within and/or disposed above the operator area when in the open position,
- said cab further including a door casing engaging the door when the door is in the closed position,
- said door including a door panel and a guide element fixed relative to the door panel to move therewith,
- said door casing including a guide structure engaging said guide element during shifting of the door from the closed position to the open position, such that the guide structure directs the guide element along a generally upward travel path,
- said travel path including a primary path segment extending upwardly and forwardly such that the guide element and an adjacent portion of the door panel primarily travel upward and forward during shifting of the door from the closed position to the open position.
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