System and method of attaching and detaching a loader attachment implement
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorDaniel Esqueda
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Abstract
A manual locking subassembly for a loader system of a utility vehicle includes an actuator manually operable from an operator cab of the vehicle and a mechanical linkage extending from the actuator and affixed to a loader attachment carrier rotatable about an axis. Manipulation of the actuator in a first direction moves a linkage member of the mechanical linkage from a first position in which a loader attachment implement is uniformly movable with the attachment carrier to a second position in which the loader attachment implement is non-uniformly movable with the loader attachment carrier.
Claims20
A loader system for a utility vehicle, the utility vehicle including a cab configured to seat an operator for control of the utility vehicle, the loader system comprising:
- a loader attachment implement;
- a loader attachment carrier to selectively couple the loader attachment implement to the utility vehicle;
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- a locking subassembly including
- an actuator positioned adjacent the cab, wherein the actuator is manually operable from the cab, and
- a pin portion adjacent the loader attachment implement and movable in a first direction in response to actuation of the actuator between a locked position and an unlocked position;
- wherein when the pin portion is in a locked position, the loader attachment implement uniformly moves with the loader attachment carrier, and when the pin portion is in an unlocked position, the loader attachment implement is non-uniformly movable with the loader attachment carrier.
A manual locking subassembly for a loader system of a utility vehicle, the manual locking subassembly comprising:
- an actuator manually operable from an operator cab of the vehicle;
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- a mechanical linkage extending from the actuator and affixed to a loader attachment carrier, the loader attachment carrier rotatable about an axis, wherein manipulation of the actuator in a first direction moves a linkage member of the mechanical linkage from a first position in which a loader attachment implement is uniformly movable with the attachment carrier to a second position in which the loader attachment implement is non-uniformly movable with the loader attachment carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.