# US 2017/0284065 A1 · Construction Machine

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- Number: US 2017/0284065 A1
- Document ID: US20170284065A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/370,366
- Filed: 2016-12-06
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-31
- Assignees: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Shintaro KOBAYASHI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170284065A1

## CPC

- E02F 9/2271: {Actuators and supports therefor and protection therefor}
- E02F 3/325: {Backhoes of the miniature type}
- E02F 3/76: Graders, bulldozers, or the like with scraper plates or ploughshare-like elements (soil-working A01B); Levelling {scarifying} devices {(street cleaning E01H; construction of roads E01C19/00, E01C23/00)}
- E02F 3/7609: {Scraper blade mounted forwardly of the tractor on a pair of pivoting arms which are linked to the sides of the tractor, e.g. bulldozers}
- E02F 3/815: Blades; Levelling {or scarifying} tools {(E02F3/40 takes precedence)}
- E02F 3/844: {for positioning the blade, e.g. hydraulically}
- E02F 9/00: Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00 (laying-out or take-up devices for trailing electric cables B66C)
- E02F 3/769: {Graders, bulldozers, or the like comprising loaders}
- E02F 3/964: {of several tools mounted on one machine (E02F3/962 takes precedence)}
- E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00)

## Abstract

A construction machine includes an earth removing implement 20 including: a blade 22 disposed on a base portion frame 21 by using a linkage mechanism 23 and a cylinder 24; a fixed cover 26 positioned above the linkage mechanism 23; a movable cover 27 covering a gap between the fixed cover 26 and the blade 22; and a guide pin 25 that guides the movable cover 27 while the blade 22 is being raised. The movable cover 27 includes a side surface portion 52 having a slot 54 with which the guide pin 25 engages. The slot 54 is formed along the side surface portion 52 that faces the guide pin 25. The guide pin 25 engages with the slot 54 at a lower end position therein when the blade 22 is raised to a highest position as the movable cover 27 is rotated to follow the fixed cover 26.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A construction machine comprising:
a track structure;
a swing structure provided swingably at an upper portion of the track structure; and
an earth removing implement provided at at least either a front portion or a rear portion of the track structure, the earth removing implement including:
a base portion frame mounted on the track structure;
a blade mounted on the base portion frame by using a linkage mechanism and a cylinder such that the blade can be raised and lowered;
a fixed cover supported on the base portion frame and positioned above the linkage mechanism;
a movable cover that covers a gap between the fixed cover and the blade; and
a guide pin that guides the movable cover while the blade is being raised and lowered, wherein
the guide pin is supported on the base portion frame,
the movable cover includes a main surface portion having a lower end connected rotatably with the blade and having an upper portion leaning on the fixed cover, the movable cover further including a side surface portion having a slot with which the guide pin engages, and
the slot is formed along positions of the side surface portion of the movable cover facing the guide pin when the movable cover rotates by having the upper portion of the main surface portion sliding over the fixed cover in accordance with a raising/lowering operation of the blade, the slot being configured such that the guide pin engages with the slot at a lower end position therein when the blade is raised to a highest position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the movable cover is configured such that a center of gravity thereof is positioned on a side closer to the base portion frame than to a pivotal point thereof when the guide pin engages with the slot.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The construction machine according to claim 2, wherein a lower guard member is provided on an upper surface of the blade so as to be opposed to the lower end of the main surface portion of the movable cover, the lower guard member extending laterally and having a cross section that has slopes extending downwardly toward a front and a rear from an apex of the lower guard member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The construction machine according to claim 2, wherein a bracket that supports the guide pin with respect to the base portion frame is attached to the base portion frame by using a bolt.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The construction machine according to claim 2, wherein
a cutout for avoidance of interference with the blade is provided in the side surface portion of the movable cover, and
a side surface guard member that covers the cutout is mounted on the blade.