Linkage assembly for implements of machines
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJason Matthew Brauer, Jacob Carl Wyss
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Abstract
A linkage assembly for an implement of a machine is disclosed. The machine includes a frame. The linkage assembly includes a bell crank assembly that is pivotally connected to the frame and coupled to the implement. Further, a pair of fluid cylinders are positioned generally parallel to a length of the machine. Each of the pair of fluid cylinders are connected to the frame at one end and connected to the bell crank assembly at an opposite end. The pair of fluid cylinders are extended to raise the implement.
Claims20
A linkage assembly for an implement of a machine, the machine including a frame, the linkage assembly comprising:
- a bell crank assembly pivotally connected to the frame and coupled to the implement;
- and
- a pair of fluid cylinders positioned generally parallel to a length of the machine, each of the pair of fluid cylinders being connected to the frame at one end and connected to the bell crank assembly at an opposite end, wherein the pair of fluid cylinders are extended to raise the implement.
A track type tractor comprising:
- a frame;
- an implement;
- a linkage assembly for raising and lowering the implement relative to the frame, the linkage assembly including:
- a bell crank assembly pivotally connected to the frame and coupled to the implement;
- and
- a pair of fluid cylinders positioned generally parallel to a length of the machine, each of the pair of fluid cylinders being connected to the frame at one end and connected to the bell crank assembly at an opposite end, wherein the pair of fluid cylinders are extended to raise the implement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.