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US 2021/0277621 A1Published application
Skid-steer loader implement
AssigneeBabl Industries, LLC
InventorsGary L. Babl, Helen Pich
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Abstract
A skid-steer implement allows for the rotation of a tool attachment relative to the body of the skid-steer by coupling an attaching element and a rotation attachment device with a shaft and force generating devices. The slim construction of the device allows for bucket rotation while limiting the tipping load change caused by the extension of the implement.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- an attaching element, the attaching element configured to:
- attach to a mobile mechanical device;
- couple to one or more force generating devices;
- and
- rotatably engage a shaft;
- the one or more force generating devices, the one or more force generating devices configured to:
- couple to the attaching element;
- couple to a rotation attachment device;
- receive a force activation input;
- and
- apply a force to the attaching element and the rotation attachment device;
- the rotation attachment device, the rotation attachment device configured to:
- attach to the shaft;
- attach to a bucket;
- and
- rotate in response to receiving the force from one of the one or more force generating devices;
- the shaft, the shaft configured to rotate within the attaching element in response to the force;
- and
- the bucket configured to receive a force from the one or more force generating devices by way of the rotation attachment device such that the rotational motion is imparted to the bucket allowing it to rotate axially about the shaft.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a first operating signal, the first operating signal comprising instructions to rotate a rotation attachment device in a first angular direction by a first angular distance;
- determining a first amount of fluid to have in each of one or more force generating devices to rotate the rotation attachment device in the first angular direction by a first angular distance;
- operating a valve to send the first amount of the fluid to each of the one or more force generating devices to generate a pneumatic differential;
- and
- rotating the rotation attachment device in the first angular direction by the first angular distance in response to the pneumatic differential.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.