Shock mounted tilting operator platform
AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorGary D. Blomstrom
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AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorGary D. Blomstrom
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A mounting assembly resiliently and releasably mounting a tiltable operator's cab on the frame of a tractor including first and second mating connectors respectively secured to the platform and frame and a T-shaped latch carried by the first connector for rotary movement between locked and unlocked positions. A cross member of the T-shaped latch overlies the mating end of the first connector and is movable into locking, but nonsupportive, engagement within a pair of complementary slots respectively located in a pair of upwardly projecting arms of the second connector. In the unlocked position, the cross member is disengaged from the slots and aligned within a latch cavity between the arms to allow separation of the connectors. An elongate stem of the latch member accessibly protrudes from one end of the first connector for rotation by a wrench and is resiliently mounted for axial movement to align the cross member with the complementary slots. A female guide surface defined by beveled ends of the second connector arms guides a male guide surface of the first connector into full mating load-bearing engagement therewith in the event of slight misalignment between the connectors. The second connector is resiliently secured to the frame to isolate the cab from vibrations generated within the frame by means spaced from the bearing surfaces and the latch.
An assembly for mounting an operator's cab to the frame of a vehicle, comprising:
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