Hydraulic piping structure for a backhoe

A hydraulic piping structure for a backhoe having a swivel deck, a swing bracket attached to said swivel deck so as to be swingable on a vertical axis, a boom attached to said swing bracket and pivotable about a horizontal axis by a boom cylinder, an arm attached to said boom, a bucket attached to said arm, at least one hydraulic cylinder mounted on said boom for controlling said bucket and said arm, and a hydraulic pressure source mounted on said swivel deck for providing pressurized oil, said piping structure comprising;

• means for relaying said pressurized oil from said hydraulic pressure source, said means for relaying being disposed on said boom adjacent to said swing bracket,
• a first group of hydraulic hoses curved on a substantially vertical plane and interconnecting said boom cylinder and said means for relaying pressurized oil,
• at least one pressure oil terminal disposed on an upper surface of said boom,
• fixed oil lines interconnecting said means for relaying pressurized oil to said at least one pressure oil terminal,
• a second group of hydraulic hoses interconnecting said hydraulic pressure source and said at least one pressure oil terminal,
• a third group of hydraulic hoses interconnecting said hydraulic pressure source and said at least one hydraulic cylinder,
• said swing bracket comprising upper and lower pivotal connections for fastening said swing bracket to said swivel deck about said vertical axis,
• said swing bracket having a boom support portion to which said boom is pivotably connected to pivot about said horizontal axis, said boom support portion of said swing bracket defining an interior space therein between said boom and said swivel body,
• a first clamp mechanism positioned within said interior space to fixedly secure said second and third groups of hydraulic hoses in close proximity to said vertical axis,
• said second and third groups of hydraulic hoses extending to said swivel deck through said interior space of said swing bracket,
• wherein said second and third groups of hydraulic hoses are arranged side by side on said upper surface of said boom,
• said second and third groups of hydraulic hoses are separated from each other in a region of said swivel deck between said swing bracket and said hydraulic pressure source, and fixed in position by separate clamp mechanisms.