Movable control console
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorsEugene Y. Grinberg, Charles E. Gullan
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Abstract
A movable instrument console for an asphalt paving machine includes a hollow instrument body movable back and forth along support rails extending widthwise of the machine and a brake shoe locking mechanism for locking the instrument console in place, and for unlocking it for movement to either side of the paving machine.
Claims17
A movable instrument console for a mobile construction machine, the machine having a length extending between a front end and a back end and a width extending between a pair of side surfaces, comprising:
- a. support rail means for supporting an instrument console thereon;
- b. means for connecting said support rail means to the machine, adjacent one end of the machine;
- c. said support rail means being positioned to extend widthwise of the machine and spaced above a machine operator's platform;
- d. said instrument console being movable side-to-side along said support rail means between either side of the machine;
- e. said instrument console being pivotable about said support rail means to position a front panel on said console to face upwardly;
- f. locking means for locking said instrument console in place and for unlocking said instrument console for movement;
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- g. means on said instrument console for receiving one end of flexible control elements from the machine.
A movable instrument console for a mobile construction machine, the machine having a front-to-back length and a side-to-side width comprising:
- a. a first support rail extending widthwise of the machine;
- b. a second support rail parallel to said first support rail, and spaced therefrom;
- c. said first and second support rails being spaced above a machine operator's platform adjacent one end of the machine;
- d. an instrument console movable side-to-side along said first and second support rails;
- e. said instrument console being pivotable about said first support rail to position a front panel on said console to face upwardly;
- f. locking means for locking said console in place and for unlocking said console for movement;
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- g. means on said console for receiving one end of flexible control elements from the machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.