US 6,360,459 B1 · Tiltable bucket assembly

Abstract

A tiltable bucket assembly includes a bucket and an interface member. The bucket has a front loading portion, a rear connecting portion with a front surface adjacent the front loading portion and a rear surface opposite therefrom, and a pair of spaced guide members connected to the rear surface. The bucket defines a substantially enclosed chamber that extends from the front surface and terminates within the front loading portion. The interface member is rotatably mounted with the bucket. The interface member has opposed side portions supported within the guide members. A hydraulic cylinder is located within the chamber and has a rod end portion connected to the bucket and a head end portion connected to the interface member. The hydraulic cylinder is adapted to provide rotational movement of the bucket about the interface member upon actuation.

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Dependent claims

A tiltable bucket assembly, comprising:

a bucket having a front loading portion, a rear connecting portion with a front surface adjacent the front loading portion and a rear surface opposite therefrom, and a pair of spaced guide members connected to the rear surface of the rear connecting portion, the bucket defining a substantially enclosed chamber extending from the front surface of the rear connecting portion and terminating within the front loading portion;
an interface member rotatably mounted with respect to the bucket, the interface member having opposed side portions supported within the guide members;
and
an actuator located within the chamber and having a first end portion connected to the bucket and a second end portion connected to the interface member, the actuator being adapted to provide rotational movement of the bucket about the interface member.

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A work machine having a frame supporting a plurality of wheels, comprising:

a connecting member having a first end portion connectable with the frame and a second end portion, the connecting member being adapted for movement in a vertical plane;
and
a tiltable bucket assembly including an interface member releasably connected at the second end portion of the connecting member and having opposed side portions, a bucket rotatably mounted with respect to the interface member and having a front loading portion, a rear connecting portion with a front surface adjacent the front loading portion and a rear surface opposite therefrom, and a pair of spaced guide members connected to the rear surface of the rear connecting portion for supporting the opposed side portions of the interface member with the bucket defining a substantially enclosed chamber extending from the front surface of the rear connecting portion and terminating within the front loading portion, and an actuator located within the chamber and having a first end portion connected to the bucket and a second end portion connected to the interface member to provide rotational movement of the bucket about the interface member upon actuation thereof.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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