Cab for construction machinery
AssigneeKomatsu Ltd.
InventorsTadashi Mori, Koudou Tsuji
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Abstract
A cab for a construction machine is provided which is cost effective, good in strength as a cab, usable in narrow sites where an obstacle exists, and good in front visibility and design. The cab for a construction machine has left front, left rear, right front and right rear pillars 12, 13, 14, 15 which vertically extend. The left rear and right rear pillars 13, 15 are made of a pipe material, and the rear part of the cab has greater rigidity than the front part of the cab. The left front and right front pillars 12, 14 are respectively constituted by at least two press-molded parts which are respectively formed into a specified shape by press molding.
Claims3
A cab for a construction machine, comprising:
- a vertically extending left front pillar comprising press-molded parts;
- a vertically extending left rear pillar comprising a pipe;
- a vertically extending right front pillar comprising press-molded parts;
- a vertically extending right rear pillar comprising a pipe;
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- a ceiling panel at a top portion of the cab;
- wherein the right front pillar comprises an upper portion which extends across the top portion of the cab to connect to the right rear pillar;
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- wherein the ceiling panel has a female notch at a left front corner portion thereof, and the left front pillar having a corresponding male notch that is fitted in the female notch of the ceiling panel, such that a surface of the left front pillar is continuous with a surface of the ceiling panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.