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US 8,464,819 B2Granted
Working machine
AssigneeJ.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
InventorsGary Major, Martyn L. Molsom
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AssigneeJ.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
InventorsGary Major, Martyn L. Molsom
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A working machine (10) includes a body (11) having a front end (12) and a rear end (13), the body being provided with a ground engaging propulsion structure (15) whereby the machine (10) may be driven over the ground, a loading arm assembly (25) which includes a single loading arm (26) which is mounted at one end (26a) relative to the body (11) and which extends forwardly at towards one side of the body (11), beyond the front end (12) of the body (11), to a second end (26b) where there is a mounting for a working implement (35) the machine (10) further including an operator's cab (50) mounted on the body (11) towards a second side of the body (1)) opposite to the first side where the arm (26) extends, and at the front end (12) of the body (11) so that no part of the body (11) extends significantly forwardly of the cab (50), and wherein the cab (50) includes a cab roof (58), a cab floor (60), a front wall (52), a rear wall (59) and a first side wall (53) adjacent to the loading arm assembly (25), and a side (54) opposite to the first side wall (53), which affords a substantially unobstructed opening, which extends for substantially the entire length and height of the cab (50) at the second side (54), and the opening being closable by an access door (56).
A working machine which includes a body having a front end and a rear end, the body being provided with a ground engaging propulsion structure whereby the machine may be driven over the ground, a loading arm assembly which includes a single loading arm which is mounted at one end relative to the body and which extends forwardly at or towards one side of the body, beyond the front end of the body, to a second end where there is a mounting for a working implement, the machine further including an operator's cab mounted on the body towards a second side of the body opposite to the first side where the arm extends, and at the front end of the body so that no part of the body extends significantly forwardly of the cab, and wherein the cab includes a cab roof, a cab floor, a front wall, a rear wall and a first side wall adjacent to the loading arm assembly, and a second cab side opposite to the first side wall, which affords a unobstructed opening, which extends for substantially the entire length of the cab at the second cab side, and the opening being closable by an access door wherein the machine is a skid-steer loading machine, in which the ground engaging propulsion structure includes a pair of wheels or a continuous loop track, at either side of the body, and steering is effected by differentially driving the wheels or at least one of the wheels of the pair, or the track, at one side of the body relative to the wheel or wheels or track at the other side of the body.
A working machine which includes a body having a front end and a rear end, the body being provided with a ground engaging propulsion structure whereby the machine may be driven over the ground, a loading arm assembly which includes a single loading arm which is mounted at one end relative to the body and which extends forwardly at or towards one side of the body, beyond the front end of the body, to a second end where there is a mounting for a working implement, the machine further including an operator's cab mounted on the body towards a second side of the body opposite to the first side where the arm extends, and at the front end of the body so that no part of the body extends significantly forwardly of the cab, and wherein the cab includes a cab roof, a cab floor, a front wall, a rear wall and a first side wall adjacent to the loading arm assembly, and a second cab side opposite to the first side wall, which affords a substantially unobstructed opening, which extends for substantially the entire length of the cab at the second cab side, and the opening being closable by an access door, and wherein the cab is movable relative to the body from an “in use” condition to a maintenance condition.
A working machine which includes a body having a front end and a rear end, the body being provided with a ground engaging propulsion structure whereby the machine may be driven over the ground, a loading arm assembly which includes a single loading arm which is mounted at one end relative to the body and which extends forwardly at towards one side of the body, beyond the front end of the body, to a second end where there is a mounting for a working implement, the machine further including an operator's cab mounted on the body towards a second side of the body opposite to the first side where the arm extends, and wherein the cab includes a cab roof, a cab floor, a front wall, a rear wall and a first side adjacent to the loading arm assembly, and a second cab side opposite to the first side wall, and wherein the cab is moveable relative to the body by being mounted to the front end of the body by hinge devices so that the cab can be pivoted from a normal “in use” condition to a maintenance condition to allow for access to beneath the cab.
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