Bucket cylinder debris guard
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsRobert R. Cate, Dennis A. Brimeyer, Jessica A. Hill
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Abstract
A loader for a work vehicle comprises a lift arm, a bucket, a bucket linkage, and a hydraulic bucket cylinder. The bucket and the linkage are pivotally attached to the lift arm. The linkage comprises a first link and a second link, which are pivotally attached to the bucket. The bucket cylinder is pivotally attached to the first and second links and the bucket and operable to pivot the bucket relative to the lift arm. The linkage comprises a debris guard substantially obstructing a space defined between the first and second links and between the bucket cylinder and the bucket.
Claims16
A loader for a work vehicle, comprising:
- a lift arm,
- a bucket pivotally attached to the lift arm,
- a bucket linkage pivotally attached to the lift arm, the bucket linkage comprising a first link and a second link, the first and second links pivotally attached to the bucket, and
- a hydraulic bucket cylinder pivotally attached to the first and second links and the bucket and operable to pivot the bucket relative to the lift arm via a pin disposed on the bucket,
- wherein the bucket linkage comprises a debris guard extending along and between the first and second links and over a portion of the bucket cylinder extending between the bucket linkage and the bucket, substantially obstructing a space defined between the first and second links and between the bucket cylinder and the bucket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.