EP2931981A4 - A locking mechanism - Google Patents

A locking mechanism

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Publication number
EP2931981A4
EP2931981A4 EP13861826.9A EP13861826A EP2931981A4 EP 2931981 A4 EP2931981 A4 EP 2931981A4 EP 13861826 A EP13861826 A EP 13861826A EP 2931981 A4 EP2931981 A4 EP 2931981A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
locking mechanism
locking
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP13861826.9A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2931981A1 (en
Inventor
Andre Richard Anderson
Ashley Craig Gibson
Andrew James Phillip Rider
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Wedgelock Equipment Ltd
Original Assignee
Wedgelock Equipment Ltd
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Publication date
Application filed by Wedgelock Equipment Ltd filed Critical Wedgelock Equipment Ltd
Publication of EP2931981A1 publication Critical patent/EP2931981A1/en
Publication of EP2931981A4 publication Critical patent/EP2931981A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/28—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, i.e. there is either one arm or a pair of arms, e.g. dippers, buckets
    • E02F3/36—Component parts
    • E02F3/3604—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like
    • E02F3/3609—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat
    • E02F3/3622—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat with a hook and a locking element acting on a pin
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/28—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, i.e. there is either one arm or a pair of arms, e.g. dippers, buckets
    • E02F3/36—Component parts
    • E02F3/3604—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like
    • E02F3/3609—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat
    • E02F3/3627—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat with a hook and a longitudinal locking element
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/28—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, i.e. there is either one arm or a pair of arms, e.g. dippers, buckets
    • E02F3/36—Component parts
    • E02F3/3604—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like
    • E02F3/3609—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat
    • E02F3/364—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat using wedges
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/28—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, i.e. there is either one arm or a pair of arms, e.g. dippers, buckets
    • E02F3/36—Component parts
    • E02F3/3604—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like
    • E02F3/3609—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat
    • E02F3/365—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat with redundant latching means, e.g. for safety purposes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/28—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, i.e. there is either one arm or a pair of arms, e.g. dippers, buckets
    • E02F3/36—Component parts
    • E02F3/3604—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like
    • E02F3/3609—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat
    • E02F3/3663—Devices to connect tools to arms, booms or the like of the quick acting type, e.g. controlled from the operator seat hydraulically-operated
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/59—Manually releaseable latch type
    • Y10T403/591—Manually releaseable latch type having operating mechanism
EP13861826.9A 2012-12-10 2013-12-04 A locking mechanism Withdrawn EP2931981A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NZ60411012 2012-12-10
PCT/NZ2013/000219 WO2014092584A1 (en) 2012-12-10 2013-12-04 A locking mechanism

Publications (2)

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EP2931981A1 EP2931981A1 (en) 2015-10-21
EP2931981A4 true EP2931981A4 (en) 2016-11-02

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EP13861826.9A Withdrawn EP2931981A4 (en) 2012-12-10 2013-12-04 A locking mechanism

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US20150322646A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2931981A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2016500410A (en)
KR (1) KR20150094691A (en)
AU (1) AU2013360409A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2014092584A1 (en)

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US11846083B2 (en) * 2015-12-07 2023-12-19 Wedgelock Equipment Limited Locking device for a quick coupler
GB2610148B (en) * 2018-06-25 2023-08-09 Miller Uk Ltd Coupler
JP2022510990A (en) * 2018-11-30 2022-01-28 ヒューズ・アセット・グループ・ピーティーワイ・リミテッド coupler
US11208785B2 (en) 2018-12-12 2021-12-28 Caterpillar Inc. Tool coupling arrangement having zero offset
US10975544B1 (en) * 2020-04-27 2021-04-13 Caterpillar Inc. Work tool coupling assembly with locking wedge

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JPH0729044U (en) * 1993-11-09 1995-06-02 敬植 山田 Hydraulic excavator adapter
EP0975840A1 (en) * 1997-04-14 2000-02-02 Baumaschinentechnik Gesellschaft mbH Device for attaching interchangeable items of equipment rapidly, for an excavator
AU723305B1 (en) * 1999-03-03 2000-08-24 Barry Koster Adaptor hitch with locking pin
JP2001303609A (en) * 2000-04-20 2001-10-31 Yanmar Diesel Engine Co Ltd Disengagement preventing structure for attachment of swiveling working vehicle
US6481124B1 (en) * 1998-09-08 2002-11-19 Doreen Jacqueline Miller Quick coupler for bucket excavators
AT507598A1 (en) * 2008-12-05 2010-06-15 Wacker Neuson Linz Gmbh DEVICE FOR REPLACEABLE TOOLS

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US5727342A (en) * 1996-04-18 1998-03-17 Wain-Roy, Inc. Hydraulic latch pin assembly for coupling a tool to a construction equipment
US7306395B2 (en) * 2001-11-29 2007-12-11 Jrb Attachments, Llc Spread-style coupler with supplemental lock system
EP2087178A2 (en) * 2006-09-04 2009-08-12 Miller UK Limited Coupler
CA2590464A1 (en) * 2007-05-30 2008-11-30 Brandt Industries Ltd. Quick coupling mechanism for tool attachment
GB0720413D0 (en) * 2007-10-18 2007-11-28 Monaghan Conor A Coupler
AU2010301197B2 (en) * 2009-09-29 2015-12-10 Doherty Engineered Attachments Limited A coupler
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CA2733965A1 (en) * 2011-03-14 2012-09-14 Brandt Industries Ltd. Compact quick coupling mechanism for tool attachment

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0729044U (en) * 1993-11-09 1995-06-02 敬植 山田 Hydraulic excavator adapter
EP0975840A1 (en) * 1997-04-14 2000-02-02 Baumaschinentechnik Gesellschaft mbH Device for attaching interchangeable items of equipment rapidly, for an excavator
US6481124B1 (en) * 1998-09-08 2002-11-19 Doreen Jacqueline Miller Quick coupler for bucket excavators
AU723305B1 (en) * 1999-03-03 2000-08-24 Barry Koster Adaptor hitch with locking pin
JP2001303609A (en) * 2000-04-20 2001-10-31 Yanmar Diesel Engine Co Ltd Disengagement preventing structure for attachment of swiveling working vehicle
AT507598A1 (en) * 2008-12-05 2010-06-15 Wacker Neuson Linz Gmbh DEVICE FOR REPLACEABLE TOOLS

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US20150322646A1 (en) 2015-11-12
WO2014092584A1 (en) 2014-06-19
AU2013360409A1 (en) 2015-07-23
KR20150094691A (en) 2015-08-19
EP2931981A1 (en) 2015-10-21

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