GB2450202B - Coupler - Google Patents

Coupler

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Publication number
GB2450202B
GB2450202B GB0808113A GB0808113A GB2450202B GB 2450202 B GB2450202 B GB 2450202B GB 0808113 A GB0808113 A GB 0808113A GB 0808113 A GB0808113 A GB 0808113A GB 2450202 B GB2450202 B GB 2450202B
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Prior art keywords
coupler
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0808113A
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GB2450202A (en
GB0808113D0 (en
Inventor
Gary Miller
Ronald Keith Miller
Gary Pendleton
Howard Reay
Paul Grant
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Miller UK Ltd
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Miller UK Ltd
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Priority claimed from PCT/GB2007/003324 external-priority patent/WO2008029112A2/en
Application filed by Miller UK Ltd filed Critical Miller UK Ltd
Publication of GB0808113D0 publication Critical patent/GB0808113D0/en
Publication of GB2450202A publication Critical patent/GB2450202A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2450202B publication Critical patent/GB2450202B/en
Expired - Fee Related 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E02F3/42—Drives for dippers, buckets, dipper-arms or bucket-arms
    • E02F3/43—Control of dipper or bucket position; Control of sequence of drive operations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B13/00—Details of servomotor systems ; Valves for servomotor systems
    • F15B13/01—Locking-valves or other detent i.e. load-holding devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
    • F15B15/08—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit
    • F15B15/14—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit of the straight-cylinder type
    • F15B15/1423—Component parts; Constructional details
    • F15B15/1433—End caps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
    • F15B15/20—Other details, e.g. assembly with regulating devices
    • F15B15/26—Locking mechanisms

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Shovels (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Check Valves (AREA)
  • Actuator (AREA)
GB0808113A 2007-06-13 2008-05-02 Coupler Expired - Fee Related GB2450202B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0711428.3A GB2450127B (en) 2007-06-13 2007-06-13 Coupler
PCT/GB2007/003324 WO2008029112A2 (en) 2006-09-04 2007-09-04 Coupler

Publications (3)

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GB0808113D0 GB0808113D0 (en) 2008-06-11
GB2450202A GB2450202A (en) 2008-12-17
GB2450202B true GB2450202B (en) 2011-01-19

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Family Applications (4)

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GB1107715A Active GB2476915B (en) 2007-06-13 2007-06-13 Coupler
GB0711428.3A Active GB2450127B (en) 2006-09-04 2007-06-13 Coupler
GB0808113A Expired - Fee Related GB2450202B (en) 2007-06-13 2008-05-02 Coupler
GB0808114.3A Expired - Fee Related GB2450203B (en) 2007-06-13 2008-05-02 Hydraulic ram for a coupler

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GB1107715A Active GB2476915B (en) 2007-06-13 2007-06-13 Coupler
GB0711428.3A Active GB2450127B (en) 2006-09-04 2007-06-13 Coupler

Family Applications After (1)

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GB0808114.3A Expired - Fee Related GB2450203B (en) 2007-06-13 2008-05-02 Hydraulic ram for a coupler

Country Status (2)

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GB (4) GB2476915B (en)
IE (1) IE86190B1 (en)

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GB0816335D0 (en) 2008-09-08 2008-10-15 Hill Ian Coupler with gravity operated safety device
GB2463298B (en) * 2008-09-09 2012-05-16 Miller Uk Ltd A coupler for an excavator
GB2467380B (en) * 2009-02-03 2010-12-22 Miller Int Ltd Fully automatic coupler for excavator arm
GB2471720A (en) * 2009-07-10 2011-01-12 Patrick Roache Excavator quick hitch mechanism
GB2473630B (en) * 2009-09-17 2013-08-07 Gary Miller Fully automatic coupler for excavator arm
EP2470724B1 (en) 2009-09-22 2014-03-26 Ian Hill Hydraulic coupler with pin retention system for coupling an attachment to a work machine
GB201010269D0 (en) 2010-06-18 2010-08-04 Hill Ian Hydraulic coupler with attachment pin retention system
GB2474576B (en) 2009-10-16 2014-03-19 Ian Hill Coupler
GB2474572B (en) 2009-10-16 2014-11-26 Hill Engineering Ltd Control system for a hydraulic coupler
GB2482515B (en) 2010-08-04 2015-03-04 Miller Int Ltd Blocking bar
GB2486887A (en) 2010-12-21 2012-07-04 Miller Int Ltd Quick coupler status alarm
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US5692325A (en) * 1996-02-06 1997-12-02 Konan Electric Company Limited Attachment detaching apparatus for hydraulic shovel
GB2330570A (en) * 1998-09-08 1999-04-28 Miller Ronald Keith Quick coupler for bucket excavators
GB2359062A (en) * 2000-02-11 2001-08-15 Ronald Keith Miller Universal coupler for bucket excavators
GB2372979A (en) * 2001-01-23 2002-09-11 Peter William Scott Quick connect implement coupler
EP1318242A2 (en) * 2001-12-06 2003-06-11 Geith Patents Limited A coupler for coupling an accessory to a dipper arm and a control system for such a coupler
WO2005026454A1 (en) * 2003-09-18 2005-03-24 Patrick Mccormick An excavator tool quick attachment device
GB2424637A (en) * 2005-03-30 2006-10-04 Thomas Francis Sheedy A quick hitch coupler with safety mechanism
WO2008031590A2 (en) * 2006-09-13 2008-03-20 Ian Hill Coupler for excavators

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US5692325A (en) * 1996-02-06 1997-12-02 Konan Electric Company Limited Attachment detaching apparatus for hydraulic shovel
GB2330570A (en) * 1998-09-08 1999-04-28 Miller Ronald Keith Quick coupler for bucket excavators
GB2359062A (en) * 2000-02-11 2001-08-15 Ronald Keith Miller Universal coupler for bucket excavators
GB2372979A (en) * 2001-01-23 2002-09-11 Peter William Scott Quick connect implement coupler
EP1318242A2 (en) * 2001-12-06 2003-06-11 Geith Patents Limited A coupler for coupling an accessory to a dipper arm and a control system for such a coupler
WO2005026454A1 (en) * 2003-09-18 2005-03-24 Patrick Mccormick An excavator tool quick attachment device
GB2424637A (en) * 2005-03-30 2006-10-04 Thomas Francis Sheedy A quick hitch coupler with safety mechanism
WO2008031590A2 (en) * 2006-09-13 2008-03-20 Ian Hill Coupler for excavators

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IE20080438A1 (en) 2009-06-24
GB0711428D0 (en) 2007-07-25
GB2450127B (en) 2012-02-29
GB2450203B (en) 2012-04-18
GB0808114D0 (en) 2008-06-11
IE86190B1 (en) 2013-05-22
GB2450202A (en) 2008-12-17
GB0808113D0 (en) 2008-06-11
GB2450127A (en) 2008-12-17
GB2476915A (en) 2011-07-13
IE20080437A1 (en) 2009-06-24
GB201107715D0 (en) 2011-06-22
GB2476915B (en) 2011-09-14
GB2450203A (en) 2008-12-17

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Effective date: 20180502