Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coupler with visibility window
- Patent Title (中): 耦合器与可视窗口
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Application No.: US13168801Application Date: 2011-06-24
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Publication No.: US08833480B2Publication Date: 2014-09-16
- Inventor: Joel Robert Grimes , Bradley Robert Lancaster , Andrew Lee Vering , Wayne Edward Harshberger, II , Anand Ramchandra Mijar
- Applicant: Joel Robert Grimes , Bradley Robert Lancaster , Andrew Lee Vering , Wayne Edward Harshberger, II , Anand Ramchandra Mijar
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Main IPC: A01B51/00
- IPC: A01B51/00 ; E02F3/36

Abstract:
A coupler for connecting an implement to a machine includes a first mounting structure configured to attach the coupler to the implement. The first mounting structure includes a first actuator including a first cylinder rod extendable relative to a first cylinder body. The first cylinder rod has a first rod longitudinal axis. The first mounting structure also includes a first wedge attached to the first cylinder rod. The first wedge is movable between a retracted position and an extended position by the first actuator. The first wedge includes a first wedge tip insertable into the implement. The first wedge tip has a first wedge longitudinal axis. The first rod longitudinal axis is offset from the first wedge longitudinal axis to form a first opening extending through the coupler adjacent the first actuator. The coupler also includes a second mounting structure configured to attach the coupler to the machine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120325505A1 Coupler With Visibility Window Public/Granted day:2012-12-27
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