US3049821A - Push arm and mounting structure for tiltable bulldozer blade - Google Patents
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- 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
- E02F3/76—Graders, bulldozers, or the like with scraper plates or ploughshare-like elements; Levelling scarifying devices
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- E02F3/815—Blades; Levelling or scarifying tools
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- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
- E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
- E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
- E02F3/76—Graders, bulldozers, or the like with scraper plates or ploughshare-like elements; Levelling scarifying devices
- E02F3/7609—Scraper blade mounted forwardly of the tractor on a pair of pivoting arms which are linked to the sides of the tractor, e.g. bulldozers
- E02F3/7613—Scraper blade mounted forwardly of the tractor on a pair of pivoting arms which are linked to the sides of the tractor, e.g. bulldozers with the scraper blade adjustable relative to the pivoting arms about a vertical axis, e.g. angle dozers
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- the application relates to the correction of difiiculties which are described in detail in a co-pending application of Robert W. Lichti for Diagonal Brace Mounting for Bulldozer Blades, Serial No. 21,501, filed April 11, 1960 and also further described in a co-pending application of Richard K. Liess, entitled Diagonal Brace Mounting for Tiltable Bulldozer Blade, Serial No. 63,116, filed October 17, 1969.
- the conventional tiltable bulldozer is subjected to excessive compressive stresses in its diagonal brace when it is moved to a tilt position which stresses are reacted by the push arms and impart thereto bending forces often of sufiicient magnitude to result in breakage of an arm and particularly when the blade is subjected to a sidewise impact or force.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a tractor with a bulldozer embodying the present invention
- FlG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the rear of the bulldozer blade and also illustrating the structure of the push arms and diagonal braces of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail which shows a connection between the ends of the diagonal braces and the manner in which they are supported relative to the rear surface of the bulldozer blade;
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line IV-IV of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a tractor with a conventional bulldozer with forces imposed on the diagonal braces and push arms thereof indicated by arrows.
- a tractor generally indicated at Ill is shown as provided with a bulldozer blade 31 carried at the forward ends of a pair of push arms 12.
- the push arms are connected in a conventional manner to the truck frames of the tractor as by ball and socket type joints shown at 13.
- the blade 11 is pivotally connected to the forward ends of the push arms as by universal or ball and socket joints shown at 15, and is held in an erect position by braces known as tilt braces which are broken away in FIG. 1 but are shown at 16 and 17 in FIG. 2.
- the tilt brace 17 includes adjustable means which may be in the form of a conventional extensible hydraulic cylinder 18.
- the tilt braces are connected as by pivot pins and brackets 19 to the tops of the push arms and ball and socket joints 20 to the back of the blade adjacent its upper edge.
- a pair of diagonal braces is usually employed and articulately connected between the inner sides of the push arms and the back of the blade 11 but in the present invention braces 22 and 23 are formed as integral parts of the push arms 12 and are articulately connected to each other at their inner ends as Well as to the rear surface of the bulldozer blade by means presently to be described.
- Push arms are conventionally made of steel plates welded together to form a box-like structure.
- the braces 22 and 23 are similarly formed in the present case to make them integral with the push arms. However, any method of construction may be used to provide a rigid connection between the arms and braces.
- Conventional lift jacks such as shown at 26 in FIG. 1 are employed and extend between the tractor and bulldozer blade to the latter of which they are connected through brackets 27 fixed to the back of the blade.
- Other means may be employed for raising and lowering the blade, such for example, as cables actuated by winches on the tractor and the present invention is applicable to bulldozers where such other means are employed.
- tilt brace 17 is lengthened by extension of the cylinder 18 fluid to which is supplied in the usual manner. Due to the bracing thus far described, this lengthening of the tilt brace 17 raises the left end of the blade as well as the forward end of the left push arm and imposes stresses on the diagonal braces and the push arm which are indicated by arrows in FIG. 5 of the drawings wherein conventional diagonal braces are shown at 22' and 23'.
- FIG. 5 the left side of the blade has been raised and both diagonal braces are placed in compression as indicated by arrows a thus imposing a bending stress on each of the push arms which are shown at 12 in this figure.
- the compressive stress in the diagonal braces and the bending stress on the push arms is reduced as well as distributed by reason of the integral connection of the diagonal braces with the push arms and the compressive stresses upon the diagonal braces are distributed between the two braces.
- This is accomplished as best shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 through the integral connection of the diagonal braces with the push arms and by connecting the inner ends of these braces together in a manner'which permits slight twisting movement of one with respect to the other, slight movement of each toward the other and some movement between their connected ends and the back of the bulldozer blade 11.
- a universal and sliding joint is provided between the inner ends of the diagonal braces 22' and 23 which, as best shown in FIG.
- a hearing bushing of spherical contour shown at 32 is secured within the cap as by a tight press fit and receives a complementary hearing 33 with a spherical bearing surface thereon.
- This bearing is slidably fitted on a trunnion 34 carried by the end of the diagonal brace 22 thus connecting the ends of the braces 22 and 23 for sliding movement to and away from each other as well as for slight universal movement with respect to each other.
- a seal ring 35 is preferably employed between the end of the brace 22 and a bore in the end of the cap 30 to retain lubricant in the vicinity of this articulated connection and to exclude foreign matter therefrom.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 Slight movement of the connected ends of the diagonal braces to and away from the bulldozer blade is permitted by a linkage illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 wherein brackets 36 are shown secured to the rear surface of the bulldozer blade 11 and pivotally supporting a link 37 by means of a pin 38.
- One of the diagonal braces, in this case the brace 23 is connected with a lower end of the link 37 by a pin 39 and a bracket 40 secured to the top surface of the brace.
- the ends of the braces are permitted to swing to and away from the blade and their swinging movement away from the blade is limited by an elongated slot in a link 41 which embraces the pin 39 and a pin 42 in a bracket 43 also secured to the rear surface of the blade.
- a tiltable bulldozer blade mounting which comprises push arms articulately secured to the blade, tilt braces extending upwardly between the push arms and the blade, a diagonal brace formed integrally with each push arm and extending inwardly therefrom and an articulate connection between the inner ends of said diagonal braces, said articulate connection comprising a ball and socket joint of which the socket portion is housed within an end of one of said diagonal braces and the ball portion is slidably supported on a trunnion fixed to the end of the other of said braces.
- a tiltable bulldozer blade mounting which comprises push arms articulately secured to the blade, tilt braces extending upwardly between the push arms and the blade, a diagonal brace formed integrally with each push arm and extending inwardly therefrom and an articulate connection between the inner ends of said diagonal braces, said articulate connection comprising a ball and socket joint of which the socket portion is housed within an end of one of said diagonal braces and the ball portion is slidably supported on a trunnion fixed to the end of the other of said braces, and a slidable sealing means between the ends of the braces to retain lubricant in the vicinity of said joint.
- a tiltable bulldozer blade mounting which comprises push arms articulately secured to the blade, tilt braces extending upwardly between the push arms and the blade, 21 diagonal brace formed integrally with each push arm and extending inwardly therefrom and an articulate connection between the inner ends of said diagonal braces, said articulate connection comprising a ball and socket joint of which the socket portion is housed within an end of one of said diagonal braces and the ball portion is slidably supported on a trunnion fixed to the end of the other of said braces, and means supporting the inner end of at least one of said diagonal braces to the bulldozer blade for limited movement to and away from the blade.
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Cited By (9)
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US3187448A (en) * | 1961-09-01 | 1965-06-08 | Int Harvester Co | Bulldozer blade tilting arrangement |
US3395764A (en) * | 1965-08-02 | 1968-08-06 | Caterpillar Tractor Co | Diagonal bracing and bulldozer blade mounting |
US3590929A (en) * | 1968-08-15 | 1971-07-06 | Caterpillar Tractor Co | Bulldozer blade mounting |
US3656558A (en) * | 1970-10-30 | 1972-04-18 | Int Harvester Co | Bulldozer frame with arm stress equalizer and/or limiter |
US3998277A (en) * | 1975-10-30 | 1976-12-21 | Caterpillar Tractor Co. | Bulldozer assembly with means for pivotally connecting the push arms thereof |
US4153117A (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1979-05-08 | Caterpillar Tractor Co. | Cushion dozer with three point attachment support |
US4311200A (en) * | 1979-10-01 | 1982-01-19 | Lebedev Vladimir M | Bulldozer |
US4664203A (en) * | 1985-09-23 | 1987-05-12 | Dresser Industries, Inc. | Blade support for bulldozers and the like |
US20110114343A1 (en) * | 2009-11-13 | 2011-05-19 | Gaurav Genani | Push Frame With Tapered Cross-Beam |
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US2232672A (en) * | 1939-02-01 | 1941-02-18 | Kay Brunner Steel Products Inc | Blade mounting for earth moving apparatus |
US2764824A (en) * | 1953-05-05 | 1956-10-02 | Caterpillar Tractor Co | Reversible implement arm mounting for tractors |
US2817168A (en) * | 1954-03-29 | 1957-12-24 | Mullin Henry Albert | Bulldozer |
US2942363A (en) * | 1958-02-27 | 1960-06-28 | Case Co J I | Bulldozer |
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US2232672A (en) * | 1939-02-01 | 1941-02-18 | Kay Brunner Steel Products Inc | Blade mounting for earth moving apparatus |
US2764824A (en) * | 1953-05-05 | 1956-10-02 | Caterpillar Tractor Co | Reversible implement arm mounting for tractors |
US2817168A (en) * | 1954-03-29 | 1957-12-24 | Mullin Henry Albert | Bulldozer |
US2942363A (en) * | 1958-02-27 | 1960-06-28 | Case Co J I | Bulldozer |
Cited By (10)
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US3187448A (en) * | 1961-09-01 | 1965-06-08 | Int Harvester Co | Bulldozer blade tilting arrangement |
US3395764A (en) * | 1965-08-02 | 1968-08-06 | Caterpillar Tractor Co | Diagonal bracing and bulldozer blade mounting |
US3590929A (en) * | 1968-08-15 | 1971-07-06 | Caterpillar Tractor Co | Bulldozer blade mounting |
US3656558A (en) * | 1970-10-30 | 1972-04-18 | Int Harvester Co | Bulldozer frame with arm stress equalizer and/or limiter |
US3998277A (en) * | 1975-10-30 | 1976-12-21 | Caterpillar Tractor Co. | Bulldozer assembly with means for pivotally connecting the push arms thereof |
US4153117A (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1979-05-08 | Caterpillar Tractor Co. | Cushion dozer with three point attachment support |
US4311200A (en) * | 1979-10-01 | 1982-01-19 | Lebedev Vladimir M | Bulldozer |
US4664203A (en) * | 1985-09-23 | 1987-05-12 | Dresser Industries, Inc. | Blade support for bulldozers and the like |
US20110114343A1 (en) * | 2009-11-13 | 2011-05-19 | Gaurav Genani | Push Frame With Tapered Cross-Beam |
US8490712B2 (en) * | 2009-11-13 | 2013-07-23 | Deere & Company | Push frame with tapered cross-beam |
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