Working machine

• US 7,134,519 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2004
• Issued: 11/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Company Limited (Kobe Steel Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Company Limited (Kobe Steel Limited)
• Inventors: Imashige, Hirokazu
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Hau
• Application Number:
  US10/878,054
• Publication Number:
  US 20050000746A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: 180/69.24, 180/69.21, 180/89.17, 180/69.2, 180/89.13, 296/190.08, 296/190.11
• US Class Current: 180/69.24
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/10 Bonnets or lids , e.g. for trucks, tractors, busses, work vehicles for truck beds B60J7/1607; for boats B63B19/12; doors arranged at the vehicle rear B60J5/10; inlet covers for vehicle fuel tanks B60K15/05; for protecting non-occupants of a vehicle B60R21/38
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 3/325 Backhoes of the miniature type
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/0891 Lids or bonnets or doors or details thereof doors for cabins E02F9/163 takes precedence; for motor vehicles B62D25/10

Abstract

The present invention is a working machine in which apparatus disposed in an outer peripheral portion of the base machine is covered with a openable guard cover, a window for maintenance, which is opened and closed by a window cover, is provided in front surface of the guard cover, and a locking mechanism, which locks the guard cover in a closed mode and unlocks the guard cover by being operated from the outside, is provided in the inside of the window. According to the present invention, the locking mechanism for the guard cover can be simplified and the guard cover can be made hard to be opened by unauthorized persons.

Claims

1. A working machine comprising:

a base machine, which is formed in such a manner that an upper rotating body is rotatably mounted on a crawler type lower traveling body around a vertical shaft, the base machine including a working attachment comprising a boom, an arm, a bucket, and driving motors for the boom, arm and bucket, said upper rotating body having an operator'"'"'s cab on an upper portion of said upper rotating body, said upper rotating body having functional apparatus which requires maintenance comprising an openable guard cover, which covers the apparatus, attached to an outer peripheral portion of the upper rotating body of said working machine;

a window provided in said guard cover for maintenance of said apparatus;

a window cover provided with said guard cover, said window cover being provided to open or close said window independently of opening or closing of said guard cover; and

a guard cover locking mechanism, provided within said guard cover, which locks said guard cover in a closed mode, said guard cover locking mechanism being located within said guard cover to allow a locking and an unlocking operation from the outside of said guard cover only through said window.

2. The working machine according to claim 1, wherein a window cover locking mechanism is provided, which locks said window cover in a locked mode and unlocks said window cover in an unlocked mode by a key operation from the outside of said guard cover.

3. The working machine according to claim 1, wherein said guard cover locking mechanism is provided in an inner side edge of said window in such a manner that the mechanism is located within a visible scope through said window in an open mode.

4. The working machine according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus covered with said guard cover are separated into high frequency maintenance apparatus and low frequency maintenance apparatus on the basis of frequency of maintenance as a standard, and said high frequency maintenance apparatus are disposed in such a manner that a maintenance work can be done through said window.

5. The working machine according to claim 4, wherein said high frequency maintenance apparatus include one of a selector valve which changes a direction of oil flow in accordance with an working attachment attached to said body, a multi control valve which changes an operating pattern of an actuator for said working attachment, and a level gauge for a working oil tank.

6. The working machine according to claim 4, wherein said working oil tank is disposed facing said window and said high frequency maintenance apparatus are attached to an outer wall surface of the working oil tank.