EP2931981A4 - A locking mechanism - Google Patents

A locking mechanism

Info

Publication number: EP2931981A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: locking mechanism; locking
Prior art date: 2012-12-10
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 Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

2012-12-10

Filing date

2013-12-04

Publication date

2016-11-02

2013-12-04 Application filed by Wedgelock Equipment Ltd filed Critical Wedgelock Equipment Ltd

2015-10-21 Publication of EP2931981A1 publication Critical patent/EP2931981A1/en

2016-11-02 Publication of EP2931981A4 publication Critical patent/EP2931981A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
Shovels (AREA)

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)

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

Family

ID=50934716

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP13861826.9A Withdrawn EP2931981A4 (en)	2012-12-10	2013-12-04	A locking mechanism

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
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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2013
- 2013-12-04 JP JP2015547886A patent/JP2016500410A/en active Pending
- 2013-12-04 EP EP13861826.9A patent/EP2931981A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2013-12-04 KR KR1020157018180A patent/KR20150094691A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2013-12-04 US US14/650,858 patent/US20150322646A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2013-12-04 AU AU2013360409A patent/AU2013360409A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2013-12-04 WO PCT/NZ2013/000219 patent/WO2014092584A1/en active Application Filing

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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
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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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2014092584A1 (en)	2014-06-19
JP2016500410A (en)	2016-01-12
EP2931981A1 (en)	2015-10-21
KR20150094691A (en)	2015-08-19
US20150322646A1 (en)	2015-11-12
AU2013360409A1 (en)	2015-07-23

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2015-10-21	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20150710
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2015-10-21	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: BA ME
2016-02-10	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: GIBSON, ASHLEY, CRAIG Inventor name: ANDERSON, ANDRE RICHARD Inventor name: RIDER, ANDREW JAMES PHILLIP
2016-03-16	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2016-11-02	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20160929
2016-11-02	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: E02F 3/36 20060101AFI20160923BHEP
2017-06-07	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE
2017-09-22	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2017-10-25	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20170429