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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Hiltec Designs Ltd, Newry, GB;
Inventor:
Ian Hill, Newry, GB;
Assignee:
Hiltec Designs Ltd., Newry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/36 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/3618 (2013.01); E02F 3/3622 (2013.01); E02F 3/3663 (2013.01); E02F 9/265 (2013.01); Y10T 403/593 (2015.01);
Abstract
A coupler for coupling an attachment to an excavator. The coupler has first and second spaced-apart coupling formations for coupling with respective corresponding coupling formation of the attachment. The coupler also has a power actuated locking member for retaining the respective attachment coupling formation in engagement with the first coupling formation. A detection system is capable of detecting if the respective attachment coupling formation is in a desired position with respect to the first coupling formation, wherein the detecting means comprises at least one non-contact sensor, preferably an ultrasonic sensor.