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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1994
Kenzo Kimoto, Hirakata, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A twin-scrape dozer, capable of maintaining a satisfactory balance during earth loading, of loading a larger quantity of earth, of efficiently conveying earth even over a soft ground, and of adjusting the rate at which earth is scattered, has a crawler type tractor (1, 1A) equipped with a traveling mechanism, a front earth loading and ejecting device (10, 50), and a rear earth loading and ejecting device (30, 70). The traveling mechanism has track frames (2, 2A) at right and left sides of the vehicle (1, 1A), track shoes (5, 5A) and drive units (6, 6A). The earth loading and ejecting devices are provided at the front and rear parts of the vehicle (1, 1A), and are installed to be vertically movable with lift cylinders (13, 33, 56, 78). Each of the earth loading and ejecting devices is provided with a scraper (21, 34, 53, 75) and a bowl member (14, 41, 61, 81) pivotably connected together by pivot pins (22, 42, 62, 83). Each scraper (21, 34, 53, 75) and bowl member (14, 41, 61, 81) are controlled by a bowl cylinder (23, 43, 63, 84), so that the bottom of the bowls (20, 40, 60, 80) can be opened and closed by extending and retracting the respective bowl cylinders (23, 43, 63, 84). The excavating angle of the scrapers (21, 34, 53, 72) can be changed by extending and retracting the tilt cylinders (16, 36) or by adjusting the length of variable length braces (57, 73).