Patent ID: 11878743
Assignee: DOOSAN BOBCAT NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 11:
12. A link mechanism and spring apparatus for a power machine, the power machine having a frame and a cab pivotally attached to the frame at a first cab pivot proximate a rear of the cab such that the cab is configured to be pivoted backwards, relative to a front of the frame, about a first transverse axis from an operational position to a service position, the link mechanism and spring apparatus comprising;
a first link of the link mechanism having a first link end, a second link end, and a first pivot engagement feature pivotally coupling the first link to the frame and to the cab such that the first link is pivotal about the first transverse axis, wherein the second link end is configured to interface with the cab at a position forward of and below the first cab pivot and first pivot engagement feature when the cab is in the operational position;
a first spring pivotally attached to the frame at a first spring joint positioned below the first cab pivot and first pivot engagement feature, the first spring being pivotally attached to the first link at a second spring joint positioned above the second link end when the cab is in the operational position; and
a bumper formed from vibration damping material, the bumper positioned between the second link end and the cab such that the second link end interfaces with the cab through the bumper.