Patent ID: 8439409
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: E02F,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door unit for a hydraulic excavator comprising: a door panel attached to a frame provided at a machine side of the hydraulic excavator to close towards and open away from the frame; a striker provided on the frame so as to protrude therefrom, the striker provided at such a location as to correspond to a distal end of the door panel; and a latching mechanism that is provided on the door panel and has a latch plate which removably engages the striker; wherein the striker comprises: wherein the latching mechanism comprises: wherein a receiving groove disposed at the latch plate to receive the metal hooking portion of the striker rotates in accordance with an inserting movement of the metal hooking portion from an angle at which the receiving groove is released to the open end of the U-shaped latching groove portion, and the latching groove portion is disposed at a place where the receiving groove is closed.