Patent ID: 6071066
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
An automatic backhoe elevator comprising:a rigid frame comprising two elongated members, said frame being carried by two front and rear bridges provided with front and rear axles carrying respective front and rear wheels;a rear excavation shovel that is attached to a rear of said frame;a driver cab on said frame and containing a front driving console and a rear manipulating console disposed along a medial longitudinal axis of the backhoe elevator;a telescopic loading arm and a support for articulation of the loading arm that is disposed forward of the cab substantially midway between the front axle and the rear axle; anda motor disposed transversely in a compartment fixed externally to one said elongated member of the chassis between one of the front wheels and one of the rear wheels;the two elongated members being spaced from each other and defining forwardly of the support a space for receiving the arm in a lowered position;wherein the support comprises two parallel plates, one of said plates being a vertical extension of one of said elongated members in the same vertical plane as said one of the elongated members, and a second of said plates being connected to an upper plate that is between and perpendicular to said elongated members, andwherein the motor is connected to a beveled gear transmission with two outputs driving by one of said outputs at least one hydraulic pump and by its other one of said outputs a gear box disposed substantially along the medial longitudinal axis of the machine, substantially below the support of the telescopic arm and between the two elongated members of the chassis.