Patent ID: 6182384
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A tiltable bucket assembly comprising:a bucket having a working edge, a pair of forward extending extension arms, a pair of support arms, a pair of first wheels, a pair of second wheels, a pair of bucket-rotational members, a bucket-pivoting member, a bucket-linking arm, and a displacement body having an output shaft disposed therein;wherein each support arm is connected at one end to and extends forward from the corresponding first wheel and wherein each extension arm is connected to the corresponding support arm at a point away from the corresponding first wheel;wherein each bucket-rotational member is attached at one end to the bucket at a point away from the working edge and wherein the other end is linked to the corresponding first wheel so that vertical displacement of the first wheel results in a substantially equivalent vertical displacement of the other end of the bucket-rotational member;wherein the bucket-linking arm is coupled at one end to the bucket at a rotational center-point positioned above the working edge;wherein the output shaft is coupled at one end to the bucket-pivoting member and wherein the other end moves within the displacement body, movement of said output shaft causing the rotation of the bucket, said rotation causing the assembly to be alternatively transitioned between a grading mode, a dumping mode, and a conveying mode;wherein each of said second wheels is connected to said bucket at a point away from said working edge.