Patent ID: 7766597

Claim:
A loader work machine comprising: a self-propelled machine body comprising: a front axle frame; a flywheel housing provided rearwardly of the front axle frame; a clutch housing provided rearwardly of the flywheel housing; and a connecting frame interconnecting the front axle frame and the flywheel housing; a work device having a boom, a boom cylinder, and a side frame for vertically pivotally supporting base portions of the boom and the boom cylinder; a frame unit for attaching the work device to the self-propelled machine body, the frame unit comprising: a support platform projecting laterally outward from a rear portion of the connecting frame at a lower portion of said frame unit, and a main frame mounted erect on the support platform for supporting and connecting a lower portion of the side frame to the support platform; and an accumulator connected to the boom cylinder for absorbing shock occurring during a vertical pivotal movement of the work device; wherein said support platform is a cylindrical platform structure in which said accumulator is stored; and wherein the accumulator is connected to a hydraulic control valve to fluidly couple the accumulator to hydraulic circuitry of the loader work machine, with the control valve mounted to the clutch housing to extend laterally outward from the clutch housing and enable fluid connection with the accumulator.