Patent ID: 8770908

Claim:
A support structure for a tilt cylinder of a machine, comprising: a mounting plate having a top surface and an oppositely disposed bottom surface; a first vertical support plate perpendicular to the mounting plate and having a bottom edge connected to the top surface of the mounting plate, the first vertical support plate having a first circular opening there through proximate a top edge of the first vertical support plate; a second vertical support plate perpendicular to the mounting plate, parallel to and spaced from the first vertical support plate, and having a bottom edge connected to the top surface of the mounting plate, the second vertical support plate having a second circular opening there through proximate a top edge of the second vertical support plate; a front central gusset perpendicular to the mounting plate, and perpendicular to and disposed between the first and second vertical support plates, the front central gusset having a bottom edge connected to the top surface of the mounting plate and oppositely disposed lateral edges each connected to a corresponding one of the first and second vertical support plates; a first front side gusset perpendicular to the mounting plate and to the first vertical support plate, the first front side gusset having a bottom edge connected to the top surface of the mounting plate and a lateral edge connected to a side of the first vertical support plate opposite the second vertical support plate and front central gusset and aligned with the front central gusset; a second front side gusset perpendicular to the mounting plate and to the second vertical support plate, the second front side gusset having a bottom edge connected to the top surface of the mounting plate and a lateral edge connected to a side of the second vertical support plate opposite the first vertical support plate and front central gusset and aligned with the front central gusset; a first lower support plate having a bottom edge and a top edge disposed opposite the bottom edge and connected to the bottom surface of the mounting plate; and a second lower support plate having a bottom edge and a top edge disposed opposite the bottom edge and connected to the bottom surface of the mounting plate with the top edge of the first lower support plate being spaced from the top edge of the second lower support plate, and wherein the bottom edge of the first lower support plate is connected to the bottom edge of the second lower support plate so that the first and second lower support plates and a portion of the mounting plate disposed between the top edges of the first and second lower support plates form a triangle in cross-section.