Quick-coupling device for attaching tools to an excavator

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EP 1 156 161 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/35

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47

(21)	Application number: 01110830.5

(22)	Date of filing: 04.05.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E02F 3/36

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

19.05.2000 IT GE000073

(71)	Applicant: Lameter S.r.l.
	16010 Sant'Olcese (GE) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Riccardi, Giuseppe 16010 Sant'Olcese (GE) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Porsia, Dino, Dr.
	c/o Succ. Ing. Fischetti & Weber Via Caffaro 3/2 16124 Genova 16124 Genova (IT)

(54)	Quick-coupling device for attaching tools to an excavator

(57) Quick-coupling device for attaching a tool (2) to an excavator comprising at least one main working arm (1); this device comprises a main body (3) provided with two side walls (306) each connected at the rear to this working arm (1) by a pin (401) housed in holes (301) in these walls (306) to allow it to be rotated relative to the said arm (1) by the movement of excavator levers (5) connected to the body (3) by a pin (40) housed in holes (302) in these walls (306) and at the front to upper walls (205) of this tool (2) by second pins (7) for locking them onto this tool (2); and these second pins (7) are able to extend out of these side walls (306) and be housed in holes (204) formed in these upper walls (205) of the tool (2) under the action of control means (8) mounted in this body (3) for automatically inserting and removing them into and from these holes (204), these upper walls (205) being provided with rear hook means (203) for attaching the tool (2) to pins (4).

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