(19)
(11) EP 1 867 787 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/51

(21) Application number: 07108397.6

(22) Date of filing: 16.05.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E01H 5/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 23.05.2006 JP 2006143275
14.06.2006 JP 2006164656

(71) Applicants:
  • YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT Co., Ltd.
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-8321 (JP)
  • Yoka Industry Co., Ltd.
    Yabu-shi Hyogo 667-0024 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yoneda, Satoru
    Yabu-hi, Hyogo 667-0024 (JP)
  • Narita, Kazuhiro
    Yabu-shi, Hyogo 667-0024 (JP)

(74) Representative: Jostarndt, Hans-Dieter 
Jostarndt Patentanwalts-AG Brüsseler Ring 51
52074 Aachen
52074 Aachen (DE)

   


(54) Snow blower


(57) A snow blower (1) comprises a body frame (15) and a snow-removing unit (11) which is separable from the body frame (15). The snow-removing unit (11) is fixedly provided with a coupling bracket (46) to be coupled to the body frame (15). First engagement means (77) is provided at any of upper, lower, left and right portions of the coupling bracket (46). Second engagement means (48) is provided at any of upper, lower, left and right portions of the body frame (15) in correspondence to the first engagement means (77). First fixture means (72) is provided at any other of the upper, lower, left and right portions of the coupling bracket (46). Second fixture means (70) is provided at any other of the upper, lower, left and right portions of the body frame (15) in correspondence to the first fixture means (72). Once the first and second engagement (77,48) means engage with each other, the first and second fixture means (72,70) match with each other so as to fix the coupling bracket (46) to the body frame (15).







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