Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a quick coupler connection system for a construction
machine and, more particularly, to a quick coupler connection system for a construction
machine in which the coupling position of an actuating rod and a connecting block
is automatically adjusted so that a quick coupler main body and a heavy equipment
attachment device are quickly and safely combined, in which the quick coupler main
body and the attachment device can be more easily combined, a stronger connection
force can be achieved, and operation noise can be reduced by combining the quick coupler
main body and the attachment device in a 3-point supporting type and a pin-hook coupling
type.
Technical Field
[0002] In general, heavy equipment that is used at construction sites or engineering work
sites, for example, an excavator is construction equipment that is widely used for
a road construction, waterworks and sewer construction, basic building construction,
land development construction, construction for picking earth and sand, etc. Such
equipment is selectively equipped with various attachments for different purposes,
depending on the purpose of the work.
[0003] It is possible to change various attachments and perform various works, depending
on purposes such as a digging work that uses a bucket, a work of crushing concrete
building and cutting reinforcing rods using a crusher, a work of breaking rocks and
concrete, a work of carrying scrap iron and rocks using a grab, a work of digging
vertical pits and construction foundations for water and sewer facilities using a
clamshell bucket.
[0004] An attachment is usually detachably coupled to the arm of an excavator to be replaced,
depending on purposes, and recently, a quick coupler that is coupled to the arm of
an excavator and enables an attachment to be easily connected has been developed and
widely used.
[0005] The quick coupler is firmly coupled to the arm and the cylinder-side push link of
an excavator by two pin coupling structures on a quick change body and can fasten
an attachment using a fixed hook and a moving hook.
[0006] Accordingly, a driver of an excavator couples or separates the quick coupler to or
from a bucket or a breaker mounted at the end of an arm by operating a lever, so it
is possible to easily handle and use attachments.
[0007] Meanwhile, the quick coupler has a safety device, for example, a safety pin to prepare
for a safety accident as a measure for preventing the danger of separation of an attachment
due to breakdown of a hydraulic cylinder of the quick coupler or damage to a hydraulic
hose during work.
[0008] However, in order to replace an attachment such as a bucket or a breaker on the quick
coupler, a worker has to manually separate a safety pin from a previously mounted
attachment or fasten a safety pin after mounting a new attachment, so the work is
difficult and troublesome and takes a long of time.
[0009] In the related art, there is Korean Patent No.
10-1043036, titled "Attachment coupler for heavy machinery, ensuring a complete coupling with
the attachment" (registered on June 14, 2011). The attachment coupler includes: a
coupler body coupled to an end of an arm of a heavy construction vehicle; a fixed
hook fixed to the coupler body to be fastened to one of coupling pins facing an attachment;
a moving hook rotatably coupled to the coupler body by a hinge shaft formed on the
coupler body to be fastened to the others of the pin fastened to the fixed hook of
the coupling pins of the attachment; a hydraulic cylinder rotating the moving hook
by stretching/contracting with an end coupled to the moving hook by a first fixing
pin and the other end coupled to the coupler body by a second fixing pin; a locking
hook rotatably coupled to the coupler body by the second fixing pin and having an
end curved in a hook shape; and a power transmission member having an end supported
such that the position is changed by rotation of the moving hook and the other end
coupled to the other end of the locking hook by a third fixing pin, in which the fixed
hook can be doubly locked when the coupler and an attachment are combined, so there
is the advantage of preventing separation of the attachment.
[0010] According to this related art, it is possible to doubly lock the fixed hook using
the locking hook and the power transmission member that are operated with movement
of the moving hook, but it is difficult to couple the pin member, the fixed hook,
and the moving hook and the configuration for attachment/detachment and double safety
coupling is complicated, so the manufacturing cost increases. Further, it is complicated
to couple/decouple the pins and the quick coupler to/from each other, so there is
inconvenience that assembly and disassembly can be made only at the exact position.
[0011] As another example related with a quick coupler, there is Korean Patent No.
10-1425075, titled "Attachment quick change construction for heavy equipment" (registered on
July 24, 2014) by the same applicant(s), which includes: a quick change body firmly
mounted at an end of the arm of the heavy equipment; a jaw body having a fixed jaw
detachably coupled to a side of the quick change body by a coupler and a moving jaw
pivot-coupled to the fixed jaw and being rotatable by the operation of a cylinder,
in which the coupler has an opening being laterally open at a side of the fixed jaw
and having an assembly hook and a fixed hook facing each other up and down, an assembly
pin member pin-fixed to a side of the quick change body and pivot-coupled to the assembly
hook, and a fixed fin member being elevated by an elevator disposed at a side of the
quick change body, and being fitted to the fixed hook when moving down.
[0012] However, according to the existing quick coupler structure, in order to couple the
quick coupler body and the attachment body, a first connection pin of the quick coupler
body is hooked to the assembly hook formed at the upper portion of the fixed jaw and
the cylinder connection pin at the lower portion of the quick coupler body is hooked
to the fixing hook to couple the fixed jaw to the upper connection portion of the
quick coupler body, but the lower portion of the fixed jaw and the lower portion of
the quick coupler body are coupled in a surface contact type. Therefore, the quick
coupler body and the attachment body may not be firmly connected and shock noise may
be generated by contact of the lower connection portion in the process of assembly.
[0013] Further, a worker has to manually align the connection block of the moving jaw and
the moving rod of the quick coupler body at the pin-coupling position and then pin-couple
them using a coupling pin, but there is a possibility of a safety accident of the
worker in the process of connecting a heavy attachment to the quick coupler body by
manually lifting the moving jaw of the attachment to the moving rod at the upper portion
of the quick coupler body and then pin-coupling the connection block to the moving
rod. Further, it is difficult to align the coupling positions of the connection block
and the moving road, so the work takes long time.
[0014] Further, it is required to fix the actuating cylinder for operating the moving jaw
before coupling the quick coupler body and an attachment in the existing quick coupler
body and it is required to separately keep the fixing pin for fixing the actuating
cylinder after coupling the quick coupler body and the attachment.
Documents of Related Art
[0015]
(Patent Document 1) Korean Patent No. 10-1043036, "Attachment coupler for heavy machinery, ensuring a complete coupling with the attachment"
(registered on June 14, 2011)
(Patent Document 2) Korean Patent No. 10-1425075, titled "Attachment quick change construction for heavy equipment" (registered on
July 24, 2014)
Disclosure
Technical Problem
[0016] The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the problems and an objective
of the present invention is to provide a quick coupler connection system for a construction
machine in which the coupling position of an actuating rod and a connecting block
is automatically adjusted so that a quick coupler body and a heavy equipment attachment
device are quickly and safely combined, in which the quick coupler body and the attachment
device can be more easily combined, a stronger connection force can be achieved, and
operation noise can be reduced by combining the quick coupler body and the attachment
device in a 3-point supporting type and a pin-hook coupling type.
[0017] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a coupler connection system
for a construction machine that enables an actuating cylinder to be easily fixed to
a quick coupler body by a fixing pin before a quick coupler main body and an attachment
are coupled, and enables a fixing pin to be easily kept after the quick coupler main
body and the attachment are coupled.
Technical Solution
[0018] In order to achieve the objectives of the present invention, a quick coupler connection
system for a construction machine includes: a quick coupler main body that includes
left and right quick coupler bodies facing each other at left and right sides and
connected to each other by a connection plate on rears thereof, an actuating cylinder
rotatably disposed inside the left and right quick coupler bodies and having an actuating
rod disposed on a top thereof and coupled to connection blocks of a moving jaw of
an attachment by a coupling pin, and a first connection pin and a second connection
pin connecting the left and right quick coupler bodies and a cylinder connection pin
rotatably supporting the actuating cylinder; the attachment detachably coupled to
the quick coupler main body and having the moving jaw being rotatable with respect
to a fixed jaw; and guides disposed on inner surfaces of the connection blocks and
guiding pin assembly positions of the connection blocks and the moving rod when the
moving jaw is rotated.
[0019] The quick coupler connection system may further include: a first assembly hook formed
such that the first connection pin of the quick coupler main body is coupled to an
upper portion of the fixed jaw; a fixing hook formed such that the cylinder connection
pin is coupled inside a lower portion of the fixed jaw; and a second assembly hook
formed such that the second connection pin of the quick coupler main body is coupled
to the lower portion of the fixed jaw.
[0020] The guides may protrude from inner sides of the connection blocks facing each other,
may be rounded to have a radius of curvature corresponding to a curvature of the rounded
upper portion of the moving rod, and may have an angular range of 90∼180°.
[0021] A lower portion of the actuating cylinder operating the moving jaw may be shaft-coupled
to the quick coupler main body, a supporting assembly that supports the actuating
cylinder to prevent rotation of the actuating cylinder before the actuating rod of
the actuating cylinder is coupled to the connection blocks of the moving jaw may be
provided, the supporting assembly may have a fixed block fixed on an outer surface
of a cylinder tube of the actuating cylinder on a side, a supporting block detachably
coupled to the fixed block on a side by a bolt and having a coupling protrusion having
a fixing hole, and supporting holes formed through the left and right quick coupler
bodies such that a supporting pin disposed through the fixing hole is pin-coupled
therein.
[0022] The quick coupler connection system may further include keeping holes formed through
the left and right quick coupler bodies to keep the supporting pin when the actuating
rod and the moving jaw are combined.
[0023] The coupling pin may have a flat chamfered portion on a side of an outer surface
and a stopping step continuing from an end of the chamfered portion on another side
of the outer surface of the coupling pin to prevent separation out of the connection
holes of the connection blocks, and a chamfered surface corresponding to the chamfered
portion and locked to the stopping step is formed on an inner surface of the connection
hole formed at a left connection block.
[0024] The quick coupler connection system may further include: fitting holes formed at
a first end portion and a second end portion of the coupling pin; a fastening block
integrally coupled to a right connection block, having a through-hole formed through
a center for inserting and pulling out the coupling pin, and having a fastening hole
in which a fastening bolt that is fitted in the fitting hole is inserted ; and a driven
block coupled to the first end of the coupling fin to move with insertion and pulling-out
of the coupling pin and having a fastening hole in which a fastening bolt that is
fitted in the fitting hole is inserted.
Advantageous Effects
[0025] When the moving jaw is rotated clockwise by excavator equipment in the process of
pin-coupling the moving jaw of the attachment and the actuating rod of the actuating
cylinder with the coupling pin, the guides on the connection blocks of the moving
jaw come in contact with the top of the moving jaw and the assembly position of the
coupling pin is naturally determined. Accordingly, the assembly position of the coupling
pin is determined not manually, but naturally, so it is possible to prevent a safety
accident of a worker and easily pin-couple the coupling pin.
[0026] Since the first and second connection pins and the cylinder pin are disposed at a
side of the quick coupler main body and the first and second assembly hooks and the
fixing hook are disposed at the other portion of the fixed jaw facing the side of
the quick coupler main body to correspond to the pins, the fixed jaw and the quick
coupler main body are coupled in a 3-point supporting type, so they an be simply and
firmly assembled.
[0027] The actuating cylinder is supported by the supporting pin to be able to be fixed
to the left and right coupler bodies before pin-coupling of the coupling pin, but
the supporting pin can be kept in the keeping hole after pin-coupling of the coupling
pin, so it is possible to easily manage and keep the supporting pin.
[0028] Since the chamfered portion and the stopping step are formed on the outer surface
of the coupling pin, it is possible to prevent separation of the coupling pin before
coupling the actuating rod and the connection blocks. Further, since the fastening
bolts are inserted in the fitting hole of the coupling pin through the fastening holes
of the fastening block and the driven block, the coupling pin can be easily fixed.
Description of Drawings
[0029]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a quick coupler connection system for a construction
machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an attachment and a quick coupler main body
of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4a is a front view showing the state of a supporting member before a coupling
pin is coupled to a moving jaw in the present invention and FIG. 4b is a front view
showing the state a supporting pin of the supporting member is kept in a storage hole
after the coupling pin is coupled to the moving jaw in the present invention;
FIG. 5a is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which a coupling pin is fastened
to a connection block in the present invention and FIG. 5b is a cross-sectional view
taken along line A-A and showing the state before the coupling pin is fastened to
the connection block;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an actuating cylinder and a supporting member
of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the actuating cylinder and the supporting member of
the present invention; and
FIGS. 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d are views sequentially showing the process of connecting
the quick coupler connection system for a construction machine of the present invention.
<Description of the Reference Numerals in the Drawings>
100: |
quick coupler main body |
110, 120: |
left and right quick coupler body |
130: |
connection plate |
131: |
first connection pin |
132: |
second connection pin |
133: |
cylinder connecti pin |
140: |
coupling pin |
142: |
chamfered portion |
143: |
stopping step |
144: |
fitting hole |
150: |
actuating cylinder |
152: |
cylinder tube |
154: |
actuating rod |
200: |
attachment |
210: |
fixed jaw |
220: |
moving jaw |
225: |
connection block |
230: |
hinge shaft |
250: |
guide |
260: |
connection hole |
262: |
chamfered surface |
270: |
fastening block |
275: |
fastening hole |
280: |
driven block |
290: |
fastening bolt |
300: |
supporting assembly |
310: |
fixing block |
320: |
supporting block |
325: |
connection protrusion |
325a: |
fixing hole |
330: |
supporting hole |
340: |
keeping hole |
350: |
supporting pin |
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Best Mode
[0030] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7, a quick coupler connection system for a construction machine
according to the present invention includes: a quick coupler main body 100 that includes
left and right quick coupler bodies 110 and 120 facing each other at the left and
right sides and connected to each other by a connection plate 130 on the rears thereof,
an actuating cylinder 150 rotatably disposed inside the left and right quick coupler
bodies 110 and 120 and having an actuating rod 154 disposed on the top thereof and
coupled to connection blocks 225 of a moving jaw 220 of an attachment 200 by a coupling
pin 140, and a first connection pin 131 and a second connection pin 132 connecting
the left and right quick coupler bodies 110 and 120 and a cylinder connection pin
133 rotatably supporting the actuating cylinder 150; the attachment 200 detachably
coupled to the quick coupler main body 100 and having the moving jaw 220 being rotatable
with respect to a fixed jaw 210; and guides 250 disposed on the inner surfaces of
the connection blocks 225 and guiding pin assembly positions of the connection blocks
225 and the moving rod 154 when the moving jaw 220 is rotated.
[0031] Referring to FIG. 1, the quick coupler main body 100 includes the left and right
quick coupler bodies 110 and 120 spaced apart left and right from each other and connected
to each other by the connection plate 130 on the rears thereof.
[0032] The first and second connection pins 131 and 132 are pin-coupled to portions of the
left and right quick coupler bodies 110 and 120.
[0033] The attachment 200 includes the fixed jaw 210 having first and second assembly hooks
212 and 214 to fit a second side thereof to the first and second connection pins 131
and 132, and the moving jaw 220 rotatably hinged to the fixed jaw 210 to be rotated
by the actuating cylinder 150 supported in the quick couple main body 100.
[0034] Referring to FIG. 2, the fixed jaw 210 further has a first assembly hook 212 formed
such that the first connection pin 131 of the quick coupler main body 100 is coupled
to the upper portion of a first side, a fixing hook 213 formed such that the cylinder
connection pin 133 is coupled inside the lower portion of the first side of the fixed
jaw 210, and a second assembly hook 214 formed such that the second connection pin
132 of the quick coupler main body 100 is coupled to a lower portion of the first
side of the fixed jaw 210.
[0035] The first assembly hook 212 is formed in a hook shape with the lower portion open
downward, the fixing hook 213 is formed in a hook shape with the upper portion open
upward, and the second assembly hook 214 has a structure being laterally open.
[0036] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the first connection pin 131 is pin-coupled to the first
assembly hook 212 of the fixed jaw 210, the second connection pin 132 is hook-coupled
to the second assembly hook 214, and the cylinder connection pin 133 is hook-coupled
to the fixing hook 213, so the fixed jaw 210 is firmly coupled to the quick coupler
main body 100 while being stably supported at three points at the upper and lower
portions of the quick coupler main body 100.
[0037] The guides 250 protrude from the inner sides of the connection blocks 225 facing
each other and are rounded to have a radius of curvature corresponding to the curvature
of the rounded upper portion of the moving rod 154.
[0038] The guides 250 may have an angular range θ of 90∼180°, when the angular range of
the guides 250 may be less than 90°, the contact area with the actuating rod 154 is
small, so it may be unstable, and when the angular range of the guides 250 exceeds
180°, rotation of the moving jaw 220 may be interfered with by the actuating rod 154.
[0039] The actuating rod 154 has a curvature at the rounded upper portion and has a coupling
hole through which the coupling pin 140 is disposed.
[0040] The connection block 225 has connection holes 226 through which the coupling pin
140 is disposed.
[0041] Referring to FIG. 3, the coupling pin 140 has a flat chamfered portion on a side
of the outer surface and a stopping step 143 continuing from an end of the chamfered
portion 142 to prevent separation out of the connection holes 226 of the connection
blocks 250, and a chamfered surface 226a corresponding to the chamfered portion 142
and locked to the stopping step 143 is formed on the inner surface of the connection
hole 226 formed at the left connection block 250.
[0042] Further, as shown in FIGS. 5a and 5b, the present invention further includes: fitting
holes 144 formed at a first end portion and a second end portion of the coupling pin
140; a fastening block 270 integrally coupled to the right connection block 250, having
a through-hole formed through the center for inserting and pulling out the coupling
pin 140, and having a fastening hole 275 in which a fastening bolt 290 that is fitted
in the fitting hole 144 is inserted ; and a driven block 280 coupled to the first
end of the coupling fin 140 to move with insertion and pulling-out of the coupling
pin 140 and having a fastening hole 275 in which a fastening bolt 290 that is fitted
in the fitting hole 144 is inserted.
[0043] Accordingly, before the actuating rod 154 and the connection blocks 250 are assembled,
the coupling pin 140 has been pulled out of the connection hole 226 of the right connection
block 250 and is positioned at the left side of the connection blocks 250 with an
end fitted in the connection hole 226 of the left connection block 250 and the edge
of the chamfered surface 226a locked to the stopping step 143, whereby separation
of the coupling pin 140 and the right connection block 250 is prevented.
[0044] Thereafter, when the coupling pin 140 is moved right to assemble the actuating rod
154 and the connection blocks 250, the end of the coupling fin 140 is inserted and
pin-coupled in the through-hole of the fastening block 270 coupled to the right connection
block 250 and the driven block 280 coupled to the other end of the coupling pin 140
is moved close to the left connection block 250.
[0045] Further, when the fastening bolts 290 is inserted into the fastening holes 275 of
the fastening block 270 and the driven block 280, the fastening bolts 290 are fitted
in the fitting holes 144 formed at both end portions of the coupling pin, thereby
being able to fix the coupling pin 140 such that lateral movement of the coupling
pin 140 is prevented.
[0046] The present invention further includes a supporting assembly 300 that supports the
actuating cylinder 150 to prevent rotation of the actuating cylinder 150 before the
actuating rod 154 of the actuating cylinder 150 is coupled to the connection blocks
250 of the moving jaw 220.
[0047] Referring to FIGS. 4a, 4b, and 6, the supporting assembly 300 has a fixed block 310
fixed on the outer surface of a cylinder tube 152 of the actuating cylinder 150 on
a side, a supporting block 320 detachably coupled to the fixed block 310 on a side
by a bolt and having a coupling protrusion 325 having a fixing hole 325a, and supporting
holes 330 formed through the left and right quick coupler bodies 110 and 120 such
that a supporting pin 350 disposed through the fixing hole 325a is pin-coupled therein.
[0048] The supporting assembly 300 further has keeping holes 340 formed through the left
and right quick coupler bodies 110 and 120 to keep the supporting pin 350 when the
actuating rod 154 and the moving jaw 220 are combined.
[0049] The keeping holes 340 are formed above the supporting holes 330 not to be interfered
with by the supporting pin 350 when the actuating cylinder 150 is rotated.
[0050] According to the process of connecting the quick coupler main body 100 of the present
invention and the attachment 200, the quick coupler main body 100 is diagonally positioned
such that the first connection pin 131 is hook-coupled to the first assembly hook
212, as shown in FIG. 8a, the first connection pin 131 is moved into the lower open
side of the first assembly hook 212 and hang in the first assembly hook 212, as shown
in FIG. 8b, and the second connection pin 132 is moved into the open side of the second
assembly hook 214 and fitted in the second assembly hook 214, and in this process,
the cylinder connection pin 133 is hook-coupled to the fixing hook 213.
[0051] Accordingly, the fixed jaw 210 and a side of the quick coupler main body 100 are
hook-coupled in a 3-ponit supporting type.
[0052] Further, when the quick coupler main body 100 connected with the fixed jaw 210 is
rotated clockwise by a heavy equipment arm such as an excavator, as shown in FIG.
8d, the moving jaw 220 coupled to the fixed jaw 210 through the hinge shaft 230 rotates
and opens clockwise about the hinge shaft 230.
[0053] When the moving jaw 220 is rotated, the guides 250 on the connection blocks 225 come
in contact with the top of the moving jaw 154, the pin-coupling positions of the connection
blocks 225 and the actuating rod 154 are aligned by the contact between the guides
250 and the top of the actuating rod 154.
[0054] Accordingly, a worker does not need to manually adjust the pin-assembly positions
of the actuating rod 154 and the moving jaw 220 and the guides 250 come in surface
contact with the top of the actuating rod 154, so the pin-coupling positions can be
naturally aligned, which increases convenience of work.
[0055] Further, as shown in FIG. 5b, when the coupling pin 140 moved to the left of the
left connection block 250 and separated out of the connection hole 226 of the right
connection block 250 is pin-coupled to the connection holes 226 of the connection
blocks 250 and the coupling hole of the actuating rod 154 by being moved to the left,
as described above, the coupling pin 140 inserted in the connection hole 226 of the
left connection block 250 is laterally moved right and pin-coupled, as shown in FIG.
5a. Further, when the coupling pin 140 is fixed by inserting the fastening bolts 290
into the fastening holes 275 of the fastening block 270 and the driven block 280 and
the fitting holes 144 of the coupling pin 140, the process of connecting the attachment
200 to the quick coupler main body 100 is finished.
[0056] Further, before pin-coupling of the coupling pin 140, as shown in FIGS. 4a and 7,
the cylinder tube 152 of the actuating cylinder 150 is fixed to the left and right
quick coupler bodies 110 and 120 by pin-coupling the supporting pin 350 of the supporting
assembly 300 to the fixing hole 325a of the supporting block 320 and the supporting
holes 330 formed at the left and right quick coupler bodies 110 and 120, whereby there
is the advantage that it is possible to prevent movement and rotation of the actuating
cylinder 150 before the actuating cylinder 150 is pin-coupled to the moving jaw 220
by the coupling pin 140.
[0057] After the coupling pin 140 is pin-coupled, as shown in FIG. 4b, the supporting pin
350 of the supporting assembly 300 can be separated out of the fixing hole 325a and
the supporting holes 330 and fitted into the keeping holes 340 to be stowed, so it
is possible to prevent loss of the supporting pin 350.
[0058] Accordingly, when the moving jaw 220 is rotated clockwise by excavator equipment
in the process of pin-coupling the moving jaw 220 of the attachment 200 and the actuating
rod 154 of the actuating cylinder 150 with the coupling pin 140, the guides 250 on
the connection blocks 225 of the moving jaw 220 come in contact with the top of the
moving jaw 220 and the assembly position of the coupling pin 140 is naturally determined.
Accordingly, the assembly position of the coupling pin 140 is determined not manually,
but naturally, so it is possible to prevent a safety accident of a worker and easily
pin-couple the coupling pin 140.
[0059] Further, since the first and second connection pins 131 and 132 and the cylinder
pin 133 are disposed at a side of the quick coupler main body 100 and the first and
second assembly hooks 212 and 214 and the fixing hook 213 are disposed at the other
portion of the fixed jaw 213 facing the side of the quick coupler main body 100 to
correspond to the pins, the fixed jaw 210 and the quick coupler main body 100 are
coupled in a 3-point supporting type, so they can be simply and firmly assembled.
[0060] Further, the actuating cylinder 150 is supported by the supporting pin 350 to be
able to be fixed to the left and right coupler bodies 110 and 120 before pin-coupling
of the coupling pin 140, but the supporting pin 350 can be kept in the keeping hole
340 after pin-coupling of the coupling pin 140, so it is possible to easily manage
and keep the supporting pin 350.
[0061] Further, since the chamfered portion 142 and the stopping step 143 are formed on
the outer surface of the coupling pin 140, it is possible to prevent separation of
the coupling pin 140 before coupling the actuating rod 154 and the connection blocks
250. Further, since the fastening bolts 290 are inserted in the fitting hole 144 of
the coupling pin through the fastening holes 275 of the fastening block 270 and the
driven block 280, the coupling pin can be easily fixed.
[0062] Although detailed embodiment(s) were described above in the detailed description
of the present invention, the present invention may be modified in various ways without
departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present
invention should not be limited to the embodiment described above and should be determined
by not only claims to be described below, but equivalents.
[0063] The present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and may be modified
in various ways without departing from the scope of the present invention described
in claims by those skilled in the art, and the modifications are included in the scope
of the present invention.
1. A quick coupler connection system for a construction machine, the quick coupler connection
system comprising:
a quick coupler main body (100) that includes left and right quick coupler bodies
(110, 120) facing each other at left and right sides and connected to each other by
a connection plate (130) on rears thereof, an actuating cylinder (150) rotatably disposed
inside the left and right quick coupler bodies (110, 120) and having an actuating
rod (154) disposed on a top thereof and coupled to connection blocks (225) of a moving
jaw (220) of an attachment (200) by a coupling pin (140), and a first connection pin
(131) and a second connection pin (132) connecting the left and right quick coupler
bodies (110, 120) and a cylinder connection pin (133) rotatably supporting the actuating
cylinder;
the attachment (200) detachably coupled to the quick coupler main body (100) and having
the moving jaw (220) being rotatable with respect to a fixed jaw (210); and
guides (250) disposed on inner surfaces of the connection blocks (225) and guiding
pin assembly positions of the connection blocks (225) and the moving rod (154) when
the moving jaw (220) is rotated.
2. The quick coupler connection system of claim 1, wherein the guides (250) protrude
from inner sides of the connection blocks facing each other, are rounded to have a
radius of curvature corresponding to a curvature of the rounded upper portion of the
moving rod (154), and have an angular range of 90∼180°.
3. The quick coupler connection system of claim 1, further comprising:
a first assembly hook (212) formed such that the first connection pin (131) of the
quick coupler main body (100) is coupled to an upper portion of the fixed jaw (210);
a fixing hook (213) formed such that the cylinder connection pin (133) is coupled
inside a lower portion of the fixed jaw (210); and
a second assembly hook (214) formed such that the second connection pin (132) of the
quick coupler main body (100) is coupled to the lower portion of the fixed jaw (210).
4. The quick coupler connection system of claim 1, wherein a lower portion of the actuating
cylinder (150) operating the moving jaw (220) is shaft-coupled to the quick coupler
main body (100), a supporting assembly (300) that supports the actuating cylinder
(150) to prevent rotation of the actuating cylinder (150) before the actuating rod
(154) of the actuating cylinder (150) is coupled to the connection blocks (225) of
the moving jaw (220) is provided, the supporting assembly (300) has a fixed block
(310) fixed on an outer surface of a cylinder tube (152) of the actuating cylinder
(150) on a side, a supporting block (320) detachably coupled to the fixed block (310)
on a side by a bolt and having a coupling protrusion (325) having a fixing hole (325a),
and supporting holes (330) formed through the left and right quick coupler bodies
(110, 120) such that a supporting pin (350) disposed through the fixing hole (325a)
is pin-coupled therein.
5. The quick coupler connection system of claim 4, further comprising keeping holes (340)
formed through the left and right quick coupler bodies (110, 120) to keep the supporting
pin (350) when the actuating rod (154) and the moving jaw (220) are combined.
6. The quick coupler connection system of claim 1, wherein the coupling pin (140) has
a flat chamfered portion (142) on a side of an outer surface and a stopping step (143)
continuing from an end of the chamfered portion (142) on another side of the outer
surface of the coupling pin (140) to prevent separation out of the connection holes
(226) of the connection blocks (250), and a chamfered surface (226a) corresponding
to the chamfered portion (142) and locked to the stopping step (143) is formed on
an inner surface of the connection hole (226) formed at a left connection block (250).
7. The quick coupler connection system of claim 1, further comprising: fitting holes
(140) formed at a first end portion and a second end portion of the coupling pin (140);
a fastening block (270) integrally coupled to a right connection block (250), having
a through-hole formed through a center for inserting and pulling out the coupling
pin (140), and having a fastening hole (275) in which a fastening bolt (290) that
is fitted in the fitting hole (140) is inserted; and a driven block (280) coupled
to the first end of the coupling fin (140) to move with insertion and pulling-out
of the coupling pin (140) and having a fastening hole (275) in which a fastening bolt
(290) that is fitted in the fitting hole is inserted.