Method of Mounting an Attachment

摘要

A method of mounting an attachment on an arm of a material handling machine including the steps of:
(a) providing an arm including a first plate, a second plate and a pair of side walls welded to each of the first plate and the second plate, the arm having a connector for pivotable mounting of the attachment at a first end of the arm and a connector for pivotable mounting to a further component of the material handling machine at a second end of the arm opposite to the first end; wherein the second plate has two opposite edges and a first of the pair of side walls is welded inward of one edge and a second of the pair of side walls is welded inward of the other edge to form two flanges, each of the two flanges extending on opposite sides of the second plate and each of the two flanges having at least one hole at each of its ends;(b) providing a bracket including a mounting plate having a pair of lugs for supporting an actuator for the attachment; the pair of lugs being positioned in a central portion of the mounting plate; and the mounting plate having at least one hole adjacent to each of its corners;(c) aligning the holes of the mounting plate with the holes on each of the pair of flanges;(d) securing the bracket on the arm by securing the mounting plate to each of the pair of the flanges by passing a fastener through each hole of the mounting plate and the corresponding hole on each of the pair of flanges;(e) mounting the actuator for the attachment on the pair of lugs;(f) mounting the attachment on the connector at the first end of the arm; and(g) connecting the actuator to the attachment.

主权项

1. A method of mounting an attachment on an arm of a material handling machine including the steps of:
(a) providing an arm including a first plate, a second plate and a pair of side walls welded to each of the first plate and the second plate, the arm having a connector for pivotable mounting of the attachment at a first end of the arm and a connector for pivotable mounting to a further component of the material handling machine at a second end of the arm opposite to the first end; and the wherein the second plate has two opposite edges and a first of the pair of side walls is welded inward of one edge and a second of the pair of side walls is welded inward of the other edge to form two flanges, each of the two flanges extending on opposite sides of the second plate and each of the two flanges having at least one hole at each of its ends; (b) providing a bracket including a mounting plate having a pair of lugs for supporting an actuator for the attachment; the pair of lugs being positioned in a central portion of the mounting plate; and the mounting plate having at least one hole adjacent to each of its corners; (c) aligning the holes of the mounting plate with the holes on each of the pair of flanges; (d) securing the bracket on the arm by securing the mounting plate to each of the pair of the flanges by passing a fastener through each hole of the mounting plate and the corresponding hole on each of the pair of flanges; (e) mounting the actuator for the attachment on the pair of lugs; mounting the attachment on the connector at the first end of the arm; and (g) connecting the actuator to the attachment.