LOADING EQUIPMENT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: construction industry. SUBSTANCE: loading equipment has base, manipulator pivotally attached to base, bucket with cutting edge, manipulator raising-lowering hydraulic cylinders pivotally connected to manipulator and base, and bucket rotating mechanism pivotally connected to manipulator in vertical longitudinal plane. Pivot joints for connecting hydraulic cylinders to base and to manipulator are disposed in plane extending through these pivot joints and through bucket and manipulator connecting pivot joints, when cutting edge is in contact with material adapted to be worked. EFFECT: reduced metal usage and enhanced reliability in operation by reduced moment of deflection of manipulator. 1 dwg