US 12,410,579 B2
Coupler unit for work machine
Rima Peddi, North Brunswick Township, NJ (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/938,359.
Prior Publication US 2024/0117589 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. E02F 3/36 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 3/3631 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupler unit for coupling a work tool with a work machine, the work tool including a coupling bracket, the coupler unit comprising:
a pin configured to couple with the coupling bracket of the work tool;
at least one side plate;
a boss extending from the side plate; and
a slider movably coupled with the boss, the slider including an opening therethrough,
wherein, based on a contact of the work tool with the slider, the slider is configured to move relative to the boss from a first position to a second position,
wherein, in the first position, the opening of the slider is misaligned relative to the boss and the side plate, and the slider prevents receipt of the pin within the boss and the side plate, and
wherein, in the second position, each of the coupling bracket, the opening of the slider, the boss, and the side plate are in alignment with each other, and the pin is receivable within each of the coupling bracket, the opening of the slider, the boss, and the side plate.