Access ladder for the operator's platform of a motor vehicle, particularly an agricultural combine

摘要

1. A hanging ladder (2) for the driving platform (4) of a motor vehicle, in particular a combine harvester, which is arranged at the exterior of the motor vehicle or combine harvester and which has plurality of ladder steps (10) interconnected by means of two side members (6, 8) wherein a lower portion having at least one ladder step is vertically pivotally connected by way of hinges (22) to an upper portion of the ladder (2) and can be fixed in an operative position and at least one further position at the upper portion of the ladder (2), wherein the lower portion of the ladder (2), beyond its hinge point, is provided with an extension (30) which can be caused to bear against the upper portion of the ladder (2), to secure the lower portion in position, characterised in that the lower portion of the ladder (2) can be caused to bear, by way of the extension (30), in its operative position against the back of the upper portion of the ladder (2) and can be caused to bear, by way of the portion which is disposed in opposite relationship to the extension (30) and which adjoins the hinge (22), in a second position in which the lower portion can be used as a lever arm, against an end edge (36), which is provided in the region of the hinge point, on the upper portion of the ladder (2), and can be fixed at said end edge, and that in said position both portions of the ladder are jointly pivotal upwardly by means of a pulling device (38).