CA2283028A1 - Levelling system and method for off-road vehicles - Google Patents

Levelling system and method for off-road vehicles Download PDF

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CA2283028A1
CA2283028A1 CA002283028A CA2283028A CA2283028A1 CA 2283028 A1 CA2283028 A1 CA 2283028A1 CA 002283028 A CA002283028 A CA 002283028A CA 2283028 A CA2283028 A CA 2283028A CA 2283028 A1 CA2283028 A1 CA 2283028A1
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superstructure
tilting mechanism
undercarriage
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Reggald Emory Isley
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Risley Enterprises Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/02—Travelling-gear, e.g. associated with slewing gears
    • E02F9/028—Travelling-gear, e.g. associated with slewing gears with arrangements for levelling the machine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D33/00—Superstructures for load-carrying vehicles
    • B62D33/06—Drivers' cabs
    • B62D33/063—Drivers' cabs movable from one position into at least one other position, e.g. tiltable, pivotable about a vertical axis, displaceable from one side of the vehicle to the other
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D55/00—Endless track vehicles
    • B62D55/08—Endless track units; Parts thereof
    • B62D55/104—Suspension devices for wheels, rollers, bogies or frames
    • B62D55/116—Attitude or position control of chassis by action on suspension, e.g. to compensate for a slope

Abstract

An off-road vehicle has an undercarriage and a superstructure and a tilting mechanism for levelling the superstructure. The tilting mechanism comprises upper and lower members coupled to tilt about a tilt axis by a hinge.
The lower member is pivotally mounted to the undercarriage. A brake allows the orientation of the tilt axis relative to the undercarriage to be locked. The tilt mechanism allows the superstructure to be levelled by a method which includes the steps of releasing the brake, rotating the lower member until the tilt axis is horizontal, and tilting the upper member about the tilt axis until the superstructure is level. The tilting mechanism is simple and provides a full range of tilt in all directions. A tilting mechanism may be retrofitted to existing vehicles.
CA002283028A 1998-09-24 1999-09-22 Levelling system and method for off-road vehicles Expired - Lifetime CA2283028C (en)

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US09/159,839 1998-09-24
US09/159,839 US6158539A (en) 1998-09-24 1998-09-24 Levelling system and method for off-road vehicles

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