CA2007257A1 - Lift systems for elevating the load bed of a vehicle - Google Patents

Lift systems for elevating the load bed of a vehicle

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CA2007257A1
CA2007257A1 CA 2007257 CA2007257A CA2007257A1 CA 2007257 A1 CA2007257 A1 CA 2007257A1 CA 2007257 CA2007257 CA 2007257 CA 2007257 A CA2007257 A CA 2007257A CA 2007257 A1 CA2007257 A1 CA 2007257A1
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back end
load bed
frame
air bags
vehicle
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CA 2007257
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CA2007257C (en
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Robert John Thorndyke
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60PVEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/64Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading the load supporting or containing element being readily removable
    • B60P1/6409Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading the load supporting or containing element being readily removable details, accessories, auxiliary devices
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60PVEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/02Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading with parallel up-and-down movement of load supporting or containing element

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)

Abstract

There is disclosed a vehicle having a load bed which has a back end that is supported by a wheel set which has a frame that is pivotally mounted below the back end and has extensible air bags connecting the frame to the back end of the load bed. The air bags are extensible to raise the back end to a raised position with respect to the frame and retractable to lower the back end to a lowered position. Included are non-compliant legs arranged to extend between the frame and the back end of the load bed when the back end of the load bed is in the raised position and a releasable locking operable to lock the legs in a locked position in which it serves to hold the back end of the load bed fast in the raised position. The lock is releasable to allow the load bed to be lowered to the lowered position. The air bags extend across the back end of the chassis to give high surface area contacts between the air bags and the frame of the load bed and wheel set frame.
This high surface area results in a much lower air pressure being required to raise the load bed than is required in hydraulic systems where the cross sectional area of the piston is much smaller.
CA 2007257 1990-01-05 1990-01-05 Lift systems for elevating the load bed of a vehicle Expired - Fee Related CA2007257C (en)

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CA 2007257 CA2007257C (en) 1990-01-05 1990-01-05 Lift systems for elevating the load bed of a vehicle

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CA 2007257 CA2007257C (en) 1990-01-05 1990-01-05 Lift systems for elevating the load bed of a vehicle

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CA2007257A1 true CA2007257A1 (en) 1991-07-05
CA2007257C CA2007257C (en) 1995-09-26

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CA2007257C (en) 1995-09-26

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