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US 10,392,056 B2Granted
Modular counterweight
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsJacob J. Perron, Bradley S. Kresge
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Abstract
A counterweight system includes a bracket and a counterweight. The bracket includes a base configured to couple to a vehicle and at least one arm extending from the base. The counterweight is coupled to the at least one arm. The counterweight is configured to be at least one of (i) pivotally repositionable, (ii) extensionally repositionable, and (iii) translationally repositionable relative to the vehicle.
Claims15
A counterweight system comprising:
- a bracket including:
- a base configured to be coupled to a vehicle;
- and
- at least one arm extending from the base;
- and
- a counterweight defining an internal cavity and coupled to the at least one arm, the counterweight including a plurality of weights selectively received by the internal cavity, the plurality of weights facilitate incremental adjustment of an overall weight of the counterweight, wherein the counterweight is configured to be at least one of (i) pivotally repositionable, (ii) extensionally repositionable, and (iii) translationally repositionable relative to the vehicle.
3 more elements
A counterweight system comprising:
- a bracket including:
- a base configured to be coupled to a vehicle;
- and
- at least one arm extending from the base;
- a counterweight coupled to the at least one arm, wherein the counterweight is configured to be at least one of (i) pivotally repositionable, (ii) extensionally repositionable, and (iii) translationally repositionable relative to the vehicle, and wherein the counterweight includes at least one interface positioned to receive the at least one arm of the bracket;
- and
- at least one pin positioned to engage with the at least one interface of the counterweight and the at least one arm of the bracket, pivotally coupling the counterweight to the bracket.
4 more elements
A counterweight system comprising:
- a bracket including:
- a base configured to be coupled to a vehicle;
- and
- at least one arm extending from the base;
- a counterweight coupled to the at least one arm, wherein the counterweight is configured to be at least one of (i) pivotally repositionable, (ii) extensionally repositionable, and (iii) translationally repositionable relative to the vehicle, and wherein the counterweight includes at least one interface positioned to receive the at least one arm of the bracket;
- wherein the at least one arm of the bracket is coupled to the at least one interface of the counterweight in a fixed arrangement, preventing relative movement between the counterweight and the bracket.
3 more elements
A counterweight system comprising:
- a bracket including:
- a base configured to be coupled to a vehicle;
- and
- at least one arm extending from the base;
- a counterweight coupled to the at least one arm, wherein the counterweight is configured to be at least one of (i) pivotally repositionable, (ii) extensionally repositionable, and (iii) translationally repositionable relative to the vehicle;
- and
- an actuator positioned to facilitate selectively repositioning at least one of (i) the bracket and (ii) the counterweight to change a center of gravity of the counterweight system.
4 more elements
A counterweight system comprising:
- a bracket including:
- a base configured to be coupled to a vehicle;
- and
- at least one arm extending from the base;
- a counterweight coupled to the at least one arm, wherein the counterweight is configured to be at least one of (i) pivotally repositionable, (ii) extensionally repositionable, and (iii) translationally repositionable relative to the vehicle;
- and
- an extension mechanism configured to:
- couple the bracket to the vehicle;
- and
- facilitate extending and retracting the counterweight and the bracket between a retracted position and an extended position.
7 more elements
A counterweight system comprising:
- a counterweight defining a cavity configured to selectively receive one or more weights;
- and
- a bracket configured to couple the counterweight to a vehicle;
- wherein at least one of (i) the counterweight and (ii) the bracket is selectively repositionable from a base position to at least one of (a) a rotated position and (b) an extended position.
1 more element
A counterweight system comprising:
- a counterweight configured to couple to a front end of a vehicle;
- wherein the counterweight is selectively repositionable between a first position and a second position;
- and
- wherein the counterweight is configured to (i) obstruct opening a hood of the vehicle when arranged in the first position and (ii) facilitate opening the hood when arranged in the second position.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.