Integrated ground pad
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsDavid W. Archer, Todd Burkhard
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Abstract
A stabilizer for a vehicle includes an actuator assembly configured to be coupled to a chassis of the vehicle and a ground pad coupled to the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly is selectively repositionable between a retracted position and a lifting position. The ground pad has a bottom surface configured to engage a support surface below the chassis. When the actuator assembly is in the lifting position, the bottom surface of the ground pad engages the support surface and the actuator assembly applies an upward force on the chassis, and when the actuator assembly is in the retracted position, the actuator assembly lifts the ground pad such that the ground pad is not in contact with the support surface.
Claims7
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of tractive assemblies engaging the chassis;
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- a stabilizer, comprising:
- an actuator assembly coupled to the chassis and including an actuator, wherein the actuator is selectively repositionable between a retracted position and a lifting position;
- a ground pad coupled to the actuator assembly, the ground pad having a bottom surface configured to engage a support surface below the chassis;
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- a first alignment device and a second alignment device, wherein one of the first alignment device and the second alignment device is coupled to the actuator, wherein the other of the first alignment device and the second alignment device is coupled to the ground pad;
- wherein when the actuator is in the lifting position, the bottom surface of the ground pad engages the support surface and the actuator assembly applies an upward force to lift the chassis away from the support surface, and when the actuator is in the retracted position, the actuator assembly lifts the ground pad such that the ground pad is not in contact with the support surface;
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- wherein the first alignment device includes (a) a first tubular member extending along an alignment axis and (b) a second tubular member extending along the alignment axis and receiving the first tubular member, wherein the first tubular member defines a first engagement surface angled relative to the alignment axis, wherein the second tubular member defines a second engagement surface angled relative to the alignment axis, and wherein the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface are configured to engage the second alignment device as the actuator is moved from the lifting position toward the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.