Haul truck space frame mounting arrangement
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJared E Louis, Bruno L Risatti, David W. Holthaus
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Abstract
A mounting system for mounting a tank to a space frame comprises a side mount configured to mount the tank to a center upper frame connection of the space frame, and a bottom mount configured to mount the tank to an elongate support member of the space frame. The bottom mount and the side mount are distinct mounts and configured to be mounted to the tank in a spaced apart relationship with respect to each other. The bottom mount and the side mount are coupled to a bottom and a rear side of the tank, respectively, and together are configured to mount the tank to the space frame.
Claims18
An off-highway rear haul truck comprising:
- a space frame including:
- a pair of center upper frame connections, the center upper frame connections being spaced from each other in a width direction of the space frame,
- a pair of center lower frame connections, the center lower frame connections being spaced from each other in the width direction of the space frame, and
- a plurality of frame tubes coupled to the center upper frame connections and the center lower frame connections, the plurality of frame tubes including first sets of frame tubes coupled to the center upper frame connections and second sets of frame tubes coupled to the center lower frame connections;
- a hydraulic tank coupled to one side of the space frame;
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- a mounting system configured to mount the hydraulic tank to said one side of the space frame, the mounting system including:
- a bottom mount configured to support a bottom of the hydraulic tank, and
- a side mount configured to support a side of the hydraulic tank,
- wherein the bottom mount of the mounting system is mounted on one of the frame tubes of the second set of frame tubes,
- wherein the side mount is mounted to one of the center upper frame connections via an isolation mount, and
- wherein the bottom of the hydraulic tank is mounted on the bottom mount, and the side of the hydraulic tank is mounted to the side mount.
A mounting arrangement for a haul truck having a space frame comprising:
- a center upper frame connection on one side of the space frame;
- an elongate support member on the one side of the space frame;
- a tank coupled to the one side of the space frame;
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- a mounting system configured to mount the tank to the one side of the space frame, the mounting system including:
- a bottom mount configured to mount the tank to the elongate support member, and
- a side mount configured to mount the tank to the center upper frame connection,
- wherein the bottom mount is mounted on the elongate support member,
- wherein the side mount is mounted on an outer lateral surface of a center boss of the center upper frame connection, and wherein the bottom mount is welded to the elongate support member and is fixedly coupled to a bottom of the tank.
A mounting system for mounting a hydraulic tank to a space frame comprising:
- a side mount configured to mount the hydraulic tank to a center upper frame connection of the space frame;
- and
- a bottom mount configured to mount the hydraulic tank to a horizontally extending elongate support member of the space frame,
- wherein the bottom mount and the side mount are distinct mounts and configured to be mounted to the hydraulic tank in a spaced apart relationship with respect to each other,
- wherein the bottom mount and the side mount are coupled to a bottom and a rear side of the hydraulic tank, respectively, and together are configured to mount the hydraulic tank to the space frame,
- wherein the bottom mount is configured to be welded on an upper surface of the horizontally extending elongate support member and support a bottom of the hydraulic tank, and
- wherein the side mount is configured to be fixed to an outer lateral surface of the center upper frame connection and support a rear side of the hydraulic tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.