Cylinder propping system
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorRobert Ryan
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Abstract
A cylinder propping system includes a sleeve and a locking member. The sleeve includes an outer wall that defines an inner cavity and a ledge. The inner cavity is sized to receive at least a portion of a cylinder assembly therein. A first end of the outer wall is configured to hingedly couple to one end of the cylinder assembly. The ledge is spaced apart from the first end. The locking member is sized to engage with the ledge, between the ledge and a cylinder housing of the cylinder assembly, to prevent movement of the cylinder housing in at least one direction along a central axis of the sleeve.
Claims17
A cylinder propping system, comprising:
- a sleeve comprising an outer wall, the outer wall defining an inner cavity sized to receive at least a portion of a cylinder assembly therein, a first end of the outer wall configured to hingedly couple to one end of the cylinder assembly, the outer wall further defining a ledge spaced apart from the first end;
- a locking member sized to engage with the ledge of the sleeve, between the ledge and a cylinder housing of the cylinder assembly, to prevent movement of the cylinder housing in at least one direction along a central axis of the sleeve;
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- a bracket assembly, the bracket assembly comprising a bracket defining a base wall and a plurality of side walls perpendicular to the base wall, wherein together the base wall and the plurality of side walls form a channel sized to receive the sleeve therein.
A lift system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder housing and a cylinder slidably engaged with the cylinder housing;
- a cylinder propping system coupled to one end of the cylinder assembly, the cylinder propping system comprising:
- a sleeve comprising an outer wall, the outer wall surrounding at least a portion of the cylinder assembly;
- a locking member, the locking member sized to engage with the sleeve to prevent movement of the cylinder housing in at least one direction along a central axis of the sleeve;
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- a bracket assembly coupled to the sleeve, the bracket assembly comprising a bracket defining a base wall and a plurality of side walls perpendicular to the base wall, wherein together the base wall and the plurality of side walls form a channel, and wherein at least a portion of the sleeve is positioned at within the channel.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis;
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- a lift system coupled to the chassis and the body, the lift system comprising:
- a cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder housing and a cylinder slidably engaged with the cylinder housing;
- a cylinder propping system coupled to one end of the cylinder assembly, the cylinder propping system comprising:
- a sleeve comprising an outer wall, the outer wall surrounding at least a portion of the cylinder assembly;
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- a locking member, the locking member sized to engage with the sleeve to prevent movement of the cylinder housing in at least one direction along a central axis of the sleeve;
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- a bracket assembly coupled to the sleeve and one of the chassis or the body, the bracket assembly comprising a bracket defining a base wall and a plurality of side walls perpendicular to the base wall, wherein together the base wall and the plurality of side walls form a channel, and wherein at least a portion of the sleeve is positioned at within the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.