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US 11,814,268 B2Granted
Component lifts having support assemblies
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorJeffrey M. Collins
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Abstract
A support assembly including a coupler, a first arm having a proximate end movably coupled to the coupler, a distal end opposite the proximate end, and a second arm having a proximate end movably coupled to the coupler, a distal end opposite the proximate end. The support assembly is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. When moving from the disengaged position to the engaged position, the distal end of the first arm and the distal end of the second arm move toward each other.
Claims7
A support assembly comprising:
- a coupler;
- a pin;
- a first arm having a proximate end movably coupled to the coupler, a distal end opposite the proximate end, the first arm includes a first slot positioned between the proximate end and the distal end of the first arm;
- a second arm having a proximate end movably coupled to the coupler, a distal end opposite the proximate end, the second arm includes a second slot positioned between the proximate end and the distal end of the second arm;
- a first link having a proximal end portion pivotally coupled to the coupler and a distal end portion coupled to the proximate end of the first arm;
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- a second link having a proximal end portion pivotally coupled to the coupler and a distal end portion coupled to the proximate end of the second arm, wherein:
- the pin extends through the first slot and the second slot to movably couple the first arm to the second arm,
- the support assembly is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position,
- when moving from the disengaged position to the engaged position, the distal end of the first arm and the distal end of the second arm move toward each other, and
- a distance between the proximate end of the first arm and the proximate end of the second arm in the engaged position is less than a distance between the proximate end of the first arm and the proximate end of the second arm in the disengaged position.
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