# US 12,005,956 B2 · Body tie-down > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,005,956 B2 - Document ID: US12005956B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/520,022 - Filed: 2021-11-05 - Published: 2022-05-26 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-11-24 - Assignees: Oshkosh Corporation - Applicants: Oshkosh Corporation - Inventors: Matthew Mortenson; Varun Kandasamy; Kirby Sorensen; Clinton Weckwerth; Zachary L. Klein; Jerrod Kappers; Nicholas Malm; Jerry Shirley - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005956B2 ## CPC - B62D 21/11: with resilient means for suspension {, e.g. of wheels or engine; sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions} - B62D 21/09: Means for mounting load bearing surfaces - B62D 27/04: resilient - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A body tie-down for a chassis includes a mounting plate, a spring assembly, and a rigid member. The mounting plate is configured to fixedly couple with a body frame member with one or more fasteners, each of the fasteners including a bolt and a collar that are swaged together. The rigid member is configured to couple with the mounting plate through the spring assembly to provide a semi-resilient joint between the rigid member and the mounting plate, the rigid member configured to fixedly couple with a frame. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A body tie-down for a chassis comprising: a mounting plate configured to fixedly couple with a body frame member with a first plurality of fasteners, each of the first plurality of fasteners comprising a bolt and a collar that are swaged together; a spring assembly comprising a compression spring and an intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring, the intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring extending in a direction perpendicular with the first plurality of fasteners; a rigid member configured to couple with the mounting plate through the spring assembly to provide a semi-resilient joint between the rigid member and the mounting plate, the rigid member configured to fixedly couple with a frame of the chassis through a second plurality of fasteners, the second plurality of fasteners parallel with the first plurality of fasteners; and a retainer plate configured to selectively couple and decouple the mounting plate with the rigid member; wherein the spring assembly is configured to bias the body frame member into direct engagement with the chassis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The body tie-down of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate and the rigid member are configured to couple with each other through the intermediate fastener and the compression spring so that relative translation of the mounting plate relative to the rigid member drives compression or extension of the compression spring. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The body tie-down of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of fasteners comprises two fasteners, wherein the mounting plate is fixedly coupled with the body frame member through the two fasteners and a coupling plate, wherein both of the two fasteners extend through the coupling plate and the coupling plate abuts the mounting plate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The body tie-down of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate fixedly couples with the body frame member at a mounting surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The body tie-down of claim 4, wherein the mounting surface comprises a plurality of apertures for receiving the first plurality of fasteners, the plurality of apertures defining different positions for the mounting plate along the body frame member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The body tie-down of claim 1, wherein the body tie-down for the chassis provides a joint between the chassis and the body frame member, the joint having some amount of resilience to allow dampened relative movement between the chassis and the body frame member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The body tie-down of claim 1, wherein the chassis is a chassis of a refuse vehicle. ### Claim 8 A vehicle comprising: a body; a chassis configured to couple with the body; and a plurality of body couplers, wherein a first one of the plurality of body couplers comprises: a mounting plate configured to fixedly couple with the body through a first plurality of fasteners, each of the first plurality of fasteners comprising a bolt and a collar that are swaged together; a spring assembly comprising a compression spring and an intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring, the intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring extending in a direction perpendicular with the first plurality of fasteners; a rigid member configured to couple with the mounting plate through the spring assembly to provide a semi-resilient joint between the rigid member and the mounting plate, the rigid member configured to fixedly couple with the chassis through a second plurality of fasteners, the second plurality of fasteners parallel with the first plurality of fasteners; and a retainer plate configured to selectively couple and decouple the mounting plate with the rigid member; wherein the spring assembly is configured to bias the body into direct engagement with the chassis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein, the mounting plate and the rigid member are configured to couple with each other through the intermediate fastener and the compression spring so that relative translation of the mounting plate relative to the rigid member drives compression or extension of the compression spring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein the first plurality of fasteners comprises two fasteners, wherein the mounting plate is fixedly coupled with the body through the two fasteners and a coupling plate, wherein both of the two fasteners extend through the coupling plate and the coupling plate abuts the mounting plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein the mounting plate fixedly couples with the body at a mounting surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the mounting surface comprises a plurality of apertures for receiving the first plurality of fasteners, the plurality of apertures defining different positions for the mounting plate along the body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein the first one of the plurality of body couplers for the chassis provides a joint between the chassis and the body, the joint having some amount of resilience to allow dampened relative movement between the chassis and the body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein the vehicle is a refuse vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein the plurality of body couplers are spaced apart along the chassis. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The vehicle of claim 8, wherein a second one of the plurality of body couplers comprises: a first body frame coupler fastened with the body, the first body frame coupler comprising a protrusion; and a second body frame coupler fastened with the chassis, the second body frame coupler comprising a slot within which the protrusion is received. ### Claim 17 A chassis assembly for a refuse vehicle comprising: a frame member; a body; and a coupler configured to secure the frame member with the body, the coupler comprising: a mounting plate configured to fixedly couple with the body through a first plurality of fasteners, each of the first plurality of fasteners comprising a bolt and a collar that are swaged together; a spring assembly comprising a compression spring and an intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring, the intermediate fastener that extends through the compression spring extending in a direction perpendicular with the first plurality of fasteners; and a rigid member configured to couple with the mounting plate through the spring assembly to provide a semi-resilient joint between the rigid member and the mounting plate, the rigid member configured to fixedly couple with the frame member through a second plurality of fasteners, the second plurality of fasteners parallel with the first plurality of fasteners; and a retainer plate configured to selectively couple and decouple the mounting plate with the rigid member; wherein the spring assembly is configured to bias the body into direct engagement with the frame member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The chassis assembly of claim 17, wherein the mounting plate and the rigid member are configured to couple with each other through the intermediate fastener and the compression spring so that relative translation of the mounting plate relative to the rigid member drives compression or extension of the compression spring. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The chassis assembly of claim 17, wherein the first plurality of fasteners comprises two fasteners, wherein the mounting plate is fixedly coupled with the body through the two fasteners and a coupling plate, wherein both of the two fasteners extend through the coupling plate and the coupling plate abuts the mounting plate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The chassis assembly of claim 17, wherein the coupler for the chassis assembly provides a joint between the frame member and the body, the joint having some amount of resilience to allow dampened relative movement between the frame member and the body.