Refuse body adapter
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsLeslie Schwartz, Robert Ryan, Matthew Deinema, John Kellander, Emily Davis, Rob Messina
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Abstract
A refuse body adapter includes a sub-frame assembly, a sub-frame adapter, and a spacer. The sub-frame assembly is configured to be coupled to a cargo body. The sub-frame adapter is configured to be coupled to a chassis of a vehicle. The spacer is coupled to both the sub-frame assembly and the sub-frame adapter. The spacer is disposed in a gap formed between the sub-frame assembly and the sub-frame adapter. A thickness of the spacer may be adjusted to accommodate different gap sizes between the sub-frame assembly and the sub-frame adapter.
Claims17
A sub-frame adapter, comprising:
- a body, including:
- a first connecting region disposed on a first end of the body and configured to be coupled to a frame rail of a vehicle, the first connecting region defining a plurality of openings, an outer perimeter of the first connecting region being substantially rectangular with rounded corners;
- and
- a second connecting region disposed on a second end of the body, an outer perimeter of the second connecting region being racetrack shaped;
- and
- a spacer coupled to the second connecting region and extending away from the body in a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to the body.
A sub-frame adapter, comprising:
- a body, including:
- a first connecting region disposed on a first end of the body and configured to be coupled to a frame rail of a vehicle, the first connecting region defining a plurality of openings;
- and
- a second connecting region disposed on a second end of the body;
- and
- a spacer coupled to the second connecting region and extending away from the body in a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to the body, wherein the second connecting region transitions to the first connecting region along edges having an approximately constant radius of curvature.
A sub-frame adapter, comprising:
- a body, including:
- a first connecting region disposed at a first end of the body and configured to be coupled to a frame rail of a vehicle, the first connecting region defining a plurality of openings, the first connecting region having a first length in a longitudinal direction, an outer perimeter of the first connecting region being substantially rectangular with rounded corners;
- a second connecting region disposed on a second end of the body, the second connecting region having a second length in the longitudinal direction that is greater than the first length, an outer perimeter of the second connecting region being racetrack shaped;
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- a spacer coupled to the second connecting region and extending away from the body in a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to the body.
A refuse body adapter assembly, comprising:
- a sub-frame assembly, comprising:
- a first frame member;
- a second frame member substantially parallel to the first frame member and spaced a first distance apart from the first frame member;
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- a stringer coupled to and disposed between the first frame member and the second frame member;
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- a sub-frame adapter having a first end and a second end, the sub-frame adapter including:
- a first connecting region disposed on the first end and coupled to the first frame member;
- a second connecting region disposed on the second end, the second connecting region transitioning to the first connecting region along edges having an approximately constant radius of curvature;
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- a spacer disposed laterally between the first connecting region and the first frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.