Power take-off for a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorJulien Maitre
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Abstract
A power take-off device for a vehicle provided with a first driven rear axle including a differential and a second rear axle is provided. The power take-off device comprises a connection bracket having a first side arranged to be attached to a wheel with a plurality of wheel nuts, where the connection bracket is provided with a plurality of attachment holes, and a second side comprising a power take-off interface to which an auxiliary equipment can be connected.
Claims14
A vehicle including a first driven rear axle comprising a differential and a second rear axle, and a power take-off (PTO) comprising a connection bracket having a first side arranged to be attached to a wheel with a plurality of wheel nuts, where the connection bracket is provided with a plurality of attachment holes, and a second side comprising a power take-off (PTO) interface to which an auxiliary equipment can be connected.
A method for driving a power-take off device with a vehicle provided with a first driven rear axle comprising a differential and a second rear axle, comprising the following steps:
- attaching the PTO device to a wheel of the first rear axle with a plurality of wheel nuts,
- raising the first rear axle from the ground,
- releasing a wheel brake of the wheel provided with the PTO device, and engaging a brake of a wheel opposite the wheel to which the PTO device is attached,
- attaching an auxiliary equipment to a PTO interface of the PTO device, and
- driving the first rear axle such that the PTO device rotates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.