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US 2019/0193793 A1Published application
Work vehicle and suspension system for use with same
AssigneeThe Toro Company
InventorsDale A. Stover, Alexander E. Hoy
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Abstract
A suspension system for use with a work vehicle. The suspension system may include a suspension tower to which one or more shock absorbers may attach. The tower may permit the shock absorbers to attach at multiple locations, effectively allowing the angular orientation of the shock absorbers, and thus a suspension characteristic of the suspension system, to be altered. The tower may be movable relative to the vehicle, e.g., for crating/shipping.
Claims26
A work vehicle comprising:
- a chassis supported upon a ground surface by ground contact members, the chassis defining a front end, a rear end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends;
- a support platform adapted to support an operator;
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- a suspension system interconnecting the support platform and the chassis, wherein the suspension system comprises a suspension tower movable between an operating position and a shipping position.
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A work vehicle comprising:
- a chassis supported upon a ground surface by a plurality of wheels;
- a support platform adapted to support an operator;
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- a suspension system comprising:
- a suspension tower connected to the support platform;
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- a shock absorber having a first end adapted to connect to the chassis, and a second end connected to the suspension tower;
- wherein the suspension tower is movable, relative to the support platform, between:
- an operating position, wherein an uppermost edge of the suspension tower is located at a first elevation;
- and
- a shipping position, wherein the uppermost edge of the suspension tower is located at a second elevation lower than the first elevation.
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An adjustable suspension system comprising:
- a structure defining a slot;
- a shock absorber having an end;
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- a latch associated with the end of the shock absorber, wherein the latch is adapted to secure the end of the shock absorber at any one of a plurality of locations along the slot;
- wherein the latch comprises a shaft portion extending through the slot, the shaft portion comprising a first segment defined by a maximum cross-sectional dimension and a second segment defined by a minimum cross sectional-dimension, and wherein the latch is movable between:
- a latched position, wherein the maximum cross-sectional dimension engages the slot to immobilize the latch relative to the structure;
- and an unlatched position, wherein the minimum cross-sectional dimension engages the slot to allow movement of the latch along the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.