Integrated ground pad
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsDavid W. Archer, Todd Burkhard
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Abstract
A stabilizer for a vehicle includes an actuator assembly configured to be coupled to a chassis of the vehicle and a ground pad coupled to the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly is selectively repositionable between an extended position and a retracted position to reconfigure the stabilizer between a lifting configuration and a storage configuration. The ground pad has a bottom surface configured to engage a support surface below the chassis. When the stabilizer is in the lifting configuration, the bottom surface of the ground pad engages the support surface. When the stabilizer is in the storage configuration, the ground pad is not in contact with the support surface.
Claims20
A stabilizer for a vehicle, the stabilizer comprising:
- an actuator assembly configured to be coupled to a chassis of the vehicle, wherein the actuator assembly is selectively repositionable between an extended position and a retracted position to reconfigure the stabilizer between a lifting configuration and a storage configuration;
- and
- a ground pad coupled to the actuator assembly, the ground pad having a bottom surface configured to engage a support surface below the chassis,
- wherein when the stabilizer is in the lifting configuration, the bottom surface of the ground pad engages the support surface, and when the stabilizer is in the storage configuration, the ground pad is not in contact with the support surface.
The stabilizer of claim 9, wherein the alignment member is configured to engage the ground pad to limit rotation of the ground pad.
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of tractive assemblies coupled to the chassis;
- and
- a stabilizer, comprising:
- an actuator assembly coupled to the chassis, wherein the actuator assembly is selectively repositionable between an extended position and a retracted position to reconfigure the stabilizer between a lifting configuration and a storage configuration;
- and
- a ground pad coupled to the actuator assembly, the ground pad having a bottom surface configured to engage a support surface below the chassis,
- wherein the ground pad is selectively rotatable relative to the chassis about a substantially vertical axis.
A retrofit kit for use with a stabilizer of a vehicle, the stabilizer including an actuator assembly having a first member coupled to a chassis of the vehicle and a second member that is selectively repositionable relative to the first member along an axis of extension, the retrofit kit comprising:
- a ground pad configured to be coupled to the actuator assembly such that the ground pad is rotatable relative to the chassis about a substantially vertical axis;
- a first alignment device configured to be coupled to at least one of (a) the chassis or (b) the first member;
- and
- wherein the first alignment device is configured to engage at least one of (a) the ground pad or (b) a second alignment device coupled to the ground pad when the actuator assembly is retracted such that the first alignment device rotates the ground pad about the substantially vertical axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.