Body tie-down
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsMatthew Mortenson, Varun Kandasamy, Kirby Sorensen, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, Jerrod Kappers, Nicholas Malm, Jerry SHIRLEY
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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.
Claims18
A body tie-down for a chassis comprising:
- a mounting plate configured to fixedly couple with a body frame member;
- a plurality of fasteners extending through the mounting plate and the body frame member;
- a plurality of bushings, each of the plurality of bushings positioned on a corresponding one of the plurality of fasteners, wherein the body frame member comprises a tubular shape and the plurality of bushings are positioned within the body frame member;
- a spring assembly;
- 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;
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- a retainer plate configured to selectively couple and decouple the mounting plate with the rigid member.
A refuse vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
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- a body tie-down, comprising:
- a mounting plate configured to fixedly couple with a body frame member;
- a plurality of fasteners extending through the mounting plate and the body frame member;
- a plurality of bushings, each of the plurality of bushings positioned on a corresponding one of the plurality of fasteners, wherein the body frame member comprises a tubular shape and the plurality of bushings are positioned within the body frame member;
- a spring assembly;
- 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;
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- a retainer plate configured to selectively couple and decouple the mounting plate with the rigid member.
A locking assembly for a refuse vehicle, the locking assembly comprising:
- a locking plate comprising a protrusion, the protrusion configured to be aligned with an opening of a chassis frame when a body is transitioned into a lower position, the locking plate fixedly coupled with a body frame member of the body;
- a plurality of fasteners extending through the locking plate and the body frame member, the body frame member being a tubular member;
- a plate assembly configured to receive ends of the plurality of fasteners and limit rotation of the plurality of fasteners;
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- a plurality of bushings positioned within the body frame member, the plurality of bushings each comprising a first end configured to engage an inner surface of the body frame member at a first side of the body frame member proximate the locking plate, and a groove formed at a second end of the plurality of bushings, the second end of the plurality of bushings extending through a second side of the body frame member and configured to abut the plate assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.