Airbag suspension system for articulated combine
OwnerBen N. Dilloninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an airbag suspension system for a vehicle. The airbag suspension system includes a vehicle frame having an axle to which is affixed a longitudinal beam carrying at least one wheel. The airbag assembly of the suspension system includes an upper plate extending from the vehicle frame and a lower plate affixed to the longitudinal beam. Disposed between the upper and lower plates is an airbag. The lower plate carries a pair of vertical blocks having vertical slots, a pair of cams being carried by the upper plate and riding in the vertical slots. The airbag suspension system may be used with a vehicle such as an articulated combine, that rides on a pair of wheeled tires or on a pair of endless tracks.
Claims7
An airbag suspension for a vehicle, which comprises:
- (a) a vehicle frame having an axle extending therefrom;
- (b) a longitudinal beam affixed to said axle which carries at least one wheel;
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- (c) an airbag assembly comprising
- (i) an upper plate extending from said vehicle frame
- (ii) a lower plate affixed to said longitudinal beam;
- (iii) an airbag disposed between said upper and lower plates;
- (v) a pair of vertical blocks having vertical slots, said blocks being carried by said lower plate;
- (vi) a pair of cams carried by said upper plate and riding in said vertical slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.