Positioning device for side wing
OwnerNormand Savardinventor
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Abstract
A device for selectively positioning a side wing relative to the side of a motor vehicle it is mounted on and to the adjacent road surface is disclosed. The device includes first and second longitudinal end members pivotally connected to the vehicle side and to a rearward end of the side wing about vertical axes; the front end of the wing is usually connected adjacent the front end of the vehicle. First and second elongate rams that are angularly positioned relative to one another are connected to the first and second end members. The first and second rams operate in parallel relative to each other for selective operation of the side wing from a position adjacent the vehicle side and away from the ground surface to a position in operative engagement with the road surface at an adjustable angle relative to the vehicle side.
Claims27
A device for positioning a side wing mounted on a vehicle side relative thereto and to a ground surface, said device comprising:
- first and second elongate rams being angularly positioned relative to one another and defining an actuator plane;
- first and second longitudinal end members being pivotally connectable to a respective one of the vehicle side and the side wing about axes substantially parallel to said actuator plane, each of said first and second rams connecting to said first and second end members;
- said first and second rams operating in parallel relative to each other for operation between first and second positions such that the side wing is adjacent the vehicle side and away from the ground surface when said first and second rams are in said first position, and the side wing is away from the vehicle side and operatively engages the ground surface when said first and second rams are in said second position.
A motor vehicle for plowing material located onto an adjacent ground surface away from a vehicle side thereof, said vehicle comprising:
- a side wing having generally opposed first and second wing longitudinal ends, said first wing end being movably connected to the vehicle adjacent a front end thereof;
- a device for selectively positioning the side wing relative to the vehicle side and the road surface, said device including:
- first and second elongate rams being angularly positioned relative to one another and defining an actuator plane;
- first and second longitudinal end members pivotally connecting to a respective of the vehicle side away from the front end and the side wing adjacent the second wing end about axes substantially parallel to said actuator plane, each of said first and second rams connecting to said first and second end members;
- said first and second rams operating in parallel relative to each other for operation between first and second positions such that the side wing is adjacent the vehicle side and away from the ground surface when said first and second rams are in said first position, and the side wing is away from the vehicle side and operatively engages the ground surface when said first and second rams are in said second position.
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