Back to results
US 8,205,893 B2Granted
Variable chassis adjustment system
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsJohn Peterson, John Buschena, Casey Steffensen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In an example embodiment, an adjustment apparatus for varying the ground clearance of a vehicle includes an adjustable leg configured to couple to a chassis and wheel of a vehicle, and a removable stop to releasably fix the adjustable leg in a desired condition. The adjustable leg may include a main leg and a drop leg that is movable within the leg, the main leg configured to couple to a chassis of a vehicle and the drop leg configured to couple to a vehicle wheel.
Claims4
An adjustable vehicle having variable ground clearance, said vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a wheel;
- an adjustable leg configured to couple said chassis to the wheel of the vehicle, the adjustable leg comprising a main leg coupled to the chassis and a drop leg coupled to the wheel of the vehicle, the drop leg movable with respect to the main leg for varying the ground clearance of the chassis over a surface of the ground, wherein one of the main leg or the drop leg comprises a tapered receiving pocket and the other of the main leg or the drop leg has a plurality of ground clearance-selecting apertures formed therein;
- and
- a removable stop for fixing the main leg with respect to the drop leg, the removable stop having a tapered portion and at least one protrusion, wherein the removable stop is positioned with said protrusion in a selected one of said plurality of apertures and received in the receiving pocket of the adjustable leg such that the tapered portion interacts with the tapered receiving pocket to prevent contraction of the adjustable leg and to force said protrusion into said one of the plurality of apertures while allowing extension of the adjustable leg.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.