Composite trailer
AssigneeGroep Stevens International
InventorJan Verhaeghe
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a trailer comprising a trailer bed which is at least 5 partly made of a composite material and at least one axle which extends in cross direction of the trailer and is connected to the trailer bed for suspending the wheels. The trailer bed comprises an upper and a lower load absorbing surface, wherein the upper load absorbing surface comprises in longitudinal direction a front and a back area and a connection area between them. Between the upper 10 and lower load absorbing surface, at least one reinforcing member is mounted which is resilient and which is provided to function as a support for the upper load absorbing surface in a loaded state of the upper load absorbing surface.
Claims14
A trailer comprising a trailer bed and at least one axle which extends in cross direction of the trailer and is connected to the trailer bed for suspending the wheels,
- characterized in that
- the trailer bed comprises an upper and a lower load absorbing surface, wherein at least one of the upper and lower load absorbing surface comprises a composite material,
- wherein the upper load absorbing surface comprises in longitudinal direction a front and a back area and at least one connection area between the front and back area, the upper load absorbing surface being connected to the lower load absorbing surface at the position of the at least one connection area,
- wherein the lower load absorbing surface comprises in longitudinal direction
- a first part in a front area of the lower load absorbing surface, which is connected with a first end part to the upper load absorbing surface at the position of the at least one connection area and which slants from the connection towards the back area,
- wherein the lower load absorbing surface further comprises a second part which extends from the first part and runs along the upper load absorbing surface and extends towards the back area thereof
- wherein the second part of the lower load absorbing surface is connected to the upper load absorbing surface on at least one connection position
- wherein at least one axle is connected to the lower load absorbing surface,
- opposite end parts of the axle extending from the lower load absorbing surface in cross direction thereof and providing a connection for suspending a wheel;
- characterized in that between the upper and lower load absorbing surface, at least one reinforcing member is mounted which is resilient and which is provided to function as a support for the upper load absorbing surface in a loaded state of the upper load absorbing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.