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US 8,910,954 B2Granted
King-pin height adjuster
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsMark Crowley, Nathan Low, John Buschena
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Abstract
A height adjuster may be provided. The height adjuster may comprise a hydraulic lift cylinder and a ram configured to receive the hydraulic lift cylinder. The height adjuster may further comprise a wheel motor housing connected to a lower end of the ram. A lower end of the hydraulic lift cylinder may be connected to the wheel housing. In addition, the height adjuster may comprise a king-pin configured to receive the ram.
Claims1
A height adjuster comprising:
- a ram;
- a wheel motor housing connected to a lower end of the ram;
- a cylinder configured to receive the ram, the ram configured to slide axially inside the cylinder in response to hydraulic pressure created inside the cylinder;
- a bearing housing, a portion of the cylinder being mounted inside the bearing housing;
- king-pin bearings being between the cylinder and the bearing housing;
- a cap connected to a top end of the cylinder;
- first thrust bearings between an arm collar connected to the cylinder and the bearing housing;
- and
- second thrust bearings between the bearing housing and a flange connected to the cylinder, wherein the portion of the cylinder is configured to rotate inside the bearing housing in response to steering forces placed on a steering arm connected to the arm collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.