公开(公告)号：US09598126B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US14803045

申请日：2015-07-18

申请人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

发明人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

IPC分类号： B62D61/12 ,  B62D53/06

CPC分类号： B62D61/125 ,  B62D53/068

摘要： An automatic auxiliary axle control system is disclosed for a load-transporting motor vehicle having two or more primary axles and one or more auxiliary axles wherein the control system detects a noncompliant axle carrying weight condition when the weight of the vehicle acting on any one of the primary axles exceeds a prescribed maximum allowable axle carrying weight assigned to that axle and also when the weight acting on any group of the axles arranged consecutively exceeds a prescribed maximum allowable axle group carrying weight assigned to that axle group. And the control system on such detection effects auxiliary axle usage that results in no maximum allowable axle carrying weight and maximum allowable axle group carrying weight being exceeded provided the current gross vehicle weight does not exceed a prescribed maximum allowable gross vehicle weight determined by all of the axles and the current center of gravity of the vehicle is located within a certain compliance-manageable range. And with the control system also capable of effecting auxiliary axle usage outside this range suited to the existing condition, providing control over auxiliary axle usage by an operator of the vehicle, and producing useful information.

公开(公告)号：US6116698A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US821791

申请日：1997-03-21

申请人： Fred T. Smith ,  Fred P. Smith ,  Brooks Strong ,  William R. Johnson

发明人： Fred T. Smith ,  Fred P. Smith ,  Brooks Strong ,  William R. Johnson

IPC分类号： B60G9/02 ,  B62D61/12 ,  B60P1/16

CPC分类号： B60G9/02 ,  B62D61/12 ,  B60G2200/322 ,  B60G2204/148 ,  B60G2204/47 ,  B60G2300/026 ,  B60G2300/0262 ,  B60G2300/03 ,  B60G2300/36 ,  B60G2300/40 ,  B60G2300/402 ,  B60G2400/61

摘要： First hydraulic drives (e.g. cylinders, pistons) and lift arms attached to dump truck side panels, preferably reinforced, move a trailing tag axle, and wheels supported by the tag axle, between operative and storage positions without bending the truck frame. A linkage assembly and second hydraulic drives (e.g. cylinders, pistons) coupled to the lift arms and the first hydraulic drives move the tag axle and the wheels between raised and lowered positions. In the operative positions of the lift arms and the tag axle, the wheels contact the ground and, because of the first hydraulic drive construction, move smoothly over road bumps and into road dips. In their storage position, the lift arms are disposed above and to the rear of the dump truck with the trailing tag axle and the wheels above the body but lowered to minimize their height above the truck. With the lift arms and the tag axle in the storage position, the second hydraulic drives initially the tag axle, and then the first hydraulic drives more the lift arms, to move the tag axle to the operative position. With the lift arms and the trailing tag axle in the operative position, the lift arms, and the tag axle, are moved to position the tag axle at the storage position. With the lift arms and the tag axle in the storage position, the truck load can be dumped without obstruction. Furthermore, the force for moving the tag axle is minimal when the lift arms are in the storage position.

摘要翻译： 第一液压驱动器（例如，气缸，活塞）和附接到倾卸车侧面板（优选地是加强件）的升降臂可移动拖尾标签轴和由标签轴支撑的车轮，在操作和存储位置之间，而不使车架弯曲。 联动组件和联接到提升臂和第一液压驱动器的第二液压驱动器（例如，气缸，活塞）在升高位置和下降位置之间移动标签轴和车轮。 在提升臂和标签轴的操作位置，车轮接触地面，并且由于第一液压驱动结构，平稳地在道路颠簸上移动并进入道路下沉。 在其储存位置，提升臂设置在自卸车的上方和后方，拖车标签轴和车轮在车身上方，但是下降以使其高度高于叉车。 当提升臂和标签轴处于存储位置时，第二液压驱动器首先启动标签轴，然后第一液压驱动更多的提升臂，以将标签轴移动到操作位置。 随着提升臂和尾部标签轴处于操作位置，提升臂和标签轴被移动以将标签轴定位在存储位置。 在提升臂和标签轴处于存放位置的情况下，卡车的载荷可以无障碍地倾倒。 此外，当提升臂处于存储位置时，用于移动标签轴的力是最小的。

公开(公告)号：US5823629A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-20

申请号：US365838

申请日：1994-12-29

申请人： Fred T. Smith ,  Fred P. Smith ,  Brooks Strong ,  William R. Johnson

发明人： Fred T. Smith ,  Fred P. Smith ,  Brooks Strong ,  William R. Johnson

IPC分类号： B60G9/02 ,  B62D61/12 ,  B60G17/056 ,  B60P1/16

CPC分类号： B60G9/02 ,  B62D61/12 ,  B60G2200/322 ,  B60G2204/148 ,  B60G2204/47 ,  B60G2300/026 ,  B60G2300/0262 ,  B60G2300/03 ,  B60G2300/36 ,  B60G2300/40 ,  B60G2300/402 ,  B60G2400/61

摘要： First hydraulic drives (e.g. cylinders, pistons) and lift arms attached to dump truck side panels, preferably reinforced, move a trailing tag axle, and wheels supported by the tag axle, between operative and storage positions without bending the truck frame. A linkage assembly and second hydraulic drives (e.g. cylinders, pistons) coupled to the lift arms and the first hydraulic drives move the tag axle and the wheels between raised and lowered positions. In the operative positions of the lift arms and the tag axle, the wheels contact the ground and, because of the first hydraulic drive construction, move smoothly over road bumps and into road dips. In their storage position, the lift arms are disposed above and to the rear of the dump truck with the trailing tag axle and the wheels above the body but lowered to minimize their height above the truck. With the lift arms and the tag axle in the storage position, the second hydraulic drives initially move the tag axle, and then the first hydraulic drives move the lift arms, to move the tag axle to the operative position. With the lift arms and the trailing tag axle in the operative position, the lift arms, and the tag axle, are moved to position the tag axle at the storage position. With the lift arms and the tag axle in the storage position, the truck load can be dumped without obstruction. Furthermore, the force for moving the tag axle is minimal when the lift arms are in the storage position.

摘要翻译： 第一液压驱动器（例如，气缸，活塞）和附接到倾卸车侧面板（优选地是加强件）的升降臂可移动拖尾标签轴和由标签轴支撑的车轮，在操作和存储位置之间，而不使车架弯曲。 联动组件和联接到提升臂和第一液压驱动器的第二液压驱动器（例如，气缸，活塞）在升高位置和下降位置之间移动标签轴和车轮。 在提升臂和标签轴的操作位置，车轮接触地面，并且由于第一液压驱动结构，平稳地在道路颠簸上移动并进入道路下沉。 在其储存位置，提升臂设置在自卸车的上方和后方，拖车标签轴和车轮在车身上方，但是下降以使其高度高于叉车。 当提升臂和标签轴处于存储位置时，第二液压驱动器最初移动标签轴，然后第一液压驱动器移动提升臂，将标签轴移动到操作位置。 随着提升臂和尾部标签轴处于操作位置，提升臂和标签轴被移动以将标签轴定位在存储位置。 在提升臂和标签轴处于存放位置的情况下，卡车的载荷可以无障碍地倾倒。 此外，当提升臂处于存储位置时，用于移动标签轴的力是最小的。

公开(公告)号：USD821262S1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US29585371

申请日：2016-11-23

申请人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

设计人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

公开(公告)号：US20170267043A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15075117

申请日：2016-03-19

申请人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

发明人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

IPC分类号： B60G11/28 ,  B60G9/02 ,  B62D61/12

CPC分类号： B60G11/28 ,  B60G17/005 ,  B60G2202/152 ,  B60G2204/47 ,  B60G2300/402 ,  B60P1/04 ,  B62D61/125

摘要： A trailing axle suspension system is disclosed comprising an auxiliary chassis, an axle suspension system suspending a trailing axle from the auxiliary chassis, and an auxiliary chassis system suspending the auxiliary chassis from the chassis of a motor vehicle. With the auxiliary chassis suspension system including a pair of suspension arms supporting the auxiliary chassis for pivotal movement and adapted to be pivotally connected to the motor vehicle chassis. And with the axle suspension system and auxiliary chassis suspension system adapted to cooperatively establish the auxiliary chassis and trailing axle in a stowed condition on the motor vehicle and establish the auxiliary chassis and trailing axle in a deployed condition at a location rearward of the motor vehicle chassis and then forcibly cause the auxiliary chassis to help support the motor vehicle chassis with the trailing axle. And wherein the auxiliary chassis suspension system includes a load-bearing member that is separate from the pivotal support of the auxiliary chassis rigidly joining the suspension arms and adapted to engage the auxiliary chassis in establishing the deployed condition and bear a major portion of the force causing the auxiliary chassis to help support the motor vehicle chassis with the trailing axle.

公开(公告)号：US09738338B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14803038

申请日：2015-07-18

申请人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

发明人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

IPC分类号： B62D61/12

CPC分类号： B62D61/12 ,  B60G5/00 ,  B60G17/005 ,  B60G2202/412 ,  B60G2202/413 ,  B60G2204/47 ,  B60G2300/02 ,  B60G2300/09 ,  B60G2300/402 ,  B62D61/125

摘要： A dual trailing axle suspension system is disclosed wherein a pair of trailing axles are suspended from an auxiliary chassis with axle suspensions that provide spring action for isolating road-induced axle movement from the auxiliary chassis. And the auxiliary chassis is suspended from a chassis of a motor vehicle by an auxiliary chassis suspension adapted to deploy the auxiliary chassis from a stowed location on the motor vehicle to a deployed location at a substantial distance behind the motor vehicle chassis. And the auxiliary chassis suspension is adapted to cause the auxiliary chassis to help support the motor vehicle chassis to a variable degree by acting on the auxiliary chassis at a location between the two axles and in a manner determined by whether the spring action provided by the axle suspensions is set or variable.

公开(公告)号：US09731780B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14803041

申请日：2015-07-18

申请人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

发明人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

IPC分类号： B62D53/04 ,  B62D53/06

CPC分类号： B62D53/04 ,  B62D53/062

摘要： A trailer hitch for hitching a trailer to a motor vehicle is disclosed wherein the motor vehicle has a chassis supported by axles suspended from the motor vehicle chassis, the trailer has a chassis supported by one or more axles suspended from the trailer chassis, and the trailer hitch is adapted to hitch the trailer chassis to the motor vehicle chassis for movement therewith and also cause the trailer chassis to help support the motor vehicle chassis to a variable degree via the trailer hitch and in a manner determined by the spring action provided by the trailer axle suspension system(s). And wherein the trailer hitch is also adapted to allow the hitched trailer chassis to turn with respect to the motor vehicle chassis and prevent such turning and to stow a hitched trailer chassis on the motor vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170015165A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-19

申请号：US14803038

申请日：2015-07-18

申请人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

发明人： Brooks Strong ,  Joshua Cayne Fisher

IPC分类号： B60D1/46

CPC分类号： B62D61/12 ,  B60G5/00 ,  B60G17/005 ,  B60G2202/412 ,  B60G2202/413 ,  B60G2204/47 ,  B60G2300/02 ,  B60G2300/09 ,  B60G2300/402 ,  B62D61/125

摘要： A dual trailing axle suspension system is disclosed wherein a pair of trailing axles are suspended from an auxiliary chassis with axle suspensions that provide spring action for isolating road-induced axle movement from the auxiliary chassis. And the auxiliary chassis is suspended from a chassis of a motor vehicle by an auxiliary chassis suspension adapted to deploy the auxiliary chassis from a stowed location on the motor vehicle to a deployed location at a substantial distance behind the motor vehicle chassis. And the auxiliary chassis suspension is adapted to cause the auxiliary chassis to help support the motor vehicle chassis to a variable degree by acting on the auxiliary chassis at a location between the two axles and in a manner determined by whether the spring action provided by the axle suspensions is set or variable.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种双拖尾轴悬挂系统，其中一对牵引轴从具有轴悬架的辅助底盘悬挂，该悬架提供用于将辅助底盘的道路引起的轴运动隔离的弹簧作用。 并且辅助底盘通过辅助底盘悬架悬挂在机动车辆的机架上，辅助底盘悬架适于将辅助机架从机动车辆上的收起位置部署到机动车辆底盘后面相当远的部署位置。 并且辅助底盘悬架适于使辅助底盘通过在两轴之间的位置处作用在辅助底盘上并且以由轴提供的弹簧作用所确定的方式来帮助机动车辆底盘的可变程度 悬挂设置或可变。

公开(公告)号：US07775533B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US12070040

申请日：2008-02-15

申请人： Brooks Strong

发明人： Brooks Strong

IPC分类号： B62D61/10

CPC分类号： B62D61/12 ,  B60T13/683

摘要： A payload-carrying motor vehicle comprises a steer axle, at least one drive axle and a tag axle. All of the axles have wheels with tires and air brakes and a tag axle suspension system is adapted to suspend the tag axle in an active condition wherein the tag axle is pivotal about a first axis parallel to the other axles and also about a second axis located equidistant from the tag axle wheels and laying in a plane at right angles to the first axis and wherein the tag axle is forced to urge the tag axle tires against a road surface to aid in supporting the vehicle. An air brake system is adapted to operate the air brakes of all the wheels and a tag axle operating system is adapted to establish the tag axle in the active condition while enabling operation of the air brakes of the tag axle wheels and to disable operation of the air brakes of the tag axle wheels when the tag axle pivots about the second axis and reaches a predetermined tilt angle in maintaining contact of the tag axle tires with a road surface.

摘要翻译： 有载荷的机动车辆包括转向轴，至少一个驱动轴和标签轴。 所有轴都具有轮胎和空气制动器的轮子，并且标签轴悬挂系统适于将标签轴悬挂在活动状态中，其中标签轴围绕平行于另一轴的第一轴线枢转，并且还围绕定位的第二轴线 与标签车轮轮等距并且与第一轴成直角的平面放置，并且其中标签轴被迫将标签轴轮胎推向路面以帮助支撑车辆。 空气制动系统适于操作所有车轮的空气制动器，并且标签轴操作系统适于在活动状态下建立标签轴，同时能够使标签车轮的空气制动器能够操作，并且禁止 当标签轴围绕第二轴线枢转并且在保持标签轮胎与路面的接触的同时达到预定的倾斜角时，标签车轮的空气制动器。

公开(公告)号：US07775308B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US12070041

申请日：2008-02-15

申请人： Brooks Strong

发明人： Brooks Strong

IPC分类号： B62D61/10

CPC分类号： B62D61/12

摘要： A payload-carrying motor vehicle comprises a frame, a steer axle, tandem drive axles, at least one pusher axle located between the steer axle and drive axles, and a tag axle. A steer axle suspension system suspends the steer axle from the frame, a drive axle suspension system suspends the drive axles from the frame, a pusher axle suspension system including gas springs suspends the pusher axle from the frame, and a tag axle suspension system including a primary tag axle suspension and a secondary tag axle suspension suspends the tag axle from the frame behind the drive axles. The primary tag axle suspension suspends the tag axle for pivotal movement about an axis parallel to the other axles and includes actuators incorporating a gas spring forcing the tag axle tires against a road surface to aid in supporting the frame. The secondary tag axle suspension supports the tag axle for tilting movement about a second axis and includes gas springs that have higher gas charging pressure and less spring compliance than the gas springs in the primary tag axle suspension and are arranged to support only lateral loads on the frame.

摘要翻译： 有载荷的机动车辆包括框架，转向轴，串联驱动轴，位于转向轴和驱动轴之间的至少一个推动轴和标签轴。 转向轴悬挂系统将转向轴从框架悬挂起来，驱动桥悬挂系统将驱动轴悬挂在框架上，包括气动弹簧的推动轴悬挂系统将推动轴悬挂在框架上，以及一个标签轴悬挂系统，包括一个 主标签轴悬挂和辅助标签轴悬挂将标签轴悬挂在驱动轴后面的框架上。 主标签轴悬挂悬挂标签轴以围绕平行于另一个轴的轴线枢转运动，并且包括致动器，其结合有气体弹簧的致动器，迫使标签轴轮胎抵靠路面以帮助支撑框架。 副标签轴悬架支撑标签轴，用于围绕第二轴线倾斜运动，并且包括气弹簧，其具有比主标签轴悬架中的气弹簧更高的气体充气压力和更小的弹簧顺应性，并且被布置成仅支撑 帧。