Dump body for an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle
First Claim
1. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle, the dump body comprising:
- a curved floor, the floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion, the floor further having a bottom surface adapted for pivotal attachment to the haulage vehicle;
a pair of curved sidewalls, each of the sidewalls joined to the floor along a corresponding one of the edges of the floor, each of the sidewalls having a forward portion; and
a curved front wall joined to the forward portion of the floor and to the forward portion of each of the sidewalls;
whereby the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperate to define a payload space.
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Abstract
A dump body for use on a off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle includes a curved floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion. The floor includes a bottom surface adapted for pivotal attachment to the haulage vehicle. A pair of sidewalls are provided that are joined to the floor along a corresponding one of the edges of the floor. Each of the sidewalls includes a forward portion, and each of the sidewalls may be curved. A curved front wall is joined to the forward portion of the floor and to the forward portion of each of the sidewalls. Accordingly, the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperate to define a payload space.
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35 Claims
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1. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle, the dump body comprising:
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a curved floor, the floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion, the floor further having a bottom surface adapted for pivotal attachment to the haulage vehicle;
a pair of curved sidewalls, each of the sidewalls joined to the floor along a corresponding one of the edges of the floor, each of the sidewalls having a forward portion; and
a curved front wall joined to the forward portion of the floor and to the forward portion of each of the sidewalls;
whereby the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperate to define a payload space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle and having a longitudinal axis, the dump body comprising:
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a floor adapted for pivotal attachment to the haulage vehicle, the floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion, the floor having a curved cross-section taken transverse to the longitudinal axis;
a pair of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls joined to the floor along a corresponding one of the edges of the floor, each of the sidewalls having a curved cross-section taken transverse to the longitudinal axis; and
a front wall joined to the forward portion of the floor and to the forward portion of each of the sidewalls, the front wall curved about a generally upright axis;
the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperating to define a payload space. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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15. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle and comprising a panel system, the panel system defining a payload space, the payload space including an open top, a rear spillway, and a solid boundary, the solid boundary defined exclusively by a plurality of curved surfaces.
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19. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle, the dump body comprising:
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a floor, the floor having a pair of side edges extending between a forward edge and a rearward edge, the floor including a curved portion disposed between the side edges;
a pair of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls having a bottom edge joined to a corresponding one of the side edges of the floor, each of the sidewalls further having a top edge and including a curved portion disposed between the bottom edge and the top edge; and
a front wall joined to the forward edge of the floor and to a forward edge of each of the sidewalls, the front wall having a bottom edge, a top edge, and a curved portion disposed between the bottom edge and the top edge;
the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperating to define a payload space.
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24. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle, the dump body comprising:
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a floor, the floor having a pair of side edges extending between a forward edge and a rearward edge;
a pair of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls having a bottom edge joined to a corresponding one of the side edges of the floor, each of the sidewalls further having a top edge; and
a front wall joined to the forward edge of the floor and to a forward edge of each of the sidewalls, the front wall having a bottom edge and a top edge;
the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperating to define a payload space, and wherein each of the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall are constructed of curved plates, the curved plates being free of stiffening members.
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25. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle, the dump body comprising:
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a curved floor, the floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion, the floor further having a bottom surface adapted for pivotal attachment to the haulage vehicle;
a pair of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls joined to the floor along a corresponding one of the edges of the floor, each of the sidewalls having a forward portion; and
a curved front wall joined to the forward portion of the floor and to the forward portion of each of the sidewalls;
whereby the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperate to define a payload space.
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32. A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle and having a longitudinal axis, the dump body comprising:
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a floor adapted for pivotal attachment to the haulage vehicle, the floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion, the floor having a curved cross-section taken transverse to the longitudinal axis;
a pair of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls joined to the floor along a corresponding one of the edges of the floor; and
a front wall joined to the forward portion of the floor and to the forward portion of each of the sidewalls, the front wall having a curved cross-section taken transverse to a vertical axis;
the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperating to define a payload space. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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