Tilting dumping trailer

• US 3,134,628 A
• Filed: 01/30/1961
• Issued: 05/26/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Darrell G. Wortman, Marion D. Lackey, Richard H. Evans, Richard L. Sittel
• Original Assignee: Darrell G. Wortman, Marion D. Lackey, Richard H. Evans, Richard L. Sittel
• Inventors: Lackey, Marion D., Evans, Richard H., Sittel, Richard L., Wortman, Darrell G.
• Application Number:
  US04/085,840
• Time in Patent Office: 1,212 Days
• US Class Current: 298/21.00R
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/60 using fluids, e.g. having direct contact between fluid and load for railway wagons B61D5/004
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 53/02 comprising a uniaxle tractor unit and a uniaxle trailer unit see B60B11/00 - B60B11/08
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 13/08 Other arrangements or adaptations of exhaust conduits pipes, joints or supports therefor in general F16L; collecting or removing exhaust gases of vehicle engines in workshops B08B15/00, on highways E01C1/005
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2590/08 for heavy duty applications, e.g. trucks, buses, tractors, locomotives
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20238 Interlocked

Claims

1. IN AN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE, A FRONT CAB SECTION, A REAR TRAILER SECTION, A KING POST HINGE SECTION INTERCONNECTING THE CAB SECTION AND TRAILER SECTION, SAID KING POST HINGE SECTION COMPRISING A FRAME INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE CAB SECTION AND TRAILER SECTION, A PAIR OF SPACED DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING BETWEEN THE FLANGE MEMBERS, SAID SHAFT A SHAFT EXTENDING BETWEEN THE FLANGE MEMBERS, SAID SHAFT JOURNALLED TO THE CAB SECTION WHEREBY THE CAB SECTION MAY PIVOT THEREABOUT TO PERMIT INDEPENDENT LATERAL OSCILLATION OF THE CAB SECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE FRAME DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, A SECOND PAIR OF SPACED DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE MEMBERS CARRIED BY THE FRAME AND SPACED REARWARDLY FROM THE FIRST FLANGE MEMBERS, A SECOND SHAFT EXTENDING BETWEEN THE SECOND FLANGE MEMBERS, AND IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE FIRST SHAFT MEMBER, SAID SECOND SHAFT JOURNALLED TO THE CAB SECTION FOR COOPERATING WITH THE FIRST SHAFT TO PROVIDE THE AXIS OF OSCILLATION FOR THE CAB SECTION, A PAIR OF ALIGNED SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PIVOT PINS CARRIED BY THE FRAME AND JOURNALLED TO THE TRAILER SECTION WHEREBY THE TRAILER SECTION MAY ROTATE THERE AROUND INDEPENDENT OF THE FRAME AND CAB SECTION, AND SELF-ALIGNING BEARING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE PIVOT PINS TO COMPENSATE FOR ANY MOTION OF THE TRAILER SECTION WITH RESPECT THERETO.

2. IN AN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE, A FRONT CAB SECTION, A REAR TRAILER SECTION, A KING POST HINGE SECTION INTERCONNECTING THE FRONT CAB SECTION AND THE REAR TRAILER SECTION, SHAFT MEANS CARRIED BY THE KING POST HINGE SECTION AND JOURNALLED TO THE FRONT CAB SECTION TO PROVIDE FOR OSCILLATION OF THE FRONT CAB SECTION INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE KING POST HINGE SECTION, PIVOT PINS MEANS CARRIED BY THE KING POST HINGE SECTION AND JOURNALLED ON THE REAR TRAILER SECTION TO PROVIDE FOR VARIABLE ANGULAR DISPOSITIONS BETWEEN THE REAR TRAILER SECTION AND FRONT CAB SECTION, AN EXHAUST SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM THE FRONT CAB SECTION TO THE REAR TRAILER SECTION FOR DIRECTING HOT EXHAUST GASES OF THE VEHICLE THERETO, MEANS PROVIDED IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INDEPENDENT OSCILLATION OF THE CAB SECTION AND TRAILER SECTION, ROTATING SEAL MEANS INTERPOSED IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AT THE KING POST HINGE SECTION TO PRECLUDE LEAKAGE OF THE EXHAUST GASES, AND SEAL MEANS CARRIED BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO PRECLUDE LEAKAGE OF THE EXHAUST GASES BETWEEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE REAR TRAILER SECTION.

3. IN AN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE, A FRONT CAB SECTION, A REAR TRAILER SECTION, A KING POST HINGE SECTION INTERCONNECTING THE CAB SECTION AND TRAILER SECTION, SAID KING POST HINGE SECTION COMPRISING A FRAME INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE CAB SECTION AND TRAILER SECTION, A PAIR OF SPACED DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE MEMBERS CARRIED BY THE FRAME, A SHAFT EXTENDING BETWEEN THE FLANGE MEMBERS, SAID SHAFT JOURNALLED TO THE CAB SECTION WHEREBY THE CAB SECTION MAY PIVOT THEREABOUT TO PERMIT INDEPENDENT LATERAL OSCILLATION OF THE CAB SECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE FRAME DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, A SECOND PAIR OF SPACED DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE MEMBERS CARRIED BY THE FRAME AND SPACED REARWARDLY FROM THE FIRST FLANGE MEMBERS, A A SECOND SHAFT EXTENDING BETWEEN THE SECOND FLANGE MEMBERS AND IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE FIRST SHAFT MEMBER, SAID SECOND SHAFT JOURNALLED TO THE CAB SECTION FOR COOPERATING WITH THE FIRST SHAFT TO PROVIDE THE AXIS OF OSCILLATION FOR THE CAB SECTION, A PAIR OF ALIGNED SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PIVOT PINS CARRIED BY THE FRAME AND JOURNALLED TO THE TRAILER SECTION WHEREBY THE TRAILER SECTION MAY ROTATE THEREAROUND INDEPENDENT OF THE FRAME AND CAB SECTION, SELF-ALIGNING BEARING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE PIVOT PINS TO COMPENSATE FOR ANY MOTION OF THE TRAILER SECTION WITH RESPECT THERETO, A DUMP BODY PIVOTALLY SECURED ON THE REAR TRAILER SECTION, VEHICLE SHIFTING MEANS CARRIED BY THE FRONT CAB SECTION AND OPERABLE TO PROVIDE FORWARD AND REVERSE DRIVING DIRECTIONS FOR THE VEHICLE, DUMP BODY SHIFTING MEANS CARRIED BY THE FRONT CAB SECTION AND OPERABLE TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE LOADING AND UNLOADING POSITIONS FOR THE DUMP BODY, AND MEANS COOPERATING BETWEEN THE SAID VEHICLE SHIFTING MEANS AND DUMP BODY SHIFTING MEANS FOR PRECLUDING ACCIDENTAL RETAINING OF THE VEHICLE SHIFTING MEANS IN THE REVERSE DRIVING DIRECTION WHEN THE DUMP BODY IS IN THE UNLOADING POSITION.

4. IN A DUMP VEHICLE, A TRACTOR SECTION, A TRAILER SECTION HAVING A DUMP BODY PIVOTALLY SECURED THEREON, A KING POST HINGE SECTION INTERCONNECTING THE TRACTOR SECTION AND TRAILER SECTION BY MEANS OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL PIVOT SHAFT MEANS TO PROVIDE FOR INDEPENDENT OSCILLATION OF THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER SECTIONS AND VARIABLE ANGULAR DISPOSITIONS THEREBETWEEN, A PASSAGEWAY NETWORK PROVIDED ON THE DUMP BODY AND HAVING INLET AND OUTLET MEANS THEREFOR, AN EXHAUST SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM THE TRACTOR SECTION TO THE DUMP BODY FOR DIRECTING HOT EXHAUST GASES TO THE PASSAGEWAY NETWORK, SAID EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS CARRIED BY THE TRACTOR SECTION FOR RECEIVING THE HOT EXHAUST GASES FROM THE VEHICLE, A SLEEVE CARRIED BY THE FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS AND RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE TRACTOR SECTION, A ROTATABLE PIPE MEMBER IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE RIGID SLEEVE, SEAL MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE ROTATABLE PIPE AND THE RIGID SLEEVE, A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT CARRIED BY THE ROTATABLE SLEEVE AND HAVING ONE END RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE KING POST HINGE SECTION, BRACE MEANS PROVIDED ON THE SECOND FLEXIBLE CONDUIT FOR PRECLUDING TWISTING THEREOF DURING OSCILLATION OF THE TRACTOR SECTION, A SLEEVE CARRIED BY THE KING POST HINGE SECTION AND SECURED TO THE SECOND FLEXIBLE CONDUIT FOR RIGIDLY SECURING THEREOF TO THE KING POST HINGE SECTION, A ROTATABLE SLEEVE IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID LAST MENTIONED SLEEVE, SEAL MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE SECOND ROTATABLE SLEEVE AND THE LAST MENTIONED SLEEVE, RIGID CONDUIT MEANS SECURED TO THE SECOND ROTATABLE SLEEVE AND EXTENDING INTO COMMUNICATION WITH THE PASSAGEWAY NETWORK, AND SEAL MEANS CARRIED BY THE RIGID CONDUIT MEANS FOR PRECLUDING LEAKAGE OF THE EXHAUST GASES BETWEEN THE RIGID CONDUIT MEANS AND THE PASSAGEWAY NETWORK.