Vehicle safety braking system
First Claim
1. In combination with a vehicle having a chassis, a body, and pivot means pivotally connecting said body to said chassis for dumping a load in said body by movement of the rearward portion of said body downwardly and the forward portion of said body upwardly, said vehicle having brakes, a safety device for said vehicle comprisinga bumper assembly including an impact member adapted to engage an obstruction, and link means pivotally connecting said impact member to said body,means responsive to engagement of said impact member with an obstruction for applying said brakes, and means for retracting said bumper assembly upon said movement of said body,said retracting means including cable means attached to said bumper assembly and to said chassis for pulling upwardly relative to said body on said assembly upon said movement of said body.
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Abstract
This invention provides a safety arrangement for a dumping vehicle which may include a bumper movable to energize a brake actuator, the bumping being retractable upon tilting of the dumping bed. Modified bumper mounting arrangements are provided for various kinds of vehicles. A latching relay may be included to cause the brake actuator to hold the brakes locked, irrespective of disengagement of the obstruction. The bumper may include a pneumatic chamber with a flexible wall, with a pressure-operated switch for operating the brake actuator. Also, an exteriorly actuated switch may be used in a two-man operation in lieu of a bumper.
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14 Claims
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1. In combination with a vehicle having a chassis, a body, and pivot means pivotally connecting said body to said chassis for dumping a load in said body by movement of the rearward portion of said body downwardly and the forward portion of said body upwardly, said vehicle having brakes, a safety device for said vehicle comprising
a bumper assembly including an impact member adapted to engage an obstruction, and link means pivotally connecting said impact member to said body, means responsive to engagement of said impact member with an obstruction for applying said brakes, and means for retracting said bumper assembly upon said movement of said body, said retracting means including cable means attached to said bumper assembly and to said chassis for pulling upwardly relative to said body on said assembly upon said movement of said body.
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12. In a vehicle having a chassis, a braking system, gear selector means for selecting the mode of motion for said vehicle, and a body pivotally mounted to said chassis for pivotal movement relative to said chassis, said body including a rearward end portion projecting rearwardly from said chassis, said rearward end portion being movable downwardly as said body pivotally moves upon said chassis, a bumper device comprising
an impact member, means for mounting said impact member on said body for motion between an extended operative position in which said impact member may engage an obstacle and a retracted inoperative position in which said impact member clears said vehicle as said body so moves relative to said chassis, said means for mounting said impact member on said body comprising linkage means pivotally connected between said impact member and said rearward portion of said body and depending downwardly therefrom, resilient means for urging said linkage means to a position where said impact member is in said extended operative position, means responsive to movement of said body relative to said chassis for moving said impact member from said extended to said retracted position thereof, said means for moving said impact member to said retracted position comprising cable means engaged with said linkage means and connected to said chassis for moving said linkage means so that said linkage means causes said impact member to move to said retracted inoperative position in response to pivotal motion of said body upon said chassis, a brake actuator responsive to an energizing signal for operating said system, control means having a first unoperated state and a second operated state in which an energizing signal is fed to said brake actuator, means responsive to said gear selector means for enabling said control means when a predetermined direction of motion of the vehicle is selected, bumper switch means responsive to impact of said bumper with an obstacle for driving said control means from said unoperated to said operated state whereby said braking system will be operated upon impact of said bumper with an obstacle when said vehicle is moving in a selected direction, and means for causing said braking system to remain energized after termination of said impact.
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13. In a vehicle having a chassis and a body movable relative to said chassis, a bumper device comprising an impact member,
means for mounting said impact member on said body for motion between an extended operative position in which said impact member may engage an obstacle and a retracted inoperative position in which said impact member clears said vehicle as said body so moves relative to said chassis, said means for mounting said impact member on said body comprising linkage means interconnecting said body and said impact member, and resilient means interconnected between said body and said linkage means for biasing said linkage means toward a position in which said impact member is in said extended operative position, and means responsive to movement of said body relative to said chassis for moving said impact member from said extended to said retracted position thereof.
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14. In a vehicle having a chassis and a body pivotally mounted to said chassis, said body including a rearward end portion projecting rearwardly from said chassis, said rearward end portion being movable downwardly as said body pivotally moves on said chassis, a bumper device comprising an impact member,
means for mounting said impact member on said body for motion between an extended operative position in which said impact member may engage an obstacle and a retracted inoperative position in which said impact member clears said vehicle as said body so moves relative to said chassis, said means for mounting said impact member on said body comprising linkage means pivotally connected between said impact member and said rearward portion of said body and depending downwardly therefrom, resilient means for urging said linkage means to a position where said impact member is in said extended operative position for maintaining said impact member in said extended operative position, and means for moving said impact member to said retracted position comprising cable means engaged with said linkage means and connected to said chassis for moving said linkage means so that said linkage means causes said impact member to move to said retracted inoperative position in response to pivotal motion of said body upon said chassis.
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