Operator ride enhancement system
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1. An operator ride enhancement system for use in a vehicle having a frame, the operator ride enhancement system comprising:
- a counterweight platform pivotally coupled to the frame of the vehicle about an axis and configured to support an operator engaging the operator ride enhancement system, the counterweight platform having a counterweight platform mass that is greater than approximately forty-five kilograms;
a resilient member engaged with the frame and the counterweight platform to attenuate movement of the counterweight platform about the axis; and
a control member engaged with the frame and the counterweight platform to inhibit movement of the counterweight platform along the axis.
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Abstract
An operator ride enhancement system that is coupleable to the frame of a vehicle includes a counterweight platform moveably coupled to the frame, and a resilient member engaged with the frame and the counterweight platform. The mass of the counterweight platform is configured to be approximately at least equal to a total mass supported by the counterweight platform during operation of the vehicle. The operator ride enhancement system attenuates and/or inhibits movement of the counterweight platform during operation of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. An operator ride enhancement system for use in a vehicle having a frame, the operator ride enhancement system comprising:
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a counterweight platform pivotally coupled to the frame of the vehicle about an axis and configured to support an operator engaging the operator ride enhancement system, the counterweight platform having a counterweight platform mass that is greater than approximately forty-five kilograms; a resilient member engaged with the frame and the counterweight platform to attenuate movement of the counterweight platform about the axis; and a control member engaged with the frame and the counterweight platform to inhibit movement of the counterweight platform along the axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An operator ride enhancement system for use in a vehicle having a frame and defining an operator compartment, the operator ride enhancement system comprising:
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a counterweight platform movably coupled to the frame of the vehicle and configured to support an operator within the operator compartment engaging the operator ride enhancement system, the counterweight platform having a counterweight platform mass that is greater than approximately forty-five kilograms to reduce the influence that an operator mass of the operator has on a dynamic response of the operator ride enhancement system; and a resilient member engaged with the frame and the counterweight platform to attenuate movement of the counterweight platform and the operator supported by the counterweight platform. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of attenuating disturbances transmitted between a frame of a vehicle and an operator ride enhancement system comprising a counterweight platform moveably coupled to the frame of the vehicle and configured to support an operator, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining an expected minimum operator mass of the operator supported by the operator ride enhancement system; and adjusting a counterweight platform mass of the counterweight platform to be at least equal to the expected minimum operator mass. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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