Land vehicles: dumping – Tilting – With cover or endgate control
Patent
1998-03-27
2000-10-24
Gordon, Stephen T.
Land vehicles: dumping
Tilting
With cover or endgate control
B60P 100
Patent
active
061355658
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle with a rotary tailgate latch operating system in accordance with one embodiment in the present invention includes a longitudinally extending vehicle frame having a pair of opposing longitudinal ends, a vehicle body having a tailgate opening, a tailgate having an upper end and a lower end, at least one latching mechanism connected to the body adjacent to the lower end of the tailgate, a lift cylinder for raising and lowering the vehicle body, a rotary actuator, and a fluid operating control system. The vehicle body is pivotally mounted to the vehicle frame adjacent one of the longitudinal ends. The upper end of the tailgate is pivotally connected to the vehicle body in the tailgate opening. The latching mechanism has a first position which secures the lower end of the tailgate adjacent to the body and a second position which releases the lower end of the tailgate. The lift cylinder has a pair of opposing ends with one of the ends of the lift cylinder connected to the vehicle frame and the other end of the lift cylinder connected to the vehicle body. The rotary actuator is connected to the latching mechanism for rotating the latching mechanism between the first and second positions. The rotary actuator extends in a substantially lateral direction with respect to the longitudinally extending vehicle frame. The fluid operating control system is connected to operate both the lift cylinder and the rotary actuator.
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Gordon Stephen T.
Hyde Equipment Company
Peabody LLP Nixon
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