Claims
- 1. In a vehicle cab suspension unit which supports a cab on a frame of a vehicle and has an air spring and at least one shock absorber, the improvement wherein said suspension includes an arm having one end pivotally connected to said frame, an opposite end supported by said air spring, and wherein said cab is supported by said arm at a position along said arm which is between said ends.
- 2. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said one end of said arm is pivotally connected to said frame by a bracket of said unit which is fixed to said frame of said vehicle.
- 3. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said bracket is mounted to an outer side frame rail of said frame.
- 4. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said one end of said arm is pivotally connected to said frame so as to pivot about a pivot axis which is longitudinally oriented relative to said vehicle in a fore and aft direction of said vehicle.
- 5. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said air spring of said unit is angled relative to a vertical direction.
- 6. The improvement of claim 5, wherein said air spring is angled in a lateral plane which is a plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said vehicle.
- 7. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said cab is supported by said arm at a position along said arm which is between said ends of said arm by means of a latch which is releasably securable to said cab and is pivotally connected to said arm.
- 8. The improvement of claim 7, wherein said latch is pivotally connected to said arm by an anti-vibration bushing.
- 9. The improvement of claim 7, wherein a linkage arm maintains said latch in an orientation to engage with said cab when said cab is disengaged from said latch.
- 10. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said suspension unit has two shock absorbers, with one of said shock absorbers being positioned on each side of said arm.
- 11. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said shock absorber is angled in a lateral plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said vehicle.
- 12. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said arm is pivotally connected to said frame by an anti-vibration bushing.
Parent Case Info
This claims the benefit of the filing date of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/044,997, filed Apr. 28, 1997, entitled "Vehicle Cab Suspension Unit".
US Referenced Citations (7)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
Entry |
Applicant's Exhibit 1, Power-Packer, a Unit of Applied Power Inc., CabCushion.TM. Air Cab Suspension Product Catalog, dated Jul. 1996. |