Lock-out suspension for an agricultural tractor
CA 2348362 A1 · Owner: Husco International, Inc. · Inventors: Rogala, Jeffrey A.
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A hydraulic circuit controls a doubling acting cylinder of a vehicle suspension to provide load leveling and shock absorption functions. A set of solenoid valves control the application of pressurized hydraulic fluid from a supply line to the cylinder and from the cylinder to a tank return line to raise and lower the vehicle for load leveling. The chambers of the cylinder are interconnected by a parallel arrangement of a check valve, orifice and a relief valve. Another parallel arrangement of a check valve, orifice and a relief valve couples the cylinder to an accumulator. These parallel arranged components enable the doubling acting cylinder to function as a passive shock absorber. A …
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- Filed May 24, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 24, 2021.
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