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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042876 | Transporter vehicle A branch line branching from midway of a hydraulic conduit or each of actuator side oil passages to connect a bottom side oil chamber of a hoist cylinder to a tank is provided to the hydraulic conduit or each of the actuator side oil passages. A manual operation val... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033614 | Transporter vehicle Detection signals from lever sensor (29), sit-down sensor (30) and vehicle speed sensor (31) are read into a controller (32). A control signal is produced by the controller (32) to switch a directional control valve (20) of ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7740323 | Hydraulic drive device for vertical pivoting movement of load carrying platform In a hydraulic drive device for vertical pivoting movement of a load carrying platform, a first directional control valve has only three switchover positions, including a neutral position relating to operation of stopping and holding a load carrying platform, a swit... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7604300 | Dump truck The present invention relates to a dump truck or large mining truck, comprising a dump body for the transport of overburden or the like, a first hydraulic circuit having a first pump device for the actuation of the dump body as well as a second hydraulic circuit hav... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7070381 | Hydraulic control system for refuse collection vehicle A front loading refuse vehicle includes at least one positive displacement pump having an associated valve system in fluid communication with drive mechanism that operates a lifting arm, packer, a rear door of the vehicle, and a hoist for a refuse storage body. The ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055878 | Multipurpose trailer system A multipurpose trailer system for providing a trailer, a fish house, a deer stand, and a scaffold within a single structure. The multipurpose trailer system includes a frame with a plurality of wheels, a housing, a plurality of first arms and second arms pivotally c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6957868 | Bottom dump farm cart A bottom dump trailer cart which includes a cargo compartment having a floor equipped with downwardly pivoting dumping panels is constructed such that the panels protect the wheels from the dumped cargo. The cart is capable of riding over the dumped cargo because of... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955404 | Sequential remote dumping control for power buggies A hand activated incremental power dumping control for power buggies for enhanced safety and ease of use. A hand control lever mounted on the handle bars of the buggy adjacent the hand grips in which control power elevation and dumping activation can be achieved wit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6817677 | Waste material collection trailer The apparatus is a self propelled trailer with a bin with closed sides and a tailgate for collecting waste material directly as it is stripped from a building and dumping the material into a nearby vehicle. The entire bin can be moved out beyond the rear of the trai... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6752468 | Safety device and safety procedure in the case of a tipping dump body of a truck Safety device and safety procedure in the case of a tipping dump body (2) of a truck (1), in which the dump body (2) through the operation of a control (11) in the driver's cab (4) of the vehicle (1) and by means of at least... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6663185 | Tipping trailers A tipping trailer having forward and rear ends and a longitudinal axis and including a trailer bed (14), longitudinally spaced wheel assemblies (16,17) for supporting the rear end of the trailer bed (14), pivotally mounted arm element (19) coupling the tr... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6568763 | System for controlling operation of cylinder of vehicle A system for controlling an operation of a cylinder comprises: a hoist cylinder displacing a member to be driven such as vessel of a dump truck in a vertical direction; a directional control valve for switching the cylinder so as to take a first position ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 5842823 | Bale-accumulating trailer A bale-accumulating trailer is connectable to a baler for forming round bales of agricultural crop material. The trailer includes a fixed frame having a set of ground-engaging wheels, and a dumping frame pivotably mounted to the fixed frame for movement b... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5788333 | Controller for mechanical equipment In hydraulic or mechanical systems, remote controllers are used to actuate and then control the systems. For instance, in dump vehicles, a controller controls a hydraulic or mechanical actuator that is used to raise and lower the bed during the dumping cy... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5769502 | Leveling system for motor vehicles The present invention relates to a levelling system for motor vehicles which allows the shaft that hinges a truck body or other loading surface defining a loading structure, to an auxiliary frame defining, or forming part of, the vehicle's supporting stru... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5742228 | System for preventing tipper truck overturning A system for preventing the overturning of the bin of a tipper truck during the raising of the bin for purposes of unloading includes a lateral level sensor to sense the lateral orientation of the tipper truck, and a longitudinal level sensor for sensing ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5720526 | Locking mechanism and method for a tiltable truck bed A device and method for locking a slidable and tiltable truck bed against tilting when the truck bed is in the forward position adjacent the truck cab are presented. The device includes a movable actuator that communicates with the truck's hydraulic syste... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5588712 | Device and method for lowering a dump truck bed according to the transmission state of the vehicle A device and method for automatically lowering the bed of a dump truck by disengaging the hydraulic pump and the power take-off when the transmission of the dump truck is shifted to or above a predetermined gear. A conventional dump truck or transmission ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5452942 | Device for lowering a dump truck bed A device and method for automatically lowering the bed of a dump truck by disengaging the hydraulic pump and the power take-off when the dump vehicle reaches or exceeds a predetermined speed or when the transmission is shifted to or above a predetermined ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5383714 | Vehicle having dump bed A vehicle is provided with a dump bed which can be pivoted from a horizontal orientation to a fully upright position to facilitate loading of material onto the dump bed and unloading material therefrom. A hydraulic or other type cylinder is used to raise ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5305782 | Pneumatic control valve system A pneumatic control valve system has a modulating valve and a piston. When the operator depresses the piston, pressure is communicated to a switching piston moving that piston to a switched position so that pressure is communicated to a switching outlet. ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5299856 | Dump vehicle with hydraulic lock for material holding container A dump vehicle, such as for agricultural use, includes a movable support member and a slide structure for supporting and guiding the support member, a container pivotally mounted to the support member, a hydraulic actuator mechanism actuable to lift the c... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5141288 | Side-dumping loading bucket and control system therefor A side dumping loading bucket for pivoting a dumping bucket about a plurality of axes automatically includes a bucket having first and second sides oriented perpendicular to the centerline of the bucket, a holder having first and second sides and a second... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5065569 | Valve interlock system for a harvester having an unloadable crop receiving receptacle An interlock system for a telescoping dumping basket on a cotton harvester includes a rotary control valve which controls basket telescoping and unloading functions. A lever on the basket operates an interference lock restricting rotation of the control v... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5062759 | Safety circuit arrangement for lifting/tilting or tilting devices A safety circuit arrangement for use with lifting/tilting devices for emptying garbage containers into garbage trucks. To prevent the manipulation of switches such as flap and acknowledgement signal switches provided on such lifting/tilting devices, for t... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5044861 | Garbage-collecting truck having a replaceable container which is reciprocably mounted on a tiltable frame A container truck, preferably a garbage-collecting truck, provided with a replaceable container which is connected by a releasable coupling to a tiltable frame which is pivotally movable by at least one first hydraulic fluid-operable piston-cylinder unit ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5020857 | Use of fluid dynamic restrictor for lowering dump truck beds A fluid dynamic restrictor limits the speed at which the bed of a dump truck can be lowered by discharging fluid from a lift cylinder. The fluid dynamic restrictor defines a fluid vortex that provides a pressure drop proportional to the square of the flui... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5006033 | Carrier vehicle with tilt lock-out arrangement A carrier vehicle, for carrying at least one vehicle on a carrier bed which is slidable and tiltable relative to the carrier vehicle's frame, includes a tilt lock-out arrangement for preventing actuation of the carrier vehicle's tilt cylinders whenever th... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4930297 | Telescoping basket for a cotton harvester Cotton harvester basket structure including an upper basket portion telescopingly received within a lower basket portion and first hydraulic actuators for moving the basket between harvesting and dump positions and second actuators for telescoping the bas... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4898333 | Hydraulic system for use with snow-ice removal vehicles A hydraulic system is provided including a hydraulic pump which is continuously coupled with the engine of a utility such as a dump truck utilized for snow-ice removal. When hydraulic implements employed on the truck are not actuated, the pump operates in... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4898427 | Neutral stop device A neutral stop device is provided which prevents the accidental lowering of a truck bed when the spool of the hydraulic valve system is positioned in a neutral location and any force acts on a pull-out cable running from the spool to the truck bed. A stop... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4865079 | High pressure hydraulic flow control valve A high pressure hydraulic flow control valve is formed with a spool which is capable of operating as a conventional spool to control the flow of fluid from an input port to an output port or to a return port. The spool also provides overload protection wh... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4865389 | Control system for vehicles In a motor vehicle such as a truck or the like having a battery-operated low voltage electrical system, an hydraulically powered system for operating one or more high power hydraulic rams or the like and a pneumatic system for regulating the operation of ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4825909 | High pressure hydraulic flow control valve A high pressure hydraulic flow control valve is formed with a spool which is capable of operating as a conventional spool to control the flow of fluid from an input port to an output port or to a return port. The spool also provides overload protection wh... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4756658 | Disabled car carrier vehicle A carrier vehicle for carrying at least one car or the like on a platform slidable and tiltable relative to a fixed bed includes hold-down devices for locking the platform against tilting when the platform is in a rest position in the forward end of the b... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4569096 | Sweeper with hydraulically driven components A hydraulic system for the components of a street sweeper or the like is disclosed which includes a hydraulic pump and tank connected in series with the motor of an elevator, the motor of a pick-up broom, the motor of a right gutter broom, and the motor o... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4542461 | Apparatus for acquiring dump truck duty cycle data A duty cycle data acquisition system for a truck having an elevatable dump body, a hydraulic hoisting mechanism, throttle and transmission controls, and a retarder further including a microprocessor having an analog imput corresponding to ground speed of ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4508388 | Hoist control valve interlock system for trolley-assisted dump trucks A hoist control valve interlock system for trolley-assisted dump trucks prevent a dump vessel from an unexpected upward movement caused by the operator's mismanipulation during running on an ascent course under the trolley mode condition. The interlock sy... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4343060 | Hydraulic control system for a street sweeper A street sweeper having a frame with a cab carried thereon. An engine is mounted on the frame for powering the sweeper. A series of operating mechanisms are supported on the frame for assisting in a sweepings pick-up operation. A series of hydraulic motor... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4236757 | Hydraulic system control means In a control for use in a hydraulic system of the type which includes a hydraulic cylinder arranged to raise and lower a load such as a dump bed of a vehicle, wherein the hydraulic system is actuated for raising and lowering the dump bed upon axial displa... | 12/02/1980 |
