Patents Assigned to Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
  • Patent number: 6056247
    Abstract: Supporting device (12) for the wrist during manipulation of a joystick control (10), comprising at least one elongated roller body (14) rotatably mounted in a holder (16) which is designed to be mounted in a mounting (18) adjacent to and behind the joystick (20) with its rotational axis oriented essentially horizontally and essentially perpendicular to the forward and backward direction of movement of the joystick (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventor: Per Hoglund
  • Patent number: 6036077
    Abstract: Shaft, for the transmission of torque, comprising first and second engagement elements. The shaft is divided in its longitudinal direction into a first and second section, wherein the first and second sections are concentrically joined to each other by a friction-welded joint. The first section is case-hardened and comprises the first engagement element, and the second section is tough-hardened and comprises the second engagement element which is induction-hardened and placed on or in a peripheral surface on the second section which lies at an end facing away from the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventor: Tim Kingston
  • Patent number: 6032569
    Abstract: For locking against rotation a piston on a piston rod, the piston having a peripheral groove and at least one radial through-hole to be positioned over a notch, a locking clip with a first straight end part and a curved part has a first end part extending through the radial hole in the piston and a part of the curved part of the locking clip rests in the peripheral groove when in a piston-locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventor: Sverker Armo
  • Patent number: 6017073
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement for vibration-insulating and impact-damping fastening of a first member to a second member includes a first elastic element which is arranged to bear against the first and the second member and a fixing element arranged in a through-hole in the first and second member and in the first elastic element, the first elastic element being arranged in and essentially contained in the through-hole of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventors: Jonny Lindblom, Torbjorn Borjesson
  • Patent number: 5662192
    Abstract: A disk brake comprising a disk (1) which carries on each side a secondary friction layer (7) to which a primary friction layer (6) is affixed, wherein the friction layers (6, 7) are actuable by brake shoes (4, 5), wherein when at least one of the primary friction layers (6) is worn away contact between the secondary friction layer (7) and respective brake shoes (4, 5) will give rise to an indicating sound, and wherein cooling grooves (9) are provided in the primary friction layer (6), wherein each cooling groove (9) extends at least through the full thickness of the primary friction layer (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventors: Tim Kingston, Tord Dahlen
  • Patent number: D377476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventors: Inese Ljunggren, Jonny Lindblom, Johnny Johansson, HaKan Pettersson
  • Patent number: D382849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventors: Jonny Lindblom, H.ang.kan Pettersson, Sture Lindblom
  • Patent number: D412878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Volvo Wheel Loaders AB
    Inventor: Johan Svensson