Patents Assigned to Power Patent Pty Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8882131
    Abstract: A double articulated truck has a front vehicle module with a drive engine and having at least one wheeled axle driven by the drive engine through a transmission and having a load-bearing bin, the front vehicle module being interconnected in an articulated manner about a first vertical pin to the front of the load-bearing bin. A rear vehicle module is interconnected in an articulated manner about a second vertical pin to the rear of the load-bearing bin, the rear vehicle module having at least one wheeled axle whereby the bin is supported by the front and rear vehicle modules. The rear module only articulates about the second vertical pin when the articulation of the front module to the bin exceeds 30 degrees and then in a synchronous manner. Typically the maximum articulation of the front module is around 42 degrees and the rear module some 13 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Power Patent Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott McFarlane, James W. Cooper