A road going service vehicle comprises a load carrying space, an engine (6), a drive shaft (8), a driven rear axle (3) and a power take off gearbox (10) that is powered by the drive shaft and situated between the engine and the rear axle, an alternator/generator (10), a compressor (13), a hydraulic pump (11), a hydraulic power pack (16) having a hydraulic fluid reservoir, at least one pressurised hydraulic fluid outlet and a corresponding hydraulic fluid return, and a crane (14), wherein the crane is mounted in the load carrying space. The power take-off gearbox may have a housing which the hydraulic or electrical generator may be attached to. The power take-off gearbox may have a clutch to selectively engage and disengage the auxiliary power. The power take-off gearbox may also include an engagement sensor which adjusts engine speed upon receipt of a signal indicating that something is engaged with the power take-off.
Special purpose service and maintenance vehicle
2023-04-12
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B60F VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD , Fahrzeuge für den Verkehr sowohl auf Schienen als auch auf Straßen / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES |
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