A vacuum tank semi-trailer having a horizontal tank with front and rear tank heads. A front cantilevered frame is welded to the front tank head and has a fifth wheel hitch and a pair of landing legs fixed thereto. A rear cantilevered frame is welded to the rear tank head, and has an axle assembly sprung therefrom. A lower center of gravity is realized by keeping the front a rear frames smaller than the diameter of the tank. A fill pipe having an upwardly sloped portion to clear the axle assembly is coupled to the tank and presents a fill connection at the rear of the rear frame in a protected manner.
Vacuum Tank Liquid Trailer
10.12.2020
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 / B60G VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS , Radaufhängungen und Federungen für Fahrzeuge / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
NTIS | 1971