An adjustable hitch mounted on a self-driving machine and providing a coupling to a trolley. The hitch includes generally two gas struts connected to two parallel arms to bias the hitch in an upward direction pivoting with respect to the driving machine. This enables the hitch to be moved in a vertical direction to facilitate it connecting with the trolley, typically the frame of the trolley, to allow for the hitch to be lowered to engage a frame of the trolley. An engagement assembly, being connected to the lifting arm, wherein it has a face and a jaw that are configured to securely engage with the wheeled equipment.
Adjustable Hitch
2023-10-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |