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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Agco Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
James Slawson, Spirit Lake, IA (US);
Kyle Chirpich, Wells, MN (US);
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Abstract
A suspension module for supporting a vehicle chassis includes a module frame pivotably connected to an axle on the chassis and a wheelbox mounted to the wheel and slidingly coupled with the module frame by strut rods. The wheelbox and module frame pivot in unison with respect to the chassis, and the module frame is configured to move between a standard position and a high clearance position relative the wheelbox. The suspension module includes an adjustment actuator coupled with the module frame to shift the frame between the operating positions. The strut rods move from a first position in which bottom ends of the first and second strut rods are below the wheelbox when the module frame is in the standard position to a second position in which the bottom ends are in a higher position relative the first position when the module frame is in the high clearance position.