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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Leo Laine, Härryda, SE;
Jesper Blomstrand, Härryda, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 59/04 (2005.12); B60D 1/145 (2005.12); B60K 1/02 (2005.12); B62D 21/14 (2005.12); B62D 53/08 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 59/04 (2012.12); B60D 1/145 (2012.12); B60K 1/02 (2012.12); B62D 21/14 (2012.12); B62D 53/0864 (2012.12);
Abstract
A self-powered dolly vehicle unit with an adaptable wheelbase, the dolly vehicle unit comprising a front axle arranged to support a pair of steerable front wheels, a rear axle arranged to support a pair of rear wheels, a fifth wheel connection for towing a trailer vehicle, a draw-bar attachment mechanism arranged to hold a draw-bar, and a frame structure arranged to support the front axle and the rear axle at a variable wheelbase distance from each other, wherein the frame structure is arranged to be locked at a first wheelbase distance position and at a second wheelbase distance position.