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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/08 (2006.01); B60L 15/38 (2006.01); B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 59/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/0864 (2013.01); B60L 15/38 (2013.01); B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 59/04 (2013.01); B60L 2200/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single axle dolly vehicle unit for a heavy duty vehicle combination, the dolly vehicle unit comprising an electrical energy source arranged to power at least one electric machine configured to drive left and right wheels of the single axle, the dolly vehicle unit further comprising a drawbar and a fifth wheel connection for mating with first and second trailer units, respectively, wherein the fifth wheel connection is arranged to be adjusted in height over ground by a variable height suspension system, the dolly vehicle unit further comprising a control unit arranged to control the variable height suspension system.