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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1987
Friedrich Benning, Schwetzingen, DE;
Berthold Grosse-Kohorst, Lohne/Maerschendorf, DE;
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A suspension mechanism is provided for a hinged part, such as the engine hood of an agricultural tractor. The top of the engine hood is pivoted on an axle via a forked bearing. A follower on the bottom of the engine hood is guided in a track on the vehicle tractor frame. A support strut is provided at the front end of the hood. So long as the support strut is attached, the hood can pivot about the axle and the follower will move in the guide track on the frame, but the hood cannot be removed because the follower cannot leave the track. To remove the engine hood, the support strut is detached from the hood. The follower then can pivot entirely free of the track and the hood can simply be lifted off of the axle support. The support strut preferably is an outwardly biased pre-loaded gas pressurized spring reaching its shortest length somewhere between the open and closed positions of the hood. The spring then will bias the hood towards its open and closed positions.