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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Otto Becker, Varel, DE;
Ede Emken, Esens, DE;
Assignee:
Grove U.S. L.L.C., Shady Grove, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/24 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a shock absorbing assembly including a steering assembly for a vehicle, such as a mobile crane, and consisting of a shock absorbing leg including an outer tube securable to the frame of the vehicle, a wheel carrier telescopically extensible downwards from the outer tube by a piston/cylinder unit, and a steering assembly for the wheel carrier. The steering assembly includes a steering input coupler at the top end of the shock absorbing leg for transmitting steering forces to the wheel carrier through the piston/cylinder unit.