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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
David Roy Springett, Sacramento, CA (US);
Lee Paxton, North Highlands, CA (US);
David Roy Springett, Sacramento, CA (US);
Lee Paxton, North Highlands, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A portable dynamometer station with a vehicle mounted lifting assembly is disclosed. It comprises (a) a vehicle, such as a bus, for transporting the dynamometer, (b) a dynamometer with associated monitoring equipment, and (c) a lifting assembly mounted in the vehicle, for transporting the dynamometer from the vehicle to the ground. The lifting assembly includes (i) an upper support beam, (ii) a lower support beam, (iii) a moving trolley on the lower support beam, (iv) a first hydraulic cylinder for moving the lower support beam and the trolley relative to the upper support beam, (v) a second hydraulic cylinder for raising and lowering the dynamometer or other load from the moving trolley, and (vi) a series of pulleys and cables for movement of the lower support beam, the moving trolley, and the dynamometer or other load.