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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
Applicant:
Patrick M. Delaney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventor:
Patrick M. Delaney, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 25/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/00 (2006.01); B60G 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic height control system for a vehicle chassis air suspension is modified to provide bimodal operation. In the second mode of operation the chassis air suspension system is maintain a stationary in a stable, level position to serve as a base for a mobile aerial lift unit installed on the vehicle. Operation of the suspension system in its stabilization and leveling mode is triggered by activation of a vehicle power take-off unit ('PTO') used to position the aerial lift unit.