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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
James R. Carlberg, Peoria, IL (US);
Walter Joseph Laylock, Metamora, IL (US);
Sunil I. Mathew, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 13/02 (2006.01); B60G 13/00 (2006.01); F16F 9/00 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 13/02 (2013.01); B60G 13/003 (2013.01); B60G 13/006 (2013.01); F16F 9/003 (2013.01); F16F 9/3264 (2013.01); F16F 9/3271 (2013.01); B60G 2206/41 (2013.01); B60G 2300/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for protecting the suspension and frame of a vehicle is provided. The method may include providing a first working mode where the strut is at a fully expanded state, providing a second working mode where the strut is at a partially collapsed state, and providing a fail-safe working mode where the strut is at a fully collapsed state. The method may further comprise alerting the user that the strut is operating in the fail-safe working mode and servicing the strut by placing a fail-safe member into the strut.