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Frames for Tippers

4th May 1962, Page 130
4th May 1962
Page 130
Page 130, 4th May 1962 — Frames for Tippers
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CCORD1NG to patent No. 885,70( a tipping body mounted at all fou corners will stress the vehicle frame b twisting on rough ground. On the othe hand, if mounted at three points onl) the body would not have sufficient latera stability. A scheme in which a com promise is effected is shown in the paten (Daimler-Benz A.G., Stuttgart-Untel tfirkheim, Germany.) The drawing shows only the forwar mounting, the rear one consisting of th conventional pair of pivot pins, one a each side. The forward supports eon prise a pair of semi-cylinders (1) space at about half the width of the fram The cylinders seat in a pair of cone; ponding semi-cylindrical sockets (: attached to the body.

A layer of resilient material is include to eliminate shock if one of the seatini should open due to a road inequalit! Being cylindrical, the joints are free t slide longitudinally yet still give certai sideways location. As the concave par are uppermost, no dirt can be trapped.

An alternative scheme in which th supports take the form of hemispheric domes and sockets is also mentioned i the patent specification. This is. hey ever, stated not to be as satisfactory i• the semi-cylindrical arrangement, becalm of the restrictive effect the supports Woul have in the longitudinal direction.

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