System for and method of controlling sway movement of a product storage tank on a wheeled chassis assembly
US7500677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2800/019
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sway control arrangement configured to control movement of a product storage tank supported on a wheeled chassis assembly is provided. The wheeled chassis assembly includes a leaf spring in support of a frame and a tank on a transverse axle relative to a forward direction of travel. The sway control arrangement includes a master cylinder actuator in fluid communication with a pair of slave cylinders. The master cylinder is mounted between the frame and the leaf spring. The pair of slave cylinders are spaced apart from one another and mounted between the tank and the frame. The master cylinder communicates a fluid signal representative of a movement of the leaf spring relative the frame. In response to the fluid signal, the pair of slave cylinder actuators reduces movement of the tank from generally level alignment relative to the axle.
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