Patent ID: 11945702
Assignee: OSHKOSH CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A scissor assembly, comprising:
a plurality of scissor layers and an actuator configured to extend and retract the scissor layers, wherein each scissor layer includes:
an inner arm having an upper end configured to rotate about a first end axis and a lower end configured to rotate about a second end axis; and
an outer arm having an upper end configured to rotate about a third end axis and a lower end configured to rotate about a fourth end axis, wherein the inner arm is pivotally coupled to the outer arm such that the outer arm and the inner arm rotate relative to one another about a middle axis;

a kicker assembly coupling the actuator to a first scissor layer of the plurality of scissor layers and a second scissor layer of the plurality of scissor layers, the kicker assembly comprising:
a kicker pivotally coupled to the first scissor layer and rotatable around a kicker axis relative to the first scissor layer and the second scissor layer;
a stop supported by the first scissor layer and configured to selectively restrain the rotation of the kicker around the kicker axis to an arc of a circle centered at the kicker axis; and
an engagement surface supported by the second scissor layer and configured to selectively engage with the kicker,

wherein the kicker is operably coupled to the actuator such that the actuator is configured to rotate the kicker around the kicker axis.