Patent ID: 9637189
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B60G,B62D

Claim:
1. An axle lift assembly, comprising: a vehicle configured to support a load; a slide assembly having a member movable along a longitudinal extent of the vehicle, the slide assembly operable to secure the member of the slide assembly relative to the vehicle at a select position along the longitudinal extent of the vehicle; a support member having a first portion coupled with the member and second portion biased away from the vehicle, the support member configured to support a wheel assembly with a tire for contacting a ground surface in a lowered position; an actuator operably interconnecting the member of the slide assembly and the support member configured to raise the wheel assembly toward the vehicle to lift the tire away from the ground surface to a raised position, wherein the slide assembly and the actuator are configured to respectively adjust longitudinal and vertical positions of the wheel assembly relative to the vehicle; and component operable between the support member and the member of the slide assembly for monitoring a condition indicative of the weight of a load carrier by a vehicle, wherein the wheel assembly is moved between the raised and lowered positions when the component detects a condition indicative of a weight that is different than a threshold weight.