Patent ID: 7877834
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B62D,E01H,E02F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for the suspension of a work implement on a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a frame fixedly mounted at one end of the vehicle; a carrier fixed to the frame and having a longitudinal axis extending essentially transversely to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the carrier adjacent to each of its outer ends is provided with a first link having a first end and a second end, wherein each of the first links is independently pivotable about the corresponding first pivot axis, wherein each of the first links is mounted, respectively, by means of a bearing in a first holder at each of the ends of the work implement, said bearing allowing each first holder to be angled in relation to said corresponding first link, wherein when one of the first links pivots independently about the first pivot axis, the work implement is pivotable to positions in which a longitudinal axis of the work implement and the longitudinal axis of the carrier are not parallel to each other.