Patent AU-2013205069-A1 (AU)
Title: Rear Loading Tilt Trailer Assemblies
Inventor: PETRIE MARK
IPC: B62D53/06
Filed: 2013-04-13
Abstract: This invention provides a rear loading tilt trailer assembly [10] which has a trailer body [11] which can tilt about the trailer wheels between a substantially horizontal travelling attitude and a tilted loading attitude. The trailer body [11] is connected by a gooseneck coupling [14] to a prime mover [16] above the rear wheels thereof through a three axis towing connection. The gooseneck coupling [14] connects at its rear lower end to the front of the trailer body [11] through a transverse hinge pin [32] whereby the trailer body [11] can pivot relative to the gooseneck coupling [14] and thus tilt about the trailer wheels between the loading and unloading attitudes. to effect a compensatory relative rearward movement of the trailer body [11] during tilting which also results in a forward movement of the front upper end of the gooseneck coupling [14]. This maintains the trailer wheels a constant distance from the prime mover wheels during tilting enabling the prime mover and the trailer brakes to be kept on. .. .. . ....... .... ........................... ................................. ...................... .................... ........ ...................... .. .. .................... ........................................... ............. ................... ............................ - - .......... .................................. ................... ............... ............................... ......................... .......... ................. ............ .................. . ... .......... ................... ................. .......... ........ ... . . ........ .. ....... ... ........... ............................... ............................................. . .... ...... ... ... .... ... ......... .... ......... ......... -- .... ...... .............. .......... ............. .................... ... ............. ......................... ................... ............... ....................... ............................ .................................................. ............... ................................................................. ... ............. ............................. ............... .................. ........................... ............................. ...... .................... ......................................... ...... ........... ............ ..................................................................... .............. ......................... ..................................................... ...................................... ........... ............................................ ...... ......... ............. ........... .............................................................. ..................................... ........... ............................. ................. ........... ........................... ................ ... ......... .................. .................. .................. ............ .......... ......................... ............ ................... ................................. ..... . ..... ........... ........... .... ........ ...... ............ . ... .. .... ... .......... ....... ......... ... ...... .. . ......... ... ........................... .............. ..... ...... ................... .... ........ ......................... ..... ........................ .... ....... ... ........... ...... ............. .............. .... ...... ..... ..... .... ... ... .... ............ . .......... ............ .......... ........ ........ ... . ................... .................. .......... .............. ............ ....... ............... .... ...... ...... ....... ........ ..... .............................. ............................ .... . ..... ............................... .... ................................ ...................................................... ........... .................................. ..... ................................. .................................................. - ...... - .... ................................... - - . ............... ................................................