EP0046383A2
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Power take-off means in refrigerated vehicles
Assignee: AG Patents Ltd
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Filing: 1981-08-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A wheeled land vehicle in which at least one free-running ground-engaging wheel (4, 5) has power take-off means connected thereto for providing power in or on the said vehicle, comprising a drive shaft (6) coaxial with and drivingly connected to said ground-engaging wheel and extending inwardly therefrom through a non-rotary hollow axle shaft (1) which mounts the wheel at its outer end.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry Tate
- 👤 John Gould
- 👤 Kenneth Gillard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K25/00; B60K25/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
27 words
A wheeled land vehicle in which at least one free-running ground-engaging wheel has power take-off means connected thereto for providing power in or on the said vehicle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wheeled land vehicle in which at least one free-running ground-engaging wheel has power take-off means connected thereto for providing power in or on the said vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A vehicle as claimed in claim 1, which is an unpowered vehicle (as herein defined).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A vehicle as claimed in claim 1 or 2, which is a container vehicle, the power provided being employed to energise at least one system within the vehicle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A vehicle as claimed in claim 3, which is a refrigerated vehicle, said system being a refrigeration system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A vehicle as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the said power take-off means includes a drive shaft coaxial with and drivingly connected to said ground-engaging wheel and extending inwardly therefrom through a non-rotary hollow axle shaft which mounts the wheel at its outer end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
An axle assembly for a free-running ground-engaging wheel of a vehicle, including power take-off means comprising a drive shaft extending coaxially through a non-rotary hollow axle shaft and arranged to be drivingly connected to the wheel at its outer end and to be connected to a subsequent element of a power take-off train at its inner end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
An axle assembly for a free-running ground-engaging wheel of a vehicle, including power take-off means comprising a drive shaft extending coaxially through a non-rotary hollow axle shaft and arranged to be drivingly connected to the wheel at its outer end and to be connected to a subsequent element of a power take-off train at its inner end.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 or 6, including a gear-box mounted in the said non-rotary hollow axle shaft to transmit power from the said drive shaft laterally out of the line of the axle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus as claimed in any of claims 5 to 7, including a solid outer stub axle shaft connected to said hollow axle shaft, said stub axle shaft being bored out axially to receive the said drive shaft.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the outer end of the said drive shaft is adapted to be drivingly connected to the wheel via a splined connection to a cap covering the outer end of the stub axle shaft and secured to a brake drum rotatably mounted on the latter shaft.
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