US 11,850,987 B2
Chassis assembly for a delivery vehicle
Denis Caux, Villieu (FR); Jean-Roch Barbier, Fleurieux sur l'Arbresle (FR); Thierry Gronsfeld, Valencin (FR); and Carole Fatet, Sathonay Village (FR)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 16/967,088
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Feb. 21, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/054240
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 3, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/161891, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0046858 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. B60P 1/64 (2006.01); B60P 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 1/6445 (2013.01) [B60P 1/02 (2013.01); B60P 1/6409 (2013.01); B60P 1/6481 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A chassis assembly for a delivery vehicle, the chassis assembly including at least:
a vehicle chassis extending along a longitudinal direction,
a first supporting part configured to support a first load unit on a first longitudinal side of the vehicle chassis,
a second supporting part configured to support a second load unit on a second longitudinal side of the vehicle chassis opposite to the first longitudinal side,
a lifting device secured to the vehicle chassis and configured to lift up and down the first and second supporting parts with respect to the vehicle chassis so as to vertically displace each of the first and second load units supported by the first and second supporting parts between a loading/unloading position and a driving position;
wherein:
the first supporting part comprises a first supporting frame secured to the lifting device and located on the first longitudinal side of the vehicle chassis;
the second supporting part comprises a second supporting frame secured to the lifting device and located on the second longitudinal side of the vehicle chassis; and
the chassis assembly further comprises:
a first guiding part configured to slidably guide the first supporting frame during vertical movements of the first supporting frame with respect to the vehicle chassis and to prevent rotation of the first supporting frame with respect to the vehicle chassis; and
a second guiding part configured to slidably guide the second supporting frame during vertical displacements of the second supporting frame with respect to the vehicle chassis and to prevent rotation of the second supporting frame with respect to the vehicle chassis.