| 摘要 |
<p>A vehicle for transporting livestock having upper 5 and lower 4 supporting decks and a pivotally mounted main ramp member 8 elevatable to enable loading of the upper deck with a barrier/drop-leaf member 11 pivotally mounted to the rear part of the upper deck, and a supporting pivot device comprising a support arm 13 pivotally mounted to the upper deck and having the rear barrier/drop-leaf being connected by mounting means with the support arm being supportedly guided by track means 15, and biasing means acting on said support arm to urge the barrier upwardly into the elevated position acting to retain animals, in which the rear drop-leaf barrier 11 is connected to a support arm 13 at opposite sides of the vehicle by means of coaxial pivot pins 21 extending from the barrier or support arm supportingly engageable in recesses 26 in the support arms or barrier respectively, and releasable securing and torque transmission means which when aligned, are operably displaceable without any lateral movement of the barrier to retain the pivot pins in said recesses and to enable torque to be transmitted between the support arms and the barrier.</p> |
