摘要 |
The invention relates to a mechanism for lifting and lowering a spare wheel from a heavy vehicle, and a heavy vehicle. The mechanism comprises a support member (1) in which to fix a wheel (R), which is attached, by means of an articulation (A), to a structure (E) of a heavy vehicle to be moved between a retracted position for housing the wheel (R) inside a compartment (C) of the heavy vehicle (V) and an extended position in which to extract the wheel (R) from the compartment (C), and vice versa. It also comprises a cable (3) attached at one end (3a) to the support member (1) and drive means attached to the other end (3b) of the cable (3), to draw it in or to release it, moving the support member (1) and thus lifting or lowering the wheel (R). The heavy vehicle has installed therein the mechanism for lifting and lowering a wheel (R) through an opening (2).
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