Adjustable canopy for a refuse vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsJoseph Nelson, Jerry Shirley, Reid Behrens
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, and a canopy assembly extending directly above the cab. The canopy assembly includes a main body coupled to the chassis and an adjustable panel pivotally coupled to the main body and selectively rotatable relative to the main body about a lateral axis. At least one of the main body or the adjustable panel defines a plurality of index apertures corresponding to one of a plurality of angular positions of the adjustable panel relative to the main body. The canopy assembly also includes a first pin selectively repositionable between the plurality of index apertures to secure the adjustable panel in one of the plurality of angular positions.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab coupled to the chassis;
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- a canopy assembly extending over the cab, the canopy assembly including:
- a main body coupled to the chassis;
- an adjustable panel pivotally coupled to the main body and selectively rotatable relative to the main body about a lateral axis, wherein at least one of the main body or the adjustable panel defines a plurality of index apertures corresponding to a plurality of angular positions of the adjustable panel relative to the main body;
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- a first pin selectively repositionable between the plurality of index apertures to secure the adjustable panel in one of the plurality of angular positions.
A canopy assembly for a vehicle, the canopy assembly comprising:
- a cover configured to be coupled to the vehicle;
- a hood movably coupled to the cover and selectively rotatable relative to the cover about a lateral axis and between a plurality of angular positions, wherein one of the hood or the cover defines a first index aperture and a second index aperture, the first index aperture corresponding to a first angular position of the plurality of angular positions, and the second index aperture corresponding to a second angular position of the plurality of angular positions;
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- a first pin that is selectively repositionable between the first index aperture and the second index aperture.
A method of installing a canopy onto a vehicle, the method comprising:
- coupling a cover of the canopy to a chassis of the vehicle such that the cover extends over a cab of the vehicle;
- movably coupling an adjustable panel to the cover such that the adjustable panel extends over the cab, wherein at least one of the cover or the adjustable panel defines a plurality of index apertures;
- adjusting at least one of (a) a position of the adjustable panel relative to the cover or (b) an orientation of the adjustable panel relative to the cover, wherein adjusting the orientation of the adjustable panel relative to the cover comprises rotating the adjustable panel relative to the cover about a lateral axis from a first angular position to a second angular position and providing a pin through one of the plurality of index apertures to selectively fix the adjustable panel to the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.