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US 12,497,109 B2Granted
Shroud for vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsJon Zeamer, Greg Steffens, Jeff Verhagen, Chris Goodman, Jon Branson, David Cockrell, McCall Groen, Travis Zuleger
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Abstract
A vehicle including a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, the cab having a front face, a body coupled to the chassis, and a shroud coupled to the cab such that an internal volume is defined between the cab and the shroud, the shroud at least partially defining: a first inlet positioned along a front side of the shroud and in fluid communication with the internal volume, and a second inlet arranged such that airflow along the front face of the cab enters the internal volume through the second inlet.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab coupled to the chassis, the cab having a front face;
- a body coupled to the chassis;
- and
- a shroud coupled to the cab such that an internal volume is defined between the cab and the shroud, the shroud at least partially defining:
- a first inlet positioned along a front side of the shroud and in fluid communication with the internal volume;
- and
- a second inlet arranged such that airflow along the front face of the cab enters the internal volume through the second inlet,
- wherein at least one of:
- (A) the shroud is a front shroud portion, and the vehicle further comprises:
- a rear shroud portion coupled to the body and extending between the body and the front shroud portion such that a body gap is formed between the front shroud portion and the rear shroud portion;
- and
- a channel coupled to the cab and positioned to receive fluid passing through the body gap, wherein the channel is sloped to direct the fluid laterally outward from a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle;
- (B) the shroud is the front shroud portion, and the vehicle further comprises:
- the rear shroud portion coupled to the body and extending between the body and the front shroud portion such that the body gap is formed between the front shroud portion and the rear shroud portion;
- and
- a body actuator configured to raise the body relative to the chassis, wherein movement of the body relative to the chassis causes a corresponding movement of the rear shroud portion relative to the front shroud portion;
- (C) the vehicle is a front-loading refuse vehicle, and the vehicle further comprises a lift arm coupled to the body and configured to lift a refuse container above the cab to deposit refuse from the refuse container into the body;
- or
- (D) the shroud includes a hood coupled to the cab and a visor removably coupled to the hood and the cab, the first inlet is defined between the hood and the visor, and the second inlet is defined between the visor and a windshield of the cab.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab coupled to the chassis, the cab having a front face;
- a body coupled to the chassis;
- a front shroud portion coupled to the cab such that an internal volume is defined between the cab and the front shroud portion, the front shroud portion at least partially defining an inlet positioned along a front side of the front shroud portion and in fluid communication with the internal volume;
- and
- a rear shroud portion coupled to the body and extending between the body and the front shroud portion such that a body gap is formed between the front shroud portion and the rear shroud portion,
- wherein at least one of:
- (A) the vehicle further comprises a backing plate partially enclosing the internal volume and removably mounted to the front shroud portion, the backing plate defining a gutter sized to receive liquid from the body gap;
- or
- (B) the front shroud portion includes:
- a hood coupled to the cab, and
- a visor removably coupled to the hood and the cab,
- a first inlet being defined between the hood and the visor, and
- a second inlet being defined between the visor and a windshield of the cab.
11 more elements
A shroud system for a refuse vehicle, comprising:
- a front shroud coupled to a cab such that an internal volume is defined between the cab and the front shroud, the front shroud at least partially defining:
- a first inlet positioned along a front side of the front shroud and in fluid communication with the internal volume, and
- a second inlet arranged such that airflow along the front face of the cab enters the internal volume through the second inlet;
- and
- a rear shroud coupled to a body and extending between the body and the front shroud such that a body gap is formed between the front shroud and the rear shroud,
- wherein at least one of:
- (A) the shroud system further comprises a backing plate partially enclosing the internal volume and removably mounted to the front shroud, the backing plate defining a gutter sized to receive liquid from the body gap;
- (B) the front shroud includes:
- a hood coupled to the cab, and
- a visor removably coupled to the hood,
- the first inlet being defined between the hood and the visor, and
- the second inlet being defined between the visor and a windshield of the cab;
- or
- (C) the first shroud defines a side surface arranged at an oblique angle relative to a vertical plane to provide clearance for refuse vehicle lift arms.
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