Common chassis for ground support tractors
AssigneeTextron Ground Support Equipment Inc.
InventorsKevin Michael Ayotte, Micael David Ekstrom, Evan Luke Kellams, Soulaxay Phommavongsa
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Abstract
A ground support tractor for providing ground support services at an airport. The ground support tractor has a cab forward configuration and a cab aft configuration. The ground support tractor includes a common chassis having a forward mounting location and an aft mounting location. An operator tub is coupled to the common chassis. In the cab forward configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the forward mounting location. In the cab aft configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the aft mounting location.
Claims20
A ground support tractor having cab forward and cab aft configurations, the ground support tractor comprising:
- a common chassis having a forward mounting location and an aft mounting location;
- an operator tub coupled to the common chassis;
- and
- a battery system coupled to the common chassis;
- wherein, in the cab forward configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the forward mounting location and positioned forward of the battery system;
- and
- wherein, in the cab aft configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the aft mounting location and positioned aft of the battery system.
A ground support tractor having cab forward and cab aft configurations, the ground support tractor comprising:
- a common chassis having a forward mounting location and an aft mounting location;
- an operator tub coupled to the common chassis;
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- first and second drive wheels coupled to the common chassis;
- wherein, in the cab forward configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the forward mounting location and positioned forward of the first and second drive wheels;
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- wherein, in the cab aft configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the aft mounting location and positioned at least partially above the first and second drive wheels.
A ground support tractor having cab forward and cab aft configurations, the ground support tractor comprising:
- a common chassis including a frame with first and second forward wheel wells coupled thereto and with first and second aft wheel wells coupled thereto, the common chassis having a forward mounting location positioned above the first and second forward wheel wells and an aft mounting location positioned above the first and second aft wheel wells;
- and
- an operator tub coupled to the common chassis;
- wherein, in the cab forward configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the forward mounting location and positioned at least partially above the first and second forward wheel wells;
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- wherein, in the cab aft configuration, the operator tub is coupled to the aft mounting location and positioned at least partially above the first and second aft wheel wells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.