Truck architecture
AssigneeMack Trucks, Inc.
InventorsBruce Hollenbeck, Donald Hoey, Ruben Perfetti, Jeffery Cotner, David Onopa, Brian Balicki
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Abstract
An improved truck architecture includes a truck frame, a cab coupled with the truck frame, and a hood. The cab has a front end and a rear end. The front end of the cab is positioned over the truck engine such that a portion of the engine is positioned beneath the cab. A device is provided for lifting and tilting the cab rearward relative to the engine to provide access to the engine. The hood is coupled with the truck frame and covers the remaining portion of the engine not covered by the cab.
Claims17
A truck architecture for a heavy truck, said truck having an engine, said architecture comprising:
- a truck frame;
- a cab coupled with the truck frame, said cab having a front end and a rear end, said front end of said cab being positioned over said engine such that a portion of said engine is positioned beneath said cab;
- means for lifting and tilting said cab rearward relevant to said engine to provide access to said engine;
- and
- a hood coupled with said truck frame and covering a remaining portion of said engine not covered by said cab.
A method for configuring a truck, comprising steps of:
- mounting an engine upon a truck frame;
- pivotably mounting a cab to said truck frame, said cab at least partially covering said engine such that said cab can be tilted rearward to provide access to the covered portion of said engine;
- and
- mounting a hood over a remaining portion of said engine not covered by said cab.
A truck architecture comprising:
- a truck cab;
- a truck hood;
- and
- an engine compartment disposed beneath the truck cab and the truck hood, wherein said truck cab is tiltable in a rearward direction relative to said engine compartment and said hood is tiltable in a forward direction relative to said engine compartment, such that by tilting said cab rearward and said hood forward, access is provided to approximately the entire engine compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.