Off-road vehicle with a dual-hinge hood assembly
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsLorenzo Gomez, Michael Braun, Doug Waco, Robert Neubauer, Russell Cederberg
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Abstract
An off-road vehicle includes a frame coupled to one or more tractive elements, a cab supported on the frame, and a hood assembly coupled to the frame. The hood assembly includes a first hood coupled to the frame by a first hinge assembly and a second hood coupled to the frame by a second hinge assembly. The first hood is configured to pivot about the first hinge assembly independent of the second hood, and the second hood is configured to pivot about the second hinge assembly independent of the first hood.
Claims20
An off-road vehicle, comprising:
- a frame coupled to a tractive assembly;
- a cab supported on the frame;
- and
- a hood assembly coupled to the frame, the hood assembly including:
- a first hood coupled to the frame by a first hinge assembly;
- and
- a second hood coupled to the frame by a second hinge assembly, wherein the first hood is configured to pivot about the first hinge assembly independent of the second hood, and wherein the second hood is configured to pivot about the second hinge assembly independent of the first hood.
An off-road vehicle, comprising:
- a frame coupled to a tractive assembly and defining a front end and a rear end;
- a cab supported on the frame;
- a cooling assembly arranged adjacent to the front end;
- an engine arranged between the cooling assembly and the cab;
- and
- a hood assembly coupled to the frame, the hood assembly including:
- a first hood pivotally coupled to the frame and configured to selectively cover the engine;
- and
- a second hood pivotally coupled to the frame and configured to selectively cover the cooling assembly.
An off-road vehicle, comprising:
- a frame coupled to a tractive assembly;
- a cab supported on the frame;
- an engine bay defining a first section and a second section, the first section being arranged closer to the cab than the second section;
- and
- a hood assembly including:
- a first hood pivotally coupled to the frame so that the first hood is configured to selectively pivot between a first open position where access is provided to the first section and a first closed position where the first section is at least partially enclosed by the first hood;
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- a second hood pivotally coupled to the frame so that the second hood is configured to selectively pivot between a second open position where access is provided to the second section and a second closed position where the second section is at least partially enclosed by the second hood.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.