Vehicle with port enclosure
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsBrandon Lemke, Jon Zeamer, Michael Moore, Greg Steffens, Jeff Verhagen, McCall Groen
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and having a front surface, the body defining a recess positioned along the front surface and extending rearward from the front surface, a port coupled to the body and positioned within the recess, and a door movably coupled to the body and selectively repositionable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the door extends across the recess and obstructs access to the port. In the open position, the door permits access to the port.
Claims15
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis and having a front surface, the body defining a recess positioned along the front surface and extending rearward from the front surface;
- a port coupled to the body and positioned within the recess;
- a door movably coupled to the body and selectively repositionable between a closed position and an open position;
- a panel coupled to the body, extending along the front surface, and having an edge that at least partially defines the recess;
- and
- a hinge member pivotally coupling the door to the body, wherein the hinge member defines a swing recess that receives the edge when the door is in the open position,
- wherein, in the closed position, the door extends across the recess and obstructs access to the port,
- wherein, in the open position, the door permits access to the port, and
- wherein the door is pivotally coupled to the body and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation that extends laterally.
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis and having a front surface, the body defining a recess positioned along the front surface and extending rearward from the front surface;
- a port coupled to the body and positioned within the recess;
- a door movably coupled to the body and selectively repositionable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the door is pivotally coupled to the body and configures to rotate about an axis of rotation that extends laterally;
- and
- a biasing member pivotally coupled to the body and to the door,
- wherein the biasing member is configured to apply a biasing force on the door that causes rotation of the door about the axis of rotation,
- wherein, in the closed position, the door extends across the recess and obstructs access to the port,
- wherein, in the open position, the door permits access to the port,
- wherein the door is further repositionable into a transition position between the open position and the closed position,
- wherein the biasing member is configured to bias the door toward the closed position when the door is between the transition position and the closed position, and
- wherein the biasing member is configured to bias the door toward the open position when the door is between the transition position and the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.