Long-distance truck tractor with living quarters
OwnerJaroslav Suchanekinventor
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Abstract
A long-distance truck tractor with two interior levels including driving and navigation equipment and living quarters with sleeping compartments. A stairway interconnects the two levels. A first wrap-around panoramic window occupies the major portion of the front end of the truck tractor, and a second wrap-around panoramic window provides visibility and lighting for the upper second level. Towards the upper rear end of the tractor there is provided an aerodynamic streamlined air-cooler for supplying fresh air to and removing warm air from the engine located at the rear of the truck tractor.
Claims10
A vehicle provided with living quarters disposed therein, comprising a vehicle body;
- a first level including a first plurality of equipment and areas disposed within said vehicle body;
- a second level including a second plurality of equipment and areas disposed within said vehicle body;
- said second level being disposed above said first level;
- said first plurality of equipment and areas including a driver control area;
- said second plurality of equipment and areas including at least one sleeping compartment;
- an air-cooler operably and mechanically connected with said engine to convey fresh air to said engine and to convey air away from said engine, said air-cooler having an inlet and an outlet;
- and an engine disposed at the rear of said vehicle body at said first level, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a first panoramic window defining a major portion of the front of said vehicle body and having curved wrap-around side edges extending around the front right and left edges of said vehicle body to define a streamlined contour of said first panoramic window;
- said air-cooler being aerodynamically disposed in an upper rear roof portion of said vehicle body, and being streamlined;
- a second panoramic window disposed between said first panoramic window and said air-cooler, said second panoramic window providing visibility and light for said second level, and defining a first roof portion of said vehicle body;
- said second panoramic window being upwardly slanted from a front edge thereof disposed substantially adjacent the upper edge of said first panoramic window to a rear edge thereof, and having curved wrap-around side edges extending around the upper portions of the right and left sides of said vehicle body, to define a streamlined contour of said second panoramic window;
- a second roof portion of said vehicle body extending substantially upwardly and continuously from said rear edge of said second panoramic window to a rear portion thereof having said air-cooler disposed therein;
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- said first panoramic window, said second panoramic window, and said second roof portion of said vehicle body including said air-cooler disposed therein, together defining an aerodynamically-streamlined upper contour of said vehicle body.
A truck tractor comprising a truck tractor body, a driver control area, an engine, and an air-cooler operably and mechanically connected with said engine to convey fresh air to said engine and to convey air away from said engine, said air-cooler having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a first level including a first plurality of equipment and areas disposed within said truck tractor body, said first plurality of equipment and areas including said driver control area;
- a second level including a second plurality of equipment and areas disposed within said truck tractor body, said second level being disposed above said first level, and said second plurality of equipment and areas including at least one sleeping compartment;
- said engine being disposed at the rear of said truck tractor body at said first level;
- a first panoramic window defining the major portion of the front of said tractor body and having curved wrap-around side edges extending around the front right and left edges of said tractor body to define a streamlined contour of said first panoramic window;
- said air-cooler being aerodynamically disposed in an upper rear roof portion of said truck tractor body;
- a second panoramic window disposed between said first panoramic window and said air-cooler, said second panoramic window providing visibility and light for said second level and defining a first roof portion of said truck tractor body;
- said second panoramic window being upwardly slanted from a front edge thereof disposed substantially adjacent the upper edge of said first panoramic window to a rear edge thereof, and having curved wrap-around side edges extending around the upper portions to the right and left sides of said truck tractor body, to define a streamlined contour of said second panoramic window;
- a second roof portion of said truck tractor body extending substantially upwardly and continuously from said rear edge of said second panoramic window to a rear portion thereof having said air-cooler disposed therein;
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- said first panoramic window, said second panoramic window, and said roof portion of said truck tractor body including said air-cooler disposed therein, together defining an aerodynamically-streamlined upper contour of said vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.