Protective equipment compartment for trucks
AssigneePACCAR Inc
InventorsDonald A. Richardson, James E. Schatzer
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Abstract
A truck cab of the cab-over-engine design having equipment compartments adjacent the front of the engine compartment adjacent the radiator and grill. The equipment compartment includes an opening substantially at the front of the truck cab having a pivot-mounted corner panel for closing the equipment compartment and for forming an exterior surface of the truck cab. The pivot mounting pivots the corner panel forward as the corner panel rotates so that the corner panel may be rotated through approximately 180 degrees while also providing a surface flush with the remainder of the truck cab when the corner panel closes the equipment compartment.
Claims14
An apparatus for closing an equipment compartment located adjacent the front of a vehicle cab, comprising:
- a corner panel forming part of the exterior of the vehicle cab, said corner panel adapted for use with the equipment compartment and having a generally flat forward surface and a generally flat side surface combined at an angular curved corner;
- and
- means for pivotally attaching said corner panel to the vehicle cab and for swinging the corner panel about a vertical axis.
A vehicle cab comprising:
- an engine compartment having a forward firewall;
- an equipment compartment formed forward of the engine firewall adjacent the radiator;
- a corner panel closing said equipment compartment, said corner panel forming part of the exterior of said vehicle cab;
- pivot means for supporting the corner panel for swinging about a vertical axis between closed and open positions;
- and
- fastener means holding said corner panel closed on said equipment compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.