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US 8,408,608 B2Granted
Hood hold down device
AssigneePACCAR Inc
InventorsJonathan F. Wilkens, Michael J. Fanning, Charles Baer
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Abstract
A hood hold down device for securing a vehicle hood to a cab includes a cab mount assembly securable to a portion of the cab and a hood mount assembly securable to a portion of the hood. The hood hold down device further includes a linkage assembly extending from the cab mount assembly and a handle moveably coupled to the linkage assembly, wherein the handle is releasably securable to the hood mount assembly to secure the hood to the cab.
Claims14
A hood hold down device for securing a vehicle hood to a cab, comprising:
- (a) a cab mount assembly securable to a portion of the cab and a hood mount assembly securable to a portion of the hood;
- (b) a handle releasably securable to the hood mount assembly;
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- (c) a linkage assembly having an elastomeric link moveably secured to a cam link, the elastomeric link moveably coupled to the cab mount assembly and the cam link moveably coupled to the handle;
- wherein the elastomeric link is pivotally coupled to the cab mount assembly about a first pivot axis, and the cam link is pivotally coupled to the elastomeric link about a second pivot axis substantially parallel to the first pivot axis;
- wherein the handle is pivotally coupled to the cam link about a third pivot axis substantially parallel to the first and second pivot axes;
- wherein the handle is moveable between an unlocked position and a middle position, wherein in the middle position a portion of the handle is pivotally coupled to the hood mount assembly about a fourth pivot axis substantially parallel to the first, second, and third axes, and wherein the handle is moveable about the fourth pivot axis from the middle position to a lock position, thereby securing the hood to the cab;
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- wherein the linkage assembly is engageable with a portion of the hood mount assembly as the handle engages the hood mount assembly to releasably secure the hood to the cab.
6 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a chassis;
- (b) a cab mounted to the chassis;
- (c) a hood positioned adjacent the cab;
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- (d) a hood hold down device for securing the hood to the cab, comprising:
- (i) a cab mount assembly securable to a portion of the cab and a hood mount assembly securable to a portion of the hood;
- (ii) a handle releasably securable to the hood mount assembly;
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- (iii) a linkage assembly having an elastomeric link moveably coupled to a cam link, the elastomeric link moveably coupled to the cab mount assembly and the cam link moveably coupled to the handle;
- wherein the elastomeric link is pivotally coupled to the cab mount assembly about a first pivot axis, and the cam link is pivotally coupled to the elastomeric link about a second pivot axis substantially parallel to the first pivot axis;
- wherein the handle is pivotally coupled to the cam link about a third pivot axis substantially parallel to the first and second pivot axes;
- wherein the handle is moveable between an unlocked position and a middle position, wherein in the middle position a portion of the handle is pivotally coupled to the hood mount assembly about a fourth pivot axis substantially parallel to the first, second, and third axes, and wherein the handle is moveable about the fourth pivot axis from the middle position to a lock position, thereby securing the hood to the cab;
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- wherein the linkage assembly is engageable with a portion of the hood mount assembly as the handle engages the hood mount assembly to releasably secure the hood to the cab.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.