US 8,893,840 B2 · Engine enclosure door

Abstract

An engine enclosure and a method for assembling such an engine enclosure for a vehicle are disclosed. The engine enclosure may comprise a hood, a first door, a second door, a first fender and a second fender and a plurality of hinges. The hood may be disposed above the engine and may have an inset rim extending along a side of the hood. The door may be moveable between a generally vertical closed position and an open position. The door may include an upper edge, a non-metallic interior panel, and a non-metallic exterior panel fixedly joined to the interior panel. Each hinge may be attached to the hood and a door, and may be configured to rotate the door through a swing angle and to lift the upper edge of the door above the rim when the door is moved from the closed position to the open position.

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Dependent claims

An enclosure disposed around an engine of a vehicle, the enclosure comprising:

a hood disposed above the engine, the hood having an inset rim extending along a side of the hood;
a door moveable between a generally vertical closed position and a generally horizontal open position, the door including an upper edge, a lower edge, an interior panel, and an exterior panel fixedly joined to the interior panel;
and
a hinge attached to the hood and to the door, the hinge configured to rotate the door through a swing angle and to lift the upper edge of the door above the rim when the door is moved from the closed position to the open position,
wherein, when the door is in the closed position, the upper edge is disposed adjacent to the hood and the door is substantially vertical from the upper edge to the lower edge.

2 more elements

An enclosure disposed around an engine of a vehicle, the enclosure comprising:

a hood disposed above the engine, the hood having a first inset rim extending along a first side of the hood and a second inset rim extending along a second side of the hood, the second side opposite to the first side of the hood;
a first door substantially disposed below the hood, the first door moveable between a generally vertical closed position and an open position, the first door including a first upper edge, a lower edge, a first non-metallic interior panel, and a first non-metallic exterior panel fixedly joined to the first interior panel;
a first non-metallic fender attached to the first door;
and
a first hinge attached to the hood and to the first interior panel, the first hinge configured to rotate the first door and the first fender through a swing angle and to lift the first upper edge of the first door and at least a portion of the first fender above the first rim when the first door is moved from the closed position to the open position, wherein the swing angle is in the range of 60° to 120°,
wherein, when the door is in the closed position, the upper edge is disposed adjacent to the hood and the door is substantially vertical from the upper edge to the lower edge.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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