Firewall mounted foot valve and brake pedal assembly
US4896736A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20888
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A foot valve and brake pedal assembly for use in a truck of the cab-over-engine (COE) type is disclosed herein. The truck itself includes a cab located over the truck's engine and having a front windshield and a front vertical firewall located below the windshield and defining a forwardmost extend of the cab's entire near the driver's feet. The cab also includes a nose hood mounted for pivotal movement between a closed position in front of the firewall and an opened position for gaining access to the firewall externally of the cab. The foot valve and brake pedal assembly is mounted to the firewall in a way which allows it to be removed as an assembled unit from outside the cab when the nose hood is in its opened position.
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