Protective bumper for a transport refrigeration unit
US6206439A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/0069
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Auxiliary structural bumpers are adapted to be attached to a main protective bumper assembly for a refrigeration unit of the type adapted to be mounted on the front wall of a trailer. The main protective bumper protects the front of the unit while the auxiliary bumpers are adapted to protect the left and right-hand sides of the refrigeration unit. The refrigeration unit includes an outer cover, and a structural framework, which includes a pair of vertically extending structural elements located at opposite rear corners of the refrigeration unit adjacent to the front wall of the trailer. The main bumper assembly includes two vertically extending structural members, each of which is adapted to be structurally coupled to one of the vertically extending structural elements of the refrigeration unit. A pair of horizontally extending structural members are attached to the upper ends of the vertically extending members at one end thereof and the other ends extend forwardly towards the front of the refrigeration unit. The ends of the horizontally extending structural members, which extend forwardly, terminate at a location forward of the outer cover and spaced from one another. An elongate…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.