Window panel and roof visor system for a utility vehicle
US6688682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/1642
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A visor and transparent window assembly for a utility vehicle cab roof includes a latch mechanism which is selectively operable to retain the transparent panel closed to the roof or to tilt the transparent panel upwardly. The visor overlying the transparent panel is engageable by the latch mechanism to hold the visor to the transparent paneling in close overlying relationship. Plural gas struts are connected between the visor and the utility vehicle roof to assist in the tilting open of the visor. The visor and the transparent panel are hingedly connected to the roof along a common axis so that the transparent panel and the visor can be opened together as a unit without binding. The latch mechanism includes a hook end which can selectively engage the visor to the transparent panel such that the visor and the transparent panel are latched closed to the roof together or can be pivoted together to an open position.
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