Truck architecture

US7472946B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mack Trucks, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck · Orefield, US
• Donald Ashley Hoey · Brisbane, AU
• Ruben Perfetti · Greensboro, US
• Jeffery Robert Cotner · Macungie, US
• David P. Onopa · Allentown, US
• Brian Balicki · Kernersville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 16, 2007
• Grant date: Jan 6, 2009
• Expiry date: May 11, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D25/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved truck architecture includes a truck frame, a cab coupled with the truck frame, and a hood. The cab has a front end and a rear end. The front end of the cab is positioned over the truck engine such that a portion of the engine is positioned beneath the cab. A device is provided for lifting and tilting the cab rearward relative to the engine to provide access to the engine. The hood is coupled with the truck frame and covers the remaining portion of the engine not covered by the cab.