Motor vehicles – With means responsive to speed of vehicle for maintaining...
Patent
1990-12-19
1992-10-20
Rice, Kenneth R.
Motor vehicles
With means responsive to speed of vehicle for maintaining...
100271, 100337, B60K 3100
Patent
active
051562308
ABSTRACT:
A below ground mining vehicle, and a method for converting an above ground vehicles into the same, which is particularly adapted for transporting workers and/or light equipment. An above ground vehicle, such as a sport utility vehicle, is modified and components are added thereto in accordance with the present invention, to arrive at the below ground mining vehicle. The vehicle includes: a speed limited engine; a transmission having its upper forward speeds disabled; fire suppression means in the vicinity of the engine; a manual fuel shut off valve in the fuel line; an engine intake air shut off valve which closes in response to a temperature sensor detecting an abnormal engine temperature; a battery box enclosing a battery; a circuit breaker serially connected with the battery; fire suppression means in the vicinity of the fuel tank; a fire suppression means in the vicinity of the exhaust muffler; and a back up alarm. The described below ground mining vehicle provides many features and better performance than previously available in below ground mining vehicles and achieves such performance and features more economically than possible with prior art vehicles.
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General Manufacturing of Utah, Inc.
Rice Kenneth R.
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