Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1983-01-13
1985-01-29
Bertsch, Richard A.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
180 8912, 180 8919, 296 31P, B62D 2704
Patent
active
044961880
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle cab is described, which includes a plastic molded cab housing (16) that is securely held to a steel chassis (12), without concentrated stresses on the plastic housing that could damage it. The plastic cab housing (16) has vertical side walls (34) and a horizontally-extending flange (36) at the bottom. A metal frame (22) includes a beam that extends along the periphery of the housing and that lies under the plastic housing flange. A rubber spacer (24) has a top wall (42) lying over the housing flange, a bottom wall (44) sandwiched between the housing flange and the frame, and a connecting wall (48) connecting the top and bottom walls and lying beside the outer edge of the flange. A metal clamp (26) has a top part lying on the top of the spacer top wall, and a side clamp part that is fastened to the metal frame. Thus, the housing (16) is prevented from movement in any direction relative to the steel frame, and yet all holding forces are applied through a rubber spacer (24) to avoid concentrated forces.
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Ezell James J.
Garin, III Paul V.
A G Motor Corp.
Bertsch Richard A.
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