Motor vehicles – Bodies – Movable body portion facilitating engine access
Patent
1976-04-26
1977-08-09
Goodman, Philip
Motor vehicles
Bodies
Movable body portion facilitating engine access
180 69C, B62D 2510
Patent
active
040405010
ABSTRACT:
A fork lift truck having an improved arrangement providing convenient access to the engine compartment alone or to both the engine and drive train compartments. A shroud covers the engine and the drive train and a portion of the shroud is pivotally connected to the truck chassis so that the engine and drive train may be exposed for maintenance by lifting the shroud portion. A hatch, which comprises a part of the pivotal shroud portion, is pivotally connected to the chassis so that the hatch may be raised to expose only the engine for maintenance.
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patent: 2699223 (1955-01-01), Brumbaugh
patent: 2857977 (1958-10-01), Bock
patent: 2931452 (1960-04-01), Mackie
patent: 3261422 (1966-07-01), Jensen
patent: 3924706 (1975-12-01), Figura
Goodman Philip
Siemens Terrance L.
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