Truck cab lifter

Details Truck cab lifter Truck cab lifter

1980-12-29

1983-01-04

Song, Robert R.

Motor vehicles

Bodies

Movable cab or operator's station

91442, B62D 3306

Patent

active

043668798

ABSTRACT:
A truck cab lifting system that utilizes a single action hydraulic actuator, mechanical screw, or the like, connected between a truck frame and cab to tilt or pivot appropriately the cab of a cab-over truck, to expose the truck engine compartment, and return. The invention includes locating the single action hydraulic actuator, mechanical screw, or the like, forward of the truck wheel to extend a push rod, screw end, or the like, from the end thereof that pivotally connects to the cab to tilt or pivot that cab around its hinge connection to the truck frame, to move across that hinge connection and to provide a speed restraint as the cab travels through approximately forty-five degrees (45.degree.) to where it is fully rotated, and for cab return to an engine covering attitude.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2951548 (1960-09-01), Crockett et al.
patent: 3642316 (1972-02-01), Porth et al.

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