Vertically installed engine low floor bus

Details Vertically installed engine low floor bus Vertically installed engine low floor bus

1982-06-14

1985-08-13

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Motor vehicles

Power

Having specific motor-to-body-frame relationship

180298, 296178, C04B 4300

Patent

active

045344426

ABSTRACT:
A vertically installed engine low floor bus in which the prime mover for the bus is a rear engine oriented vertically above the rear axle of the bus to enable the floor of the bus to be constructed at a lower position then arrangements in which the floor must be oriented vertically above the upper limits of movement of the rear axle assembly. Orienting the engine vertically enables the wheel base of the bus to be increased without increasing the overall length of the bus. The vertically mounted engine enables the engine and transmission assembly to be mounted on a sub-frame that is pivotally supported for downward swinging movement of the engine and transmission assembly to a generally horizontal position projecting rearwardly from the bus to enable increased accessability to the engine and transmission assembly as well as the accessory components.

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patent: 669653 (1901-03-01), Morse
patent: 1991619 (1935-02-01), Mackenzie
patent: 2001029 (1935-05-01), Kulick
patent: 2083059 (1937-06-01), Fageol
patent: 2105153 (1938-01-01), Ledwinka
patent: 2195509 (1940-04-01), Buckendale
patent: 3710885 (1973-01-01), Brown
patent: 4354564 (1982-10-01), Watanabe

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