Modularly constructed driver's cab construction series for heavy-goods vehicles

• US 20030025357A1
• Filed: 04/11/2002
• Published: 02/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Fischer, Herbert, Schuller, Karl-Heinz
• Granted Patent: US 6,773,056 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/190.08
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/06 Drivers' cabs overhead guards, e.g. against loads falling down B60R21/11; roll-over protection B60R21/13

Abstract

A modularly constructed driver'"'"'s cab construction series for heavy-goods vehicles can produce driver'"'"'s cab variants with different length dimensions. A basic module is constructed as standard for all driver'"'"'s cab variants, and a built-on module can be built on the basic module. Built-on modules can have different length dimensions for different driver'"'"'s cab variants. The basic module has a front wall, two side walls, a door and door frame, a bottom and a roof, is made open to the rear, and possesses, at the rear, an annularly closed first flange-mounting region. The built-on module has a rear wall, two side-wall portions, a bottom portion and a roof portion, is made open to the front, and possesses, at the front, an annularly closed second flange-mounting region complementary to the first flange-mounting region. On the built-on module, the side-wall portions, the bottom portion and the roof portion have different length dimensions for each driver'"'"'s cab variant.

Claims

1. A modularly constructed driver'"'"'s cab construction series for heavy-goods vehicles by which driver'"'"'s cab variants with different length dimensions can be produced, comprising:

a basic module constructed as standard for all of the variants, and

a built-on module which can be built on said basic module,

the basic module having a front wall, two side walls, a door and door frame, a bottom, and a roof, being made open to the rear, and, at its rear, possessing an annularly closed first flange-mounting region,

the built-on module having a rear wall, two side-wall portions, a bottom portion and a roof portion, being made open to the front and, at the front, possessing an annularly closed second flange-mounting region complementary to the first flange-mounting region, and

the side-wall portions, the bottom portion and the roof portion having different length dimensions for each driver'"'"'s cab variant.

2. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second flange-mounting regions lie essentially in a first parting plane running perpendicularly to a vehicle longitudinal direction.

3. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 1, wherein the built-on module is modularly constructed and has a rear-wall module constructed as standard for all driver'"'"'s cab variants and at least one intermediate module which can be built on said rear-wall module, the intermediate module having, for each driver'"'"'s cab variant, the side-wall portions, the bottom portion and the roof portion with different length dimensions, being made open to the front, possessing, at the front, the second flange-mounting region, being made open to the rear and possessing at the rear an annularly closed third flange-mounting region, the rear-wall module having the rear wall and, at the front, possessing an annularly closed fourth flange-mounting region complementary to the third flange-mounting region.

4. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 3, wherein the third and fourth flange-mounting regions lie essentially in a second parting plane lying perpendicularly to the vehicle longitudinal direction.

5. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 3, wherein the rear-wall module has two side-wall extensions, a bottom extension, and a roof extension.

6. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 3, wherein the fourth flange-mounting region is designed compatibly with the first flange-mounting region.

7. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 1, wherein the driver'"'"'s cab has driver'"'"'s cab bearings, by which the driver'"'"'s cab can be mounted on a carrying frame of the heavy-goods vehicle, the driver'"'"'s cab bearings being standard on the basic module for all driver'"'"'s cab variants.

8. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 1, wherein each of the side walls of the basic module comprises a B-column.

9. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 1, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

10. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 2, wherein the built-on module is modularly constructed and has a rear-wall module constructed as standard for all driver'"'"'s cab variants and at least one intermediate module which can be built on said rear-wall module, the intermediate module having, for each driver'"'"'s cab variant, the side-wall portions, the bottom portion and the roof portion with different length dimensions, being made open to the front, possessing, at the front, the second flange-mounting region, being made open to the rear and possessing at the rear an annularly closed third flange-mounting region, the rear-wall module having the rear wall and, at the front, possessing an annularly closed fourth flange-mounting region complementary to the third flange-mounting region.

11. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 10, wherein the third and fourth flange-mounting regions lie essentially in a second parting plane lying perpendicularly to the vehicle longitudinal direction.

12. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 4, wherein the rear-wall module has two side-wall extensions, a bottom extension, and a roof extension.

13. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 4, wherein the fourth flange-mounting region is designed compatibly with the first flange-mounting region.

14. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 5, wherein the fourth flange-mounting region is designed compatibly with the first flange-mounting region.

15. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 2, wherein the driver'"'"'s cab has driver'"'"'s cab bearings, by which the driver'"'"'s cab can be mounted on a carrying frame of the heavy-goods vehicle, the driver'"'"'s cab bearings being standard on the basic module for all driver'"'"'s cab variants.

16. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 3, wherein the driver'"'"'s cab has driver'"'"'s cab bearings, by which the driver'"'"'s cab can be mounted on a carrying frame of the heavy-goods vehicle, the driver'"'"'s cab bearings being standard on the basic module for all driver'"'"'s cab variants.

17. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 4, wherein the driver'"'"'s cab has driver'"'"'s cab bearings, by which the driver'"'"'s cab can be mounted on a carrying frame of the heavy-goods vehicle, the driver'"'"'s cab bearings being standard on the basic module for all driver'"'"'s cab variants.

18. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 5, wherein the driver'"'"'s cab has driver'"'"'s cab bearings, by which the driver'"'"'s cab can be mounted on a carrying frame of the heavy-goods vehicle, the driver'"'"'s cab bearings being standard on the basic module for all driver'"'"'s cab variants.

19. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 6, wherein the driver'"'"'s cab has driver'"'"'s cab bearings, by which the driver'"'"'s cab can be mounted on a carrying frame of the heavy-goods vehicle, the driver'"'"'s cab bearings being standard on the basic module for all driver'"'"'s cab variants.

20. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 2, wherein each of the side walls of the basic module comprises a B-column.

21. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 3, wherein each of the side walls of the basic module comprises a B-column.

22. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 4, wherein each of the side walls of the basic module comprises a B-column.

23. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 5, wherein each of the side walls of the basic module comprises a B-column.

24. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 6, wherein each of the side walls of the basic module comprises a B-column.

25. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 7, wherein each of the side walls of the basic module comprises a B-column.

26. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 2, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

27. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 3, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

28. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 4, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

29. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 5, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

30. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 6, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

31. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 7, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

32. The driver'"'"'s cab construction series according to claim 8, wherein the basic module has, at its rear, a closed carrier ring comprising two B-columns which are connected to one another via a roof crossmember and a bottom crossmember, the first flange-mounting region being formed in the region of this carrier ring.

33. A process of constructing a driver'"'"'s cab selected from a modular driver'"'"'s cab construction series for heavy-goods vehicles comprising:

providing a basic module constructed as standard for all vehicle variants, the basic module having a front wall, two side walls, a door and a door frame, a bottom, and a roof, being made open to the rear, and, at its rear, possessing an annularly closed first flange-mounting region,

providing a selected built-on module which can be built on said basic module and has been selected from different built-on modules having different length dimensions for each driver'"'"'s cab variant, the built-on module having a rear wall, two side-wall portions, a bottom portion and a roof portion, being made open to the front and, at the front, possessing an annularly closed second flange-mounting region complementary to the first flange-mounting region, and

fastening the built-on module and the basic module together.