TACTICAL TRUCK SYSTEM DASHBOARD

• US 20090085368A1
• Filed: 08/29/2008
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Inventors: Hines, Douglas J., DiSaverio, Charles T., Ford, John J., Crowley, Gary, Ricketson, David L., Colburn, Jeffrey B., Maira, Charles J., Coffelt, David J., Mills, Shane F.
• Application Number:
  US12/201,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20090085368A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/70
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/165 using a TV-monitor
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/22 for vehicle-borne armament, e.g. on aircraft

Abstract

A dashboard for a tactical vehicle having a driver position and a passenger position. The dashboard includes a plurality of panels removably attached together to form a dashboard having a plurality of displays and warning lights viewable from the driver position to provide information for the driver of a vehicle. One of the panels is located in front of the vehicle driver position and has a driver instrument cluster.

Claims

1. A dashboard for a tactical vehicle having a driver position and a passenger position, comprising:

a plurality of panels removably attached together to form a dashboard having a plurality of displays and warning lights viewable from the driver position to provide information for the driver of a vehicle, one of said panels being located in front of the vehicle driver position and having a driver instrument cluster.

2. A dashboard as in claim 1 wherein said panels are constructed of ribs with a cover.

3. A dashboard as in claim 2 wherein the panels are removably bolted to the ribs.

4. A dashboard as in claim 2 wherein the panels are removably attached to the ribs with quick release devices.

5. A dashboard as in claim 1 further comprising a steering column at the vehicle driver position which projects through a slot in the driver position panel.

6. A dashboard as in claim 5 wherein the steering column is mounted to be moved upwardly from a driving position to an egress position.

7. A dashboard as in claim 6 wherein the upward movement of the steering column is arranged to be up to 20 degrees.

8. A dashboard as in claim 7 wherein the lower part of the driver position panel is cut away to provide space for the driver'"'"'s knees for the driver to exit a vehicle quickly when the steering column is in the egress position.

9. A dashboard as in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of driver pedals.

10. A dashboard as in claim 9 wherein there is an acceleration pedal, a brake pedal and a “

dead”

pedal for use during off road driving.

11. A dashboard as in claim 1 wherein the driver instrument cluster is in the shape of an inverted arc.

12. In a tactical vehicle having a driver position and a passenger position, the improvement of a dashboard, comprising:

a plurality of panels removably attached together to form a dashboard having a plurality of displays and warning lights viewable from the driver position to provide information for the driver of a vehicle, one of said panels being located in front of the vehicle driver position and having a driver instrument cluster.

13. The improvement as in claim 12 wherein said panels are constructed of ribs with a cover.

14. The improvement as in claim 13 wherein the panels are removably bolted to the ribs.

15. The improvement as in claim 12 further comprising a steering column at the vehicle driver position which projects through a slot in the driver position panel.

16. The improvement as in claim 15 wherein the steering column is mounted to be moved upwardly from a driving position to an egress position.

17. The improvement as in claim 16 wherein the upward movement of the steering column is arranged to be up to 20 degrees.

18. The improvement as in claim 17 wherein the lower part of the driver position panel is cut away to provide space for the driver'"'"'s knees for the driver to exit a vehicle quickly when the steering column is in the egress position.

19. The improvement as in claim 12 further comprising a plurality of driver pedals which include an acceleration pedal, a brake pedal and a “

dead”

pedal for use during off road driving.

20. A dashboard for a tactical vehicle having a driver position and a passenger position, comprising:

a. a plurality of displays and warning lights viewable from the driver position to provide information for the driver of a vehicle;

b. a plurality of displays and communications devices viewable from the passenger position to provide information for a passenger sitting in the passenger seat of such vehicle;

c. a visual display unit to provide information to an occupant of the vehicle; and

c. vehicle intercom control devices accessible for use from the driver position and from the passenger position of the vehicle.