Highway truck-tractor
First Claim
1. In a truck including an engine and engine-related components, a hood mounted over the engine and engine-related component, and a cab located behind said engine, engine-related components and said hood, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a front windshield extending upward and rearward from said hood at an acute angle with the latter;
(b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield so as to define a windshield-roof joint therebetween, said windshield and said roof section together presenting a combined windshield-roof surface which extends upward and rearward across said windshield-roof joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said joint; and
(c) a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof-fairing joint therebetween, said forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined forward roof-fairing surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint;
(d) said cab roof including opposite upwardly extending side sections located rearwardly of its forward section and rearwardly of said windshield, said roof fairing including opposite side sections, each of which extends upward from a corresponding one of said roof side sections so as to define a side roof fairing joint therebetween, each of said side roof sections and corresponding side fairing sections together presenting a combined side roof-fairing surface which extends upward across its side roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint, and(e) said combined windshield-roof surface and said combined forward roof-fairing surface together including an outwardly projecting ridge located centrally between and parallel with opposite sides of the overall truck and extending from said hood across the windshield, the roof, and the fairing to a point near the back end of the fairing, whereby to serve as a guide for the rearward flow of air across the top of the truck as the truck moves forward.
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Abstract
A truck including a cab having a front windshield, opposite driver and passenger doors, a cab roof, and a roof fairing disengageably mounted to the cab roof is disclosed herein. The windshield, cab roof and roof fairing are configured so that they present a substantially smooth outer front and side joints between their adjacent outer surfaces, whereby to enhance the aerodynamic qualities of the cab. In the actual embodiment disclosed, the truck is of the conventional class 7 or 8 type as opposed to the cab-over-engine type of truck and is designed so that its opposite driver and passenger doors are located behind the driver and passenger seats rather than directly beside them. At the same time, both the truck'"'"'s hood and its windshield wrap around the cab to points adjacent these mid-position doors. The hood is pivotally mounted to the cab and opens up and rearward.
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29 Claims
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1. In a truck including an engine and engine-related components, a hood mounted over the engine and engine-related component, and a cab located behind said engine, engine-related components and said hood, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a front windshield extending upward and rearward from said hood at an acute angle with the latter; (b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield so as to define a windshield-roof joint therebetween, said windshield and said roof section together presenting a combined windshield-roof surface which extends upward and rearward across said windshield-roof joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said joint; and (c) a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof-fairing joint therebetween, said forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined forward roof-fairing surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint; (d) said cab roof including opposite upwardly extending side sections located rearwardly of its forward section and rearwardly of said windshield, said roof fairing including opposite side sections, each of which extends upward from a corresponding one of said roof side sections so as to define a side roof fairing joint therebetween, each of said side roof sections and corresponding side fairing sections together presenting a combined side roof-fairing surface which extends upward across its side roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint, and (e) said combined windshield-roof surface and said combined forward roof-fairing surface together including an outwardly projecting ridge located centrally between and parallel with opposite sides of the overall truck and extending from said hood across the windshield, the roof, and the fairing to a point near the back end of the fairing, whereby to serve as a guide for the rearward flow of air across the top of the truck as the truck moves forward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 28)
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5. In a truck including a truck cab, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a front windshield; (b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield so as to define a windshield-roof joint therebetween, said windshield and said roof section together presenting a combined windshield-roof surface which extends upward and rearward across said windshield-roof joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said joint; and (c) a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof-fairing joint therebetween, said forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined forward roof-fairing surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint the length of said roof fairing from its front end to its back end being approximately equal to the maximum height of said cab from its floor to the top of its roof and said truck including means for supporting said fairing in an upstanding position to and immediately behind said cab in the event the truck must be decked in order to be towed. - View Dependent Claims (6, 27)
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7. In a truck including an engine and engine-related components, a hood mounted over the engine and engine-related components and said hood, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a front windshield extending upward and rearward from said hood at an acute angle with the latter; (b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield so as to define a windshield-roof joint therebetween, said windshield and said roof section together presenting a combined windshield-roof surface which extends upward and rearward across said windshield-roof joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said joint; (c) a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof-fairing joint therebetween, said forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint, the length of said roof fairing from its front end into its back end being approximately equal to the maximum height of said cab from its floor to the top of its roof; and (d) means for supporting said fairing in an upstanding position to and immediately behind said cab in the event the truck must be decked in order to be towed.
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8. In a truck including an engine and engine-related components, a hood mounted over the engine and engine-related component, and a cab located behind said engine, engine-related components and said hood, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a front windshield extending upward and rearward from said hood at an acute angle with the latter; (b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield so as to define a windshield-roof joint therebetween, said windshield and said roof section together presenting a combined windshield-roof surface which extends upward and rearward across said windshield-roof joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said joint; and (c) a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof-fairing joint therebetween, said forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined forward roof-fairing surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint; (d) said cab including driver and passenger seats within the cab and opposite driver and passenger doors located rearward of said seats, whereby across into said cab through said doors is behind said seats, and (e) said hood including opposite side sections extending from in front of said cab rearwardly along opposite sides of the cab so as to provide opposite rearwardmost back edges in close proximity to and in front of the front edge of said cab doors, when the hood is closed, whereby to help insulate the lower front sides of the cab where the driver and passenger sit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a truck of the Class 8 or 9 type including an engine and engine-related components, a cab located behind the engine, and driver and passenger seats within the cab, the improvement comprising:
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(a) opposite driver and passenger doors forming part of said cab and located rearward of said driver and passenger seats, whereby access into said cab through said doors is behind said seats; and (b) a hood mounted over said engine and engine-related components in front of said cab, said hood including opposite side sections extending from in front of said cab rearwardly along opposite sides of the cab so as to provide opposite rearwardmost back edges in close proximity to and in front of the front sides of said cab doors when the hood is closed, whereby to help insulate the lower front sides of the cab where the driver and passenger sit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a truck including an engine and engine-related components, a hood mounted over the engine and engine-related component, and a cab located behind said engine, engine-related components and said hood, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a front windshield extending upward and rearward from said hood at an acute angle with the latter; (b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield so as to define a windshield-roof joint therebetween, said windshield and said roof section together presenting a combined windshield-roof surface which extends upward and rearward across said windshield-roof joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said joint; and (c) a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof-fairing joint therebetween said forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined forward roof-fairing surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint; and (d) said combined windshield-roof surface and said combined forward roof-fairing surface together including a forward and upward projecting ridge located centrally between and parallel with opposite sides of the overall truck and extending from said hood across the windshield, the roof, and the fairing to a point near the back end of the fairing, whereby to serve as a guide for the rearward flow of air across the top of the truck as the truck moves forward. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. In a truck including an engine and engine-related components, a hood mounted over the engine and engine-related component, and a cab located behind said engine, engine-related components and said hood, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a front windshield extending upward and rearward from said hood at an acute angle with the latter; (b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield so as to define a windshield-roof joint therebetween, said windshield and said roof section together presenting a combined windshield-roof surface which extends upward and rearward across said windshield-roof in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said joint; and (c) a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof-fairing joint therebetween, said forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined forward roof-fairing surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint; (d) said cab roof, said roof fairing, hood and windshield including opposite side sections which diverge rearwardly in generally symmetrical relationship to one another and, if executed, would meet at rearwardmost opposite edges of the truck cab. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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29. In a truck including a truck cab, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a front windshield; (b) a cab roof located above said windshield and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said windshield; and (c) means serving solely as a roof fairing disengageably mounted on said cab roof and including a forward section thereof extending upward and rearward from the top of said forward roof section so as to define a forward roof section and forward fairing section together presenting a combined forward roof-fairing surface which extends upward and rearward across said forward roof-fairing joint in a substantially smooth manner along the entire length of said last-mentioned joint; (d) the length of said roof fairing from its front end to its back end is approximately equal to the maximum height of said cab from its bottom edge to the top of its roof and wherein said truck includes means for supporting said fairing in an upstanding position to and immediately behind said cab in the event the truck must be decked in order to be towed.
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