| US 7,472,946 B2 | ||
| Truck architecture | ||
| Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck, Orefield, Pa. (US); Donald Ashley Hoey, Moorooka (Australia); Ruben Perfetti, Greensboro, N.C. (US); Jeffery Robert Cotner, Macungie, Pa. (US); David Peter Onopa, Allentown, Pa. (US); and Brian David Balicki, High Point, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Mack Trucks, Inc., Allentown, Pa. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/653,626. | ||
| Application 11/653626 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2005/024938, filed on Jul. 14, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0182210 A1, Aug. 09, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 33/067 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—190.04 | 17 Claims |
| 1. A truck architecture for a truck having an engine, said architecture comprising:
a truck frame;
a cab coupled with the truck frame, said cab having a front end and a rear end, said front end of said cab being positioned
over said engine such that a portion of said engine is positioned beneath said cab;
means for lifting and tilting said cab rearward relative to said engine to provide access to said engine; and
a hood coupled with said truck frame and covering a remaining portion of said engine not covered by said cab.
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