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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152228 | Vehicle mounting collar A collar system for a connecting the cab of a vehicle to the cargo bed cover or similar boxed attachment, the vehicle mounting collar including a webbed collar frame designed to mount to a standard driver's compartment or cab, without modification to the vehicle. Th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7665801 | Structure of upper frame for supporting cabin of construction machinery A structure of an upper frame for supporting a cabin of construction machinery, whereby, in the event of a rollover accident, an excessive vertical load or rearward load applied to a cabin structure is primarily dispersed by a reinforcing member of the cabin structu... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7635156 | Modular vehicle interior system A vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle body and a module. The vehicle body has a front end and a rear end with an opening formed through the rear end. The module is sized to be received within the rear end opening. The module has at least a portion of a vehicle int... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7347489 | Front end for a vehicle and method for making same A vehicle end portion includes a right-hand closure assembly, a left-hand closure assembly, an end module, and at least one locating component positioned to locate the end module relative the left-hand closure assembly and the right-hand closure assembly. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320377 | Mobile conveying vehicle The present application relates to a mobile conveying vehicle comprising axles rigidly arranged on a support frame, an operator's cabin and a series of units and additional unit parts such as an engine, pumps, a radiator, hydraulic tank and/or fuel tank. In accordan... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287613 | Carrier structure A carrier structure has an inside member formed of a plastic material, an outer member formed of steel coupled to the inside member, and a bracket formed at a lower end of the outer member for reducing the weight of the carrier. The bracket is coupled to the inner m... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275609 | Vehicle body connection system A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle includes at least an energy conversion system, a steering system, and a braking system. The chassis is configured for matabi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7240960 | Modular convertible top A removable top system for a vehicle having a front removable roof section and a rear removable roof section. Different removable roof coverings may be interchangeably combined to provide a complete roof for a sport utility vehicle having a permanent hoop dividing t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7008011 | Emergency roof detachment device for a vehicle An emergency roof detachment device for a vehicle providing a detachable roof portion that is coupled to a fixed top portion of a vehicle and has a handle capable of allowing the occupants of the vehicle to detach the detachable roof portion of a vehicle in order to... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008008 | Cross-member at automobile front The invention relates to an equipment front face for a motor vehicle, the front face comprising a top cross-member extended at its ends firstly by lateral supports and secondly by legs. Said front face includes at least first and second structural parts each having ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6883857 | Structure for a passenger motor vehicle and method of making same A structure is provided for a passenger motor vehicle, which comprises a panel structure of non-metallic material, such as fiber-reinforced plastic. For optimization of the structure with regard to high strength, light weight, and functional performance, said struct... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6857688 | Integrated door module A door assembly includes a carrier panel attachable to a vehicle door outer structure such that the carrier panel substantially covers an opening of the door outer structure. The carrier panel is configured to function as a water shield between the door outer struct... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6824201 | Pillar trim structure A pillar trim structure comprises: a vehicular pillar; a pillar trim for covering the pillar from the inner side of a compartment; a first retained member having its one end fixed on a vehicular widthwise face of the pillar trim and extended to the side of the pilla... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817655 | Modular body and frame assembly for a vehicle A vehicular body and frame assembly includes a plurality of individual frame modules that can be selectively connected together to form customized assemblies. Each of the individual modules can be constructed in any desired manner. To connect the modules together, e... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796604 | Front-end panel To provide a front-end panel which is low-cost and looks attractive when incorporating a reinforcement, a front-end panel includes a first holding member provided along the reinforcement so as to hold one edge of the reinforcement, a second holding member provided a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6786536 | Body structure of motor vehicles This body structure is suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars and comprises a passenger compartment structure and at least one supporting structure adjoining thereon, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel suspension elements. Th... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6554351 | Monocoque cab assembly A three piece monocoque cab assembly with a base portion having spaced frame members that extend upwardly, a roof portion secured to the base member and having spaced frame members that extend downwardly and mate with the frame members of the base portion... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6499550 | Working vehicle having detachable panel cover An instrument panel to be mounted at a driver's section of a working vehicle such as a tractor is secured to a frame member which extends upwardly from a main frame. A panel cover for covering a steering-wheel peripheral section of the machine includes an... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6334642 | Cold connection A linear cold connection with connecting places contains a first and a second structural component to join first and second construction elements of a frame for road or rail bound vehicles. First construction elements are attached to the first structural ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6213541 | Cowl assembly A cowl assembly for a vehicle and its method of assembly includes providing first and second separable cowl parts 34, 36 adjustable between connection points on the vehicle and a latch mechanism 38 connects the first and second cowl parts for handling as ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206122 | Vehicle body panel assembly A body panel assembly for a tractor engine hood comprises a top panel (8), side panels (12) and a front grille panel (18). Forward ends of the top and side panels are secured to a frame (3) mounted on or integral with the front of the tractor chassis (1).... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6129411 | Powered road vehicle comprising a replaceable rear body mounting A powered road vehicle, namely a passenger car having a permissible maximum laden weight of 3.5 tons or a lorry having a permissible maximum laden weight of 5 tons, comprises: a base vehicle having a load-transferring bottom structure which includes a veh... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5797646 | Rail or road vehicle and a method of assembling it The present invention relates to a rail or road vehicle including a chassis and a roof, said chassis and said roof both being structural elements, each of which forms a single unit only, the two elements defining a right side plane and a left side plane; ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5738405 | Off-road vehicle having a two-part roof structure An off-road vehicle having a two-part roof structure. A hard top like roof construction in a rear roof region is constructed so as to be readily manually dismantled into individual support parts and insert parts. The insert parts include a lamellar roof p... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5690378 | Monocoque transport vehicle A monocoque transport trailer of the invention has a monocoque body shell of unitary construction including sides, top and floor. The trailer has wheel wells and provisions for doors and windows in the shell. The trailer is constructed using standard mono... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5688021 | Body for a motor car, especially a small car The invention relates to a body for a motor car, especially a small car, in which the load-bearing structure of the body is formed by what is referred to as a "space-frame" structure. In the floor region and in the side region behind the doors, surface el... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5653494 | Modular sport, work, and travel trailer system A sports trailer system comprised of a first removable module, a second removable module, an integrally molded frame shaped and adapted for the nesting of the first removable module and the second removable module within the frame, and a substantially fla... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5540478 | Roof structure of a motor vehicle A roof structure of a motor vehicle is described in which on the side lateral roof members of a shell from the vehicle manufacturer dimensionally defined master mounting points are located, on which a modular roof insert which is completely premounted by ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5401056 | Modular vehicle constructed of front, rear and center vehicular sections A modular vehicle is constructed of front, rear and center vehicular sections. The front vehicular section includes a steering wheel, front steerable wheels and a steering linkage mounted on a front chassis portion, with the steering linkage steerably con... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5129700 | Body for a motor vehicle A frame supports several fixed and moveable and closing panels and a floor pan defining the bottom of the interior of a vehicle. The floor pan is provided with attachment devices for fixing the floor pan to the lower surface of the frame. Several mechanic... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5018781 | Roof structure for modular vehicle body and method of building same A roof structure for a modular vehicle body consists of a plurality of independent sections, i.e., a pair of roof side rails constituting part of body side assemblies, a front roof rail, a rear roof rail and a roof. The front roof rail extends between the... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4988144 | Plenum and wiper module removable for engine service A C-shaped panel is mounted on the engine compartment side of the engine bulkhead structure and has upper and lower walls projecting forwardly form the bulkhead structure to overhang the engine. A vertically extending front wall is spaced forwardly of the... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4957326 | Roof panel mounting structure A roof panel mounting structure through which a roof panel is fixedly mounted on a vehicle body. The roof panel mounting structure is comprised of a roof rail forming part of the vehicle body. The roof rail is constructed of inner and outer panels which a... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4914802 | Method of assembling automotive body structure having pre-assembled inner cover member on each body unit. A method of producing a modular type automotive body structure is disclosed. The method comprises (a) preparing various preassembled body units, each having an inner decorative cover member laid on a surface defined therein, (b) joining the units together... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4887859 | Motor vehicle having a central extension section The vehicle has a forward section (1) containing the engine and seating for three people, being carried on four wheels (5,6). Behind the forward section can be fixed a central extension section (2), for carrying additional passengers and which runs on its... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4881756 | Vehicle structure, especially chassis frame structure A vehicle frame consists of three longitudinally separate frame sections, i.e., a front frame section, center frame section and a rear frame section. The frame sections are manufactured and assembled in the respective independent lines and painted and equ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4770263 | Body constuction of industrial vehicle A construction forming a part of a body of an industrial vehicle is composed of a frame structure and a covering of an engine compartment. The covering has a hinged upper panel, and left and right side panels each of which is hinged at a bottom end so tha... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4753450 | Rolling construction platform The following specification discloses a rolling construction platform which can be easily converted for over the road transportation. The rolling construction platform for supporting staging comprising a first frame support section and a second frame supp... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4709958 | Ridable vehicle and assembly method A child's ridable vehicle is disclosed which includes generally first and second body portions with proximal ends overlapped and secured at alignment apertures to a frame of the vehicle. The second body portion overlaps the first body portion at sill port... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4533172 | Disconnectable automotive vehicle frame The disclosure is of a three-piece, skeletal framework for an automotive vehicle, especially of the racing type, made up of front-end, intermediate and rear-end units disposed in fore-and-aft, end-to-end relationship and rigidly but readily disconnectably... | 08/06/1985 |
