Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280756000 | Roll bars and/or overhead guards | 64 |
20080197613 | Rollover protection system for motor vehicles with a sensor-controlled actively deployable rollover body - The invention is based on a known rollover protection system for motor vehicles with a rollover body that is held guided in a holder affixed to the vehicle, a drive under spring tension for sensor-controlled deployment of the rollover body from a resting position to a protective position, and a locking device for the rollover body when deployed in the protective position. In order to create a very simple, low-cost and yet highly effective locking device, i.e. a block against retraction of the roll bar after a deployment due to an accident, the invention provides a detent pawl arrangement articulated in a pivoting manner and affixed to the vehicle and under spring tension in the locking direction by a retaining spring, with two extensions extending at least across the width of the rollover body, that in the protective position of the rollover body can be pivoted into direct active contact with corresponding supports on the rollover body. | 08-21-2008 |
20080203717 | Rollover protection system for motor vehicles with an actively deployable rollover body - The invention relates to a rollover protection system for motor vehicles with at least one rollover body that in a normal state can be held by means of a holding mechanism in a lower, stored resting position and can be brought in a sensor-controlled manner into a deployed, locked protective position, with release of the holding mechanism. In such rollover protection systems, in order to minimize in a simple manner the mechanical stress on the bearing points of the rollover body or of the locking mechanism in the protective position arising in a rollover, the invention provides that at least one deformation element is integrated into rollover body, formed from at least two elastic and/or plastic deformation-defined, energy-reducing partial elements of the rollover body that can be slid into one another. The rollover body has two bar arms, at least one of which has at least two arm elements that can be slid into one another as partial elements of the rollover body for the deformation element. | 08-28-2008 |
20080217897 | Roll-over protective system for motor vehicles with a collapsible roll bar - A roll-over protective system for motor vehicles, with roll-over bars arranged at the vehicle's seats, each one being accommodated in a support fixed to the vehicle, and in the normal condition being held by a holding device in a lower, descended position of rest, and able to be brought into a raised, supporting position by releasing of the holding device under sensor control, wherein each roll-over bar has two legs, each of them pivoted at a spacing in the transverse axis of the vehicle with one end in bearings in the support fixed to the vehicle and able to fold down toward each other with their free end, and being interlocked in the raised condition. In order to hinder a digging in of the roll-over bar in soft ground, at least one of the two legs of the bar has a flattening in the region of the free end. In order to enable a locking of the legs of the bar in intermediate positions as well, the mutual interlocking of the two raised legs of the bar is such that a locking can be activated not only in the end position, but also in intermediate positions. | 09-11-2008 |
20080238064 | Diffuser plate for connecting a rigid structure to a flexible structure and machine using same - A machine having a ground engaging element includes a first rigid metallic structure, a second metallic structure that is flexible with respect to the first rigid metallic structure, and a diffuser plate having a stress carrying region located between a first end and a second end. The first end has a rigid attachment to the first metallic structure, and the second end has a rigid attachment to the second metallic structure. The stress carrying region is flexible with respect to the attachments. A stress produced from a flexing of the second metallic structure relative to the first metallic structure is concentrated within the stress carrying region of the diffuser plate instead of at a weld location. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238065 | ROLL CAGE ASSEMBLY - A roll cage assembly, for use on a vehicle, includes one or more structural components. At least one roll cage displacement assembly is coupled to the one or more structural components and the vehicle. The at least one roll cage displacement assembly is configured to allow for displacement of the one or more structural components with respect to the vehicle. | 10-02-2008 |
20080309058 | Swiveling Roll Bar - The invention relates to a swivelable roll bar, in particular for construction vehicles, with two vertical carriers, each of which has a pair of spars, whereby in each, one spar is connected swivelably through a link joint with the another spar, and the link joint comprises a lock and a stop. The stop consists of a joint stiffener, which is built as an extension of one spar and partially grips about the end of the other. In addition to that, the lock has a continuously adjustable final control element, with which the joint stiffener can be braced against the other spar. With the grip about the other spar, the flexural strength of the link joint of the swivelable roll bar is increased. Further, the bracing of the joint stiffener against the other spar eliminates the play in the link joint. The joint stiffener is preferably built as a U-shaped tubular segment that is attached to the latter as an extension of the spar. | 12-18-2008 |
20090020994 | ROLLOVER SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH AT LEAST ONE PYROTECHNICALLY ERECTABLE ROLLOVER BODY - A rollover protection system is provided for motor vehicles having at least one actively deployable rollover body ( | 01-22-2009 |
20090079177 | ADJUSTABLE ANTI-ROLL BAR FOR VEHICLES - An adjustable anti-roll bar for a vehicle having a suspension that is moveable with respect to the vehicle chassis is disclosed, the adjustable anti-roll bar including a flexible member having a flexible member first side, a flexible member second side, a flexible member proximal end adapted to be coupled to said suspension and a flexible member distal end; a frame operably positioned on said flexible member first side; a sliding member operably positioned on said flexible member second side, said sliding member having a sliding member proximal end and a sliding member distal end, said sliding member proximal end defining a first fulcrum about which said flexible member will bend when said suspension applies force in a first direction to said flexible member proximal end; and an actuating member operably coupled to said sliding member, said actuating member operable to cause said sliding member to move with respect to said flexible member, whereby a position of said first fulcrum with respect to said flexible member moves and a spring rate of said adjustable anti-roll bar changes. | 03-26-2009 |
20090085336 | Stiffening Device - A single-part or multi-part stiffening device for increasing the torsional stiffness of a motor vehicle embodied as a cabriolet, has at least one stiffening element which is connected at one side to a rear side of a rollover protection device and at the other side to a base of a covering shelf of the motor vehicle. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085337 | Rollover Protection Device - A rollover protection device is disposed behind the vehicle seats of a motor vehicle, in particular a convertible with a convertible top, and has at least one rollover protection cassette containing a rollbar. It is important here that the at least one rollover protection cassette or a housing of the same is a supporting component of a stiffening support which is of multi-part construction and extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle. | 04-02-2009 |
20090096199 | REINFORCEMENT FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A PILLARED ROOF - A reinforcement for a vehicle having a pillared roof includes a support structure and an activation mechanism to contact the support structure, driving the support structure to an extended position substantially upwardly. The extended support structure is capable of strengthening the pillared roof by contacting the roof to prevent an amount of deformation of the roof during a crash condition causing roof deformation. | 04-16-2009 |
20090102175 | OCCUPANT SAFETY DEVICE FOR ROOF REINFORCEMENT - An occupant safety device for a motor vehicle having a roof. The safety occupant device comprises a support structure slidably mounted within the vehicle that, upon actuation, extends vertically upwardly within the vehicle to cooperate with the vehicle's roof to increase the amount of weight that the roof can support. The support structure includes an overhanging top portion having a length and a direction of overhang that, upon actuation of the support structure, provide early roof engagement in the event of roof crush. | 04-23-2009 |
20090121466 | Releasable holding mechanism and method of use - The invention relates to a releasable holding mechanism which may be used to hold and release a roll bar in a roll over protection system. The roll bar is often made part of the seat structure of vehicle, or a part of the chassis of the vehicle. The releasable holding mechanism will be fastened rigidly or slightly loose to the roll bar frame, seat frame or the chassis of the vehicle. Between the roll bar and the releasable holding mechanism there will be a connection element that is rigidly or slightly loosely fastened to the roll bar. The arrangement of fastening the connection element rigidly or slightly loosely depends on the tolerances for positioning the actuator towards the roll bar. The connection element is locked or released by the releasable holding mechanism. The releasable holding mechanism is locked/-engaged when the roll bar is pushed downwards whereby the connection element is forced into the releasable holding mechanism. The releasable holding mechanism is to release the connecting element when a signal is sent to the release element of the holding mechanism. The releasable holding mechanism can be activated by one short duration pulse, for instance a pulse from an electronic control unit for activation of airbags in a vehicle. The system can be activated with low energy demands. | 05-14-2009 |
20090152854 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DISPLACEABLE ROOF CONFIGURATION AND A ROLLOVER PROTECTION ELEMENT - A motor vehicle with a roof configuration which can be displaced between a closed position and open position and has a roof skin. At least one rollover protection element which, in a retracted inoperative position, is concealed under a covering, is moveable, by displacing the covering, into an extended protective position and has a manipulation element for the roof skin in order to be able to penetrate the roof skin to reach the protective position. In order to be able to reliably extend the rollover protection element, it is provided that, on its lower side facing the rollover protection element, the covering has a contact structure which prevents the manipulation element from making contact with the covering. | 06-18-2009 |
20090184506 | FLEXURAL MOUNT DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME - A flexural mount device for securing a mountable structure to a base structure, comprising a main body portion of first thickness, with front and back surfaces, an intermediate portion with front and back surfaces, wherein the intermediate portion back surface is substantially coplanar with and extends from the back surface of the main body portion, and an end portion with front and back surfaces, the end portion back surface being substantially coplanar with and extending from the back surface of the intermediate portion, the intermediate and end portions having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness, the intermediate portion being sufficiently flexible so that the end portion can be folded back toward the main body portion so that the intermediate portion has an arcuate profile for corresponding circumferential contact with the base structure, the intermediate and end portions including an elongate channel opening therein and the main body portion being adapted for fastening of the mountable structure with a fastener assembly engaging the main body portion and the elongate channel opening. A mounting assembly including the flexural mount device may be employed in a vehicle to secure a mountable structure to the vehicle. | 07-23-2009 |
20090267335 | ATV ROLL BAR SYSTEM - An ATV safety roll bar system including a safety belt, a seat back, and a collapsible emergency shelter adapted to secure to the roll bar and ATV. The roll bar may prevent injury or death in cases of ATV rollover accidents or crashes by absorbing the brunt of the force from the rolling or falling ATV. The seat back may include a rope or strap laced between metal bars having a series of holes, the metal bars being integrated onto the roll bar. The safety belt may be attached to the roll bar at various points and may be configurable to meet the preference of the ATV operator. The system may include a seat belt retractor to secure the operator on the ATV. The system may include rollover stop bars that extend in response to near rollover conditions. The system may include a tilt sensor and alarm warning system. | 10-29-2009 |
20090273169 | ROLL BAR ASSEMBLY - A roll bar assembly is provided that includes a base member configured for mounting on a frame of a vehicle. The roll bar assembly also includes an upper member secured to the base member and an armrest member secured to the upper member. The armrest member includes first and second armrests spaced apart from one another and also includes a connecting portion extending between and interconnecting the first and second armrests. The connecting portion of the armrest member is spaced apart from the base member and the upper member and is configured for mounting on the frame of the vehicle. | 11-05-2009 |
20090273170 | ROLL BAR WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING - An internally illuminated roll bar has a W-shaped frame with “U” shaped cross-section with opposed side walls, a bottom wall and an open top, first and second outer legs, first and second inner legs, a lateral connecting member connecting the inner legs at the lower ends, one or more lenses for covering one or more portions of the rear side of the frame and discrete light sources mounted between the frame and the lenses wherein the some of the discrete light sources may be powered independently of others of the discrete light sources. | 11-05-2009 |
20090278342 | Vehicle roll bar apparatus with active material actuation - A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a roll bar, and an actuator configured to selectively move the roll bar with respect to the vehicle body between a stowed position and a deployed position. The actuator includes an active material that is configured to change in size, shape, or modulus in response to an activation signal, thereby causing movement of the roll bar. | 11-12-2009 |
20090302590 | VEHICLE - A utility vehicle is disclosed. The utility vehicle may include storage areas under the dash. The utility vehicle may include suspension systems for utility vehicles having shocks with both a fluidic stiffness adjustment and a mechanical stiffness adjustment. The utility vehicle may include an electrical power steering. | 12-10-2009 |
20100052301 | ROLL-OVER PROTECTION SYSTEM - A roll-over protection system ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100078925 | VEHICLE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle supporting structure ( | 04-01-2010 |
20100084843 | VEHICLE BODY OF A CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - In order to reinforce a rear part of a convertible vehicle, reinforcement elements are provided on both sides on a rollover protection device. The reinforcement elements are composed, at the rear side of the device when viewed in the direction of travel, of at least two diagonal struts which extend toward one another. Further reinforcement elements are composed, at the front side of the device when viewed in the direction of travel, of at least two lateral stays which are arranged diverging from one another. The diagonal struts and the stays are secured supported on the vehicle body. | 04-08-2010 |
20100109307 | Rollover protection system with improved supporting device - A rollover protection system for motor vehicles with a roll bar, which can be moved by a drive unit from a position of rest to a protection position, is secured in the protection position by a locking device and prevented from retracting, and is fixed in the position of rest by a holding device, wherein the holding device has a movably arranged catch element which can be disengaged abruptly by a pyrotechnical actuator. | 05-06-2010 |
20100133799 | Convertible Motor Vehicle With Active Rollover Protection - A convertible motor vehicle with at least two vehicle seating rows and with at least two side doors is provided. A respectively associated door column is arranged in between the doors, and an active rollover protection system is provided in the region thereof. The door columns end upwards in the region of an associated waistline of the motor vehicle, and the rollover protection system is at least substantially arranged below the waistline of the motor vehicle in a retracted position. | 06-03-2010 |
20100140911 | Swiveling Roll Bar - The invention relates to a swivelable roll bar, in particular for construction vehicles, with two vertical carriers, each of which has a pair of spars, whereby in each, one spar is connected swivelably through a link joint with the another spar, and the link joint comprises a lock and a stop. The stop consists of a joint stiffener, which is built as an extension of one spar and partially grips about the end of the other. In addition to that, the lock has a continuously adjustable final control element, with which the joint stiffener can be braced against the other spar. With the grip about the other spar, the flexural strength of the link joint of the swivelable roll bar is increased. Further, the bracing of the joint stiffener against the other spar eliminates the play in the link joint. The joint stiffener is preferably built as a U-shaped tubular segment that is attached to the latter as an extension of the spar. | 06-10-2010 |
20100187799 | ROPS MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A mounting assembly is provided for a vehicle ROPS unit which includes two legs. Each mounting assembly includes a base plate fixed to an end of a corresponding leg, a support plate, a top plate and a resilient bushing unit which separates the base plate from the support and top plates. The base plate is sandwiched between the support plate and the top plate. The bushing unit includes first and second resilient bushing members and a rigid hollow central sleeve. The bushing unit is received by a bore in the base plate. The support plate includes hollow mounting towers which project into bores in the base plate. Cap screws attach the mounting assembly to a vehicle axle housing. The top plate and the support plate are fixed to each other and to a frame of the vehicle. | 07-29-2010 |
20110012332 | SCHOOL BUS ROLLOVER PROTECTION STRUCTURE - A school bus rollover protection structure is formed from a vehicle support platform and a forward pair and a rearward pair of vertically extending load bearing members where each vertically extending load bearing member is attached at a lower end to the vehicle support platform. A first and second pairs of longitudinally extending side beams are attached to the outer side of one of each of the pair of vertically extending load bearing members, respectively. A pair of upper corner longitudinally extending beams are attached to an upper end of each of the vertically extending load bearing members and attached to an end of each of a forward pair and a rearward pair of transverse load bearing members, where a center upper longitudinally extending beam is attached to the opposite end of each of the pair of transverse load bearing members. Non-structural body panels may be attached to the school bus rollover protection structure to define an occupant compartment. | 01-20-2011 |
20110095514 | FOLDING ROLLOVER PROTECTION SYSTEM - A folding rollover protection system includes an upper ROPS hinged to a lower ROPS and movable between an upright position and a folded down position. An isolation member may be urged between the upper and lower ROPS to separate them from each other. The isolation member may be a resilient wedge-shaped member positioned between a first wedge and a second wedge. The first wedge is movable toward the second wedge to urge the isolation member against one of the ROPS, isolating the upper ROPS from the lower ROPS. | 04-28-2011 |
20110127758 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN AT LEAST PARTLY MOBILE ROOF - The invention relates to a motor vehicle with a roof, comprising a moving flexible roof region, provided with a cover, embodied such that the roof comprises a further roof region separate from the flexible region and divided into rigid roof sections, whereby in the fully open roof position the flexible roof region lies below a rigid roof section extending over the same in the form of a cover. | 06-02-2011 |
20110169255 | ROLLOVER PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH ROLLOVER BODY WHICH CAN BE PIVOTED OUT - In the rollover protection system, the rollover body comprises two limbs which, with in each case one end, are pivotable in bearings arranged spaced apart transversely with respect to the vehicle, and which, by means of the other ends thereof which can be pivoted out, can be locked together in the protection position. To increase the support height and support breadth of a system of said type, it is proposed that one of the limbs is designed such that it can be telescopically lengthened. Said limb comprises the telescopic parts which, in the extended state, are locked, so as to be prevented from being retracted again, by means of a spring-loaded bolt in conjunction with a deployable locking element in the pushed-out position. | 07-14-2011 |
20110198829 | ROLLOVER PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES - The invention relates to a rollover protection system for automobiles, comprising an extensible rollover body ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110221177 | INTEGRAL PROTECTION REMOVABLE SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITHOUT BODY SHELL - An integral protection removable system for motor vehicles without body shell, which comprises a plurality of longitudinal, transversal and diagonal bars, both removable and combinable to each other, which cover the sides below and above the height of the seat of the vehicle and which define, as a whole, a substantially ovoid configuration having its spherical end directed to the back of the vehicle and its oval end directed to the front part of the vehicle, capable to incorporate covering panels, fixed and/or removable, capable of guaranteeing a high resistance to all kind of impacts and providing a safety structure which is comfortable, practical and with novel performance, with the exclusive characteristic in the field of cages of integral protection for motor vehicles of forming a totally modular structure capable to be removed from the chassis of the vehicle. | 09-15-2011 |
20110233909 | Tractor - A tractor includes a ROPS frame having right and left leg portions connected to either a transmission case or rear axle cases, a front frame connected to a portion of the transmission case forwardly of the ROPS frame and extending in the right/left direction, a right attaching frame connected to and between the right leg portion of the ROPS frame and a right side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction, a left attaching frame connected to and between the left leg portion of the ROPS frame and a left side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction, and right and left fenders. The right fender is attached to the right attaching frame and the left fender is attached to the left attaching frame. | 09-29-2011 |
20110241325 | NET STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a roll cage and a net structure attached to the roll cage. The roll cage at least partially defines a protected area and at least partially defines an access opening communicating with the protected area. The net structure is selectively configurable in a lowered, closed configuration to at least inhibit passage of an operator of the vehicle through the access opening, and is further selectively configurable in a generally rolled-up, open configuration to facilitate passage of an operator of the vehicle through the access opening. | 10-06-2011 |
20110241326 | ROLL BAR CONFIGURATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A ROLL BAR CONFIGURATION OF THIS TYPE - A roll bar configuration for a motor vehicle has a cross-member and two roll bars which are mounted on the cross-member in respective pivot axes. The roll bars are each formed as a single part and so as to be stiff per se and can be shifted from a retracted inoperative position into an erected protective position about the pivot axes. The pivot axes are disposed—as seen in the direction of the width of the motor vehicle—at a distance from each other on the cross-member. The roll bar configuration, which takes up a small installation space in the direction of the vehicle height is distinguished in that the roll bars are arranged in the inoperative position—as seen in the vertical direction of the vehicle—level with the pivot axes or on the cross-member there above. | 10-06-2011 |
20110248488 | Pivotable Roll Bar - The present invention relates to a roll bar for a cab-less construction machine, in particular a vibration roller, which is implemented so it is adjustable in height between an operating position and a transport position. The roll bar includes a pivotable tube bow, which comprises two vertical pivot tubes; two stand tubes, which are fixedly connected to the frame of the construction machine; two connection elements, via which the pivot tubes are connected to the stand tubes, the connection elements each comprising a stop surface, against which the pivot tube can be moved to, in particular pressed, in the operating position; a lock for clamping the pivot tube against the connection element in the operating position; a welding surface, to which the stand tube is materially bonded; and a pivot joint having a pivot axis, around which the pivot tubes are pivotable. The connection elements each comprise two sheet-metal parts, which are symmetrical to one another, the stop surfaces and the welding surfaces being implemented as edge profiles of the sheet-metal parts, and the welding surfaces being oriented essentially horizontally. | 10-13-2011 |
20120025506 | CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A convertible has at least one rollover protective structure, in particular a roll bar, which is extendable through an opening which is closable by a covering. In order to further optimize the opening movement of the covering during the extension of the rollover protective structure of the convertible, the covering is attached to a bodywork part with the aid of a multi-bar linkage which controls the opening movement of the covering. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032431 | Net Structure for a Vehicle - A net structure for attachment to a roll cage of a vehicle includes a mesh structure, a reinforcement structure attached to the mesh structure, and an overload indicator. | 02-09-2012 |
20120056411 | Work Vehicle - A pick-up style work vehicle includes a rollover protection structure (ROPS), a seat section including a forward driver's seat and a rear seat, and a rear seat posture changing mechanism for changing the rear seat in its position between a first posture where the rear seat is in a non-use condition and a second posture where the rear seat is in a use condition. A fore/aft length of the rear seat in the first posture is shorter than the fore/aft length of the rear seat in the second posture. The work vehicle also includes a partitioning member for partitioning the seat section from a space behind the seat section with the partitioning member being supported by the ROPS. The partitioning member is movable with being supported by the ROPS between a rearwardly displaced position immediately behind the rear seat and a forwardly displaced position moved forward from the rearwardly displaced position. | 03-08-2012 |
20130001939 | SAFTEY ROLL BAR FOR STROLLERS - A roll bar for a stroller, such as a jogging stroller, can help protect a child sitting in the stroller in case of an accident. The roll bar system can be integrated into the design of a stroller, or an existing stroller can be retrofitted to include the roll bar system. The roll bar system includes at least one longitudinal member, spanning from an upper portion of the stroller to a lower portion of the stroller, and at least one equatorial member, spanning from one side of the stroller to the other side of the stroller. The roll bar system can include a hinge and a locking mechanism to permit access inside the stroller. | 01-03-2013 |
20130049339 | ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLE AND VEHICLE BODY HAVING THE SAME - A roll-over protective structures includes a left side frame assembly including two vertical members, which are spaced in a vehicle length direction and have a width that allows a passenger to get in or out of the vehicle, and a connecting member which connects upper ends of the vertical members to each other, a right side frame assembly which has the same configuration a s the left side frame assembly and is spaced a predetermined distance from the left side frame assembly in a vehicle width direction, a plurality of link members which connect the left side frame assembly and the right side frame assembly to each other, and a cross member which connects lower ends of the left and right vertical members, which are located at the rear side of the vehicle, to each other among the plurality of vertical members. | 02-28-2013 |
20130285357 | PASSIVE ROLL-OVER PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A LAWN VEHICLE - A lawn vehicle having a passive roll-over protection system attached thereto is provided. The roll-over protection system includes an elongated roll-bar that extends rearwardly at an angle from the frame of the lawn vehicle. The roll-bar is a generally U-shaped tubular member in which opposing distal ends of the roll-bar are operatively connected to the frame of the lawn vehicle. The system also includes a support member that provides lateral support to the roll-bar. The support member is operatively connected to the roll-bar and extends laterally from the roll-bar to the frame of the lawn vehicle for distributing the weight and forces experienced by the roll-bar. | 10-31-2013 |
20130320657 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A FIXED ROLLOVER BAR - A motor vehicle ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140062073 | ALVEOLAR CAGE - It is characterized by a cage structure ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140084573 | POSITIONING STRUCTURE FOR A FIREARM ON A VEHICLE - Positioning structure for an armament on a vehicle equipped with an armored cockpit (A) and wherein the armament is constrained to the top of the vehicle. The positioning structure engages directly to the frame of the vehicle and in particular to the reinforcement bars (B) typically called roll-bars, which delimit the armored cockpit. | 03-27-2014 |
20140117653 | TOP FOR A VEHICLE - A top for a vehicle having a roll cage. The top includes a rigid cover, and a flexible cover having a first end and a second end defining a length of the flexible cover therebetween. The first end of the flexible cover is attached to the rigid cover. The second end of the flexible cover has at least one fastener for attaching the second end to the roll cage. The flexible cover has an open configuration and a storage configuration. In the open configuration, the flexible cover extends along the roll cage from the first end attached to the rigid cover to the second end attached to a portion of the roll cage spaced from the rigid cover. In the storage configuration, the entire length of the flexible cover including the second end is removably secured against the rigid cover. Roll cage and top assemblies, and vehicles are also disclosed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140125044 | ROLL-BAR STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT - A roll-bar structural arrangement featuring symmetrical covers that can be mounted both internally and externally of the structure of the accessory, on both sides, without the need for separate parts, said cover ( | 05-08-2014 |
20140167397 | ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has a cover module ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140210195 | WHEELED VEHICLE HAVING A SEAT WITH A LATERAL RESTRAINING MEMBER - A vehicle has a frame, at least three wheels, a motor, a cockpit area, and a seat. The seat has a seat base and a backrest and is movable along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle between first and second positions. The first position is closer to a front of the vehicle than the second position. A lateral restraining member is fixed to the seat on one side of the seat. At least a portion of the lateral restraining member is disposed higher than the seat base and forward of the backrest. The lateral restraining member is movable with the seat between the first and second positions. | 07-31-2014 |
20140319810 | LANDSCAPING MACHINE, LANDSCAPING MACHINE COVER, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a landscaping machine that includes a protective rollover bar having a left bar portion extending from a left side of an operator seat, a top bar portion extending from the left bar portion above the operator seat, and a right bar portion extending from the top bar portion to a right side of the operator seat. The landscaping machine further includes an elongated rotatable member affixed to the protective rollover bar, the elongated rotatable member extending from the left bar portion to the right bar portion. The landscaping machine further includes a covering system attached to the elongated rotatable member configured to be rolled and unrolled with rotation of the elongated rotatable member. Further disclosed is a landscaping machine cover attachable to a landscaping machine, and a method of use thereof. | 10-30-2014 |
20140353955 | ROLLOVER PROTECTION STRUCTURE - The ROPS comprises a highly rigid behind-cab-frame, a mounting-plate of which is bolted to the truck chassis. A roof-canopy is integrated into the frame. The ROPS includes a brace which holds the frame upright, and ensures that the roof-canopy remains in position, protecting the cab, during rollover. The frame is bolted into the chassis using the same bolts that hold the cargo-box to the chassis (or longer bolts), whereby installation is quick and easy. The installed ROPS is held fast to the chassis of the truck with great strength and rigidity, but there is no disruption to the structural integrity of the chassis. | 12-04-2014 |
20140353956 | SIDE-BY-SIDE UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame assembly extends generally along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle further includes a front seating section coupled to the frame. The front seating section is configured to support an operator and a first passenger. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a rear seating section coupled to the frame. The rear seating section is configured to support a second passenger and a third passenger. The rear seating section has an angled panel configured as a dead pedal for the second and third passengers, and a portion of the rear seating section extends forwardly into the front seating section. | 12-04-2014 |
20150014974 | WHEELED VEHICLE HAVING A SIDE DOOR AND A FLEXIBLE LATERAL COVER - A vehicle has a frame, a cockpit area, a roll cage, two seats disposed side-by-side, an engine, four wheels, a steering has device, and two lateral sides. Each of the two lateral sides h a lateral passage disposed adjacent to one of the two seats. A door has front and rear sides. The rear side of the door is pivotally connected to one of the two lateral sides. The door is pivotable between a first position where the door closes the lateral passage corresponding to the one of the two lateral sides and a second position where the door opens the lateral passage corresponding to the one of the two lateral sides. A flexible lateral cover has an upper end connected to the roll cage, and a lower end connected to the door and movable with the door between the first and second positions of the door. | 01-15-2015 |
20150028572 | ROLLOVER PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - Rollover protection device ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150061269 | Motor Vehicle Having a Rollover Protection System - A motor vehicle with a rollover protection system has at least one rollover support body. For the connection of the rollover support body to the body structure of the motor vehicle, a wide-based receiving device is provided in the area of a rear wheel house and/or of a side panel area. The fastening takes place by screws which are oriented in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle. | 03-05-2015 |
20150069742 | FLEXIBLE IMPACT PROTECTION - Disclosed is a flexible impact protection member for mounting to a first member to protect either or both the first member and a second member that impacts thereon. The protection member has a several mobile portions, each being mounted end on end to each other. There is at least one tensile connection between adjacent mobile portions to lock each of the mobile portions to each other to form the flexible impact protection member. At least one portion of the flexible impact protection member can be se cured to the first member. The flexible impact protection member at least in part extends away from the first member when the first member is in a normal operation mode or orientation. The flexible impact protection member can deflect from its normal shape due to an impact event with the second member by the plurality of mobile portions moving relative to each other, such movement increasing tension in the tensile connection and therefore increasing stiffness of the flexible impact protection member. | 03-12-2015 |
20150084321 | Utility Vehicle with ROPS and Loading Platform - A utility vehicle includes a front boarding section, a rear boarding section having a rear seat unit, a ROPS delimiting space including a front boarding space acting as a ride-in space of the front boarding section and a rear boarding space acting as a ride-in space of the rear boarding section, and a loading platform mounted rearward of the vehicle body. The ROPS includes a plurality of posts and an upper frame supported to the posts and delimiting upper space of the front boarding space and the rear boarding space. The loading platform is switchable between a first position in which a front end of the loading platform is positioned rearward of the rear boarding space and a second position in which the front end of the loading platform enters the rear boarding space. | 03-26-2015 |
20150102591 | DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION WHEN VEHICLES ROLL OVER - A deployable structure to provide protection when vehicles roll over, which is made up of a “V” shaped structure ( | 04-16-2015 |
20150115586 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, at least a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a first seat portion and a second seat portion supported by the frame portion and arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, and a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion and covering the first seat portion, the second seat portion and the steering wheel. The first seat portion includes a first seat back portion which has a first backrest surface. The second seat portion includes a second seat back portion which has a second backrest surface. The first seat portion and the second seat portion are adjacent to each other in a width direction of the vehicle. At a height of a lower end of the steering wheel, a center of the second backrest surface is at a more rearward position than a center of the first backrest surface. | 04-30-2015 |
20150123390 | ROPS RETENTION SYSTEM FOR A WORK VEHICLE - A ROPS retention system for retaining a suspended cab frame relative to a chassis frame of a work vehicle may generally include a support bracket configured to be coupled to the chassis frame. The support bracket may be positioned relative to the cab frame such that a gap is defined between the support bracket and the cab frame. The system may also include a retention stake extending outwardly from a surface of one of the cab frame or the support bracket between a base end and a tip end. The stake may be configured to be received within a collar opening defined in the other of the cab frame or the support bracket. The stake may define a stake diameter at the tip end that is less than a diameter of the collar opening. In addition, the system may include a connection strap coupled between the cab frame and the support bracket. | 05-07-2015 |
20150314674 | MODULAR ROOF ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLES - A spacing adjustment device between a first and a second component of a convertible roof assembly for a vehicle. The space adjusting device may have a body having a first thickness at a first end and a second, greater thickness, at a second end; an inner surface configured to conform to an exterior contour of the first component and an exterior surface opposite the inner surface and configured to conform to the contours of the second component; the body having at least two sections each having a different thickness between the inner and exterior surfaces; wherein the thickness of the at least two sections increases in step wise manner from the first end to the second end of the body. | 11-05-2015 |
20150367897 | ADJUSTABLE CAB SYSTEM FOR MACHINE - A cab system with a cab, a roll over protection structure (ROPS), and a pair of actuators, is provided. The cab includes a ceiling portion, a base portion, and at least one collapsible column. The at least one collapsible column includes an upper arm connected to the ceiling portion and a lower arm connected to the base portion. The actuating cylinder actuates to maintain the cab between a first pre-determined height and a second pre-determined height, via slidable actuation of the upper arm. The ROPS includes a canopy to cover the cab, which is secured between a pair of telescopic support members. The telescopic support member includes a movable column with a canopy end attached to the canopy and a fixed column with a frame end connected to the frame. The actuator moves the movable column to adjust the canopy between a first pre-determined distance and a second pre-determined distance. | 12-24-2015 |
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