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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Toshihiko Uno, Kariya, JP;
Yuji Aoyagi, Kariya, JP;
Masamitsu Iwatani, Kariya, JP;
Tadashi Takenoshita, Kokubu, JP;
Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A low profile cab-front-engine truck is converted by utilizing a normal chassis frame and a normal cab designed for a cab-over-engine truck in which an engine is arranged adjacent to a front axle and in which the cab is arranged over the engine. The cab is shifted to a front lower position in front of the engine. The low profile truck includes a frame extension provided on the forward end portion of the chassis frame, a front mount provided on the frame extension, and a rear mount provided on the frame extension or the chassis frame. The cab is supported at the front lower position by the front and rear mounts.