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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2000
Nicholas Edward Bollweg, Galena, IL (US);
David Joseph Klas, Dyersville, IA (US);
Mark Wayne Stender, Dubuque, IA (US);
Martin Lavern Ruhter, Dubuque, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
The operator's station of an off road work vehicle comprises an operator's compartement having a control console. The operators compartment defining an interior space in which the operator is positioned. A HVAC module is located in the operator's compartment along the rear wall. The rear wall of the operator's compartment is provided with an access opening through which the major components of the HVAC module can be serviced and removed. The access opening is provided with an access door that is hingedly coupled to the operator's compartment about a transverse hinge axis. The control console is provided with a console wall having a finished exterior surface that is exposed to the interior space. The HVAC module is also provided with an exterior wall having a finished exterior surface that is also exposed to the interior space and adjoins the console wall. The finished exterior surface of the console walls matches the exterior finished surface of the exterior wall.