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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Travis W. Rogers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Wayne Hunter, Jr., Wake Forest, NC (US);
Joel R. Grimes, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Brian S. Nobles, Raleigh, NC (US);
Travis W. Rogers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Wayne Hunter, Jr., Wake Forest, NC (US);
Joel R. Grimes, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Brian S. Nobles, Raleigh, NC (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An engine enclosure and a method for assembling such an engine enclosure for a vehicle are disclosed. The engine enclosure may comprise a hood, a first door, a second door, a first fender and a second fender and a plurality of hinges. The hood may be disposed above the engine and may have an inset rim extending along a side of the hood. The door may be moveable between a generally vertical closed position and an open position. The door may include an upper edge, a non-metallic interior panel, and a non-metallic exterior panel fixedly joined to the interior panel. Each hinge may be attached to the hood and a door, and may be configured to rotate the door through a swing angle and to lift the upper edge of the door above the rim when the door is moved from the closed position to the open position.