Patents Assigned to Van Hool NV
  • Patent number: 9863582
    Abstract: A gas tank container having increased volume is disclosed. The gas tank container for storing and/or transporting gas and/or liquid, includes a tank vessel, a frame and at least one outlet valve. The end of the outlet valve is attached to a tank flange, which is sunk in a recess at the end of the tank vessel. By recessing at least one outlet valve of the gas tank container, the length of the tank vessel can be optimized within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: VAN HOOL NV
    Inventors: Eddy Mertens, Jan Van Haaren
  • Patent number: 9629471
    Abstract: An improved passenger vehicle with an adjustable seat is described. The seat is provided with a frame which includes a back subframe having a backrest cushion, a seat subframe with a seat cushion and a fastening subframe. The fastening subframe is suitable for mutually fastening the back subframe to the seat subframe, and/or is suitable for attaching one of the back subframe and seat subframe, or both, to a floor of the passenger vehicle. The frame can be adjusted between a seating position and a sleeping position. The upper side of the seat cushion in the sleeping position is situated below the upper side of the seat cushion in the seating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: VAN HOOL NV
    Inventors: Jan Van Hool, Raf Vervoort
  • Patent number: 8840123
    Abstract: A double-decker coach is described which includes a frame, an engine, a front axle and a tandem rear axle. The front axle lies transversely to the principal axis of the frame and offers support to the frame. The front axle includes a pair of steerable wheels, which lie mounted on bearings. The pair of wheels can be steered by a driver. The tandem rear axle lies transversely to the longitudinal direction of the frame and is mounted parallel to the front axle and offers support to the aforesaid frame. The tandem rear axle includes a drive axle and a trailing axle. The drive axle includes two pairs of drive wheels. The drive axle is coupled to the engine. The trailing axle is mounted parallel to the drive axle and includes two pairs of trailing wheels. The ratio of the distance (C) between the third axle and the rear end of the double-decker coach relative to the mutual distance (B) between the front axle and the trailing axle is between 0.20 and 0.50, preferably 0.25 and 0.45, more preferably 0.35 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Van Hool NV
    Inventors: Heli Boterdaele, Leon De Wit