Abstract: A sweeper vehicle having a unique engine/motor mounting arrangement whereby the engine/motor and accessories may be rotated out of the vehicle into a more accessible position for maintenance and the like, as well as a novel apparatus for clamping the engine/motor in its normal operating position and a safety interlock mechanism.

Abstract: An apparatus for unloading belly dump trucks into piles comprises a ramp onto which the unloading truck drives, a hopper for reception of dumped material, and a conveyor running under the hopper and onto a side conveyor arm for disposal of the material The conveyor arm can be raised and lowered and collapsed for transport An engine for powering the apparatus is disposed oppositely of the conveyor arm, and can be moved toward and away from the ramp for transport and operation, respectively. Rear wheel assemblies comprise a plate slidably mounted to the side of the ramp which can raise and lower the ramp. A steerable front wheel assembly can be raised and lowered for removal of the apparatus from the towing truck and local movement of the apparatus.

Abstract: A semi-hybrid electric automobile includes a compartment, adapted to receive an easily removable fuel propulsion unit therein, and a transmission, adapted to establish a torque-transmitting connection between an output shaft of a fuel propulsion unit, placed in a predetermined position in the compartment, and a drive axle of the automobile.

Abstract: A motorcycle having leading and trailing front and rear arm suspensions for the front and rear wheels. The motorcycle has a frame that is made up of a pair of side pieces that are integrally connected with each other with portions of the side pieces removeable for accessing and removal of the engine.

Abstract: A sweeper vehicle having a unique engine/motor mounting arrangement whereby the engine/motor and accessories may be rotated out of the vehicle into a more accessible position for maintenance and the like, as well as a novel apparatus for clamping the engine/motor in its normal operating position and a safety interlock mechanism.

Abstract: A general delivery load carrying vehicle comprising a unitized load and stress bearing monocoque body and a front wheel drive engine unit. The body comprises a base floor, side walls and a top wall or roof structurally interconnected to support the vertical and torsional forces on the vehicle. The base floor has a length sufficient to provide a cab area and a load carrying area. The base floor is such as to provide a floor in the cab area that is at the same height throughout and at a level such that persons entering the vehicle may step into the vehicle directly in a single step without the need for additional structural steps or running boards. The side walls have openings adjacent the cab area for entrance and exit and one end wall defines structural pillars for receiving the windshield.

Abstract: A drive unit (D) including a front axle (18) with front axle shafts (20, 22) rotatably supported therein, an electric motor (24), and a reduction gear unit operatively connecting the electric motor to the front axle shafts. A housing (26) for the reduction gear unit fixes the electric motor (24) to the front axle (18) and a pair of brackets (28, 30) connect opposite end portions (18c) of the front axle (18) to the opposite front side frame members (10, 12), respectively, so that the housing (26) with the electric motor (24) is swingable about an axis of the front axle shafts (20, 22). Bosses (38, 40) are formed on the housing (26) and on one of the brackets (28), respectively, and a bolt (42) is inserted through the holes (38a, 40a) in the bosses for detachably fixing the housing (26) with the bracket (28), to thereby fix the electric motor (24) to the front side frame member (10) via the bracket (28).

Abstract: A vehicle comprises a main frame, a pair of front wheels and at least a rear wheel operably associated with the frame for engagement with the ground, a steering mechanism, a seat associated with the frame for an operator, an engine including a drive shaft, a device for mounting the engine to the main frame, and a torque converter operably associated with the drive shaft and the rear wheel. The mounting device has a first position whereby the drive shaft is in driving engagement with the torque converter and a second position whereby the drive shaft is in disengagement from the torque converter. The mounting device includes a brake mechanism for stopping the vehicle and having operative and non-operative positions such that when the brake mechanism is in the non-operative position, the drive shaft is in the first position and when the brake mechanism is in the operative position, the drive shaft is in the second position.

Abstract: A system used in a vehicle having a ground-engaging attitude to effect the displacement from a compartment in the vehicle of a power pack adapted for driving the vehicle. The system elevates the power pack from a vehicle driving position within the compartment toward another position disposed exteriorly of the compartment and maintains the power pack at the same attitude as the ground-engaging attitude of the vehicle upon the elevation of the power pack. The system senses attitude variations of the power pack upon its displacement, and is actuated in response to the attitude variation for controlling operation of the displacement and maintaining functions.

Abstract: The spanning device is a tool designed to assist in the working on front wheel drive automobiles. These front wheel drive automobiles are, generally, small automobiles with transverse engines or engines whose crankshaft is, substantially, at a right angle to the longitudinal axis to the automobile. This spanning device is of assistance while the engine and/or transmission must be held aloft or either the engine or the transmission removed from the automobile. The spanning device has a three point resting position which can be positioned on the windshield cowl, the radiator frame and the fender attachment point. A main longitudinal rod and a transverse rod can be held in position by a clamping means or a coupling means. A lifting device may be applied on each rod and at any point on the rod. A draw bolt lift attachment can be used for lifting the engine and/or the transmission and/or the combination of the engine and transmission.

Abstract: An aircraft loader having a mobile frame and hydraulically actuated components, includes a substantially rectangular frame hinged to and cantilevered from the mobile frame. The rectangular frame includes a pair of long tubes and a pair of short tubes which are sealingly connected to form a fuel tank. An internal combustion engine is mounted on the rectangular frame and drives a hydraulic pump which supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the components.

Abstract: A mounting for the transmission of a track laying vehicle wherein the transmission is longitudinally installed and removed from a power-pack compartment in the hull of the vehicle. The mounting includes a pair of collars slidably disposed on bosses on opposite sides of the transmission case for movement between laterally inboard and outboard positions. As the transmission is pushed into the power-pack compartment, the collars are in the retracted positions. When the transmission achieves an installed position with the collars aligned on the sprocket axis of the hull, the collars are moved to the extended positions wherein an external bearing surface on each collar engages an internal cylindrical pilot surface on a web adapter rigidly attached to the adjacent hull wall. The transmission is supported at the sprocket axis through the collars.

Abstract: A vertically inclined engine low floor bus in which the prime mover for the bus is a rear engine oriented above the rear axle of the bus in a vertically inclined position with the transmission assembly being connected to the rear axle through a gear transfer case closely adjacent the front of the axle to enable the floor of the bus to be constructed at a lower position than arrangements in which the floor must be oriented vertically above the upper limits of movement of the rear axle assembly. Orienting the engine in this position also enables the overall height of the bus to be less than conventional while maintaining desired passenger compartment height and further enables the wheel base of the bus to be increased without increasing the overall length of the bus.

Abstract: A vertically installed engine low floor bus in which the prime mover for the bus is a rear engine oriented vertically above the rear axle of the bus to enable the floor of the bus to be constructed at a lower position then arrangements in which the floor must be oriented vertically above the upper limits of movement of the rear axle assembly. Orienting the engine vertically enables the wheel base of the bus to be increased without increasing the overall length of the bus. The vertically mounted engine enables the engine and transmission assembly to be mounted on a sub-frame that is pivotally supported for downward swinging movement of the engine and transmission assembly to a generally horizontal position projecting rearwardly from the bus to enable increased accessability to the engine and transmission assembly as well as the accessory components.

Abstract: A tracked vehicle designed to allow easy dismounting, as for servicing, of a power train assembly comprising a torque converter, a transmission, and a steering mechanism detachably joined together. Having its input shaft coupled to the output shaft of an engine via a joint, the torque converter is supported on a pair of main vehicle frame members via a removable support member extending therebetween. The steering mechanism is mounted to the main frame members both detachably and for pivotal motion about the aligned axis of its pair of output shafts separably connected to respective retractable input shafts of final drives secured externally to the main frame members. Thus the power train assembly is either wholly dismountable from the vehicle frame or pivotable relative to the vehicle frame about the aligned output shafts of the steering mechanism for dismounting only the torque converter and the transmission.

Abstract: A dolly for use in the installation of a jet engine in an aircraft compartment. The dolly has longitudinal guide rails placed in the compartment and a device including two lateral guide rails and a lower, median guide rail; a foldable and removable front cradle carrying two runners and capable of being attached to the front of the engine, the runners cooperating with the lateral guide rails; a rear cradle that is removable and equipped with a runner cooperating with the lower median guide rail; a frame to which the lateral guide rails are adjustably attached; means for the vertical displacement and the longitudinal displacement of the frame.

Abstract: In a wheeled vehicle such as a dump truck propelled by electric motors built into the respective wheels, a power plant is provided on a removable base for the generation of electric energy to be fed to the motors. The power plant comprises an electric generator and a pair of prime movers such as diesel engines on the opposite sides of the generator. This generator has its armature and magnetic field structure coupled directly to the respective prime movers thereby to be rotated in opposite directions relative to each other for increased power output.

Abstract: A drive arrangement in the chassis of an electrically powered mobile machine such as a fork lift or the like having a steerable wheel assembly at one end of the chassis and a non-steerable wheel assembly at the opposite chassis end wherein each wheel includes coupling means for connection to a driving motor and one or more driving motors may be selectively mounted in the chassis to selectively drive one, two, several or all wheels of the vehicle as may be desired.

Abstract: A service cart is provided for transferring thereto and therefrom a vehicle engine assembly which includes a support frame having parallel side members to each of which a set of rollers is mounted. The frame is releasably matable with a vehicle chassis for movement into and out of an operative position in the vehicle through an end of the chassis. The cart comprises a base and a pair of rails with which the frame rollers are engageable. The rails are movably mounted on the base, in parallel relation and spaced a distance corresponding to the spacing between the frame rollers, by an arrangement which includes means guiding the rails vertically relative to the base. The rail mounting arrangement also includes jack means coupled between the base and the rails for adjusting the vertical spacing between the base and each end of the rails.

Abstract: A four-wheeled motor vehicle constructed by operatively coupling two exclusively configured left and right longitudinal side structures by plural, transversely positioned connecting and bracing members. Each side structure operatively supported by its own front wheel adapted for steering and rear wheel adapted for propelling the vehicle. Each of the connecting members comprising a longer mid-portion positioned transversely between the two longitudinal sides, and two shorter end-portions which are secured to correspondingly positioned structurally rigid sections of them. Steering system operatively couples the two front wheels of the two sides for steering thus coupled vehicle. A propulsion plant propels at least one of the wheels. All operating controls are configured for safe and legal operation of the vehicle by its driver. The longer mid-portions of said connecting members support body panels positioned intermediate the two side structures, vehicle floor and seats.