Link Hinged Patents (Class 296/88)
  • Patent number: 11203253
    Abstract: In a work vehicle, a windshield provided at a front portion of a vehicle body includes an upper shield disposed upwardly of a hood and a lower shield that can be disposed at a position closing a gap formed between a lower end of the upper shield and an upper face of the hood. There is provided a support unit configured to support the lower shield vertically movably to be capable of selectively disposing the lower shield at the closing position for closing the gap and an opening position for opening the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru Nakaji
  • Patent number: 7665792
    Abstract: A foldable windshield assembly comprises upper and lower pillar supports, upper and lower windshield members connected thereto, and a hinge disposed between the upper and lower pillar supports. The hinge comprises a first connector rigidly connected to one pillar support, a second connector slidably connected within the other pillar support, and a pivot member pivotally connected to one of the connectors by a pivot connector defining a pivot axis and rigidly connected to the other of the connectors, the pivot member received within a pillar support associated with the second connector. The pivot axis intersects one of the pillar supports to maintain the upper windshield member in a use position, and the upper windshield member is moveable between use and folded positions by separating the upper pillar from the lower pillar to reveal the pivot connector and folding the upper windshield member over the lower windshield member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel J. Flynn
  • Patent number: 7165802
    Abstract: A foldable windshield assembly includes a windshield support having opposing pairs of upper and lower pillar supports, an upper windshield member connected to the upper pillar supports, and a lower windshield member connected to the lower pillar supports. A hinge is disposed between the opposing pairs of upper and lower pillar supports. The hinge includes a first connector adapted to be rigidly connected to one of the upper or lower pillar supports, a second connector adapted to be slidably connected within the other of the upper or lower pillar supports, and a knuckle having ends pivotally connected to the first connector and the second connector and adapted to be received within one of the upper or lower pillar supports associated with the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Inventor: Daniel J. Flynn
  • Patent number: 5809706
    Abstract: A device for closing an opening formed through the bodywork of a vehicle, the device comprising a fixed panel and a panel that constitutes a moving panel relative to the fixed panel, the moving panel being connected to the fixed panel by functional elements providing the required mobility, the functional elements being fitted to the face of the fixed panel that is directed towards the inside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Parnier & Penin SNC
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Neaux
  • Patent number: RE41502
    Abstract: A device for closing an opening formed through the bodywork of a vehicle, the device comprising a fixed panel and a panel that constitutes a moving panel relative to the fixed panel, the moving panel being connected to the fixed panel by functional elements providing the required mobility, the functional elements being fitted to the face of the fixed panel that is directed towards the inside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Comfort Systems France SAS-ACS
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Neaux