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Granted Patent B2
US 9,108,688 · App. 14/338,732 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Truck tractor

Inventor: Marco Stutz (Kreuzlingen, CH)
B62D33/0612B60P3/32
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Patent No.
US 9,108,688
App. No.
14/338,732
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A truck tractor ( 1 ) having, in addition to the driver and passenger seats ( 27, 29 ) in the driver cabin, a kitchenette ( 39 ) with a sink ( 43 ) and a stove ( 41 ) as well as a refrigerator ( 45 ) in an upper level. A bench ( 23 ) serves for dining, which is arranged behind a table ( 38 ). The living area is accessed via stairs ( 26 ) from a lower level, in which a half bath and a shower stall as well as a sleeping area with a bed and the appropriate infrastructure are located for the living area and the engine ( 1 ).

Claims (12)

1. A truck tractor ( 1 ) comprising a driver and passenger cabin ( 7 ), an eating, living, and sleeping area connected to the driver and passenger cabin ( 7 ), including several separate rooms located on lower and upper levels arranged over top of each other, which are connected to each other via stairs ( 26 ), with the lower level comprising a half bath ( 11 ), a shower stall ( 13 ), and a sleeping area with a bed ( 34 ) and the upper level, connected via the stairs ( 26 ), comprising a kitchenette ( 39 ), a dining area with a table ( 38 ) and bench ( 23 ), and the driver and passenger cabin are arranged with the driver seat ( 27 ) and the passenger seat ( 29 ) in a front engine area.

2. A truck tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the rooms in the upper level and in the lower level provide a free standing height.

3. A truck tractor according to claim 1 , wherein in the lower level, above a chassis ( 3 ) with the drive shaft tunnel, the sleeping area with the bed ( 34 ) is arranged in the front section, and in the rear area, freshwater ( 15 ) and wastewater tanks ( 17 ) are arranged and therebetween a connecting floor ( 21 ) with the free standing height is located as a connection of two hallways ( 19 ), connected to each other, which are arranged lateral in reference to the chassis ( 3 ).

4. A truck tractor according to claim 1 , wherein under a floor of the driver and passenger cabin, located lower in reference to an upper hallway ( 37 ) of the upper level, at least one chamber ( 31 ) is provided for fuel tanks or batteries.

5. A truck tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the kitchenette includes a sink ( 43 ), a stove ( 41 ), and a refrigerator ( 45 ) arranged in the upper level, in a travel direction (F) behind the dining area and above the half bath ( 11 ) and the shower stall ( 13 ).

6. A truck tractor according to claim 3 , wherein under the bench ( 23 ), a head room is formed for the connection of two hallways ( 19 ).

7. A truck tractor according to claim 3 , wherein a part of the bed ( 34 ′) located lateral in reference to the chassis ( 3 ) is detachable.

8. A truck tractor according to claim 3 , wherein in the sleeping area means are arranged for fastening or inserting a television set ( 47 ).

9. A truck tractor according to claim 3 , wherein the floors of the half bath ( 11 ) and the shower stall ( 13 ) as well as the hallways ( 19 ) located in a travel direction (F) in front thereof are arranged on an entry level and arranged next to the chassis.

10. A truck tractor according to claim 1 , wherein a shower head ( 53 ) in the shower stall ( 13 ) is installed in a box open downwardly located underneath a refrigerator ( 45 ).

11. A truck tractor according to claim 1 , wherein a back rest ( 24 ) of the bench ( 23 ) is pivotable into a plane of a seat area ( 61 ) of the bench ( 23 ) and a top of the table ( 38 ) is embodied such that to be lowerable to a plane of seats ( 59 ) of the bench ( 23 ).

12. A truck tractor according to claim 1 , wherein a storage space is located in a back rest ( 24 ) of the bench ( 23 ).

Priority Claims (1)
CH 1302/13 · Jul 23, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61872128 · Aug 30, 2013
Related Publication 20150028628A1 · Jan 29, 2015