Navistar Canada, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130220108 | AUTO-RESET BELLY FOR A MILITARY VEHICLE - An auto-reset belly for a military vehicle capable of controlled deformation upon receiving a explosive force and automatic reformation upon dissipation of the force is disclosed. The device includes a top panel, first and second side panels, and first and second lower panels, all sequentially connected to form a hexagonal barrier. Along the connected panel edges in some embodiments, the panels are crenellated, interlocking to form hinged joints which are held together by a plurality of hinge rods. The hexagonal configuration has an initial apex and defines an interior volume with a biasing support within the interior volume. In some embodiments, the initial apex is adjustable and the biasing support automatically returns the hexagonal configuration to the initial apex. | 08-29-2013 |
20130162007 | INDEPENDENT DUAL WHEEL DIRECT DRIVE AXLES, BETWEEN THE DUALS GEAR BOX, AND INDEPENDENT SERVO DRIVE STEERING FOR BETWEEN THE DUAL DIRECT DRIVE SUSPENSIONS - A rear dual wheel direct drive axle assembly ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130113197 | TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING DIRECT DRIVE AXLES TO A BACKBONE FRAME - A transaxle assembly ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130060417 | TURBO-CHARGER BEARING MONITOR - Turbocharger operational condition is monitored using vibration and temperature sensors to project probable bearing failure. Baseline or nominal vibration levels and heat generation are established under conditions when bearing condition can be taken with confidence to be close to nominal. Departure in operating temperature and vibration at a threshold level from baseline operational condition is taken as an indication of probable failure. | 03-07-2013 |
20120256392 | LOWRIDER AERODYNAMIC TRUCK - A truck for towing a trailer includes a vehicle frame spine, a pair of suspension assemblies extending from either side of the vehicle frame spine and each supports a drive assembly at an end distal to the vehicle frame spine. Extensible struts are positioned between the vehicle frame spine and the drive assemblies allowing selection of vehicle drive height from a driving surface. A fifth wheel assembly is supported from the vehicle frame spine located above the drive assemblies. The fifth wheel assembly includes a fifth wheel and a fifth wheel lift which varies spacing of the fifth wheel from the vehicle frame spine. Control system selects strut extension based on a selected vehicle drive height and operates the lift assembly to counteract changes in vehicle drive height and maintain a constant fifth wheel drive height relative to the driving surface. | 10-11-2012 |
20120247843 | INDEPENDENT DUAL WHEEL TRACTOR DRIVE - A casing has an inner end, an outer end, and an internal drive mechanism. The internal drive mechanism has an outer wheel mounting hub at the outer end of the casing and an inner wheel mounting hub at the inner end of the casing, both supported for rotation about an axis. A motor operates the internal drive mechanism to impart rotation to the wheel mounting hubs with equal force whilst allowing the wheel mounting hubs to rotate at different speeds. The internal drive mechanism further has a carrier that is disposed between the inner wheel mounting hub and the outer wheel mounting hub and that is rotated about the axis by the motor. The carrier contains a differential gear mechanism having an outer output shaft for imparting rotation to the outer wheel mounting hub and an inner output shaft for imparting rotation to the inner wheel mounting hub. | 10-04-2012 |
20120018984 | INDEPENDENT DUAL WHEEL DIRECT DRIVE AXLES, BETWEEN THE DUALS GEAR BOX, AND INDEPENDENT SERVO DRIVE STEERING FOR BETWEEN THE DUAL DIRECT DRIVE SUSPENSIONS - A rear dual wheel direct drive axle assembly ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120018983 | INDEPENDENT HYDRAULIC SERVO DRIVE STEERING FOR BETWEEN-THE-DUALS DIRECT DRIVE EQUALIZING BEAM SUSPENSION - A tandem axle (TA) has identical right and left halves, each having a walking beam ( | 01-26-2012 |
20100308620 | Passenger Bus Body And Method Of Making - A passenger bus body is fabricated in a mold by introducing resin and reinforcing fibers into a cavity of the mold that causes the introduced material to seamlessly join lengthwise margins of the roof ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100236042 | MODULAR REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A rear axle/suspension module ( | 09-23-2010 |