Patent ID: 7243982
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: B62D,E02F

Abstract:
1. An operator's cab for a work machine, comprising: a ceiling structure; a floor structure; a first and a second vertical support bar extending between the ceiling structure and the floor structure; an operator's station in the operator's cab configured to position an operator in a driving position, a central region of the operator's station defining an index axis extending substantially perpendicular to a seating area of the operator's station; a first index angle defined between a longitudinal axis of the work machine and a line extending from the index axis to the first vertical support bar; and a second index angle defined between the longitudinal axis and a line extending from the index axis to the second vertical support bar, wherein the first vertical support bar is disposed such that the first index angle is less than about 30 degrees, and wherein the second vertical support bar is disposed such that the second index angle is greater than about 70 degrees, and wherein the difference between the first index angle and the second index angle defines a viewing angle, the viewing angle being unobstructed by a vertical support bar.