Patent ID: 9205879
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B60N,B62D

Abstract:
1. A tractor truck operator control area for a tractor truck suited for driving at extended periods of time by a driver, said operator control area comprising: a. An adjustable seat, an adjustable floor pan, a truck floor, a first set of gas and brake pedals, a second set of gas and brake pedals and a double door assembly; b. Said adjustable seat in said operator control area comprising a seat back, seat cushion, headrest, a left side arm rest and a right side arm rest for convenience when the truck is being driven, said seat back being connected to said cushion at a central axis of said seat cushion such that the angle between said seat back and said seat cushion adapted to be selectively adjustable, said seat back having a plurality of spaced apart pipes extending along the rear of said seat back for supporting and engaging said adjustable seat in a vertical or horizontal direction, said adjustable seat having said pipes for allowing movement of said adjustable seat in a backward or forward direction, said adjustable seat being adjustable in an upward or downward direction by an air cylinder system which extends between said bottom surface of said seat cushion and said adjustable floor pan, said seat cushion being movable backwards into a standing position and forwards into a sitting position, said seat cushion having a back portion and a front portion, said seat cushion being adjustable about a horizontal axis from a first orientation in a sitting position for said vehicle operator to a standing position facing laterally toward the front of said tractor truck, said seat cushion being a tilt adjustable cushion, said front portion adapted to be tilted up or down and supported by a lever mechanism to raise or lower said front portion, said lever being mounted on the side of said seat cushion, said lever mechanism adapted to include a seat retention mechanism to retain said front portion or said back portion in the upper or lower position, said adjustable seat being configured to be suitable for use by vehicle operators; said headrest being mounted to the top portion of said adjustable seat and said headrest being adjustable by small guide pipes that extend from the body of said adjustable seat in the ascending and descending direction, said headrest adapted to be electrically and mechanically coupled to said adjustable seat; said armrests adapted to be mounted to the left and right sides of said adjustable seat by large guide pipes and extend from the sides of said adjustable seat, said armrests being adapted to adjust to various angles, said armrests adapted to be extended away from said adjustable seat, said armrests adapted to be electrically and mechanically coupled to said adjustable seat; c. Said adjustable floor pan having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge and a rear edge, said adjustable floor pan being directly supported at said bottom surface by an elongated guide pipe which projects d. Said truck floor being contiguous with said adjustable floor pan and built at the same horizontal level, said truck floor housing said first set of gas and brake pedals when said driver is in a sitting or squatting position, said truck floor being hinged to the interior or said truck operator control area and being moveable in a ninety degree angle; e. Said first set of gas and brake pedals having a common mount, said first set of gas and brake pedals being adapted for selective adjustment backwards and forwards depending on the driver's preference; f. Said second set of gas and brake pedal having a common mount, said second set of gas and brake pedals being adapted for selective adjustment backwards and forwards depending on the driver's preference; g. Said first set of gas and brake pedals and said second set of gas and brake pedals being adapted to enable a driver to operate the tractor truck while sitting, standing or squatting; h. Said double door assembly having a door frame opening, a top door and a bottom door, said top door defining a top door outer surface and being pivotally connected with respect to a body of the tractor truck and being movable between open and closed positions on a horizontal plane, said bottom door being suspended from the tractor truck body using a plurality of conventional single-axis hinges, said top door adapted to have top door extensions beyond its bottom edge for convenience and to assist in making a weather tight door, said top door having a top latch mechanism for operating said top door from the inside or the outside of said tractor truck, said top door having a window frame and being able to house a movable window in said window frame; said bottom door defining a bottom door outer surface and being pivotally connected with respect to the truck tractor body and being movable between open and closed positions, said bottom door being suspended from the automobile body using said single-axis hinges, said bottom door adapted to have top extensions beyond its top edge for convenience and to assist in making a weather tight door, said bottom door having a bottom latch mechanism for operating said bottom door from the inside or the outside of said tractor truck, said bottom door adapted to have a top step and a bottom step, said top step and said bottom step being attached to the outer surface of said bottom door, said top step and said bottom step having a top step surface and a bottom step surface respectively and being adapted to be secured to said outer surface of said bottom door and being adapted for swinging movements inward and outward therefrom, said top step and said bottom step being arranged on a lower portion of a front face of said bottom door.