IN 1973, AN EXPERIMENTAL C.O.E. class eight highway vehicle was designed and built by Kenworth Truck Company to evaluate market impact generated by a unique looking vehicle. Various design aspects as related to driver comfort and associated component development are presented.To provide separate sleeping accommodations for two people, total cab height from current production models was increased by 22 inches. This increase was also used to develop a roof contour with esthetic valve and moderate air flow characteristics to the extent possible. In addition, a brief summary of actual road testing is presented.


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    Title :

    A New Concept in Cab-Over-Engine Truck Design


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    National Truck Meeting and Exposition ; 1975



    Publication date :

    1975-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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