HOOD ASSEMBLY FOR A MACHINE

摘要

A hood assembly for enclosing a service compartment of a machine includes a hood member with a slit and at least one hinge. A bracket, attached to an attachment portion of the hood member, includes a slot with a stop portion. A support member has a first end retained into an inner portion of the hood member. A second end is engagable with the slot in the bracket. A latch unit with a lock bar is tiltable and positionable between a first position and a second position. The lock bar moves corresponding to the first position away from the hood member, unlatching the lock bar, and to the second position towards the hood member, latching the lock bar. The hood member pivots between a first closed position and an open position. The open position is a locked open position as the second end is retained within the stop portion.

主权项

1. A hood assembly for operably enclosing a service compartment of a machine, the hood assembly comprising:
a hood member defining a slit therein; at least one hinge; a bracket defining a slot and the slot further defining a stop portion, the bracket being attached to an attachment portion of the hood member; a support member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the support member being rotatably retained relative to an inner portion of the hood member, the second end of the support member being slidably engagable with the slot in the bracket; and a latch unit including:
a lock bar being tiltable between a first position and a second position, the lock bar being positionable between the first position and the second position wherein the lock bar being selectively moveable corresponding to the first position away from the hood member in response to unlatching the lock bar and the lock bar being selectively moveable corresponding to the second position towards the hood member in response to latching the lock bar;wherein the hood member being structured and arranged to selectively pivot relative to the machine between a first closed position and an open position, the open position corresponding to a locked open position of the hood member in response to the second end of the support member being engagably retained within the stop portion of the slot within the bracket.