CABINE DE VEICULO COM ABERTURA DE TETO

摘要

A vehicle cab with a roof hatch 12 which comprises front and rear hatch sections 14 and 16, the rear section 14 being over an escape hatchway 26 and the front section 16 being over an equipment access hatchway 28 of a roof compartment. The front hatch section 16 is mounted on a front roof section 10a along its forward edge by hinges 18, and releasably latched to a middle roof section 10c along its rearward edge by secondary latches 22. The rear hatch section 14 is mounted on the rearward edge of the front hatch section 16 by hinges 20, and releasably latched to the rear roof section 10b by a primary latch 40. The primary catch 40 may be released and the rear hatch section 14 may be partially opened and retained with rear stays 64 to provide ventilation. The rear stays 64 may then be automatically released when the rear hatch section 14 is pushed past the retention point to fully open the escape hatchway 26. The secondary catches 22 may then be released and the front hatch section 16 opened and supported by front stays 78, to provide access to the roof compartment through the equipment access hatchway 28.