VARIABLE-CAPACITY BODY Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: body building. SUBSTANCE: mounted on frame of vehicle 1 is central body 2 made up of rigidly connected base 3, roof 6 and end face walls with hinge-connected drop panels 7,8 of roof and floor with outriggers 9, side and end wall panels 10, 11 and wheel houses 12 arranged in recesses of base and moved downwards under gravity when floor is folded down flat. In travelling position, houses with side and end face panels are arranged inside body. Floor and side wall panels 8 and 10 have cutouts for arrangement of drop panels in travelling position above wheel houses. Each hinged strip 15 is hinge-connected to corresponding panels of floor and side walls. Floor panels 8 in travelling position are installed at angle to cross vertical plane of body. Overall dimensions of cutouts exceed those of wheel houses. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 4 dwg