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Sisu KB-112 is a three-axle lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1962–1969. The vehicle was equipped with a technically advanced tiltable cabin. Its two-axle variant is KB-117 which was produced 1964–1969. Both versions were only produced small numbers.〔 KB-112 and KB-117 were followed by Sisu M-series.〔 == Planning == International road transportation grew heavily in 1960's. The shortest way from Finland to Central and Western Europe was over the Baltic Sea but as sea transportation of vehicles was not developed enough yet, the Finnish lorries often drove to Central Europe through Scandinavia, driving around the sea through Haparanda. The conventional long-nosed vehicles available at the time were not sufficient for a such long time travelling. The only way to sleep in cabin was on the floor, next to gear lever.〔 Short-nosed vehicles were common in UK due to local restrictions of vehicle length. These vehicles were also noted by the Finnish Sisu drivers. SAT got demands from their customers for a COE vehicle which would help to maximise the load area. Also proper space for a driver's bed was on the wish list.〔 Creating of a short-nosed vehicle was not a such big step to SAT as the company had previously designed for the state KB-102/KB-107 models with a fixed cabin over engine. As a small manufacturer, SAT listened carefully the signals from its customers. The company set a new project with an urgent status for a modern, state-of-art COE model. The main issue was to ensure an easy access to the engine, enabling maintenance and repairs. The work was started from a blank paper. Finally the cabin got a simple design but it was furnished with a proper bed placed behind the seats. The service problem was solved by a tiltable cabin.〔 Cabin ergonomy, primarily the driving position and instrument panel layout, was developed based on interviews of more than one hundred lorry drivers.〔 KB-112 was the very first European serial produced lorry with a hydraulically tiltable cabin.〔Mäkipirtti: ''Sisu KB-112/117.'' p. 97.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sisu KB-112」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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