The present application claims priority under 35 U. S. C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-129067, filed Aug. 5, 2021. The contents of this application are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The present invention relates to a work vehicle.
Japanese Patent No. 5385707 discloses an exhaust mechanism provided with a cover having a ventilation hole inclined rearward or forward.
According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a work vehicle includes a cabin, a vehicle body frame, a first traveling device, a second traveling device, and a cover. The cabin has a seat. The vehicle body frame supports the cabin. The vehicle body frame includes a first side surface, a second side surface opposite to the first side surface in a width direction, and a third side surface connecting the first side surface and the second side surface and facing the cabin in a front-rear direction perpendicular to the width direction. The first traveling device is provided on the first side surface of the vehicle body frame. The second traveling device is provided on the second side surface of the vehicle body frame. The cover is provided above the first side surface, the second side surface, and the third side surface in a height direction perpendicular to the width direction and the front-rear direction. Air passes through the cover to and from a space surrounded by the first side surface, the second side surface, the third side surface, and the cabin. The cover includes a center cover portion, a first side cover portion, and a second side cover portion. The center cover portion includes a perforated metal. The center cover portion has a substantially rectangular shape. A first side and a second side of the rectangular shape face each other in the width direction, and a third side and a fourth side of the rectangular shape face each other in the front-rear direction. The first side cover portion includes a perforated metal. The first side cover portion has a substantially rectangular shape, is connected to the center cover portion at the first side, and is inclined downward in the height direction with respect to the center cover portion. The second side cover portion includes the perforated metal. The second side cover portion has a substantially rectangular shape, is connected to the center cover portion at the second side, and is inclined downward in the height direction with respect to the center cover portion.
According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a work vehicle includes a cabin, a vehicle body frame, a first traveling device, a second traveling device, and a cover. The cabin has a seat. The vehicle body frame supports the cabin. The vehicle body frame includes a first side surface, a second side surface facing the first side surface in a width direction, a third side surface connecting the first side surface and the second side surface and facing a cabin in a front-rear direction perpendicular to the width direction, and an upper surface having an opening and connecting an upper end of the first side surface, an upper end of the second side surface and an upper end of the third side surface. The first traveling device is provided on the first side surface of the vehicle body frame. The second traveling device is provided on the second side surface of the vehicle body frame. The cover is provided so as to cover the opening. Air passes through the cover to and from a space surrounded by the first side surface, the second side surface, the third side surface, the upper surface, and the cabin. The upper surface includes a proximal end upper frame and a distal end upper frame. The proximal end upper frame is provided between the cabin and the cover in a front-rear direction. The distal end upper frame is provided opposite to the proximal end upper frame with respect to the cover in the front-rear direction. The proximal end upper frame includes an insertion opening passing through the proximal end upper frame in the front-rear direction. The distal end upper frame includes a spring plate for pressing the cover toward the proximal end upper frame. The cover includes a first cover side surface, a second cover side surface, and a locking claw. The first cover side surface faces the proximal end upper frame. The second cover side surface faces the distal end upper frame to contact with the spring plate. The locking claw is provided on the first cover side surface and is configured to be inserted into the insertion opening.
A more complete appreciation of the present disclosure and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to drawings showing embodiments thereof. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate corresponding or substantially identical configurations.
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The lift link 44 is rotatable with respect to the vehicle body frame 2 around a fulcrum shaft 46. The boom 45 is rotatable with respect to the lift link 44 around a joint shaft 47. The working device 4 further includes a plurality of boom cylinders 48 and at least one equipment cylinder 49. Each of the plurality of boom cylinders 48 is rotatably connected to the vehicle body frame 2 and the boom 45, and moves the lift link 44 and the boom 45 to move up and down the bucket 41. At least one instrument cylinder 49 is configured to tilt the bucket 41. The cabin 5 is attached to a front portion of the vehicle body frame 2. The work vehicle 1 is provided with a front door 51 in front of the cabin 5, and the driver's seat 52 and an operating device (not illustrated) are provided in the cabin 5. An internal space of the cabin 5 is defined by a cab frame 53. As shown in
In the embodiment according to the present the embodiment, a front-rear direction DFB (forward DF/rearward DB) means a front-rear direction (front/rear direction) as seen from an operator seated on the driver's seat 52 of the cabin 5. A left direction DL, a right direction DR, a width direction DW mean a left direction, a right direction, and a left/right direction respectively, as viewed from the operator. An up direction DU, a down direction DD; a height direction DH. mean an upward direction, a downward direction and a height direction as viewed from the operator. Front/rear, left/right (width), up/down (height) directions of the work vehicle 1 correspond to the front/rear, left/right (width), up/down (height) directions as viewed from the operator respectively.
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The work vehicle 1 further includes a bonnet cover 9 provided at the rear end of the vehicle body frame 2. The bonnet cover 9 can be opened and closed and thus a maintenance worker can perform maintenance work on the engine 6 and the like. The bonnet cover 9 can be regarded as a part of the vehicle body frame 2. That is, the third side surface 2B of the cabin 5 facing the cabin 5 in the front-rear direction DFB perpendicular to the width direction DW can be viewed as being constituted by the openable and closable bonnet cover 9.
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The cover 8 further includes a reinforcing member (stiffener) 80 which surrounds a periphery of the perforated metal 81P of the center cover portion 81, a periphery of the perforated metal 82P of the first side cover portion 82, and a periphery of the perforated metal 83P of the second side cover portion 83, and is thicker than the perforated metals (81P, 82P, 83P). As shown in the enlarged area A in
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The distal end upper frame 22 includes a first engaging shaft 61 and a second engaging shaft 62 at one end (base end portion 22P) in the front-rear direction DFB. The work vehicle 1 is further provided with the first side surface hook 63 connected to the first side surface 2L and the second side surface hook 64 connected to the second side surface 2R. The first engaging shaft 61 is engageable with the first side surface hook 63. The second engaging shaft 62 is engageable with the second side surface hook 64. Referring to
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The distal end upper frame 22 can be separated from the first side surface 2L and the second side surface 2R by removing the other end (distal end portion 22D) from at least one of the latches 65, 66 and releasing the engagement of the first engaging shaft 61 with the first side surface hook 63 and the engagement of the second engaging shaft 62 with the second side surface hook 64. Here, the first side surface hook 63 and the second side surface hook 64 have an opening in a direction (front DF) from the other end (distal end portion 22D) to one end (proximal end portion 22P) and in an upward direction DU in the height direction DH. Therefore, it is easy to open the distal end upper frame 22 while rotating in the forward direction DF and upward direction DU.
The cover 8 according to the present embodiment includes the center cover portion 81, the first side cover portion 82, and a second side cover portion 83. The center cover portion 81 includes a substantially flat perforated metal 81P. The center cover portion 81 has a substantially rectangular shape. The first side L1 and the second side L2 of the rectangle face each other in the width direction DW, and the third side L3 and the fourth side L4 of the rectangle face each other in the front-rear direction DFB. The first side cover portion 82 includes a substantially flat perforated metal 82P. The first side cover portion 82 has a substantially rectangular shape, which is connected to the center cover portion 81 at the first side L1, and is inclined downward DD in the height direction DH with respect to the center cover portion 81. The second side cover portion 83 includes a perforated metal 83P which is substantially flat. The second side cover portion 83 has a substantially rectangular shape, which is connected to the center cover portion 81 at the second side L2, and is inclined downward DD in the height direction DH relative to the center cover portion 81. Therefore, it is possible to provide the work vehicle 1 capable of securing high ventilation efficiency while securing visibility in the left and right sides. Furthermore, by storing the additional fan 72 in the empty space of the cover 8 having the shape of a truncated pyramid, the space can be effectively utilized. In addition, the perforated metals 81P, 82P, 83P are substantially flat, and the perforated metals 82P, 83P are inclined to the lower side DD in the height direction DH with respect to the perforated metal 81P, so that dust blocking the air suction port 8a hardly accumulates and can be easily blown away by the additional fan 72.
Further, the work vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with the proximal end upper frame 21 provided between the cabin 5 and the cover 8 in the front-rear direction DFB, and the distal end upper frame 22 provided on the opposite side of the proximal end upper frame 21 with respect to the cover 8 in the front-rear direction DFB. The proximal end upper frame 21 includes the insertion opening 23 which penetrates in the front-rear direction DFB. The distal end upper frame 22 includes the pressing member (spring plate) 24 for pressing the cover 8 toward the proximal end upper frame 21. The cover 8 includes a first cover side surface 84S, a second cover side surface 85S, and the locking claw 86. The first cover side surface 84S faces the proximal end upper frame 21. The second cover side surface 85S faces the distal end upper frame 22 and is in contact with the pressing member 24. The locking claw 86 is provided on the first cover side surface 84S, and is configured to be inserted into the insertion opening 23. As a result, the cover 8 can be removed by hand without using tools.
The cover 8 shown in the embodiment can also be applied to the work vehicle having an engine compartment in front of the cabin. In this case as well, it is preferable that the first side cover portion 82 and the second side cover portion 83 are inclined in the left direction DL or the right direction DR. Further, at least one of the latches 65 and 66 shown in the embodiment may be any other component as long as it can hold the distal end portion 22D of the distal end upper frame 22.
As used herein, “comprising” and its derivatives are non-limiting terms that describe the presence of a component, and do not exclude the presence of other components not described. This also applies to “having”, “including” and their derivatives.
The terms “member,” “part,” “element,” “body,” and “structure” may have multiple meanings, such as a single part or multiple parts.
Ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” are simply terms used to identify configurations and do not have other meanings (e.g., a particular order). For example, the presence of the “first element” does not imply the presence of the “second element”, and the presence of the “second element” does not imply the presence of the “first element”.
Terms such as “substantially”, “about”, and “approximately” indicating degrees can mean reasonable deviations such that the final result is not significantly altered, unless otherwise stated in the embodiments. All numerical values described herein may be interpreted to include words such as “substantially,” “about,” and “approximately.”
In the present application, the phrase “at least one of A and B” should be interpreted to include only A, only B, and both A and B.
In view of the above disclosure, it will be apparent that various changes and modifications of the present invention are possible. Therefore, the present invention may be carried out by a method different from the specific disclosure of the present application without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
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