Work vehicle having fender

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10946840-B2
Application number	US-201916406672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2019
Priority date	May 8, 2019
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

A work vehicle includes a vehicle body frame supported on a ground surface via a wheel unit and a pair of left and right fenders that can be reversed from a normal posture to a reversed posture via a reversal mechanism, an inside area covered by the fender under its normal posture becoming exposed in the reversed posture of the fender. The fender is maintained under the normal posture and the reversed posture. A first accommodating profile is formed in the surface of the fender, the first accommodating profile being capable of accommodating an article when the fender assumes the normal posture.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
a wheel unit;
a vehicle body frame supported on a ground surface via the wheel unit;
a pair of left and right fenders that can be reversed from a normal posture to a reversed posture via a reversal mechanism, an inside area covered by the fender under its normal posture becoming exposed in the reversed posture of the fender;
a first maintaining mechanism for maintaining the fender under the normal posture;
a second maintaining mechanism for maintaining the fender under the reversed posture; and
a first accommodating profile formed in the surface of the fender and capable of accommodating an article when the fender assumes the normal posture.

2. The work vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the reversal mechanism is constituted of a pivotal shaft extending in a vehicle body front/rear direction, the fender being reversed about the pivotal shaft from the normal posture to the reversed posture.

3. The work vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a second accommodating profile which allows article accommodation when the fender assumes the reversed posture is formed in the back face of the fender.

4. The work vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the second accommodating profile is suitable for accommodation of maintenance tool.

5. The work vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the fender, when assuming the normal posture, is located on more inner side than an outer contour of the wheel unit in the vehicle body transverse direction and the fender, when assuming the reversed posture, is located on more outer side than the contour of the wheel unit in the vehicle body transverse direction.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Asahara Masato
• Mullins Brandon

Classifications

• B60K35/65

  Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• A01D34/64

  mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle (A01D34/695 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D25/182 Primary

  Movable mudguards, or mudguards comprising movable or detachable parts (B62D25/188 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60S9/18

  mechanically · CPC title