Working vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11753797-B2
Application number	US-202117236042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2021
Priority date	Apr 28, 2020
Publication date	Sep 12, 2023
Grant date	Sep 12, 2023

Abstract

A working vehicle includes a vehicle body, a cabin on the vehicle body, a clutch pedal in the cabin, a clutch on the vehicle body, a clutch operator to engage and disengage the clutch, a linkage including first and second ends, the first end being connected to the clutch operator, and a linkage lock to interlock the clutch pedal with the second end of the linkage so that vibrations of the cabin are reduced or prevented from being transmitted to the clutch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A working vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a cabin mounted on the vehicle body with one or more anti-vibration mounts;
a pedal shaft provided in the cabin;
a clutch pedal pivotally supported by the pedal shaft;
a clutch provided on the vehicle body;
a clutch operator to engage and disengage the clutch;
a linkage including first and second ends, the first end of the linkage being connected to the clutch operator;
a linkage lock to interlock the clutch pedal with the second end of the linkage so that vibrations of the cabin are reduced or prevented from being transmitted to the clutch; and
a support frame disposed forward of the cabin and attached to the vehicle body, wherein
the clutch pedal includes:
a pedal arm extending lengthwise in a vertical direction and having an upper portion pivotally supported by the pedal shaft,
a pedaling member fixed to a lower portion of the pedal arm, and
a connecting stay disposed on a side of the upper portion of the pedal arm and fixed to the pedal arm,

the linkage lock includes:
an interlocking linkage having a rear end pivotally supported on the connecting stay at a position lower than the pedal shaft and rearward of the upper portion of the pedal arm, the interlocking linkage extending downwardly forward from the connecting stay, and
an intermediate linkage to interlock the linkage with a front end of the interlocking linkage, and

the intermediate linkage includes:
a linkage support shaft attached to the support frame,
a pivoting boss rotatably provided on the linkage support shaft,
a first linkage stay fixed to an upper portion of the pivoting boss such that the first linkage stay protrudes upward and pivotally supporting the front end of the interlocking linkage, and
a second linkage stay fixed to a lower portion of the pivoting boss such that the second linkage stay protrudes downward and pivotally supporting the second end of the linkage.

2. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the support frame includes:
a first side frame member and a second side frame member which are spaced from each other in a vehicle width direction,
a lower frame member attached to the vehicle body and having the second side frame member connected thereto, and
a connecting frame connecting the first side frame member to the lower frame member,

the connecting frame includes:
a first member having fixed thereto a lower end portion of the first side frame member, and
a second member attached to the first member and includes a support wall that is spaced from a lower portion of the first side frame member, and

the linkage support shaft extends over the support wall and the first side frame member.

3. The working vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the pivoting boss is provided on an outer periphery of the linkage support shaft between the support wall and the first side frame member.

4. The working vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting frame includes a through portion for passage of a wire harness from an interior side of the cabin to an area forward of the support frame.

5. The working vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein:
the connecting frame includes:
a third member connecting the lower frame member and the vehicle body,
a fourth member located between the first member and the third member and connecting the first member and the third member, and
a fifth member located outward of the fourth member in the vehicle width direction and connecting the lower portion of the first side frame member and the third member, and

the through portion is defined by the first member, the third member, the fourth member, and the fifth member.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Tanigawa Takuya
• Aoyama Kenichi
• Tanaka Michitaka
• Omachi Hitoshi
• Sawai Megumi
• Inaba Daisuke

Classifications

• B62D49/06 Primary

  adapted for multi-purpose use · CPC title

• E02F9/2004 Primary

  Control mechanisms, e.g. control levers (control levers per se G05G) · CPC title

• F16D19/00

  Clutches with mechanically-actuated clutching members not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• F16D2023/126

  Actuation by rocker lever; Rocker levers therefor · CPC title

• F16D2300/22

  Vibration damping · CPC title