Work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9834088-B2
Application number	US-201615150433-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	May 21, 2015
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A work vehicle includes a front and a rear opposite to the front in a front-rear direction of the work vehicle, and a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The work vehicle further includes an engine, a hood, a fuel tank, a fuel supply path, a separator, and a front protector. The hood is to cover the engine. The fuel tank is to store fuel. The fuel stored in the fuel tank is to be supplied to the engine via the fuel supply path. The separator is provided in the fuel supply path to remove water in the fuel flowing through the fuel supply path. The separator includes a protruding portion protruding from the hood in the lateral direction. The front protector is provided at a front side with respect to the protruding portion of the separator to protect a front portion of the protruding portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
a front;
a rear opposite to the front in a front-rear direction of the work vehicle;
a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction;
an engine;
a hood to cover the engine;
a fuel tank to store fuel;
a fuel supply path via which the fuel stored in the fuel tank is to be supplied to the engine;
a separator provided in the fuel supply path to remove water in the fuel flowing through the fuel supply path, the separator including a protruding portion protruding from the hood in the lateral direction; and
a front protector provided at a front side of the protruding portion of the separator to protect a front portion of the protruding portion.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a machine body frame supporting the engine;
a support column portion supported by the machine body frame; and
a support portion supported by the support column portion and supporting the front protector.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the separator and the support portion are fixed to the support column portion via a fixing member.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising
an upper-lower direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the lateral direction;
a connecting portion connecting a rear portion of the support portion and a lower portion of the front protecting portion,
wherein the support portion, the front protecting portion, and the connecting portion integrally form a closed loop-shaped structure.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the separator has a drain portion to discharge the water removed in the fuel downward and
the connecting portion has a drainage portion formed by being cut off below the drain portion.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work vehicle further comprises an upper-lower direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the lateral direction;
the separator has a light-permeable portion through which light is passable, the light-permeable portion having an inner side portion and the outer side portion with respect to a center of the light-permeable portion in the lateral direction, the outer side portion being farther from the hood than the inner side portion in the lateral direction and
the work vehicle further includes an outer side protecting portion to cover a lower portion of the outer side portion of the light-permeable portion and to uncover an upper portion of the light-permeable portion.

7. The work vehicle according to any one of claim 1 ,
wherein the separator is disposed below a rear end of the hood.

8. The work vehicle according to any one of claim 1 , further comprising
a placing table on which an oil tank to store the fuel to be supplied to the fuel tank is placeable, the separator being positioned below the placing table.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Inaba Daisuke

Classifications

• B60Y2200/221

  Tractors · CPC title

• B60K2015/03509

  with a droplet separator in the vent line · CPC title

• B60K15/01 Primary

  Arrangement of fuel conduits · CPC title

• B60K2015/03473

  for draining or emptying a fuel tank · CPC title

• B01D35/005

  Filters specially adapted for use in internal-combustion engine lubrication or fuel systems · CPC title