Work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9902292-B2
Application number	US-201615164940-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2016
Priority date	Aug 3, 2015
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A work vehicle provided with a boarding section and an engine is disclosed. The boarding section is provided with a seat that allows an occupant to be seated thereon. The engine is located below the seat. A separator is provided to separate a foot space for an occupant and the engine from each other. The foot space is formed forward of the engine. The separator is provided with a radiator part formed therein. The radiator part is configured to radiate heat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
a boarding section provided with a seat that allows an occupant to be seated thereon;
an engine located below the seat; and
a separator that separates a foot space for an occupant and the engine from each other along a front-rear direction of the work vehicle, the foot space being formed forward of the engine, the separator being provided with a radiator part formed therein, the radiator part being configured to radiate heat.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cooling fan provided between the engine and the separator, and configured to be driven by power from the engine.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the radiator part is configured with a plurality of protruding members formed on a surface of the separator on the foot space's side.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the radiator part is located forward of a front end portion of a seat part of the seat.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the seat is provided as a front seat and a rear seat,
the front seat includes a driver's seat, and
the foot space is formed for the rear seat, and the separator is provided between the foot space and the engine.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein
the rear seat is configured to be changeable to an in-use state in which the rear seat allows an occupant to be seated thereon and a retracted state in which the rear seat does not allow an occupant to be seated thereon,
a load carrying platform is provided rearward of the boarding section,
the load carrying platform is configured to be changeable to a shortened state and an extended state in which the load carrying platform is extended further forward than in the shortened state,
when the rear seat is in the in-use state and the load carrying platform is in the shortened state, the rear seat is located immediately above the engine, and
when the rear seat is in the retracted state and the load carrying platform is in the extended state, the load carrying platform is located immediately above the engine.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Wakabayashi Katsuhiro
• Tateishi Kodai
• Hirooka Yoshimi
• Nakao Kohta
• Nagatomi Tatsuya

Classifications

• B60K11/06

  with air cooling · CPC title

• B60H1/00285

  for vehicle seats · CPC title

• B60P3/423

  from transport of persons to transport of goods · CPC title

• B60K2005/003

  the internal combustion or jet propulsion unit is arranged between the front and the rear axle · CPC title

• B60N2/3031

  in a longitudinal-vertical plane · CPC title