IP Library Granted Patent US 7,604,277
Granted Patent B2
US 7,604,277 · App. 11/877,602 · Granted Oct 20, 2009

Working vehicle equipped with assist grip

Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,604,277
App. No.
11/877,602
Granted
Oct 20, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working vehicle comprises a dashboard, a boss and an assist grip. The boss is provided on the dashboard so as to have a surface in which a hole is opened. The assist grip is provided with a flange, and provided with a base portion extended from the flange. The assist grip is mounted on the dashboard so that the base portion is inserted into the hole of the boss and the flange is placed on the surface of the boss.

Claims (20)

1. A working vehicle comprising:

a dashboard having an upper surface;

a steering wheel disposed behind the dashboard;

a pair of bosses provided on the upper surface of the dashboard so as to have respective upper surfaces in which respective through-holes are opened;

an assist grip including

a pair of flanges,

a pair of base portions extended from the respective flanges, wherein the assist grip is mounted on the dashboard so that the base portions are inserted into the respective through-holes of the bosses and the flanges are placed on the respective upper surfaces of the bosses, and

an arched member formed in a substantially vertically reversed U-shape when viewed in front; and

a fixture member disposed below the upper surface of the dashboard, wherein the base portions of the assist grip inserted into the respective through-holes are extended downward inside of the dashboard and are fixed to the fixture member,

wherein the arched member of the assist grip further includes a pair of upwardly extending portions extending upward from the respective flanges, and includes a horizontal extending portion extending between the upwardly extending portions, and

wherein the horizontally extending portion of the arched member is formed at a lateral center portion of the arched member into an arch-shape when viewed in plan, said arch-shape lying in a horizontal plane so as to space the assist grip from the steering wheel.

2. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fixture member is formed with a pair of fitting portions to which the respective base portions are fitted.

3. The working vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the fixture member is provided with a plurality of holes in each of the fitting portions, the working vehicle further comprising:

a plurality of projections extended from each of the base portions of the assist grip, wherein the base portions of the assist grip are fitted to the respective fitting portions of the fixture member so as to insert the projections into the respective holes of the fixture member; and

a plurality of fasteners provided on the respective projections inserted into the respective holes of the fixture member so as to fasten the assist grip to the fixture member.

4. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the bosses are convexed upward from the upper surface of the dashboard.

5. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the base portions extend downward from the respective flanges at axial center portions of the assist grip.

6. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the assist grip is provided with a main portion, and wherein the flanges radially extend from a pair of bottoms of the main portion.

7. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the assist grip is provided with a main portion, wherein the base portions are radially smaller than the main portion, and extended from a pair of bottom surfaces of the main portion, and wherein the flanges are formed by the respective bottom surfaces of the main portion that surround the respective base portions.

8. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the assist grip includes a core bar and an elastic member fitted on the core bar, wherein the elastic member serves as the arched member including the pair of flanges, wherein the core bar has a pair of end portions which project downward from the respective flanges of the arched member so as to serve as the respective base portions to be fixed to the fixture member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054162/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2008
From: MATSUMOTO, KUNIHIKO; SHIBAOKA, JUNKO; MATSUBAYASHI, TOSHIKAZU; YAMAMOTO, NAOKI
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021312/0911 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2005-378667 · Dec 28, 2005 · national
JP 2006-045397 · Feb 22, 2006 · national
JP 2006-232729 · Aug 29, 2006 · national
JP 2007-202358 · Aug 2, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1181670000
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