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Granted Patent B2
US 8,721,006 · App. 13/813,537 · Granted May 13, 2014

Dump body

Inventor: Kyouji Uranaka (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,721,006
App. No.
13/813,537
Granted
May 13, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dump body includes a front plate, a bottom plate integrally provided on a lower part of the front plate, and a pair of right and left side plates provided on sides of the front plate and the bottom plate. On a lower part of an outer surface of the front plate, a linear hollow lower rib extending in a right-left direction and a pair of right and left vertical ribs that are in communication with the lower rib at lower ends thereof are provided. An exhaust gas flow path of an exhaust gas is defined including an inner space of the lower rib and an inner space of the vertical ribs. The exhaust gas flow path is in communication a flow-path forming section of a box shape that allows the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust gas flow path to go downward relative to the lower rib.

Claims (56)

1. A dump body comprising:

a front plate;

a bottom plate provided on a lower part of the front plate;

a pair of right and left side plates that are integrally provided on sides of the front plate and the bottom plate;

a linear hollow lower rib extending in a right-left direction provided on a lower part of an outer surface of the front plate;

a pair of right and left vertical ribs of which lower ends are in communication with the lower rib; and

an exhaust gas flow path defined including an inner space of the lower rib and an inner space of the vertical ribs, wherein

the exhaust gas flow path comprises a flow-path forming section in a shape of a box that defines a bypass for an exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust gas flow path to go downward relative to the lower rib and returns the exhaust gas to the exhaust gas flow path, the flow-path forming section being bonded to an outer surface of the dump body.

2. The dump body according to claim 1 , wherein

the exhaust gas flow path and the flow-path forming section are in communication with each other through an opening provided in the lower rib.

3. The dump body according to claim 2 , wherein

the opening comprises a plurality of openings provided in the lower rib, and

the inner space of the lower rib is closed by a partition between adjacent ones of the plurality of openings.

4. The dump body according to claim 2 , wherein

the opening provided in the lower rib is divided at least into a first opening and a second opening by a partition extended from the inner space of the lower rib.

5. The dump body according to claim 1 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is bonded to a lower part of the lower rib.

6. The dump body according to claim 1 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to a center of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

7. The dump body according to claim 1 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to both ends of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

8. The dump body according to claim 1 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided over substantially an entire area of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

9. The dump body according to claim 3 , wherein

the opening provided in the lower rib is divided at least into a first opening and a second opening by a partition extended from the inner space of the lower rib.

10. The dump body according to claim 2 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is bonded to a lower part of the lower rib.

11. The dump body according to claim 3 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is bonded to a lower part of the lower rib.

12. The dump body according to claim 4 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is bonded to a lower part of the lower rib.

13. The dump body according to claim 2 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to a center of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

14. The dump body according to claim 3 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to a center of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

15. The dump body according to claim 4 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to a center of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

16. The dump body according to claim 5 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to a center of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

17. The dump body according to claim 2 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to both ends of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

18. The dump body according to claim 3 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to both ends of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

19. The dump body according to claim 4 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to both ends of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

20. The dump body according to claim 5 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided at least corresponding to both ends of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

21. The dump body according to claim 2 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided over substantially an entire area of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

22. The dump body according to claim 3 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided over substantially an entire area of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

23. The dump body according to claim 4 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided over substantially an entire area of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

24. The dump body according to claim 5 , wherein

the flow-path forming section is provided over substantially an entire area of the lower rib in the right-left direction.

25. The dump body according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-path returning section is configured to return the exhaust gas to the exhaust gas flow path at the front plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2013
From: URANAKA, KYOUJI
To: KOMATSU LTD.
Reel/Frame 029731/0438 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-228238 · Oct 17, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130187435A1 · Jul 25, 2013