IP Library Granted Patent US 10,532,653
Granted Patent B2
US 10,532,653 · App. 15/554,032 · Granted Jan 14, 2020

Tractor

Inventors: Takuya Uemura (Tokyo, JP); Taira Ozaki (Tokyo, JP); Masami Hirayama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
B60K13/02B60K11/06E02F3/76E02F3/80E02F9/00F02M35/16F02M35/164B60Y2200/411
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Patent No.
US 10,532,653
App. No.
15/554,032
Granted
Jan 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tractor includes an air cleaner and a passageway arranged to surround the air cleaner. Alternatively, tractor includes a maintenance equipment, an engine, a top plate covering the engine, and a floor section disposed at a position lower than the top plate and in a non-overlapping position with the engine as seen from above. In this tractor, the maintenance equipment is disposed on the floor section.

Claims (57)

1. A tractor comprising:

a vehicle body;

an air cleaner;

a first equipment; and

a passageway arranged to surround the air cleaner, the passageway including a first passageway section that extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body on a first side of the air cleaner in vehicle width direction of the vehicle body, the vehicle width direction being perpendicular to the front-rear direction,

the first equipment being disposed on the first side of the first passageway section such that first passageway section is disposed between the first equipment and the air cleaner in the vehicle width direction.

2. The tractor according to claim 1 , further comprising

an excavating blade provided in front of the vehicle body; and

an engine disposed rearward of the excavating blade and forward of the vehicle body,

the vehicle body including the passageway inside of the vehicle body,

the vehicle body further including an engine compartment inside of the vehicle body, the engine compartment containing the engine, and

the air cleaner and the passageway being disposed rearward of the engine compartment.

3. The tractor according to claim 2 , further comprising

a second equipment,

the passageway including a second passageway section that extends in a vehicle width direction on a second side of the air cleaner in the front-rear direction, and

the second equipment being disposed on the second side of the second passageway section such that second passageway section is disposed between the second equipment and the air cleaner in the front-rear direction.

4. The tractor according to claim 3 , wherein

the first passageway section and the second passageway section are connected.

5. The tractor according to claim 3 , further comprising

a third equipment,

the passageway further including a third passageway section that extends in the vehicle width direction on a third side that is opposite the second side, and

the third equipment being disposed on the third side of the third passageway section.

6. The tractor according to claim 5 , wherein

the third passageway section is connected with the first passageway section.

7. The tractor according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a top plate covering the engine; and

a floor section disposed at a position lower than the top plate and in a non-overlapping position with the engine as seen from above,

the air cleaner being disposed on the floor section.

8. The tractor according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a work area into which a worker can enter, the work area being arranged to face the air cleaner.

9. The tractor according to claim 8 , wherein

the work area is surrounded by a plurality of equipment, the plurality of equipment including the first equipment and the second equipment.

10. The tractor according to claim 8 , further comprising

a climbing member usable by a worker to ascend or descend in order for the worker to enter the work area,

the air cleaner being disposed near the climbing member.

11. The tractor according to claim 7 , further comprising

a cover member covering the air cleaner,

an air intake opening of the air cleaner being positioned lower than the cover member.

12. The tractor according to claim 11 , wherein

a height of the top plate is approximately same as a height of the cover member.

13. The tractor according to claim 1 , further comprising

a cover member covering the air cleaner,

an air intake opening of the air cleaner being positioned lower than the cover member.

14. A tractor comprising:

a vehicle body including a passageway and an engine compartment, the passageway and the engine compartment being inside the vehicle body;

an excavating blade provided in front of the vehicle body;

an engine disposed inside the engine compartment rearward of the excavating blade and forward of the vehicle body;

an air cleaner arranged in and surrounded by the passageway, the air cleaner and the passageway being disposed rearward of the engine compartment; and

a climbing member usable by a worker to ascend or descend in order for the worker to enter the passageway,

the air cleaner being disposed near the climbing member.

15. A tractor comprising:

a vehicle body including a passageway and an engine compartment, the passageway and the engine compartment being inside the vehicle body, the passageway including a first passageway section that extends in a vehicle width direction on a first side in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body and a second passageway section that extends in the vehicle width direction on a second side that is opposite the first side;

an excavating blade provided in front of the vehicle body;

an engine disposed inside the engine compartment rearward of the excavating blade and forward of the vehicle body;

an air cleaner arranged in and surrounded by the passageway, the air cleaner and the passageway being disposed rearward of the engine compartment;

a first equipment disposed on the first side of the first passageway section; and

a second equipment disposed on the second side of the second passageway section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2017
From: UEMURA, TAKUYA; OZAKI, TAIRA; HIRAYAMA, MASAMI
To: KOMATSU LTD.
Reel/Frame 043419/0927 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-208874 · Oct 23, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180029464A1 · Feb 1, 2018