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Granted Patent B2
US 11,192,484 · App. 16/976,902 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Work vehicle

Inventors: Toshitaka Komiya (Osaka, JP); Tetsuya Iida (Osaka, JP); Shimpachi Fushimi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
B60N3/02B60N2/005B60R3/002B62D25/16B62D63/04B62D1/04
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Patent No.
US 11,192,484
App. No.
16/976,902
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work vehicle includes a driver's step, a driver's seat disposed further rearward than the driver's step and between left and right rear traveling units, a steering wheel disposed in front of the driver's seat, left and right fenders that cover both of the rear traveling units from above; a boarding section that enables boarding and deboarding to and from the driver's step at a position on a front side of at least one of the fenders, and a gripping portion that is provided on a forward portion of the boarding section and is graspable to a driver when boarding and deboarding. The gripping portion is configured to have an inclined posture that is positioned further forward toward the outward side of the vehicle body, in a plan view.

Claims (16)

1. A work vehicle comprising:

a driver's step;

a driver's seat disposed further rearward than the driver's step and between rear traveling units on left and right sides;

a steering wheel disposed in front of the driver's seat;

fenders on the left and right sides that cover upper portions of both the rear traveling units;

a boarding section that enables boarding to and deboarding from the driver's step at a position on a front side of at least one of the fenders; and

a gripping portion that is provided on a forward portion of the boarding section and is graspable to a driver when boarding and deboarding,

wherein the gripping portion extends upward from a foot guard covering the front side of the boarding section, and a lower portion of the gripping portion is provided on a forward portion of a side portion of the foot guard on an outward side of the vehicle body.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , the gripping portion is configured in an inclined posture that is positioned further forward toward the outward side of the vehicle body, in a plan view.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 2 ,

wherein the gripping portion includes:

a horizontal gripping body horizontally or substantially horizontally disposed in an inclined posture that is positioned further forward toward the outward side of the vehicle body in a plan view; and

a vertical gripping body which continues to an end portion of the horizontal gripping body on the outward side of the vehicle body, and

wherein the vertical gripping body is connected to the foot guard in a position, where the vertical gripping body extends along a vertical direction.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 3 ,

wherein a lower end portion of the vertical gripping body of the gripping portion is provided on the forward portion of the side edge portion of the foot guard on the outward side of the vehicle body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: KOMIYA, TOSHITAKA; IIDA, TETSUYA; FUSHIMI, SHIMPACHI
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2018-046589 · Mar 14, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-215386 · Nov 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210039733A1 · Feb 11, 2021
Cited By (1)
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