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Granted Patent B2
US 10,941,696 · App. 16/434,404 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Engine cover and work vehicle

Inventors: Seigi Aratake (Sakai, JP); Kozo Kitagawa (Sakai, JP); Takahiro Miyasaka (Sakai, JP); Koji Kashiwase (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Kubota Corporation
F01P9/00B60K13/04F01P2060/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,941,696
App. No.
16/434,404
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An engine cover capable of appropriately covering the upper side of an engine is provided. An engine cover is provided with a plate member installed above an engine, and the plate member is provided with a reinforcement structure for increasing the torsional rigidity of the plate member.

Claims (16)

1. A work vehicle, comprising:

a motive portion having an engine and an exhaust gas treatment device connected to an exhaust manifold of the engine,

wherein the exhaust gas treatment device is connected to a fixing portion integrated with the engine through a mounting support,

the mounting support is provided with a mounting portion connectable to the fixing portion, a connecting portion that connects the exhaust gas treatment device, and a heat shielding plate that suppresses conduction of radiant heat between the fixing portion and the exhaust gas treatment device, and

the bottom of the exhaust gas treatment device is supported by the mounting support in a state where the heat shielding plate faces a lower half side of the exhaust gas treatment device.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the motive portion is provided between a vehicle frame supported by a traveling device, a driving portion disposed to a front side above the vehicle frame, and a loading platform disposed to a rear side of the driving portion above the vehicle frame.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the engine is disposed at the front of the motive portion, and a transmission is installed in a continuous manner to the rear of the engine,

the exhaust gas treatment device is disposed above the transmission at a position to the rear away from the engine, and

the mounting support is attached to the transmission.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the exhaust gas treatment device is disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the exhaust gas treatment device lies along a front-rear direction, and

a front end portion of the exhaust gas treatment device is connected to the exhaust manifold by an exhaust gas inlet pipe along the front-rear direction.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the exhaust gas treatment device is provided with a silencing device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2020
From: ARATAKE, SEIGI; KITAGAWA, KOZO; MIYASAKA, TAKAHIRO; KASHIWASE, KOJI
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (3)
JP JP2018-121686 · Jun 27, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-176491 · Sep 20, 2018 · national
JP JP2019-012228 · Jan 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200003109A1 · Jan 2, 2020
Cited By (2)
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