IP Library Granted Patent US 11,738,673
Granted Patent B2
US 11,738,673 · App. 16/702,082 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Working vehicle

Inventors: Takashi Kosaki (Osaka, JP); Gen Futagami (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,738,673
App. No.
16/702,082
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention includes: an operator seat; and an arm rest arranged to a side of the operator seat and provided with a surface on which a plurality of operation tools are arranged. The plurality of operation tools include one operation tool has: a push-operating portion to be operated by being pushed; a display portion to display whether being in an operated state or being in a non-operated state; and a protrusion arranged between the push-operating portion and the display portion and separating the push-operating portion from the display portion.

Claims (20)

1. A working vehicle comprising:

an operator seat; and

an arm rest arranged adjacent to the operator seat, the arm rest extending in a longitudinal direction and including:

a plurality of travel-operation tools on the arm rest, each including a switch operable to be pushed for one of a plurality of travel operations;

a plurality of work-operation tools on the arm rest, each including a switch operable to be pushed for one of a plurality of work operations, the plurality of work-operation tools containing a pair of pressing operating portions operable to be pushed for the operations in directions opposite to each other, each of the pair of pressing operating portions having an area smaller than that of the switch of the plurality of travel-operation tools;

a rotating knob operable to be rotated for one of the plurality of work operations; and

a rotating dial operable to be rotated for one of the plurality of travel operations, wherein

the rotating knob and the pair of pressing operating portions are arranged side by side in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,

the rotating knob and the rotating dial are arranged side by side substantially in the longitudinal direction, and

the rotating knob and the rotating dial are arranged at a level lower than the plurality of travel-operation tools and the plurality of work-operation tools.

2. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of travel-operation tools further includes an indicator to indicate whether the switch is operated.

3. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the pair of pressing operating portions is structured as a seesaw switch operable to selectively be pushed.

4. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a lift to move a working device upward or downward, wherein

the pair of pressing operating portions and the rotating knob are configured to operate the lift.

5. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the arm rest defines first and second and third areas on a surface thereof, the first area being closest to the operator seat, the third area being farthest from the operator seat, and the second area being between the first area and the third area, and

the plurality of travel-operation tools is arranged in the first area, the rotating knob is arranged in the second area, and the pair of pressing operating portions are arranged in the third area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2020
From: KOSAKI, TAKASHI; FUTAGAMI, GEN
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2018-229062 · Dec 6, 2018 · national
JP 2019-202899 · Nov 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200180713A1 · Jun 11, 2020