IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,738,814
Granted Patent B2
US 11,738,814 · App. 16/190,274 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Work vehicle

Inventors: Toshiki Ono (Sakai, JP); Hiroki Bessho (Sakai, JP); Yuichiro Kimura (Sakai, JP); Rei Tokuda (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Kubota Corporation
B62D63/04B60P1/04B62D21/18F01N13/14F01N13/1822F16F1/3732
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Patent No.
US 11,738,814
App. No.
16/190,274
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a work vehicle having a load carrier deck provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body to be vertically pivotable between an elevated discharging posture and a lowered load carrying posture. An engine section is provided under the load carrier deck. The engine section includes an engine, an exhaust muffler for the engine, and a muffler heat insulating cover for covering an outer circumference of the exhaust muffler. The muffler heat insulating cover is supported by a vehicle body frame via an anti-vibration member.

Claims (50)

1. A work vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body having a vehicle body frame;

a load carrier deck provided at a rear portion of the vehicle body, the load carrier deck being vertically pivotable between an elevated discharging posture and a lowered load carrying posture;

an engine section provided under the load carrier deck, the engine section including an engine and an exhaust muffler for the engine;

a muffler heat insulating cover that covers at least a portion of an outer circumference of the exhaust muffler; and

an elastic anti-vibration member provided in a region of the muffler heat insulating cover adjacent the vehicle body frame, the muffler heat insulting cover being supported by the vehicle body frame via the elastic anti-vibration member,

wherein the elastic anti-vibration member is connectable to the vehicle body frame by a connecting bolt and a fastening restriction member configured for restricting a fastening stroke of the connecting bolt,

wherein the connecting bolt is disposed through an attachment hole in the elastic anti-vibration member to fasten the elastic anti-vibration member to a support portion of the vehicle body frame, and

wherein the fastening restriction member is disposed through the attachment hole and clamped by and between the support portion and a head of the connecting bolt while being fitted around the connecting bolt.

2. The work vehicle as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the vehicle body frame includes a pair of right and left front/rear oriented vehicle body frames extending in a front/rear direction of the vehicle body;

the exhaust muffler is provided on more of a vehicle body inner side than the front/rear oriented vehicle body frames; and

the muffler heat insulating cover includes:

an upper cover portion that covers the exhaust muffler from above, and

a lateral cover portion that covers the exhaust muffler from the side opposite the front/rear oriented vehicle body frames relative to the exhaust muffler.

3. The work vehicle as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the vehicle body frame includes a pair of right and left front/rear oriented vehicle body frames extending in a front/rear direction of the vehicle body, and a laterally oriented vehicle body frame that interconnects the pair of right and left front/rear oriented vehicle body frames;

one end side of the muffler heat insulating cover is supported by one of the front/rear oriented vehicle body frames associated therewith; and

the other end side of the muffler heat insulating cover is supported by the laterally oriented vehicle body frame via the elastic anti-vibration member.

4. The work vehicle as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

an arm member extends from the muffler heat insulating cover to the vehicle body frame; and

as the elastic anti-vibration member is engaged with the arm member, the arm member and the elastic anti-vibration member are fastened and connected to the vehicle body frame together.

5. The work vehicle as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

a connection pipe that interconnecting an exhaust section of the engine and the muffler; and

a connection pipe heat insulating cover disposed aside the muffler heat insulating member for covering an outer circumference of the connection pipe.

6. A work vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body having a vehicle body frame;

a load carrier deck provided at a rear portion of the vehicle body, the load carrier deck being vertically pivotable between an elevated discharging posture and a lowered load carrying posture;

an engine section provided under the load carrier deck, the engine section including an engine and an exhaust muffler for the engine;

a muffler heat insulating cover that covers at least a portion of an outer circumference of the exhaust muffler, a portion of the muffler heat insulating cover extending from a height of an upper end of the exhaust muffler or higher to a height of a lower end portion of the exhaust muffler, and covering a lateral side of the exhaust muffler; and

an elastic anti-vibration member provided in a region of the muffler heat insulating cover adjacent the vehicle body frame, the muffler heat insulting cover being supported by the vehicle body frame via the elastic anti-vibration member,

wherein the elastic anti-vibration member is connectable to the vehicle body frame by a connecting bolt and a fastening restriction member configured for restricting a fastening stroke of the connecting bolt,

wherein the connecting bolt is disposed through an attachment hole in the elastic anti-vibration member to fasten the elastic anti-vibration member to a support portion of the vehicle body frame, and

wherein the fastening restriction member is disposed through the attachment hole and clamped by and between the support portion and a head of the connecting bolt while being fitted around the connecting bolt.

7. The work vehicle as defined in claim 6 , wherein:

the vehicle body frame includes a pair of right and left front/rear oriented vehicle body frames extending in a front/rear direction of the vehicle body;

the exhaust muffler is provided on more of a vehicle body inner side than the front/rear oriented vehicle body frames; and

the muffler heat insulating cover includes:

an upper cover portion that covers the exhaust muffler from above, and

a lateral cover portion that covers the exhaust muffler from the side opposite the front/rear oriented vehicle body frames relative to the exhaust muffler.

8. The work vehicle as defined in claim 6 , wherein:

the vehicle body frame includes a pair of right and left front/rear oriented vehicle body frames extending in a front/rear direction of the vehicle body, and a laterally oriented vehicle body frame that interconnects the pair of right and left front/rear oriented vehicle body frames;

one end side of the muffler heat insulating cover is supported by one of the front/rear oriented vehicle body frames associated therewith; and

the other end side of the muffler heat insulating cover is supported by the laterally oriented vehicle body frame via the elastic anti-vibration member.

9. The work vehicle as defined in claim 6 , wherein:

an arm member extends from the muffler heat insulating cover to the vehicle body frame; and

as the elastic anti-vibration member is engaged with the arm member, the arm member and the elastic anti-vibration member are fastened and connected to the vehicle body frame together.

10. The work vehicle as defined in claim 6 , further comprising:

a connection pipe that interconnecting an exhaust section of the engine and the muffler; and

a connection pipe heat insulating cover disposed aside the muffler heat insulating member for covering an outer circumference of the connection pipe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2019
From: ONO, TOSHIKI; BESSHO, HIROKI; KIMURA, YUICHIRO; TOKUDA, REI
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049096/0688 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-042053 · Mar 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190276103A1 · Sep 12, 2019
Cited By (1)
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