Agricultural tractor
An agricultural tractor includes a vehicle frame, and a front housing supported by the vehicle frame. The front housing includes, a fixed housing portion fixed to the vehicle frame, a movable housing portion supported by the vehicle frame or the fixed housing portion and being openable and closeable.
1 . An agricultural tractor comprising:
a vehicle frame; and
a front housing supported by the vehicle frame and including:
a fixed housing portion fixed to the vehicle frame; and
a movable housing portion supported by the vehicle frame or the fixed housing portion, the movable housing portion being openable and closeable and pivotally supported in front of the fixed housing portion; wherein
a dimension of the movable housing portion in a front-back direction is greater than a dimension of the fixed housing portion in the front-back direction;
the movable housing portion houses a fuel-cell module;
the fixed housing portion houses a radiator device; and
the front housing includes at least one opening portion configured to guide cooling airflow therethrough.
2 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed housing portion houses a component having a size exceeding a capacity of the movable housing portion.
3 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 2 , wherein a maximum width inside the fixed housing portion is larger than a maximum width inside the movable housing portion.
4 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed housing portion is behind the movable housing portion.
5 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 4 , wherein
the fixed housing portion includes a front wall on a side of the movable housing portion; and
the front wall includes an opening portion communicating with an interior of the movable housing portion in a closed state.
6 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 4 , wherein
the vehicle frame supports a driver seat and a handle stay cover with a steering wheel in front of the driver seat; and
the fixed housing portion is in front of the handle stay cover.
7 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a cabin surrounding the driver seat and the handle stay cover; wherein
the fixed housing portion is in front of the cabin.
8 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fuel cell power generation system including a fuel cell stack of the fuel-cell module and housed in the movable housing portion.
9 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 8 , wherein the fixed housing portion houses a device included in the fuel cell power generation system.
10 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 9 , wherein the device housed in the fixed housing portion is the radiator device to dissipate heat from coolant for the fuel cell stack.
11 . The agricultural tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the movable housing portion is rotatable about a rotation axis located at a front end of the movable housing portion so as to swing upward and forward away from the fixed housing portion between a closed position and an open position.