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Granted Patent B2
US 12,637,832 · App. 18/542,936 · Granted May 26, 2026

Working machine

Inventor: Ryohei Masuda (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 12,637,832
App. No.
18/542,936
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working machine includes a machine body, a cabin which is provided on the machine body and in which an operator's seat where an operator sits is provided, a hood provided behind the cabin, and a condenser for an air conditioner to adjust a temperature inside the cabin, wherein the condenser is provided above the hood such that the condenser faces a lower portion of a rear surface of a rear panel of the cabin.

Claims (81)

1 . A working machine comprising:

a lower traveling body; and

an upper turnable body mounted on the lower traveling body in such a manner as to be turnable;

the upper turnable body including:

a machine body;

a cabin which is provided on the machine body and in which an operator's seat where an operator sits is provided;

a hood provided behind the cabin;

a condenser for an air conditioner to adjust a temperature inside the cabin;

a support frame in the hood to support the hood;

a bracket to support the condenser; and

a bracket support member fixed to the support frame and extending through the hood to support the bracket above the hood; wherein

the condenser is provided above the hood such that the condenser faces a lower portion of a rear surface of a rear panel of the cabin, and is positioned such that an upper surface thereof is inclined downward in a rearward direction.

2 . The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the rear panel is provided with a rear window made of a see-through material; and

an upper end of the condenser is lower than a midpoint between upper and lower ends of the rear window and lower than an upper end of a backrest portion of the operator's seat.

3 . The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein the condenser is positioned inward of an outer edge of the machine body in plan view.

4 . The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the upper turnable body includes at least one air-conditioning hose to allow a refrigerant for the air conditioner to flow therethrough; and

the hood has a hole portion to allow the at least one air-conditioning hose to be guided therethrough.

5 . The working machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a fan to cool the condenser, the fan being provided on or above the hood such that the fan faces the condenser.

6 . The working machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a fan to cool the condenser, the fan being provided on or above the hood such that the fan faces the condenser; wherein

the bracket supports the condenser and the fan.

7 . The working machine according to claim 5 , wherein

the fan is an electric fan;

the upper turnable body includes:

at least one air-conditioning hose to allow a refrigerant for the air conditioner to flow therethrough; and

at least one harness connected to the electric fan; and

the hood has a hole portion to allow the at least one air-conditioning hose and the at least one harness to be guided therethrough.

8 . The working machine according to claim 5 , further comprising:

an accommodating member to contain the condenser and the fan; wherein

the accommodating member has air inlets which allow air for cooling the condenser to enter the accommodating member, the air inlets being provided in left and right side surfaces of the accommodating member, and an air outlet which allows air that has been used to cool the condenser to be discharged diagonally upward and rearward, the air outlet being provided in a rear surface of the accommodating member, the rear surface being inclined downward in a rearward direction.

9 . The working machine according to claim 8 , wherein

the rear surface of the accommodating member that has the air outlet is inclined downward in the rearward direction;

the condenser is inclined downward in the rearward direction and faces the air outlet; and

the fan is provided at a front side of the condenser and is configured to blow air diagonally upward and rearward toward the condenser.

10 . A working machine comprising:

a lower traveling body; and

an upper turnable body mounted on the lower traveling body in such a manner as to be turnable;

the upper turnable body including:

a machine body;

a cabin which is provided on the machine body and in which an operator's seat where an operator sits is provided;

a hood provided behind the cabin;

a condenser for an air conditioner to adjust a temperature inside the cabin;

a fan to cool the condenser, the fan being provided on or above the hood such that the fan faces the condenser;

an accommodating member to contain the condenser and the fan;

the condenser being provided above the hood such that the condenser faces a lower portion of a rear surface of a rear panel of the cabin, and being positioned such that an upper surface thereof is inclined downward in a rearward direction;

the accommodating member having air inlets which allow air for cooling the condenser to enter the accommodating member, the air inlets being provided in left and right side surfaces of the accommodating member, and an air outlet which allows air that has been used to cool the condenser to be discharged diagonally upward and rearward, the air outlet being provided in a rear surface of the accommodating member, the rear surface being inclined downward in the rearward direction; and

a sight glass used to check a state of an air-conditioning gas used in the air conditioner, the sight glass being positioned such that the sight glass is seen from an outside of the accommodating member through at least one of the air inlets; wherein

the rear surface of the accommodating member that has the air outlet is inclined downward in the rearward direction;

the condenser is inclined downward in the rearward direction and faces the air outlet; and

the fan is provided at a front side of the condenser and is configured to blow air diagonally upward and rearward toward the condenser.

11 . A working machine comprising:

a lower traveling body; and

an upper turnable body mounted on the lower traveling body in such a manner as to be turnable;

the upper turnable body including:

a machine body:

a cabin which is provided on the machine body and in which an operator's seat where an operator sits is provided;

a hood provided behind the cabin;

a condenser for an air conditioner to adjust a temperature inside the cabin;

a fan to cool the condenser, the fan being provided on or above the hood such that the fan faces the condenser;

an accommodating member to contain the condenser and the fan;

a support frame in the hood to support the hood; and

a bracket to support the condenser and the fan above the hood; wherein

the condenser is provided above the hood such that the condenser faces a lower portion of a rear surface of a rear panel of the cabin, and is positioned such that an upper surface thereof is inclined downward in a rearward direction;

the accommodating member has air inlets which allow air for cooling the condenser to enter the accommodating member, the air inlets being provided in left and right side surfaces of the accommodating member, and an air outlet which allows air that has been used to cool the condenser to be discharged diagonally upward and rearward, the air outlet being provided in a rear surface of the accommodating member, the rear surface being inclined downward in a rearward direction; and

the support frame includes a bracket support member provided at an upper portion of the support frame and extending through the hood to support the bracket above the hood.

12 . The working machine according to claim 8 , wherein a receiver to store a refrigerant for the air conditioner is provided on one side of the condenser in the accommodating member.

13 . The working machine according to claim 8 , wherein

the rear panel is provided with a rear window made of a see-through material; and

an upper end of the condenser is lower than a midpoint between upper and lower ends of the rear window and lower than an upper end of a backrest portion of the operator's seat.

14 . The working machine according to claim 8 , wherein the condenser is positioned inward of an outer edge of the machine body in plan view.

15 . The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein the hood has a hole portion to allow the bracket support member to extend therethrough.

16 . The working machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a receiver to store a refrigerant for the air conditioner; wherein

the bracket supports the receiver.

17 . The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket support member is a boss member fixed to an upper surface of the support frame.

18 . The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the rear panel is provided with a rear window made of a see-through material; and

an upper end of the condenser is lower than a midpoint between upper and lower ends of the rear window and lower than an upper end of a backrest portion of the operator's seat.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2023
From: MASUDA, RYOHEI
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065894/0702 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2021-109152 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
JP 2021-109153 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
JP 2021-109154 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022015145 · Mar 28, 2022
Related Publication 20240125087A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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