Work vehicle
AssigneeYanmar Co., Ltd.
InventorYusuke Hashimoto
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Abstract
A work vehicle according to the present invention includes an engine installed in a traveling machine body supported by traveling units, and a transmission case incorporating a hydraulic continuously variable transmission. The transmission case incorporates a forward/backward traveling switching mechanism. The work vehicle includes forward traveling valves for forward traveling hydraulic clutches, a backward traveling valve for a backward traveling hydraulic clutch, and a master valve configured to control hydraulic oil supplying to the forward traveling valves and the backward traveling valve. A part of a hydraulic circuit is formed on a front lid member of the transmission case. The forward traveling valves, the backward traveling valve, and the master valve are attached on a front surface side of the front lid member.
Claims12
A work vehicle comprising:
- an engine installed in a traveling machine body supported by a traveling unit;
- and
- a transmission case incorporating a hydraulic continuously variable transmission configured to shift driving force from the engine,
- wherein the transmission case incorporates a forward/backward traveling switching mechanism configured to switch an output from the hydraulic continuously variable transmission between normal rotation and reverse rotation directions,
- wherein the engine is installed in a front portion of a frame member forming the traveling machine body,
- wherein the transmission case is coupled to a rear portion of the frame member,
- wherein the engine and the transmission case are coupled to each other in a driving-force transmittable manner via a driving force transmission shaft,
- wherein the work vehicle further comprises:
- a forward traveling valve for a forward traveling hydraulic clutch configured to enable and disable a normal rotation output transmitted toward the traveling unit;
- a backward traveling valve for a backward traveling hydraulic clutch configured to enable and disable a reverse rotation output transmitted toward the traveling unit;
- and
- a master valve configured to control hydraulic oil supplying to the forward traveling valve and the backward traveling valve,
- wherein a part of a hydraulic circuit establishing connection between a hydraulic pressure source and the hydraulic clutches is formed on a front lid member that is detachably attached to close a front surface opening of the transmission case, and
- wherein the forward traveling valve, the backward traveling valve, and the master valve are attached on a front surface side of the front lid member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.