Work vehicle
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorsRyosuke Tanaka, Kenzo Ushiro
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Abstract
A work vehicle includes a driver section including a driver seat, an air conditioner, and a duct to supply conditioned air from the air conditioner. The air conditioner is below an upper end of the driver seat. The duct includes a vertical portion extending upward from the air conditioner and rearward of the driver seat, and a horizontal portion extending from an upper end portion of the vertical portion to a position forward of the driver in the driver seat in a side view. The duct includes, at a portion forward of the driver, an outlet to blow conditioned air toward the driver.
Claims6
A work vehicle comprising:
- a driver section including a driver seat;
- an air conditioner for the driver section;
- a duct to supply conditioned air from the air conditioner;
- and
- a support to support the duct in the driver section and having a position and a shape at least one of which is changeable;
- wherein
- the air conditioner is below an upper end of the driver seat;
- the duct includes:
- a vertical portion extending upward from the air conditioner and rearward of the driver seat;
- and
- a horizontal portion extending from an upper end portion of the vertical portion to a position forward of a driver in the driver seat in a plan view;
- the duct includes, at a portion forward of the driver, an outlet to blow the conditioned air toward the driver;
- the duct includes a flexible member;
- the outlet has a position and an orientation at least one of which changes in response to a change in the support;
- and
- the support is changeable so as to extend in a front-rear direction at a position lateral to and above the driver's head.
A work vehicle comprising:
- a driver section including a driver seat;
- an air conditioner for the driver section;
- a duct to supply conditioned air from the air conditioner;
- and
- a protective frame at a rear portion of the driver section;
- wherein
- the air conditioner is below an upper end of the driver seat;
- the duct includes:
- a vertical portion extending upward from the air conditioner and rearward of the driver seat;
- and
- a horizontal portion extending from an upper end portion of the vertical portion to a position forward of a driver in the driver seat in a plan view;
- the duct includes, at a portion forward of the driver, an outlet to blow the conditioned air toward the driver;
- the protective frame has an orientation changeable between a standing use orientation and an inclined orientation, in which the protective frame is inclined rearward from the use orientation;
- and
- the vertical portion includes a flexible member, and is supported by the protective frame and extends along the protective frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.