Work vehicle
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorsDaisuke Miyazaki, Makoto Imaizumi, Yasuaki Morioka
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Abstract
A work vehicle includes a gear case in which lubricating oil is stored, and a transmission case positioned rearward of the gear case and in which lubricating oil is stored. The work vehicle also includes a communication passage to allow lubricating oil to flow back and forth between the gear case and the transmission case. A rear port, which is in communication with an interior of the transmission case and is for connection to a communication passage, is lower than a front port that is in communication with the interior of the gear case and is for connection to the communication passage.
Claims6
A work vehicle comprising:
- a motor;
- front and rear travel devices;
- a gear case that houses a gear transmission configured to receive motive power from the motor, and is configured to store lubricating oil;
- a power receiver configured to receive motive power from the gear transmission;
- a transmission case positioned rearward of the gear case to house a transmission to transmit motive power from the motor to the front and rear travel devices, and is configured to store lubricating oil;
- a communication passage configured to allow lubricating oil to flow back and forth between the gear case and the transmission case;
- a rear port in communication with an interior of the transmission case and connected to the communication passage;
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- a front port in communication with an interior of the gear case and connected to the communication passage;
- the rear port being lower than the front port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.