US 2013/0277129 A1 · BULLDOZER

Abstract

The cab is situated on the body frame. The engine cover is situated in front of the cab. The engine includes the crankshaft extending in the longitudinal direction of the bulldozer. The air cleaner is situated above the engine. The air cleaner is secured to the engine cover. The duct connects the air cleaner and the engine. The duct includes the first connector and the second connector. The first connector is connected to the engine. The second connector is connected to the air cleaner. The front mounting part supports the engine on the body frame. The rear mounting part supports the engine on the body frame. The rear mounting part is situated behind and above the front mounting part.

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Dependent claims

A bulldozer comprising:

a body frame;
a cab situated on the body frame;
an engine cover situated in front of the cab;
an engine situated on the body frame inside the engine cover, and including a crank shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of the bulldozer;
an air cleaner secured to the engine cover, and positioned above the engine;
a duct connecting the air cleaner and the engine, and including
a first connector connected to the engine, and
a second connector connected to the air cleaner;
a front mounting part supporting the engine on the body frame;
and
a rear mounting part situated behind and above the front mounting part, and supporting the engine on the body frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/713,905Filed 13 Dec 2012

Priority

JP 2012-09856824 Apr 2012

Published

24 Oct 2013

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

E02F 9/0866
Arrangement of component parts installed on superstructures not otherwise provided for, e.g. electric components, fenders, air-conditioning units:…
B62D 21/11
Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted: with resilient means for suspension , e.g. of wheels or engine;…
B62D 25/082
Front or rear portions: engine compartments
B62D 55/06
Endless track vehicles: with tracks without ground wheels

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Abstract

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