Wheel loader
AssigneeKomatsu Ltd.
InventorsHideki Masuda, Shirou Kanamori
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Abstract
A rear wheel is attached to a side of a rear vehicle body. A platform is attached to the side of the rear vehicle body so as to be located above the rear wheel. The platform is provided with an opening formed by a through hole, and the opening is located within a range obtained by projecting the rear wheel upwardly and located on the rear vehicle body side with respect to a center (center line A-A) of a width A1 of the rear wheel when the rear wheel is viewed from above. A plate member extending only in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body in the opening is provided. As a result, there can be obtained a wheel loader having good workability in inspection and maintenance of an engine room front and having good driver's rearward visibility during the operations.
Claims10
A wheel loader, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a rear wheel attached to a side of said vehicle body;
- a platform attached to said side of said vehicle body so as to be located above said rear wheel, wherein
- said platform is provided with an opening formed by a through hole, and a front end and a rear end of said opening are located within a range obtained by projecting said rear wheel upwardly in a side view and located on said vehicle body side with respect to at least a center of a width of said rear wheel in a top view;
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- a plate member extending only in a front-rear direction of said vehicle body in said opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.