Backhoe having an engine hood with a driver's seat mounted thereon
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorsMasahiko Kobayashi, Shizuo Shimoie, Shizuo Demizu
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Abstract
A backhoe having an engine hood defining a recess for receiving part of a bottom surface of a driver's seat, and an engine mounted in horizontal posture inside the engine hood. The engine hood includes, in plan view, a first hood space corresponding to the recess, a second hood space and a third hood space arranged laterally of the recess, and a fourth hood space disposed rearwardly of the recess. A cooling air intake is formed in one of the second and third hood spaces, and a cooling air outlet is formed in the other of the second and third hood spaces.
Claims14
A backhoe having an engine hood defining a recess for receiving part of a bottom surface of a driver's seat, and an engine mounted in horizontal posture inside the engine hood, said engine hood including:
- a first hood space extending downward from a seat receiving surface of said recess;
- a second hood space and a third hood space arranged outwardly of a first side plane and a second side plane extending along left and right inside surfaces of said recess, respectively;
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- a fourth hood space surrounded by a rear plane of said first hood space and said second and third hood spaces;
- wherein a cooling air intake is formed in one of a first and second engine hood side surfaces, and a cooling air outlet is formed in the other of said first and second engine hood side surfaces;
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- wherein a large part of said engine is disposed in said first hood space, and a radiator is disposed in one of said second and third hood spaces substantially adjacent to where said air outlet is formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.