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US 7,604,277 B2Granted
Working vehicle equipped with assist grip
AssigneeYanmar Co., Ltd.
InventorsKunihiko Matsumoto, Junko Shibaoka, Toshikazu Matsubayashi, Naoki Yamamoto
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Abstract
A working vehicle comprises a dashboard, a boss and an assist grip. The boss is provided on the dashboard so as to have a surface in which a hole is opened. The assist grip is provided with a flange, and provided with a base portion extended from the flange. The assist grip is mounted on the dashboard so that the base portion is inserted into the hole of the boss and the flange is placed on the surface of the boss.
Claims8
A working vehicle comprising:
- a dashboard having an upper surface;
- a steering wheel disposed behind the dashboard;
- a pair of bosses provided on the upper surface of the dashboard so as to have respective upper surfaces in which respective through-holes are opened;
- an assist grip including
- a pair of flanges,
- a pair of base portions extended from the respective flanges, wherein the assist grip is mounted on the dashboard so that the base portions are inserted into the respective through-holes of the bosses and the flanges are placed on the respective upper surfaces of the bosses, and
- an arched member formed in a substantially vertically reversed U-shape when viewed in front;
- and
- a fixture member disposed below the upper surface of the dashboard, wherein the base portions of the assist grip inserted into the respective through-holes are extended downward inside of the dashboard and are fixed to the fixture member,
- wherein the arched member of the assist grip further includes a pair of upwardly extending portions extending upward from the respective flanges, and includes a horizontal extending portion extending between the upwardly extending portions, and
- wherein the horizontally extending portion of the arched member is formed at a lateral center portion of the arched member into an arch-shape when viewed in plan, said arch-shape lying in a horizontal plane so as to space the assist grip from the steering wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.