US 8,857,547 B1 · Wheel loader

Abstract

A wheel loader includes a vehicle cover defining an engine compartment, an engine arranged inside the engine compartment, an air cleaner, a cover member, and a shielding member. The vehicle cover includes a top plate having an opening section. The air cleaner includes an air cleaner body and an intake tube. The air cleaner body is arranged inside the engine compartment to clean air supplied to the engine. The intake tube has an intake port facing upward. The intake tube protrudes upward from the top plate via the opening section. The cover member has an inlet port to take in air. The cover member is installed on the top plate and covers a surrounding area and a top of the intake tube. The shielding member has a first inclined surface inclined downward toward a first direction. The shielding member is arranged above the intake port in the cover member.

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Dependent claims

A wheel loader comprising:

a vehicle cover including a top plate having an opening section, the vehicle cover defining an engine compartment;
an engine arranged inside the engine compartment;
an air cleaner including an air cleaner body and an intake tube, the air cleaner body being arranged inside the engine compartment, the air cleaner body being configured to clean air supplied to the engine, the intake tube having an intake port facing upward, the intake tube protruding upward from the top plate via the opening section;
a cover member having an inlet port configured to take in air, the cover member being installed on the top plate, the cover member covering a surrounding area of a top of the intake tube and the top of the intake tube;
and
a shielding member having a first inclined surface inclined downward toward a first direction, the shielding member being arranged above the intake port in the cover member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wheel loader

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Wheel loader

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