Earth moving vehicle

• US 4,616,872 A
• Filed: 03/14/1985
• Issued: 10/14/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Masahiko, Tsuji, Kazuhiko, Okida, Yoshishiro, Nasu, Hitoo, Akira, Takashima
• Primary Examiner(s): SONG, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US06/711,874
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 296/190, 180/326, 180/89.12
• US Class Current: 296/190.11
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/06 Drivers' cabs overhead guards, e.g. against loads falling down B60R21/11; roll-over protection B60R21/13
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 3/325 Backhoes of the miniature type
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/0883 Tanks, e.g. oil tank, urea tank, fuel tank for vehicles in general B60K15/00
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/0891 Lids or bonnets or doors or details thereof doors for cabins E02F9/163 takes precedence; for motor vehicles B62D25/10
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/163 Structures to protect drivers, e.g. cabins, doors for cabins; Falling object protection structure [FOPS]; Roll over protection structure [ROPS] for handrails mounted on cabins E02F9/0833 takes precedence; for vehicles in general B60R21/11, B60R21/13, for fork-lift trucks B66F9/07545

Abstract

There is disclosed an earth moving vehicle having a pressure oil tank and a battery arranged longitudinally along one lateral side of a swivel deck. A driver'"'"'s cabin of the vehicle includes covers for covering the battery and the pressure oil tank. The covers have top surfaces at a certain height to provide a large space for the driver.

Claims

1. An earth moving vehicle, comprising:

a moving device for running the earth moving vehicle;

a swivel deck including an upper surface having front, rear and two side portions, said swivel deck being rotatably connected to the moving device relative to a vertical axis extending through the moving device;

a motor section situated on the rear portion of the upper surface of the swivel deck, and

a driver'"'"'s cabin situated on the entire upper surface of the swivel deck except the rear portion for the motor section, said driver'"'"'s cabin including a front wall, a rear wall, first and second side walls, said first wall having a first opening at a lower portion thereof, a second opening adjacent to the first opening and a lid for covering the second opening, said second side wall having a third opening and a lid for covering the third opening, said all walls being arranged substantially perpendicularly to the swivel deck, a driver'"'"'s seat situated in front of the rear wall between the first and second side walls, an interior cover situated inside the driver'"'"'s cabin adjacent the first side wall so that a space surrounded by the interior cover can be accessible through the first opening, said interior cover having a top surface which is located under the driver'"'"'s elbow when a driver is seated on the driver'"'"'s seat, a console box situated between the interior cover and the driver'"'"'s seat and having a top surface located below the top surface of the interior cover, a battery case situated inside the driver'"'"'s cabin adjacent the first side wall next to the interior cover so that a space surrounded by the battery case is accessible through the second opening which is closable by the lid for the second opening, said battery case having a top surface lower than the top surface of the interior cover, a fuel tank situated under the driver'"'"'s seat and having a refilling port situated adjacent to the third opening of the second side wall, and a partition element attached around the refilling port and connected to the second side wall around the third opening so that the refilling port communicates with atmosphere outside the driver'"'"'s cabin, whereby interior of the driver'"'"'s cabin can be effectively utilized.

2. An earth moving vehicle according to claim 1, in which said interior cover includes a heat insulating material on a surface inside the driver'"'"'s cabin.