Tractor

• US 8,419,061 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2011
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Inventors: Fukunaga, Tomofumi, Kitano, Yutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): VERLEY, NICOLE T
• Application Number:
  US13/052,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20110233909A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 280/756, 280/854, 296/198, 296/190.03
• US Class Current: 280/756
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/131 Protective devices for drivers in case of overturning of tractors means for preventing overturning or tipping of tractors B62D49/08

Abstract

A tractor includes a ROPS frame having right and left leg portions connected to either a transmission case or rear axle cases, a front frame connected to a portion of the transmission case forwardly of the ROPS frame and extending in the right/left direction, a right attaching frame connected to and between the right leg portion of the ROPS frame and a right side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction, a left attaching frame connected to and between the left leg portion of the ROPS frame and a left side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction, and right and left fenders. The right fender is attached to the right attaching frame and the left fender is attached to the left attaching frame.

Claims

1. A tractor comprising:

a Rollover Protection Structure (ROPS);

frame having right and left leg portions directly connected to either a transmission case or rear axle cases;

a front frame directly connected to a portion of said transmission case forwardly of said ROPS frame and extending in the right/left direction;

a right attaching frame connected to and between the right leg portion of the ROPS frame and a right side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction;

a left attaching frame connected to and between the left leg portion of the ROPS frame and a left side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction; and

right and left fenders;

wherein said right fender is directly attached to said right attaching frame and said left fender is directly attached to said left attaching frame.

2. The tractor according to claim 1, wherein said fenders are attached to the respective attaching frames in such a manner that the rear end of a lateral wall portion of each right/left fender does not project rearward beyond the rear face of the leg portion of the ROPS frame.

3. The tractor according to claim 1, wherein a forwardly oriented bracket is connected to each said right/left leg portion and a rear portion of the right/left attaching frame is connected to said bracket.

4. The tractor according to claim 3, wherein said bracket, the rear end of right/left attaching frame;

and the fender corresponding thereto are bolt-fastened together in such a manner that the attaching frame is positioned outside in the right/left direction of the bracket and the fender is positioned outside in the right/left direction of this attaching frame; and

the other portion of the attaching frame other than the rear portion and the fender are bolt-fastened together in such a manner that the fender is positioned outside in the right/left direction of the attaching frame.