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Work vehicle

US11982069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 2019
Grant dateMay 14, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02F9/2004
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

This invention provides a work vehicle in which operating switches are easy to operate even in a situation where the vehicle is shaken. In a wheel loader 1 including a working device 2 and a cab 3, wherein the cab 3 is provided with a driver's seat 51, a pair of front pillars 331L, 331R, an operating lever 54 for operating the working device 2, and a switchbox 55 having an operating surface 550 in which multiple operating switches S are arranged, the operating lever 54 is placed between a right front pillar 331R and the driver's seat 51, the switchbox 55 is installed to the right front pillar 331R with its long side direction being along the pillar extension direction, the operating surface 550 is oriented toward a direction along an imaginary line IL that passes through the center in its short side direction and extends perpendicular to the surface, the imaginary line intersecting a backrest of the driver's seat 51 and a center line C with respect to the left and right direction of the cab 3, and one side of the switchbox 55 in a short side direction has a guide 553 formed to overhang out along its long side direction.

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