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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1995
Hiroyuki Ogasawara, Sakai, JP;
Mikio Yuki, Sakai, JP;
Akira Minoura, Gainesville, GA (US);
Kazuaki Kurohara, Sakai, JP;
Masaki Hayashi, Sakai, JP;
Katsuhiko Uemura, Sakai, JP;
Eriya Harada, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An engine hood construction for a work vehicle is disclosed. The engine hood is vertically separatable into a lower hood section and an upper hood section. The lower hood section is fixedly attachable to and detachable from a vehicle frame, and the upper hood section is attached to the vehicle frame to be pivotably and vertically opened and closed relative to the frame. A control panel is provided at a rear portion of the engine hood and forming a rear wall of an engine room. The control panel has a forwardly opened hook shape in a plan view. The construction further includes a connecting arrangement for fixedly connecting the lower hood section to the vehicle frame and engaging members for enabling the lower hood section to be engaged with the control panel along a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle when the connecting arrangement is not connected.