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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Eisaku Shinohara, Sakai, JP;
Yasuo Nakata, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Kajimoto, Osaka, JP;
Siro Sugiyama, Osaka, JP;
Nobuo Higashino, Sakai, JP;
Motoki Sunada, Kaizuka, JP;
Yuji Tsutsui, Izumi, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A swivel type working vehicle having a turntable ( ) with a rear hood ( ) covering an engine ( ) and a side hood ( ) covering hydraulic equipment. The rear hood ( ) includes a pivot device ( ) disposed in an upper front end region thereof and having a pivot axis extending transversely of a vehicle body. The rear hood is pivotable by the pivot device between a closed position covering the engine and an open position exposing the engine. The side hood ( ) includes a pivot mechanism ( ) disposed in a lower front end region thereof and having a pivot axis extending transversely of the vehicle body. The side hood being pivotable by the pivot mechanism between a closed position covering the hydraulic equipment and an open position exposing the hydraulic equipment.