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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Takeshi Komorida, Sakai, JP;
Yoshiyuki Esaki, Sakai, JP;
Eiji Satou, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A work vehicle has a plurality of wheels including a first wheel and a fuel tank disposed upwardly of the first wheel. The fuel tank includes a first portion which is located higher than the highest point of the first wheel in a side view and which also is overlapped at least partially with the first wheel in a top view; a second portion disposed forwardly of the highest point of the first wheel and extending downwardly from the first portion so as to extend lower than the highest point of the first wheel, the second portion being in fluid communication with the first portion; and a third portion disposed rearwardly of the highest point of the first wheel and extending downwardly from the first portion so as to extend lower than the highest point of the first wheel, the third portion being in fluid communication with the first portion.