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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
David Spitz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Masahiro Yamada, Norcross, GA (US);
Takeshi Komorida, Duluth, GA (US);
Takashi Shibata, Duluth, GA (US);
David Spitz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Masahiro Yamada, Norcross, GA (US);
Takeshi Komorida, Duluth, GA (US);
Takashi Shibata, Duluth, GA (US);
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A work vehicle includes a vehicle frame extending between a right and left pair of rear wheels. An engine is mounted in a vertical position on a horizontal mounting surface defined in the vehicle frame in a peripheral area of the rear wheels in a central portion of a transverse direction of the vehicle. A fuel tank includes a main tank body mounted under a driver's seat and an auxiliary tank body mounted on the mounting surface on one lateral side of the engine in the transverse direction of the vehicle. A canister is mounted adjacent to the engine on one lateral side of the engine and rearwardly of and adjacent to the auxiliary fuel tank.