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Document | Title | Date |
20090014229 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An exhaust system ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090095556 | Exhaust temperature reduction device for aftertreatment devices - An Exhaust Temperature Reduction Device for Aftertreatment Device is provided useful for lowering the temperature of exhaust gasses exiting the tailpipe of a vehicle having an aftertreatment device. The Exhaust Temperature Reduction Device for Aftertreatment Device may be manufactured from a single piece of formed sheet metal, two pieces of formed sheet metal that have been joined, or a net formed process such as investment cast stainless steel. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72( | 04-16-2009 |
20090211832 | EXHAUST OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An exhaust system of a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to an inner exhaust pipe that is inserted into an outer exhaust pipe in an overlap region, and the two exhaust pipes are crimped in the overlap region. | 08-27-2009 |
20100000818 | Muffler assembly and pseudo muffler assembly for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating the same - A motorcycle includes a muffler assembly including a muffler and a muffler cover arranged on one side of a rear wheel in a lateral direction. The motorcycle also includes a housing box resembling the muffler assembly and arranged substantially parallel to the muffler assembly on the other side of the rear wheel in the lateral direction. The housing box has a shape substantially similar to a shape of the muffler assembly, thereby forming a pseudo muffler assembly or replica muffler assembly. | 01-07-2010 |
20100032227 | Vehicle and vehicle exhaust pipe - A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, can include an exhaust pipe connected to a back or rear side of an engine of the vehicle. A rear cushioning member can be provided between the engine and a rear wheel of the vehicle. The exhaust pipe can include a front portion that extends from the engine backward on one side of the rear cushioning member, with respect to a widthwise direction of the vehicle, and a transverse portion that extends, in a direction substantially transverse to a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, from the one side to another side, between the rear cushioning member and the rear wheel. | 02-11-2010 |
20100078255 | EXHAUST PIPE STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE - An exhaust pipe structure for a vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a pair of occupant seats, and an exhaust pipe. The occupant seats include a driver's seat and a passenger seat and are disposed side by side in a vehicle width direction in a center frame portion. An internal combustion engine is disposed behind the occupant seats and supported substantially on a center line of the vehicle body in a rear frame portion. The exhaust pipe is connected to the internal combustion engine behind the occupant seats. The exhaust pipe extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the internal combustion engine, thereafter, is bent substantially in a U-shape to extend inward in the vehicle width direction, and then extends substantially onto the center line of the vehicle body. A muffler is connected to the exhaust pipe. | 04-01-2010 |
20100096210 | EXHAUST SYSTEMS AND MOTORCYCLES INCLUDING SAME - An exhaust system for a motorcycle includes a muffler configured for attachment at a location substantially beneath a motorcycle engine. The muffler includes a first input port and a second input port. A first exhaust pipe has a first longitudinal length. The first exhaust pipe is configured for extending between and connecting the first input port and a first exhaust port of a first motorcycle engine cylinder while being substantially entirely disposed forwardly of a motorcycle engine. A second exhaust pipe has a second longitudinal length substantially equal to the first longitudinal length. The second exhaust pipe is configured for extending between and connecting the second input port and a second exhaust port of a second motorcycle engine cylinder. A motorcycle including an exhaust system is also provided. | 04-22-2010 |
20100108427 | Snowmobile Exhaust System - A snowmobile has a four-stroke engine mounted in an engine cradle and an exhaust system connected to the engine. The exhaust system includes a generally U-shaped exhaust pipe extending forwardly from the engine to a first point disposed forwardly of the engine cradle, and of suspension assemblies of the skis, and extending rearwardly from the first point to a second point disposed rearwardly of a front of the engine cradle. | 05-06-2010 |
20100108428 | EXHAUST AND COOLING SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN REDUCED-SIZE VEHICLE - Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the use of shock-absorbers that are substantially vertically oriented, allows for the opening-up of large interior cavities within the front and rear sections of the vehicles within which can be positioned large front and rear internal compartments that can provide storage/carrying capacity as well as added buoyancy for the vehicle, among other things. Also, in at least some embodiments, the vehicles can include special cooling and/or exhaust systems having components that are positioned substantially within the mid-sections of the vehicles, thus further increasing the amounts of space available for the cavities/compartments within the front and rear sections of the vehicles. | 05-06-2010 |
20100122865 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A gate-shaped muffler mount including front and rear leg portions and a muffler attaching portion is attached to a mounting bracket for supporting an engine with bolts so as to straddle a hydraulic pump. One of mounting holes has a diameter larger than the diameter of the bolt, and the muffler mount is therefore rotatable around the other bolt along the axial direction of a bellows. By this rotation, the bellows can be positionally adjusted in the axial direction relative to an engine exhaust pipe so that assembly errors can be absorbed. | 05-20-2010 |
20100155169 | FLANGED JOINT - A flanged joint ( | 06-24-2010 |
20100258374 | Small vehicle mounted with fuel battery - A small vehicle mounted with a fuel battery employs a fan that outputs a satisfactory amount of air with small power consumption. An exhaust duct reduces pressure loss and airflow resistance. Hydrogen purged from the fuel battery is discharged out of the vehicle along with water through the exhaust duct. A fan box has a fan for introducing air into the fuel battery mounted on a frame constituting vehicle body. After cooling the fuel battery, air is exhausted out of the vehicle. The exhaust duct includes two parts; i.e., a first exhaust duct connected to the rear side of the fan box for introducing the air after cooling of the fuel battery; and a second exhaust duct connected to the rear side of the first exhaust duct for exhausting the air flowing thereinto from the first exhaust duct out of the vehicle body. | 10-14-2010 |
20100276223 | HYBRID VEHICLE EXHAUST CONTROL STRATEGY - A hybrid vehicle emission control method may include operating the hybrid vehicle in a first mode during which a combustion engine is off and an electric motor propels the hybrid vehicle. An electrically heated selective catalytic reduction catalyst (EHSCR) may be energized during the first mode. The vehicle may be operated in a second mode after the first mode during which the engine propels the hybrid vehicle. | 11-04-2010 |
20110000734 | EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE EXHAUST MUFFLER - An exhaust system ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110011665 | AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE EMISSION AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE UTILIZING HEAT EXCHANGER VENTILATION - A self-propelled low-emission off-road vehicle has an internal combustion engine supported in an engine compartment and also includes a vehicle cooling assembly and an engine exhaust treatment device positioned in the compartment. The vehicle cooling assembly includes a powered fan and an enclosure with a heat exchanger operable to discharge heat produced by the vehicle. The enclosure presents an inlet, outlet, and air flow plenum, with the fan directing air flow along a path between the inlet and outlet. The exhaust treatment device is operable to treat engine exhaust flow. The exhaust treatment device is positioned at least partly in the air flow plenum and in the path between the inlet and outlet. | 01-20-2011 |
20110048837 | HYDROGEN EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE - The present invention provides a hydrogen exhaust system for a fuel cell vehicle, which is configured to actively control an exhaust path of hydrogen discharged from an anode of a fuel cell stack to maximize the safety of the vehicle by minimizing the possibility of explosion due to hydrogen exhaust and ensure the silence of the vehicle by minimizing noise generated during hydrogen exhaust. Moreover, the present invention provides a hydrogen exhaust system for a fuel cell vehicle, which can improve the performance and power of the fuel cell stack by supplying water discharged from the fuel cell stack to an air supply line of the fuel cell stack together with purge hydrogen discharged to a hydrogen exhaust line to increase the humidification performance of the fuel cell stack. | 03-03-2011 |
20110100744 | HONEYCOMB BODY FORMED OF METALLIC FOILS, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A honeycomb body is formed of smooth and structured metallic foils. The smooth foils have different average roughnesses or different oxide layer thicknesses than the textured foils. A method for producing the honeycomb body and a motor vehicle having the honeycomb body, are also provided. | 05-05-2011 |
20110139534 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND BODY FLOOR STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A body floor structureis provided, which, within the center tunnel, includes, but is not limited to a first receiving clearance for receiving a first energy storage device for the storage of energy for driving the vehicle and in the rear seat region includes, but is not limited to a second receiving clearance for receiving a second energy storage device for the storage of energy for driving the vehicle and a motor vehicle, specifically a hybrid vehicle, which comprises this body floor structure. | 06-16-2011 |
20110180344 | TRAVEL VEHICLE-MOUNTED ENGINE DEVICE - There is provided a travel vehicle-mounted engine device in which a particulate filter can be arranged in a highly rigid state in an engine as one of constituent parts of the engine to eliminate the need for taking countermeasures against exhaust gas for each unit of a vehicle or the like to thereby enhance the general purpose use of the engine. The travel vehicle mounted engine device mounted on a travel machine body and covered with a hood is provided with an air cleaner for supplying air to an engine and with a gas cleaning filter for cleaning exhaust gas from the engine. The air cleaner is arranged above an intake manifold on one side of an upper surface of the engine, and the gas cleaning filter is arranged above an exhaust manifold on the other side of the upper surface of the engine. | 07-28-2011 |
20110180345 | COWLING STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A cowling structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle for cooling an engine and providing a windshield for a rider. The cowling structure includes a seat for a rider to sit thereon, the seat is arranged behind and above an engine suspended from a vehicle body frame. An under cowl covers at least part of a lower portion of the engine. The under cowl is formed to cover at least part of a side surface of the engine. A guide portion is provided in an upper portion of the under cowl, the guide portion extending inward in a vehicle width direction and toward the side surface of the engine. An opening is provided in front of the guide portion, the opening introducing a flow of air into the under cowl. The guide portion has a slope surface which slopes downward from the front to the rear of the vehicle. | 07-28-2011 |
20110192671 | WORK VEHICLE-MOUNTED ENGINE DEVICE - A work vehicle limited in a mounting space is adapted to have an engine, which is provided with an exhaust gas cleaning device, easily arranged therein. An engine device, which is to be mounted on the work vehicle, is provided with the engine mounted on a machine body and covered with a hood, an air cleaner for cleaning air introduced into the engine, and an exhaust gas cleaning device for cleaning exhaust gas from the engine. The exhaust gas cleaning device is arranged on a flywheel housing fitted on one side portion of the engine. | 08-11-2011 |
20110232986 | HOLDING DEVICE - A holding device, for the holding of a component part of an exhaust system on a peripheral structure, more preferably of a vehicle equipped with the exhaust system, has a first connecting point for fastening the holding device to the component part of the exhaust system and a second connecting point for fastening the holding device to the structure. A coupling device is arranged between the connecting points which makes possible reversible relative movements between the connecting points. For improved holding function, the coupling device is configured such that in at least in one active direction the coupling device has a speed-dependent or frequency-dependent stiffness. The coupling device has a lower stiffness with slower or low-frequency relative movements than with faster or high-frequency relative movements. | 09-29-2011 |
20110240396 | INTAKE AIR ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME - A vehicle intake duct surrounds a high-flow intake passage, which ensures flow capacity and does not spatially restrict other components. The vehicle includes an engine attached to a vehicle body frame, with the intake duct interconnecting an air cleaner and a throttle body, a transmission for sending engine output to wheels, and a seat mounted on an upper longitudinal frame section of the vehicle body frame. The air cleaner is also provided on the upper longitudinal frame section forward of the seat. The intake duct includes a first extending portion descending rearwardly and downwardly from an outlet of the air cleaner and passing laterally of the throttle body, a curved portion extending rearwardly from the first extending portion and toward a center of the vehicle body frame, and a second extending portion wound around toward a rear portion of the throttle body and connected thereto. | 10-06-2011 |
20110284308 | Exhaust Systems for Vehicles - An exhaust system for an agricultural and/or industrial tractor ( | 11-24-2011 |
20120043153 | HONEYCOMB BODY FOR AN EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HONEYCOMB BODY, EXHAUST LINE SECTION AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A honeycomb body for an exhaust-gas purification system may be used, for example, as a carrier body for catalytically acting coatings or as a filter, absorber or mixer in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The honeycomb body has channels, an axial main direction, a planar front surface, a planar end surface and a circumferential surface disposed parallel to the axial main direction. The front surface and/or the end surface are disposed obliquely with respect to the axial main direction. Such a honeycomb body is advantageous, in particular, for applying reducing agent to the oblique end or front surface. A method for producing a honeycomb body, an exhaust line section and a motor vehicle are also provided. | 02-23-2012 |
20120055729 | Work Vehicle having Engine and Belt-Type Continuously Variable Transmission Device - A work vehicle includes: a muffler which flows exhaust from an engine and extends in a transverse direction so as to allow the exhaust from the engine to flow in the transverse direction; and a CVT case for covering a belt-type CVT positioned frontward of the muffler in a longitudinal direction. The CVT case includes a cooling structure for introducing cooling air from outside, cooling the belt-type CVT, and discharging the cooling air from a discharge part. An exhaust duct includes an inflow opening to be connected to the discharge part for allowing the cooling air to flow into the exhaust duct, and an exhaust opening for allowing the cooling air to flow out rearward. The exhaust opening is elongated in an extending direction of the muffler and oriented in a direction that allows the cooling air flowing out to hit the muffler. | 03-08-2012 |
20120067661 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A urea water tank ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120138378 | Exhaust tail pipe - An exhaust tail pipe includes a front outer tube, an inner tube and a rear tail pipe. The inner tube has a plurality of screw holes on one side mating a plurality of apertures formed on a rear coupling portion of the front outer tube to be fastened together by a plurality of bolts. The rear coupling portion is coupled on the front end of the rear tail pipe so that the rear section of the inner tube is held at the rear end of the rear tail pipe and fastened together by welding. Such a structure allows the front outer tube and rear tail pipe to be made of different materials, thus can maintain aesthetic appeal of the appearance to enhance product value. | 06-07-2012 |
20120138379 | WORK VEHICLE - In a work vehicle, an engine compartment is disposed forwards of a cab. An exhaust gas treatment device is disposed over an engine in the engine compartment. A radiator is disposed forwards of the exhaust gas treatment device ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120152643 | MUFFLER MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE AND STRADDLE-TYPE FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - The present invention is suitable for a muffler mounting structure of a vehicle, particularly to a straddle-type four-wheeled vehicle. The muffler mounting structure is provided with a muffler, at least one muffler mounting portion provided in a body frame, the muffler mounting portion having a mounting hole, at least one mounted bracket provided in an upper part of the muffler and disposed on an upper surface of the muffler mounting portion, the mounted bracket having a fixing member insertion hole passing in the up and down direction, and at least one fixing member inserted into the fixing member insertion hole from the upper side and fixed to the mounting hole. | 06-21-2012 |
20120160591 | EXHAUST DEVICE OF VEHICLE AND STRADDLE-TYPE FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An object of the invention is to provide an exhaust device having a front-cylinder exhaust pipe capable of reducing a heat influence on a cowl located outward in a lateral direction of a side frame. An exhaust device of a vehicle having a V-engine including a front cylinder and a rear cylinder, includes at least one muffler disposed in a rear part of the vehicle, a front-cylinder exhaust pipe which is connected to a front surface of the front cylinder and which reaches the muffler, and a rear-cylinder exhaust pipe which is connected to a rear surface of the rear cylinder and which reaches the muffler, wherein the front-cylinder exhaust pipe is curved rearward at a curved portion from a connecting portion between the front-cylinder exhaust pipe and the front cylinder inward of the side frame in the lateral direction, the front-cylinder exhaust pipe is located outward in the lateral direction with a fixed space from the engine, and extends toward a rear part of the vehicle substantially along the side frame as viewed from above. | 06-28-2012 |
20120186894 | EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM FOR A BUILDING MACHINE - The invention relates to an exhaust gas system for a building machine, specifically for a road finishing machine or a feeder, comprising an engine compartment with an engine hood, and an exhaust gas pipe which carries off combustion gases from the engine, wherein the exhaust gas pipe is mounted in the engine compartment and ends underneath the engine hood. | 07-26-2012 |
20120217082 | TRACTOR - A tractor has a chassis ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120318602 | Exhaust System for Machine - An exhaust system for an engine mounted within an engine compartment. The exhaust system may include a first tube having a venturi portion. The first tube may be connected to an outlet of the engine. The exhaust system may further include a second tube disposed over the first tube to define a flow passage in fluid communication with the engine compartment. Further, an opening may be defined on the second tube adjacent to the venturi portion of the first tube. | 12-20-2012 |
20130075184 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-ride vehicle for reducing air resistance flowing toward the rear of the vehicle. A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a front cowl in a vehicle front part and a rear cowl provided in a vehicle rear part. The rear cowl is provided with a bulging part protruding to the left and right in a vehicle widthwise direction. In addition, the bulging part protrudes outward of the rear edges of the front cowl in the vehicle widthwise direction. Further, side surfaces of the bulging part are each formed in a curved shape which bulges toward an outside of the vehicle in a plan view of the vehicle. Furthermore, a peak part which is located at an outermost edge of the side surface in the vehicle widthwise direction is located at a position closer to the front of the vehicle within a length of the bulging part in a vehicle front-rear direction. | 03-28-2013 |
20130081898 | Exhaust Gas Guide For A Road Milling Machine - The present invention relates to the exhaust gas guiding of a road milling machine. The road milling machine comprises an internal combustion engine, an engine air inlet, via which the engine air flows from the outside to the internal combustion engine, an engine air outlet, via which the engine air is conducted out of the road milling machine, a device for generating a flow movement of the engine air from the engine air inlet to the engine air outlet, and an exhaust system which is implemented for discharging the exhaust gases occurring during operation of the internal combustion engine from the internal combustion engine out of the road milling machine, having an exhaust gas outlet. The engine air is used to cool the exhaust gas. | 04-04-2013 |
20130087402 | Utility Vehicle - A utility vehicle includes an engine accommodated in an engine room below a seat; an engine room side wall defining the engine room and covering the engine from rightward or from leftward; and a cooling fan disposed at one of right and left sides of the engine or and configured to supply cooling air to an interior of the engine room via the engine room side wall. | 04-11-2013 |
20130140103 | DIRECTED AIR SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING AERODYNAMICS OF A VEHICLE - Systems and methods are disclosed for improving the aerodynamic efficiency (e.g., reduce drag) on vehicles, such as class 8 tractors. In some disclosed examples, the systems and methods utilize exhausted gases from an internal combustion engine of the vehicle to direct a stream of gas forwardly of the vehicle. In other disclosed examples, the systems and methods utilize generated air flow from, for example, electric fans, engine driven or pneumatically/hydraulically driven pumps, etc., to direct a stream of gas forwardly of the vehicle for reducing the aerodynamic drag on vehicles. In yet other disclosed examples, the systems and methods utilize a unique configuration of the vehicle's radiator fan(s) in order to direct a stream of gas forwardly of the vehicle. | 06-06-2013 |
20130161112 | MODULAR EXHAUST CARRIER - A modular exhaust carrier for an engine is provided. The modular exhaust carrier includes a first concave shell member and a second concave shell member. The first concave shell member is configured to define one half of an exhaust air passage. Moreover, the first concave shell member either includes a solid wall configuration or a dust ejector opening configuration. The second concave shell member is configured to define a second half of an exhaust air passage. The second concave shell member includes a solid wall configuration or a sensor housing configuration. | 06-27-2013 |
20130175109 | Diesel Particulate Filter Mounting Structure for Industrial Vehicle - A mounting structure is provided for facilitating attachment and detachment of a diesel particulate filter without detaching or removing a counter weight. The mounting structure is for installing the diesel particulate filter to remove particulate matter included in emission of the engine | 07-11-2013 |
20130213725 | Work Vehicle having an Exhaust Gas Treatment Unit - An improvement in a work vehicle having an exhaust gas treatment unit is disclosed. An engine is disposed in an engine room formed in a vehicle body and supported by the vehicle body. A support unit includes right and left vertical struts mounted on the vehicle body across the engine along a vehicle body transverse direction. The exhaust gas treatment unit is disposed inside the engine room and attached to the support unit upwardly of the engine, under a posture elongate along the vehicle body transverse direction. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213726 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A construction machine including: a frame; an engine on a frame; a hydraulic pump; a guard panel disposed on the frame to surround an engine room and including a maintenance port for the hydraulic pump; an exhaust-gas-purification device inside the engine room; and a support member to support an exhaust-gas-aftertreatment device including the exhaust-gas-purification device just above the hydraulic pump. The support member includes a first portion to support the exhaust-gas-purification device and a second portion to support a NOx-reducing catalyst at a position closer to the maintenance port than the exhaust-gas-purification device. The catalyst supporting portion supports the NOx-reducing catalyst at a position higher than the exhaust-gas-purification device so as to form, over the hydraulic pump, a maintenance space having an upper end higher than an upper end of a space formed under the first portion and the exhaust-gas-purification device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130220724 | BODY COVER SYSTEM FOR A SMALL VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME - A motorcycle is provided with vehicle frame, an internal combustion engine operatively attached to the vehicle frame, and an exhaust system for routing exhaust gas from the engine therethrough. The motorcycle also includes a body cover that covers at least a lateral side portion of the engine and constitutes an outer face of the vehicle, and a heat shield having a face closely adjacent and visually continuous to the body cover, the heat shield covering a lateral side portion of the exhaust system. The heat shield and the body cover cooperate to configure the external face of the vehicle, and the heat shield is mounted to the exhaust system. The body cover is formed of a plastic material, and the heat shield is made of metal. The body cover and heat shield cooperate to provide an improved vehicle appearance. | 08-29-2013 |
20130240284 | VEHICLE FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - A cooling unit that is cooled by heat exchange with air is disposed at a rear side in a vehicle longitudinal direction of a power unit. Further, a cooling fan is disposed at a rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the cooling unit. Further, catalytic converters are disposed at a rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the power unit. A periphery of these catalytic converters is surrounded by a heat insulator. A duct portion, that communicates an interior of the heat insulator and a space between the cooling unit and the cooling fan is provided at this heat insulator. | 09-19-2013 |
20130256054 | WORK VEHICLE WITH DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - A work vehicle includes a cooling fan, an engine, and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) purifying exhaust gas of the engine, placed under a hood in that order, beginning at the front. Exhaust gas from the engine is exhausted through an exhaust passage after passing through the DPF. The cooling fan supplies cooling air to the rear. The DPF is placed such that a length direction thereof follows a width direction of a vehicle body. The exhaust passage includes a first passage, a second passage, and a third passage. The first passage extends forward and upward from the DPF before extending along the length direction thereof on a front side of the DPF. The second passage extends downward from a downstream portion of the first passage. The third passage extends to the rear from a downstream portion of the second passage and also includes an exhaust outlet. | 10-03-2013 |
20130277135 | BULLDOZER - A bulldozer is equipped with a cab, a cooling device, an engine cover, an engine, and an exhaust emission control device. The cooling device is situated behind the cab. The engine cover is situated in front of the cab. The engine is situated inside the engine cover. The engine includes a crank shaft that extends in the longitudinal direction of the bulldozer. The exhaust emission control device includes a main body pipe part and a connecting pipe part connecting to the main body pipe part. The exhaust emission control device cleans the exhaust from the engine inside the main body pipe part. The main body pipe part is situated in the front of the engine. At least a portion of the main body pipe part is situated to overlap with the engine in the front view of the bulldozer. | 10-24-2013 |
20130319787 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - On an upper revolving structure, an engine having an exhaust port is mounted. In the midway portion of the exhaust pipe connecting the exhaust port of the engine and an exhaust gas post-treatment device, a first bellows pipe and a second bellows pipe are arranged through a connecting pipe having an L-shaped bending portion. In this case, the first bellows pipe and the second bellows pipe are arranged so as to have a positional relationship in which axis lines thereof (X | 12-05-2013 |
20140008140 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A regeneration apparatus for executing a regeneration process to an exhaust gas purifying apparatus and an engine control device that controls a rotational speed of an engine according to an instruction value by a rotational speed instruction apparatus are provided. When a directional control valve is in a neutral position, the engine control device controls the rotational speed of the engine to an automatic idle rotational speed (Nai) by an automatic idle selection unit regardless of the instruction value. However, when it is determined that the regeneration process of the exhaust gas purifying apparatus is executed in a state of controlling the rotational speed of the engine at the automatic idle rotational speed (Nai), the engine control device increases the rotational speed of the engine to a regeneration processing rotational speed (N1) higher than the automatic idle rotational speed (Nai). | 01-09-2014 |
20140020972 | Work Vehicle Having an Exhaust Treatment Apparatus in an Engine Room - A board-like division member is provided that extends in a vehicle body transverse direction so as to divide a portion of the engine room into an upper region and a lower region along in an engine room height direction. An engine is mounted downwardly of the division member. An exhaust treatment apparatus is mounted upwardly of the division member for treating exhaust gas from the engine. An air discharge portion is formed in a lateral face region of the hood which corresponds to a position of the division member in the engine room height direction. Air present inside the engine room is discharged to the outside through this air discharge portion. | 01-23-2014 |
20140054101 | MUFFLER ASSEMBLY WITH SIPHON TUBE - A muffler assembly for a vehicle includes a housing at least partially defining an internal cavity and having an inlet and an outlet. The muffler assembly includes an outlet pipe that has an inlet end open to the internal cavity and an outlet end open at the outlet of the housing. A siphon tube is in the internal cavity and has an inlet opening adjacent an inner surface of the housing and an outlet opening in fluid communication with the outlet pipe between the inlet end and the outlet end of the outlet pipe. The siphon tube is configured to remove condensate from the internal cavity when a predetermined pressure differential is established between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. | 02-27-2014 |
20140083791 | Working Vehicle Including Exhaust Gas Treatment Device - A working vehicle includes an engine, a vehicle body frame on which the engine is mounted, an exhaust gas treatment device for treating exhaust gas of the engine, and a fixing base for fixing the exhaust gas treatment device, and the fixing base is separated from the engine by a gap. Furthermore, a support body for connecting the fixing base to the vehicle body frame is also separated from the engine by a gap. A bellows pipe for absorbing solid-borne sound is provided in an area where a suction pipe of the exhaust gas treatment device is connected to an exhaust manifold of the engine. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090920 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-ride type vehicle that allows easy axle adjustment even if the exhaust system has such a structure wherein a muffler is close to an axle of a rear wheel. The exhaust system includes a tubular muffler connected to an exhaust pipe for discharging the exhaust of an engine. In the exhaust system, the muffler is disposed laterally to a rear wheel rotatably supported by swingarms via an axle. An end cap covering a muffler rear end portion of the muffler is detachably and attachably provided on the muffler rear end portion with the end cap being disposed on a vehicle outer side of the axle at such a position that the axle is invisible in a side view of the vehicle. | 04-03-2014 |
20140102823 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator includes an engine, a revolving frame supporting the engine, a vehicle body frame, a diesel particulate filter device, and a first connecting pipe. The vehicle body frame is disposed on the revolving frame. The diesel particulate filter device and the selective catalytic reduction device are supported by the vehicle body frame. The first connecting pipe connects the engine and the diesel particulate filter device. The first connecting pipe includes a bellows part that is extendable in at least a portion thereof. The diesel particulate filter device is located further away from the engine than the selective catalytic reduction device. The first connecting pipe passes below the selective catalytic reduction device and is connected to the diesel particulate filter device. A connecting portion for the diesel particulate filter device and the first connecting pipe is located below the diesel particulate filter device. | 04-17-2014 |
20140116796 | VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM - A vehicle exhaust system has a first exhaust pipe adapted to be connected to a first exhaust port of an engine, a first expansion chamber connected to the first exhaust pipe, a second exhaust pipe adapted to be connected to a second exhaust port of an engine, a second expansion chamber connected to the second exhaust pipe, a collector connected to the first and second expansion chambers, a third exhaust pipe connected to the collector, and a first muffler connected to the third exhaust pipe. A vehicle having the vehicle exhaust system is also disclosed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140116797 | WORK VEHICLE - A wheel loader includes a vehicle frame, an engine, a supporting mechanism, a diesel articulate filtering device, and a connecting pipe. The engine is mounted on the vehicle frame, and the supporting mechanism is fixed to the vehicle frame. The diesel particulate filtering device is mounted on the supporting mechanism above the engine and has an exhaust gas inlet facing the rear. An exhaust upstream side end part of the connecting pipe is coupled to an exhaust part of the engine, and an exhaust downstream side end part of the connecting pipe is connected to an exhaust gas inlet of the diesel particulate filtering device from the rear. The connecting pipe includes an extending part that is disposed below the diesel particulate filtering device and extends rearward of the diesel particulate filtering device from the exhaust upstream side end part, and a flexible pipe part provided in the extending part. | 05-01-2014 |
20140124283 | HORIZONTAL MUFFLER FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - A horizontal muffler for an agricultural vehicle is provided. One agricultural vehicle includes an exhaust system having a muffler configured to direct exhaust out of an engine and to reduce a noise of the exhaust. The agricultural vehicle also includes a steering wheel configured to control steering of the agricultural vehicle. The muffler is disposed forward of the steering wheel relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural vehicle. Moreover, the muffler extends in a substantially horizontal direction such that a flow of the exhaust through the muffler is substantially parallel to a ground surface. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124284 | Construction Vehicle Equipped with Exhaust Aftertreatment Device - A construction vehicle adapted to travel using a wheel and equipped with an exhaust aftertreatment device to which a reductant is supplied is provided. At least a portion of the exhaust aftertreatment device including a front end thereof is located on a fender provided for the wheel. A supply pump adapted to supply the reductant and a reductant tank adapted to store the reductant are located ahead of the fender and below the exhaust aftertreatment device. The reductant tank is located below the supply pump. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124285 | Work Machine - A work machine includes: a frame; an engine; an exhaust gas control device; a compartment cover; a compartment cover supporting member; an engine hood; an exhaust gas control device supporting member that suspends the exhaust gas control device downward through the opening and supports the exhaust gas control device in a suspended state; and an opening cover, wherein: the exhaust gas control device supporting member includes a mounting portion that is attached to the exhaust gas control device and a fastening portion that is supported by, and fastened to, the reinforcing member, and when the fastening portion is unfastened, the exhaust gas control device supporting member is removable above the opening together with the exhaust gas control device attached to the mounting portion. | 05-08-2014 |
20140151143 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A construction machine includes: an engine room provided with an intake opening and a discharge opening; a fan for sucking cooling air into the engine room through the intake opening; a duct provided in the engine room so as to communicate with the discharge opening and discharging the cooling air sucked into the engine room to an outside of the engine room through the discharge opening; and an exhaust gas pipe guiding exhaust gas discharged from the engine into the duct. A portion on a distal end side of the exhaust gas pipe is inserted into the duct, and the inserted portion of the exhaust gas pipe inserted into the duct is formed with an exhaust hole which causes the exhaust gas to be discharged in a direction different from a flowing direction of discharge wind in the duct through the exhaust hole. | 06-05-2014 |
20140182963 | Dump Truck - A dump truck includes a cab being located behind an engine compartment in which an engine is enclosed, a body being located behind the cab, and an exhaust aftertreatment device being adapted to purify an exhaust gas from the engine. The exhaust aftertreatment device includes a DPF device being adapted to capture a particulate matter in the exhaust gas and being located on a top of a fender provided alongside the cab, an SCR device being adapted to purify a nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas and being located between the cab and the body, and a communication pipe through which the DPF device and the SCR device are in communication with each other. | 07-03-2014 |
20140196972 | INTEGRATED VEHICLE STRUCTURE AND POWER-PLANT EXHAUST - A frame is disclosed for a vehicle having a vehicle body, a vehicle suspension, and a power-plant configured to generate torque and an exhaust gas stream. The frame includes a tubular frame rail in fluid communication with the power-plant, wherein the rail is defined by a fully-closed cross-section that provides a fluid passage. The frame rail is configured to support the vehicle body and the vehicle suspension. The fluid passage is configured to channel the exhaust gas stream through the frame rail and away from the vehicle body. A vehicle employing such a frame is also disclosed. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196973 | MUFFLER ASSEMBLY - A muffler assembly for a vehicle includes a muffler and one of a mount structure and a mount bracket, which is attached to the muffler. Vehicles that include muffler assemblies are also described herein. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196974 | WHEEL LOADER - A wheel loader includes a vehicle frame, an engine, an operating fluid tank, a stand, a rear support frame, and a base member. The engine is mounted on the vehicle frame. The operating fluid tank is disposed in front of the engine. The stand is fixed to the vehicle frame and supports the operating fluid tank. The rear support frame is disposed facing the stand with the engine interposed there-between and fixed to the vehicle frame. The base member is disposed above the engine and has one end fixed to an upper part of the stand and the other end fixed to an upper part of the rear support frame. A diesel particular filter, a nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter, and a connecting pipe are all mounted on the base member with the connecting pipe connecting the diesel particulate filtering device and the nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196975 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - An exhaust processing unit includes a selective catalytic reduction apparatus which processes exhaust from an engine. A reducing agent injection apparatus is attached to the exhaust processing unit. The reducing agent injection apparatus injects a reducing agent which is supplied to the selective catalytic reduction apparatus. The reducing agent tank and the reducing agent supply pump are arranged outside the engine compartment. The reducing agent tank retains the reducing agent. The reducing agent supply pump supplies the reducing agent from the reducing agent tank to the reducing agent injection apparatus. The reducing agent pipe connects the reducing agent supply pump and the reducing agent injection apparatus. The revolving frame includes a pipe frame. The reducing agent pipe is arranged from the reducing agent supply pump to the reducing agent injection apparatus so as to pass through the inner space of the pipe frame. | 07-17-2014 |
20140202785 | EXHAUST SYSTEM MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - An exhaust port formed on one side portion of an engine body along the vehicle width direction, the exhaust port connected to an exhaust muffler arranged in an extending manner in the vehicle width direction along a rear edge of the vehicle body frame by way of an exhaust pipe passage means that introduces an exhaust gas from the exhaust port. The exhaust pipe passage means is arranged in an extending manner in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle while having a bent portion bent toward the center in the vehicle width direction from one side of the engine body in the vehicle width direction behind the engine body, as viewed in a plan view. | 07-24-2014 |
20140209405 | SADDLE RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A motorcycle including a vehicle body frame with a single down frame extending downwardly and rearwardly from a head pipe supporting a front fork in a steerable manner. An engine main body arranged behind the down frame, said engine main body being mounted on the vehicle body frame. A pair of left and right radiators arranged separately on left and right sides of the down frame respectively, said pair of left and right radiators being supported on the vehicle body frame in front of the engine main body. Exhaust pipes connected to front portions of an engine main body with a down frame and a pair of left and right radiators being arranged side by side in a left-right direction wherein the exhaust pipes are located between at least one of the pair of left and right radiators and the down frame in a vehicle front view. | 07-31-2014 |
20140216843 | VEHICLE INCLUDING EXHAUST SYSTEM ATTACHED TO SUB-FRAME - A vehicle includes a frame, an engine, and an exhaust system. The frame includes a main frame and a sub-frame movably attached to the main frame. The sub-frame includes an exhaust bracket that includes a hollow collar. The engine includes an engine casing and an exhaust port. The engine is releasably attached to the sub-frame. The exhaust system includes a conduit, a conduit bracket, and a muffler. The conduit includes an upstream end and a downstream end. The upstream end is connected to the exhaust port. The conduit bracket includes a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to the conduit at a location intermediate the upstream end of the conduit and the downstream end of the conduit. The second end of the conduit bracket is movably attached to the hollow collar. The muffler is attached to the downstream end of the conduit. | 08-07-2014 |
20140238767 | WHEEL LOADER - A wheel loader comprises an engine, an exhaust gas post-processing device, an engine room, a top plate, a cooling room, a partition wall, and a drainage mechanism. The exhaust gas post-processing device is disposed above the engine in the engine room and includes a diesel particulate filtering device and a selective catalyst reduction catalyst device. The top plate has a sloping part with a height that decreases toward the rear, and a first ventilation part that includes a plurality of through-holes formed in the sloping part. The top plate defines an upper plane of the engine room. The cooling room accommodates a cooling unit and is disposed to the rear of the engine room, separated by the partition wall. The drainage mechanism is disposed below the first ventilation part, and configured to drain water entering the engine room from the first ventilation part to the outside of the engine room. | 08-28-2014 |
20140246262 | INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - A wheel loader includes: a driver's cab; an engine; a chassis, at sides of which tires are provided; an engine room in which the engine is mounted on the chassis, the engine room being provided behind the driver's cab; front portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being located at the driver's cab side; rear portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being opposite to the surface located at the driver's cab side; and a coupling structure that couples upper portions of the front portion structures to upper portions of the rear portion structures and forms a peripheral device installation space at an upper portion of the engine. | 09-04-2014 |
20140251713 | Working Vehicle - A working vehicle includes a traveling machine assembly, a drive unit, a bonnet configured to cover the drive unit, and a cover provided below the bonnet and configured to be removably attached to the traveling machine assembly, including a main body portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the traveling machine assembly, a first male engagement portion provided at a front end portion of the main body portion, a second male engagement portion provided at a rear end portion of the main body portion, and a third male engagement portion provided at a lower end portion of the main body portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140262589 | WORK VEHICLE - A partition wall is arranged between an engine and a radiator in an engine room. A first exhaust processing unit has a first exhaust processing apparatus and a first mount section. The first exhaust processing apparatus is arranged between the engine and the partition wall. A second exhaust processing unit has a second exhaust processing apparatus and a second mount section. The second exhaust processing apparatus is arranged above the first exhaust processing apparatus. The second exhaust processing apparatus is arranged so as to overlap with at least a portion of the first exhaust processing apparatus in a planar view. The partition wall has a first wall member and a second wall member arranged above the first wall member. The distance between the boundary between the first and second wall members and the second exhaust processing unit is larger than the outer diameter of the first exhaust processing apparatus. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262590 | PASSENGER SERVICE VEHICLE - Exhaust systems and passenger service vehicles, for example, buses are used together. The exhaust system can be arranged, in use, to be above an engine compartment. The exhaust system includes a first filter and a second filter, each filter having an inlet and an outlet. The inlets are inline with the respective first and second filters, and the outlets are transversely arranged with reference to the respective filters. Vehicles may have an overall length of about 35 feet or less and have an unladen weight of around 25,000 lbs or less. | 09-18-2014 |
20140291057 | BULLDOZER - In the engine compartment of a bulldozer the radiator is arranged forward of the engine. An exhaust gas treatment unit is arranged above the engine. A first exhaust gas treatment device of the exhaust gas treatment unit is arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the first exhaust gas treatment device follows the forward-backward direction of the vehicle. A second exhaust gas treatment device of the exhaust gas treatment unit is positioned to the side of the first exhaust gas treatment device, and arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the first exhaust gas treatment device follows the forward-backward direction of the vehicle. The air cleaner is arranged between the radiator and the exhaust gas treatment unit in the forward-backward direction of the vehicle. | 10-02-2014 |
20140291058 | BULLDOZER - A bulldozer includes an engine, first and second exhaust treatment apparatuses arranged above the engine, a relay connection pipe connecting the first and second apparatuses, and an engine hood covering upper parts of the first and second apparatuses. The relay connection pipe has a cylindrical shaped main section, a first section connecting the main section and the first apparatus, and a second section connecting the main section and the second apparatus. The lower end of the main section is positioned above upper ends of the first and second apparatuses. The upper surface of the hood has a convex section protruding above the relay connection pipe and a base section formed integrally with the convex section below the convex section. At least a portion of a line segment extending along the upper edge of the main section overlaps an upper surface part of the convex section in a bulldozer top view. | 10-02-2014 |
20140291059 | WORK VEHICLE AND WHEEL LOADER - A work vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust gas post-processing device, an engine room and a partitioning member. The exhaust gas post-processing device includes a diesel particulate filtering device, a selective catalyst reduction device, a connecting pipe connecting the diesel particulate filtering and the selective catalyst reduction device, and an injection device configured to inject a reducing agent into the connecting pipe. The engine room accommodates the engine and the exhaust gas post-processing device. The partitioning member includes a first partition part disposed between the injection device and the diesel particulate filtering device, and a second partition part disposed between the injection device and the selective catalyst reduction device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140299401 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator includes an engine, an engine room accommodating the engine, a fan configured to generate cooling wind in the engine room, an exhaust treatment apparatus and an engine hood. The exhaust treatment apparatus treats exhaust from the engine. The exhaust treatment apparatus is at least partially positioned above the engine. The engine hood is arranged above the engine room. An upper surface of the engine hood has a first planar section arranged above the engine, a second planar section including ventilation holes, and an inclined section arranged between the first planar section and the second planar section. The second planar section is arranged above the exhaust treatment apparatus at a position higher than the first planar section. The inclined section extends to be inclined from the first planar section to the second planar section. | 10-09-2014 |
20140311816 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Base end portions of a pair of engine support legs are welded to an upper frame in an exhaust duct. The pair of engine support legs extends to a notched portion of the exhaust duct from the base end portions to front end portions thereof. The front end portions project to the outside of the exhaust duct. The pair of engine support legs is connected to each other by a reinforcement plate arranged to close the notched portion of the exhaust duct. | 10-23-2014 |
20140318882 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator includes an engine, a selective catalytic reduction apparatus, an outer cover, a first column member, a reducing agent tank, and a reducing agent pump. The selective catalytic reduction apparatus processes exhaust from the engine. The first column member supports the outer cover. The reducing agent tank retains a reducing agent. The reducing agent pump supplies the reducing agent from the reducing agent tank to the selective catalytic reduction apparatus. The reducing agent pump is attached to the first column member. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318883 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A regeneration device that performs regeneration treatment of a particulate matter removing filter estimates a trapping amount of particulate matter trapped in the filter by two systems. Specifically, there are provided an estimating unit that estimates a first estimated trapping amount based upon a rotational speed of an engine and a fuel injection quantity and an estimating unit that estimates a second estimated trapping amount based upon a differential pressure across the particulate matter removing filter. The regeneration device determines whether or not the regeneration treatment is executed based upon whether or not at least one of the two estimated trapping amount is equal to or more than a preset trapping amount threshold value. Further, the regeneration device determines that there is a malfunction in the regeneration device in a case where the second estimated trapping amount is larger than the first estimated trapping amount. | 10-30-2014 |
20140326527 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a radiator, an engine, a first post-treatment apparatus, a second post-treatment apparatus, and a bracket. The engine is provided in front of the radiator. The first post-treatment apparatus and the second post-treatment apparatus are positioned in front of the radiator and treat exhaust from the engine. The bracket is positioned in front of the radiator and is elastically supported by the vehicle frame. The bracket supports the engine, the first post-treatment apparatus, and the second post-treatment apparatus. Both the highest position of the first post-treatment apparatus and the highest position of the second post-treatment apparatus are no higher than the highest position of the radiator. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326528 | EXHAUST PIPE WATER DAM FOR A WORK VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a chassis and an internal combustion (IC) engine carried by the chassis. The IC engine includes an exhaust system with a protected component and an exhaust pipe fluidly connected with the protected component. The exhaust pipe includes an inside diameter with a lower surface and a water dam connected with a predefined portion of the lower surface, whereby water is inhibited from flowing through the exhaust pipe and into the protected component. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326529 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - In an engine, an exhaust gas purifying device and a regeneration device, there are provided detectors for detecting working states thereof, such as a rotational sensor, a cooling water temperature sensor, an intake temperature sensor, exhaust gas temperature sensors, pressure sensors, and opening degree sensors. When a trouble occurs in any of the sensors other than the pressure sensors among them, a light degree of operation restrictions is performed for restricting a rotational speed of the engine while it can be determined that particulate matter is not excessively accumulated in a particulate matter removing filter from a detection value of the pressure sensors. On the other hand, when the particulate matter is excessively accumulated in the particulate matter removing filter or when any of the pressure sensors has a trouble, a heavy degree of the operation restrictions accompanied by a fuel injection quantity restriction of the engine is performed. | 11-06-2014 |
20140353064 | MODULAR EXHAUST SYSTEM - A modular exhaust system is disclosed for treating the exhaust from a fossil fuel powered prime mover; the exhaust system includes bricks, inserts placed inside of the bricks and funnels to direct exhaust through various flow paths in order to treat the exhaust. | 12-04-2014 |
20140360800 | STRADDLE-RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A straddle-riding vehicle includes a vehicle body frame including an engine supporting portion that supports an engine and a front wheel supporting portion arranged in front of the engine supporting portion, wherein a wheel supporting arm that supports the front wheel and a suspension arm that supports the wheel supporting arm are mounted to the front wheel supporting portion. At least a portion of a secondary air introduction unit that introduces secondary air into an exhaust passage of the engine is positioned directly behind the front wheel supporting portion. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360801 | HYBRID FASCIA MOUNTED EXHAUST TIP ASSEMBLY - An exhaust module made of a thermoplastic material which is connected to a fascia or bumper of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the hybrid fascia mounted exhaust tip assembly includes a bracket. The bracket has a large diameter portion which surrounds, but is not in contact with, an exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is free to move around as a result of the vehicle traveling over bumps in the road and around turns. The bracket also has a small diameter portion which is connected to the large diameter portion. A ring tip has a portion that slides onto a bezel portion of the small diameter portion. | 12-11-2014 |
20150014083 | EXHAUST STRUCTURE FOR COMPACT VEHICLE - An exhaust pipe extends rearward of a vehicle body from an engine located forward of the rear wheels and is supported on the vehicle body frame. An exhaust muffler is coupled to a rear end of the exhaust pipe that is arranged between a pair of right and left rear wheels. A catalytic converter (catalytic device) is installed in the middle of the exhaust pipe and the exhaust pipe is deviated to one side in a horizontal direction of the vehicle body with respect to the engine and the exhaust muffler in order to position the catalytic convertor between the vehicle body frame and the rear wheels. | 01-15-2015 |
20150034408 | TURBOCHARGING SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block defining a cylinder and a cylinder head mounted to the block. The cylinder head supplies air and fuel to the cylinder for combustion therein. The engine also includes an exhaust manifold operatively connected to the cylinder head and having a first outlet and a second outlet configured to exhaust post-combustion gasses from the cylinder. The engine also includes a turbocharging system configured to pressurize an airflow for delivery thereof to the cylinder. The turbocharging system includes a low-flow turbocharger driven by the post-combustion gasses from the first outlet to pressurize the airflow and a high-flow turbocharger driven by the post-combustion gasses from the second outlet to pressurize the airflow. The turbocharging system additionally includes a flow control device for selectively directing the post-combustion gasses to the low-flow and high-flow turbochargers. A vehicle employing such an engine is also disclosed. | 02-05-2015 |
20150060183 | Work Machine - Provided is a working machine, which can release exhaust gas at a position above a counterweight even if no space is secured for the installation of an exhaust pipe on an upperstructure or on an upper wall of the counterweight, and which can suppress heating of the counterweight by exhaust gas. The working machine is provided with a muffler ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150060184 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, A SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE COMPRISING THE SAME - A drive assembly, in particular for a construction machine, comprising a drive unit having a plurality of first fastening regions for the attachment to a machine frame and at least one functional unit that interacts with the drive unit, and a functional unit carrier assigned to said drive unit, is characterized in that the functional unit carrier can be swiveled around at least one swivel axis with respect to the drive unit in a swivel connection region. | 03-05-2015 |
20150075892 | WORK VEHICLE AND WHEEL LOADER - A work vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust gas post-processing device, an engine room, a cooling fan, a cooling unit and a first exhaust pipe. The exhaust gas post-processing device includes a diesel particulate filtering device, a selective catalyst reduction device, a connecting pipe connecting the diesel particulate filtering device and the selective catalyst reduction device, and an injection device configured and arranged to inject a reducing agent into the connecting pipe. The engine room accommodates the engine and the exhaust gas post-processing device. The cooling fan is configured to suck in air from one side and to exhaust air from another side to produce an air flow. The cooling unit is disposed on the one side of the cooling fan. The first exhaust pipe has one end arranged to suck in air around the injection device and another end located between the cooling fan and the cooling unit. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075893 | EXHAUST TREATMENT UNIT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF EXHAUST TREATMENT UNIT, AND WORK VEHICLE - An exhaust treatment unit is used to treat an exhaust gas from an engine of the work vehicle. The exhaust treatment unit includes a first exhaust treatment device, a second exhaust treatment device and a first bracket. The first exhaust treatment device and the second exhaust treatment device are attached to the first bracket. The first bracket includes a brim part and a main body part. The main body part has a convex shape downwardly bulged from the brim part. The main body part includes a first support portion and a second support portion. The first support portion directly supports the first exhaust treatment device. The second support portion directly supports the second exhaust treatment device. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075894 | SUPPORTING MECHANISM, EXHAUST TREATMENT UNIT, AND WHEEL LOADER - A supporting mechanism supports a first and a second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine and is provided with a base member, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The base member includes a first and second connecting parts, and a first and a second pipe members. The base member supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The first supporting member supports one side of the base member. The second supporting member supports the other side of the base member. The first connecting part is joined with the first supporting member. The second connecting part is joined with the second supporting member. The first and the second pipe members are disposed side by side on a common horizontal plane. An opening section is formed by the edges of the first pipe member, the second pipe member, the first connecting part, and the second connecting part. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075895 | WORKING MACHINE - An upper slewing body includes a rear wall portion covering an engine room from a rear side, a bottom plate disposed so as to cover the engine room from a lower side and having an exhaust opening, and a pair of vertical plates standing upright on the bottom plate. A rear end portion of the vertical plate has proximate rear end surfaces disposed adjacent to the rear wall portion and a cutout portion formed by recessing the rear end surface of the vertical plate toward the front side with respect to the proximate rear end surfaces. A distal end portion of a tail pipe is introduced between the vertical plates and through the cutout portion from the outer position of the vertical plates and extends along the exhaust opening in a state where the distal end portion of the tail pipe faces the exhaust opening. | 03-19-2015 |
20150090517 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle includes a reducing agent tank, a battery, a reducing agent tank mounting member, a battery cover and a first guide member. The battery and the tank are positioned in a row. The mounting member has a bottom plate, and a partition plate extending upward from the bottom plate between the tank and the battery. The tank is mounted on the bottom plate. The battery cover has an upper plate above the battery, and a side plate extending downward from a side of the upper plate between the tank and the battery. The first guide member extends from the side plate toward the tank and slopes downward. Preferably, a first end of a second guide member disposed below the first guide member is positioned closer to the battery than a distal end of the first guide member, with the second guide member sloping downward toward the tank. | 04-02-2015 |
20150090518 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure ( | 04-02-2015 |
20150101879 | Automotive Exhaust Pipe Safety Cover - The Automotive Exhaust Pipe Safety Cover is a safety metal grill cap that helps prevent objects from being inserted into exhaust pipes or tail pipes. The Automotive Exhaust Pipe Safety Cover is made of metal with at least four vertical wires or thin rods and at least eight horizontal wires or thin rods that is made onto the exposed ends of all exhaust pipes or tail pipes. The Automotive Exhaust Pipe Safety Cover can be made into a metal cap to fit over the exposed end of existing exhaust pipes or tail pipes. This grill will allow fumes to escape the exhaust pipe or tail pipe, and help prevent objects from being inserted into the exhaust pipes and tail pipes. | 04-16-2015 |
20150114747 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle, including: an engine housed inside a bonnet of a front part of a vehicle-body; a purification processing device which performs purification processing of exhaust gas that is discharged from the engine; and an exhaust member which discharges the exhaust gas that is discharged from the purification processing device, to an atmosphere, wherein the exhaust member has: a first exhaust part which protrudes from the bonnet to one side in a vehicle-width direction; a second exhaust part which communicates with an end part of the first exhaust part, and is disposed in an up-and-down direction of the vehicle-body; and a third exhaust part which communicates with an end part of the second exhaust part, and protrudes to the one side in the vehicle-width direction, and a height of an exhaust port of the third exhaust part is lower than a height of a floor of an operator seat. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114748 | WORK MACHINE - A work machine includes a machine body, the machine body includes a bottom plate having an air outlet, and an exhaust air duct, the air outlet includes a major opening portion and a wide portion that is disposed with the major opening portion side by side in a left and right direction, the wide portion including a portion located immediately under an engine and having a greater width in a front and rear direction than a width of the major opening portion in the front and rear direction, the exhaust air duct includes a duct base portion including a lower opening that communicates with the air outlet, and an extension portion having an upper opening that is provided at an upper end thereof, and the duct base portion includes a wide-portion covering portion that covers the wide portion at a position immediately under the engine. | 04-30-2015 |
20150136514 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle includes an engine, a selective catalytic reduction apparatus, a fuel tank, and a reducing agent tank. The selective catalytic reduction apparatus treats exhaust from the engine. The fuel tank includes a fuel tank body retaining fuel and a fuel supply port which supplies fuel to the fuel tank body. The reducing agent tank includes a reducing agent tank body retaining a reducing agent used in the selective catalytic reduction apparatus and a reducing agent supply port which supplies the reducing agent to the reducing agent tank body. The fuel supply port protrudes from the fuel tank body toward a first direction left or right with respect to a center axis line in the front and back direction of the vehicle. The reducing agent supply port protrudes from the reducing agent tank body toward a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136515 | FLUSH AND SUB-FLUSH PROTECTIVE SHIELDS TO REDUCE EXHAUST SOOT AND CONDENSATE DEPOSITION - An exhaust assembly that includes an exhaust pipe extending rearward from a vehicle into an exhaust passage, and a fascia coupled to the vehicle defining the exhaust passage. The exhaust assembly further includes a bezel defining an exhaust opening substantially aligned with the pipe, and a sleeve configured within the exhaust opening, which may define an exhaust plane. The sleeve extends rearward, flush or sub-flush, with the rearmost portion of the exhaust opening or exhaust plane, and substantially parallel to an exit portion of the pipe. | 05-21-2015 |
20150144415 | VEHICLE COMPONENT ENCLOSURE - The invention concerns a component enclosure for an agricultural work vehicle having a combustion engine, an exhaust gas aftertreatment device for discharging and aftertreatment of the exhaust gas, a driver's cabin, and an access facility to access the driver's cabin. The access facility forms an enclosure for a component of the exhaust gas aftertreatment device. | 05-28-2015 |
20150299981 | WHEEL LOADER - A wheel loader includes a cab, steps provided beside the cab, an engine disposed to the rear of the cab, a vehicle body cover covering the engine, and an air cleaner. The air cleaner has a filter exchangeable by being pulled out horizontally. The air cleaner is connected to the engine via an intake pipe. The air cleaner is disposed to an outside of the vehicle body cover and to the rear of the cab, and is disposed in a slanted manner so that a side from which the filter is pulled out is further away from the cab than an opposite side. | 10-22-2015 |
20150300234 | MUFFLER MOUNT STRUCTURE - An off road type vehicle exhaust system including a muffler, a mounting bracket and a vibration insulator. The vibration insulator connects the muffler to the vehicle. The mounting bracket connects the muffler to the vibration insulator and includes a rod attached to the muffler and configured to mate with the vibration insulator and a heat shield having a first end secured to the muffler and a second end engaging the vibration insulator. The rod has a first portion secured to an outer surface of the muffler, a first bend, a second portion extending away from the muffler, a second bend, and a third portion which is at least generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the muffler. The heat shield includes a muffler engaging section and a vibration insulator engaging section. The vibration insulator engaging section includes a first wall extending from the muffler engaging section, a bend, and a second wall opposed to the first wall. The second wall also includes an opening through which the rod passes. | 10-22-2015 |
20150308077 | MOTOR GRADER - A motor grader includes a fuel tank, a vehicle body frame, a left-side mount part, a right-side mount part, a rear-side mount part and a reducing agent tank. The left-side mount part and the right-side mount part are respectively disposed on a left lateral frame and a right lateral frame while being disposed on both sides of the fuel tank in a vehicle width direction, and fix the fuel tank to the vehicle body frame. The rear-side mount part is disposed on the left lateral frame in the vehicle width direction while being disposed rearward of the fuel tank, and fixes the fuel tank to the vehicle body frame. The reducing agent tank is disposed rearward of and adjacently to the fuel tank while being disposed on the right lateral frame side, and accumulates a reducing agent for processing an exhaust gas from an engine. | 10-29-2015 |
20150315764 | WORK VEHICLE - A hydraulic excavator includes a urea aqueous solution injection device, a urea aqueous solution tank, a pump, a first pipe, and a second pipe. The urea aqueous solution injection device is disposed in an engine compartment, and injects an aqueous solution of urea to clean exhaust gas. The urea aqueous solution tank stores the aqueous solution of urea. The pump draws up the aqueous solution of urea form the urea aqueous solution tank and supplies it to the urea aqueous solution injection device. The first pipe connects the reductant tank to the pump, and supplies the aqueous solution of urea from the reductant tank to the pump. The second pipe connects the pump to the reductant injection device, supplies the aqueous solution of urea from the pump to the reductant injection device, and has a smaller inside diameter than the first pipe. | 11-05-2015 |
20150330056 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator includes an engine, a revolving frame supporting the engine, a vehicle body frame, a first exhaust treatment apparatus and a connecting pipe. The vehicle body frame includes a plurality of column members disposed upright on the revolving frame. The first exhaust treatment apparatus is supported by the vehicle body frame and treats exhaust from the engine. The connecting pipe connects the engine and the first exhaust treatment apparatus. At least a portion of the connecting pipe includes an extendable and contractable bellows portion. The connecting pipe includes a fixing portion fixed to the vehicle body frame. The fixing portion is positioned in the connecting pipe between the bellows portion and the first exhaust treatment apparatus. | 11-19-2015 |
20150336456 | FLUSH MOUNTED TRACTOR EXHAUST OUTLET - A flush mounted tractor exhaust outlet includes a plastic tractor hood panel sandwiched between an outlet ring and a support plate. Spacers are provided between the outlet ring and the support plate. An air passage is provided between the support plate and an outlet plate that does not contact the plastic tractor hood panel. | 11-26-2015 |
20150369109 | ENGINE DEVICE - An engine is disposed below an operator's seat in such a manner that a flywheel housing is located at the front of a traveling machine body. An exhaust gas purification device is disposed behind the engine and below a radiator. The engine is connected, on the left side thereof, to an air cleaner for taking in fresh air, and is connected, on the right side thereof, to an exhaust pipe which is connected to the air inlet side of the exhaust gas purification device. | 12-24-2015 |
20150376867 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle is provided with an engine, and engine compartment, a cooling chamber, a radiator, a cooling fan, a dividing wall, and a cover. The cooling fan is arranged inside the cooling chamber and discharges air toward a direction that is isolated from the engine compartment. The dividing wall separates the engine compartment and the cooling chamber. The dividing wall includes a passage opening that links the engine compartment and the cooling chamber. The cover includes a main cover section, and a connecting section. The main cover section is arranged inside the cooling chamber next to the dividing wall with a gap therebetween. The main cover section is arranged to face the passage opening. The connecting section includes an open region. The connecting section connects the main cover section and the dividing wall. | 12-31-2015 |
20150377113 | MUFFLER UNIT AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A muffler unit configured to be attached to a vehicle includes a first exhaust pipe. The muffler unit includes a muffler and a second exhaust pipe. The muffler includes a first main body preferably having a tubular shape and including a first support with a first opening and a second support with a second opening, and a first lid. The first and second openings are oriented in a radial direction of the first main body. The second exhaust pipe includes a second main body, a second lid covering a right end of the second main body, and an exhaust inlet disposed in a left end of the second main body. The second exhaust pipe extends into the first and second openings and is supported by the first and second supports. The second main body includes a communication port in communication with an inner space of the first main body. | 12-31-2015 |
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20160040390 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator capable of suppressing deterioration of a reducing agent stored in a reducing agent tank is provided. The hydraulic excavator includes: a main valve supplying a hydraulic oil to a work implement; an exhaust gas treatment device treating an exhaust gas from an engine through a reduction reaction; the reducing agent tank arranged forward of the main valve and storing the reducing agent to be supplied to the exhaust gas treatment device; and a partition plate arranged between the reducing agent tank and the main valve. | 02-11-2016 |
20160040568 | ENGINE DEVICE FOR WORK VEHICLE - An engine device for a work vehicle is configured to include a first case that removes particulate matter in exhaust gas of an engine and a second case that removes nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine and configured to mount the engine on a travelling vehicle-body frame on which right and left running wheels are arranged, and the engine device has structure in which the first case is supported on the engine, and the second case is mounted on the travelling vehicle-body frame via support bodies. | 02-11-2016 |
20160046181 | ENGINE DEVICE - Provided is an engine device that facilitates fastening between a main machine frame ( | 02-18-2016 |
20160046182 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE - A system includes a muffler coupled to a frame of the off-road vehicle and mounted in a substantially horizontal orientation and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) fluidly and mechanically coupled to the muffler. In certain embodiments, the DOC is mounted in a substantially vertical orientation rearward of the muffler relative to a primary direction of travel of the off-road vehicle. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047289 | HORIZONTAL MUFFLER MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE - A system includes a mounting assembly for a muffler of an off-road vehicle including a first mounting pad rotatably coupled to a first support. The first mounting pad is configured to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction, opposite the first direction, about a first rotation axis. The mounting assembly also includes a second mounting pad rotatably coupled to a second support. The second mounting pad is configured to rotate in the first direction and in the second direction about a second rotation axis. Moreover, the first and second mounting pads are laterally offset from one another relative to a longitudinal axis of the muffler, the first and second mounting pads are configured to support the muffler, and the first and second mounting pads are configured to independently rotate relative to the respective supports about the respective rotation axes. | 02-18-2016 |
20160053463 | WORK VEHICLE - A wheel loader includes an engine, an engine compartment, an injection device, a top plate and a first guide member. The injection device is disposed in the engine compartment. The top plate has a ventilation part. The ventilation part is disposed in a position horizontally away from the injection device. The first guide member has a guide body. The guide body is disposed along the top plate to direct air existing over the injection device to the ventilation part. | 02-25-2016 |
20160061088 | OXYGEN SENSOR COOLING DUCT - Methods, systems, and vehicles that control the temperature of a device included in the vehicle are presented herein. The temperature of the device is controlled by ventilating the device with drivetrain air, such as transmission cooling air. In some embodiments, the device is at a greater temperature than the drivetrain air, which cools the device. In other embodiments, the device is at a lesser temperature than the drivetrain air, which heats the device. The drivetrain air is provided to the device through an exhaust duct coupled to the vehicle's transmission. The drivetrain exhaust air is preferably circulated by the transmission. The transmission may be a continuously variable transmission. The device may be an oxygen sensor that is coupled to an engine exhaust pipe. The oxygen sensor is thermally coupled to the engine exhaust and the engine exhaust pipe, which are at greater temperatures than the transmission exhaust air. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068058 | VEHICLE BODY COVER AND WORK VEHICLE - A vehicle body cover of a work vehicle is provided with an outside ventilation cover part and an inside ventilation cover part. The outside ventilation cover part has outside ventilation holes that communicate with an external space. The outside ventilation cover part is disposed in an inclined manner with respect to the vertical direction. The inside ventilation cover part is disposed to face the outside ventilation holes on the inside of the outside ventilation cover part. The inside ventilation cover part has a rain gutter part and a ventilation part. The rain gutter part is configured to receive water entering from the outside ventilation holes. The ventilation part has inside ventilation holes that communicate with a space on the inside of the inside ventilation cover part. The ventilation part is disposed above the rain gutter part. | 03-10-2016 |
20160069043 | WHEEL LOADER - An engine room is disposed rearward of a cab. An engine is disposed inside the engine room. A first exhaust processing device and a second exhaust processing device are disposed over the engine. An air cleaner is disposed in the engine room in front of the first exhaust processing device and the second exhaust processing device. A tank is disposed between the cab and the air cleaner in the vehicle front-back direction. A rear surface of the tank has a lower rear surface part and an upper rear surface part. The upper rear surface part is disposed above the lower rear surface part and is positioned forward of the lower rear surface part. At least a portion of the air cleaner is disposed facing the upper rear surface part. | 03-10-2016 |
20160082830 | WORK VEHICLE - Provided is a work vehicle that can easily reduce the manufacturing cost by downsizing and simplifying a case support body and can easily simplify a support structure for a second case. The work vehicle includes an operation unit for an operator to get in, a first case for removing particulate matter in exhaust gas from the engine, and the second case for removing nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from the engine. In addition, the work vehicle includes a traveling machine body frame on which the operation unit is mounted, and the case support body for supporting the second case. The case support body is disposed on the traveling machine body frame, and the second case is attached to the traveling machine body frame via the case support body. | 03-24-2016 |
20160090889 | EXHAUST SYSTEM STRUCTURE IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - A catalytic device connected to an exhaust muffler from the front of the exhaust muffler to form substantially the shape of a T as viewed in plan is provided between an exhaust pipe and the exhaust muffler. One end portion of a reinforcing cover covering the catalytic device is fixed to an upstream end portion of the catalytic device, and another end portion of the reinforcing cover is fixed to the exhaust muffler. An extending portion extending rearwardly upward along the outer periphery of the exhaust muffler is formed integrally with the rear portion of a first heat insulating member covering the reinforcing cover from above. A second heat insulating member integrally having a cover portion covering the extending portion from above and inclined rearwardly upward is disposed so as to cover the exhaust muffler from above. | 03-31-2016 |
20160090891 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - An exhaust system of a saddle-ride type vehicle includes an exhaust pipe portion, a chamber portion, and a silencer. The exhaust pipe portion is coupled to an engine supported by a frame. The exhaust pipe portion is configured to guide exhaust air. The chamber portion is coupled to the exhaust pipe portion. A cross section of the chamber portion is formed larger than the exhaust pipe portion. The silencer is coupled to the chamber portion. The chamber portion includes: a main body portion disposed below the frame, and a fixing bracket projecting upward from the main body portion. The fixing bracket is secured to the frame. The frame and the fixing bracket have a fixed position. The fixed position is positioned above a lower end of the frame. | 03-31-2016 |
20160096426 | INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - Regarding an industrial vehicle 101 configured to include an engine 1 mounted on a front portion of a travelling machine body 102 and an exhaust gas purification device 2 for purifying exhaust gas of the engine 1, the industrial vehicle 101 is such that the exhaust gas purification device 2 is mounted on an upper portion side of the engine 1, and the engine 1 and the exhaust gas purification device 2 are covered with a hood 114, and a maneuvering seat 117 is arranged on a rear side of the hood 114, and it is an object to suppress heat damage on the exhaust gas purification device 2 itself and the hood 114. Opening holes 160 are formed on right and left bilateral sides of the hood 114, and an introduction fin 166 that tilts in a posture for taking in outside air from an advancing direction is arranged in each opening hole 160. | 04-07-2016 |
20160102604 | COOLED TWO-STAGE TURBOCHARGING SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block defining a cylinder, a cylinder head, and an exhaust manifold operatively connected to the cylinder head and configured to exhaust post-combustion gasses from the cylinder. The engine also includes a turbocharging system configured to pressurize an airflow for delivery thereof to the cylinder. The turbocharging system includes a low-flow turbocharger having a first turbine housing and a high-flow turbocharger having a second turbine housing. Each turbocharger is configured to be driven by the post-combustion gasses from the exhaust manifold in order to pressurize the airflow and discharge the pressurized airflow to the cylinder. The turbocharging system also includes a flow control device for selectively directing the post-combustion gasses to the low-flow and high-flow turbochargers. The turbocharging system additionally includes a cooling module configured to cool the second turbine housing. A vehicle employing such an engine is also disclosed. | 04-14-2016 |
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20160121711 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - An internal combustion engine exhaust system supporting structure includes a body fastening portion, an exhaust fastening portion, a bracket, and a stay. The body fastening portion is provided on a power plant or a vehicle body located on a side of an exhaust passage extending from an internal combustion engine to a rear of a vehicle so that exhaust emissions flow from the internal combustion engine to the rear of the vehicle. The bracket is fastened to the body fastening portion. The stay is fastened to the exhaust fastening portion and has lower stiffness than the bracket. The bracket and the stay are fastened to each other at a connecting portion so that a vertical distance between the exhaust fastening portion and the connecting portion in a vertical direction is greater than a vertical distance between the body fastening portion and the connecting portion in the vertical direction. | 05-05-2016 |
20160130999 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION WARMUP SYSTEM - An engine and after treatment system comprising an engine with an exhaust line engaged to upstream after treatment components, the upstream after treatment components engaged to a selective catalytic reduction converter, a means for bypassing the upstream after treatment components to allow engine exhausts to warm a catalyst within the selective catalytic reduction converter. One version allows indirect warming of the catalyst by providing a pathway for engine exhausts thru a warming cavity located on an outer region of the selective catalytic converter and then back thru the upstream after treatment components. | 05-12-2016 |
20160137054 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - The rear wall portion has a curved portion curved in an approximately arc shape in top plan view to serve as a right or left end thereof. An engine is provided on the upper frame at a position in front of the rear wall portion in such a manner that an interspace is formed between the engine and the curved portion. An exhaust aftertreatment device is provided in front of the rear wall portion while being superposed over the interspace. The exhaust aftertreatment device comprises a first treatment section and a second treatment section. The first treatment section and the second treatment section are supported over the upper frame in a posture where respective longitudinal directions of the first and second treatment sections are oriented parallel to each other in top plan view and along the curved portion in top plan view. | 05-19-2016 |
20160138243 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is a construction machine which is capable of stably support an exhaust aftertreatment device comprising a first treatment section and a second treatment section arranged in one-above-the-other and side-by-side relation. A hydraulic excavator comprises: an exhaust aftertreatment device comprising a first treatment section and a second treatment section which are arranged in one-above-the-other and in side-by-side relation; a lower plate attached to a lower surface of the exhaust aftertreatment device, and provided above a slewing frame to support the exhaust aftertreatment device from therebeneath in such a manner that the exhaust aftertreatment device is disposed at a position overlapping the engine in side view; and a left vertical plate disposed to extend upwardly from a portion of the lower plate located between the exhaust aftertreatment device and the engine, and attached to a lateral surface of the exhaust aftertreatment device. | 05-19-2016 |
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