Patent ID: 9045171
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A work vehicle comprising: an engine compartment supported by a vehicle frame and being located behind a driver seat; the engine compartment comprising a front area, a middle area, and a rear area and being sized and configured to contain therein an engine and at least one engine accessory; a fixed hood structured and arranged to cover the rear area; a swing hood movable about a swing axis between at least a closed position and an open position; the swing axis extending through the rear area along a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein, in the open position, the swing hood covers and at least partially contains therein the fixed hood, wherein, in the closed position, the swing hood covers the front area and middle area and includes a portion that overlaps a front end portion of the fixed hood, and wherein the swing hood overlaps more of lateral side portions of the fixed hood in the open position than in the closed position.