Patent ID: 7458434
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A lawn mower comprising: a plurality of wheels; a vehicle body supported by the wheels; a mower unit supported by said vehicle body; a driver's seat supported by said vehicle body; an engine supported by said vehicle body rearwardly of said driver's seat; a radiator disposed between said engine and said driver's seat; a hood for covering said engine; and a dust filtering case disposed at a forward portion of said hood for allowing ambient cooling air to be drawn into said radiator, the dust filtering case surrounding at least a part of the radiator and having a net portion on at least one side thereof, the net portion extending rearwardly beyond a front surface of said radiator; wherein the net portion has a front face net portion, upper net portion and a pair of lateral net portions that extend continuously from the front face net portion; wherein the upper net portion is continuous with a corresponding portion of the engine hood; and wherein the pair of lateral net portions are continuous with corresponding portions of the engine hood.