Patent ID: 7866426
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: A01D,B60K,B60Y

Abstract:
1. A riding type mower comprising: a plurality of wheels; a vehicle body comprising right and left vehicle frames supported by the plurality of wheels, the right and left vehicle frames comprising respective upward projecting vertical frames; a water-cooled engine located in a rear region of the vehicle body; a hood for covering the engine; a driver's seat located forwardly of the hood; a rollover protection frame located between the driver's seat and the water-cooled engine, the rollover protection frame having a pair of right and left support columns spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction; auxiliary frames connected between the vertical frames of the right and left vehicle frames and the respective right and left support columns such that the right and left vehicle frames and the rollover protection frame are interconnected by the auxiliary frames to form a rigid framework, and wherein respective ends of the rollover protection frame are connected to the right and left vehicle frames and the auxiliary frames are connected to the right and left support columns above the connection of the right and left support columns to the right and left vehicle frames so that auxiliary frames are elevated above to the right and left vehicle frames; a radiator for the water-cooled engine, the radiator located between the pair of the support columns of the rollover protection frame; and a pair of right and left radiator support members disposed adjacent to the connection of the auxiliary frames with the respective support columns and secured to the respective support columns to project laterally inward from the respective support columns, wherein a bottom of the radiator is fixedly secured to the pair of radiator support members.