Patent ID: 8381865
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. A construction machine comprising: a hydraulic pump connected to one end in the axial direction of an engine; a muffler placed on the side of the engine to which the hydraulic pump is connected; and a muffler mounting device by which an inlet side of the muffler is connected through a bellows to an exhaust pipe of the engine, the muffler mounting device comprising: wherein the muffler mount includes at least one leg portion and a muffler attaching portion provided at the upper part of the at least one leg portion, the muffler is attached to the muffler attaching portion, the lower part of the at least one leg portion is attached to a mount attaching bracket provided in a frame of the construction machine so as to be rotatable around a pivot along the axial direction of the bellows, and the position adjusting device is thereby constructed, and wherein the at least one leg portion comprises a pair of leg portions which vertically extend at both sides of the hydraulic pump, respectively, and face each other with a space therebetween, the muffler mount is formed in a gate shape such that the muffler attaching portion is laid between the upper ends of the pair of leg portions over the hydraulic pump, to straddle the hydraulic pump.