Patent Publication Number: US-10315709-B2

Title: Working vehicle

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a continuation application of International Application No. PCT/JP2015/059524, filed Mar. 26, 2015, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-070505, filed Mar. 28, 2014, Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-070506, filed Mar. 28, 2014, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-071937, filed Mar. 31, 2014. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to working vehicles. 
     Generally, a working vehicle, such as a tractor for use in agricultural work, includes a cabin covering a steering seat disposed on a travelling machine body (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-67657 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2004-345367). A cabin disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-67657 includes a cabin frame constituting a framework of the cabin, and a roof assembly disposed on the upper end side of the cabin frame. The cabin frame has a so-called frame structure in which pillars and beams are combined and the rigidity is ensured by these pillars and beams. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In a working vehicle of this kind, light fitments, such as a front composite light and a working light, are attached to the cabin. In this attachment of the light fitments, there is a need for taking it into consideration to allow visibility in front, rear, left, and right directions from the inside of the cabin to be favorably ensured without impairing the ease of assembling work in a production line. With respect to the structure of the cabin, demands for not only a cost reduction, but also improvements of the ease of operation of getting on/off the cabin and the comfort inside the cabin have been made. 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide a working vehicle on which technical improvements resulting from consideration of the above present situation have been made. 
     According to a first aspect of the present invention, a working vehicle includes a travelling machine body, a steering seat on the travelling machine body, an engine on the travelling machine body, a cabin covering the steering seat and including a cabin frame constituting a framework of the cabin, and a roof assembly disposed on an upper end of the cabin frame and including a front-side chamber and a rear-side chamber that are partitioned inside the roof assembly, an air conditioner inside the rear-side chamber, a tailpipe disposed on one side among a left side and a right side of the travelling machine body and configured to allow exhaust gas from the engine to be discharged to an outside of the working vehicle through the tailpipe, and an external-air intake opening disposed on one side opposite the tailpipe among a left side and a right side of the roof assembly and configured to bring the rear-side chamber into communication with the outside of the working vehicle. 
     According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the working vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cabin frame may include a pair of left and right front support pillars, a pair of left and right rear support pillars, a front beam coupling upper end portions of the left and right front support pillars, a rear beam coupling upper end portions of the left and right rear support beams, and side beams including a left side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the left front support pillar and the left rear support pillar, which are arranged in a front and rear direction, and including a right side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the right front support pillar and the right rear support pillar, which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, the rear-side chamber of the roof assembly may be disposed so as to protrude from the rear beam, and may be supported by the rear beam. A rear upper-side working light may be attached to a support stay disposed on an upper end side of each of the left and right rear support pillars. 
     According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the working vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one support stay to each of which at least one light fitment is attached may be disposed on the cabin frame. 
     According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the working vehicle according to the third aspect of the present invention, the at least one support stay may include a plurality of support stays, and the at least one light fitment may include a plurality of light fitments, and the cabin frame may include a pair of left and right front support pillars, a pair of left and right rear support pillars, a front beam coupling between end portions of the left and right front support pillars, a rear beam coupling between end portions of the left and right rear support beams, and side beams including a left side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the left front support pillar and the left rear support pillar, which are arranged in a front and rear direction, and including a right side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the right front support pillar and the right rear support pillar, which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, a first one of the plurality of support stays may be disposed on an upper-lower direction intermediate portion of each of the front support pillars, and a front composite light and a front intermediate-side working light that serve as light fitments among the plurality of light fitments may be attached to the first one of the plurality of support stays. A second one of the plurality of support stays may be disposed on a lower portion of each of the rear support pillars, and a rear composite light and a rear lower-side working light that serve as light fitments among the plurality of light fitments may be attached to the second one of the plurality of support stays. 
     According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the working vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cabin frame may include a pair of left and right front support pillars, a pair of left and right rear support pillars, a front beam coupling between end portions of the left and right front support pillars, a rear beam coupling between end portions of the left and right rear support beams, and side beams including a left side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the left front support pillar and the left rear support pillar, which are arranged in a front and rear direction, and including a right side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the right front support pillar and the right rear support pillar, which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, a pair of left and right first support stays may be each disposed on a corresponding one of long-length direction intermediate portions of the front beam, and front upper-side working lights may be each attached to a corresponding one of the left and right first support stays. Second support stays may be disposed on an upper end portion of a corresponding one of the rear support pillars, and rear upper-side working lights may be each attached to a corresponding one of the second support stays. 
     According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the working vehicle according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the front upper-side working lights may be located so as to overlap the front beam in a front view. 
     According to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, in the working vehicle including the cabin, which covers the steering seat on the travelling machine body and includes the cabin frame constituting a framework of the cabin, and the roof assembly disposed on the upper end of the cabin frame, the tailpipe, through which exhaust gas from the engine mounted on the travelling machine body is discharged to the outside of the working vehicle, is disposed on one side among a left side and a right side of the travelling machine body. Further, the inside of the roof assembly is partitioned into the front-side chamber and the rear-side chamber, which are partitioned inside the roof assembly. The air conditioner is contained inside the rear-side chamber. The external-air intake opening, which brings the rear-side chamber into communication with the outside of the working vehicle, is disposed in one side opposite the tailpipe among a left side and a right side of the roof assembly. Accordingly, this configuration significantly reduces the possibility that the exhaust gas, discharged through the tailpipe, is taken into the external-air intake opening. 
     According to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, the cabin frame includes the pair of left and right front support pillars, the pair of left and right rear support pillars, the front beam, coupling between upper end portions of the left and right front support pillars, the rear beam, coupling between upper end portions of the left and right rear support beams, and the side beams, including a left side-beam coupling between end portions of the left front support pillar and the left rear support pillar, which are arranged in a front and rear direction, and including a right side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the right front support pillar and the right rear support pillar, which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, the rear-side chamber of the roof assembly is disposed so as to protrude from the rear beam, and is supported by the rear beam. Further, the rear upper-side working light is attached to the support stay, disposed on an upper end side of each of the left and right rear support pillars. Accordingly, this configuration enables the air conditioner to be disposed in the inside of the roof assembly without increasing the entire height of the cabin, and further, eliminates a situation in which a configuration in which the air conditioner is contained in the rear-side chamber of the roof assembly restricts front visibility from an operator. Further, the configuration, which allows the rear upper-side working light to be attached to the support stay, disposed on the upper end side of each of the rear support pillars, not only enables a disposition space at the side of the rear-side chamber of the roof assembly to be formed between the support stays for both of the upper-side working lights, but also enables rear visibility from an operator to be favorably ensured. 
     According to the embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, the at least one support stay to each of which at least one light fitment is attached is disposed on the cabin frame, and thus, this configuration enables the at least one light fitment to be directly attached to the cabin frame. This configuration, therefore, contributes to improvement of the ease of assembling work in a production line, and thus, enables a cost reduction. 
     According to the embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cabin frame includes the pair of left and right front support pillars, the pair of left and right rear support pillars, the front beam, coupling between upper end portions of the left and right front support pillars, the rear beam, coupling between upper end portions of the left and right rear support beams, and the side beams, including a left side-beam coupling between end portions of the left front support pillar and the left rear support pillar, which are arranged in a front and rear direction, and including a right side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the right front support pillar and the right rear support pillar, which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, the front composite light and the front intermediate-side working light, which serve as light fitments among the light fitments, are attached to each of the support stays, which is disposed in an upper-lower direction intermediate portion of a corresponding one of the front support pillars. Moreover, the rear composite light and the rear intermediate-side working light, which serve as light fitments among the light fitments, are attached to each of the support stays, which is disposed in a lower portion of a corresponding one of the rear support pillars. Accordingly, this configuration enables the front composite light and the front intermediate-side working light to be integrally attached to each of the support stays, which is disposed on a corresponding one of the front support pillars, and enables the rear composite light and the rear lower-side working light to be integrally attached to each of the support stays, which is disposed on a corresponding one of the rear support pillars. That is, each of the support stays is used in common for the plurality of light fitments, and this configuration contributes to reduction of the number of components. Further, this configuration facilitates routing cables for the plurality of light fitments. Moreover, this configuration facilitates ensuring visibility in front, rear, left, and right directions from the inside of the cabin. 
     According to the embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the cabin frame includes the pair of left and right front support pillars, the pair of left and right rear support pillars, the front beam, coupling between upper end portions of the left and right front support pillars, the rear beam, coupling between upper end portions of the left and right rear support beams, and the side beams, including a left side-beam coupling between end portions of the left front support pillar and the left rear support pillar, which are arranged in a front and rear direction, and including a right side-beam coupling between upper end portions of the right front support pillar and the right rear support pillar, which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, the front upper-side working lights are each attached to a corresponding one of the pair of left and right front upper-side support stays, which are disposed in long-length direction intermediate portions of the front beam, and the rear upper-side working lights are each attached to a corresponding one of the support stays, each disposed at the upper side of a corresponding one of the rear support pillars. Thus, this configuration enables the front upper-side working lights to be directly attached to the front beam, and enables the rear upper-side working lights to be directly attached to a corresponding one of the rear support pillars. This configuration, therefore, contributes to improvement of the ease of assembling work in a production line, and thus, enables a cost reduction. Additionally, this configuration makes unnecessary to attach the front upper-side working lights to the roof assembly, and to route the cables, and thus, makes it simple to assemble the roof assembly to the cabin frame. In this respect, similarly, this configuration contributes to improvement of the ease of assembling work in the production line. 
     According to the embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the front upper-side working light is located so as to overlap the front beam in a front view. Thus, this configuration significantly reduces the possibility that the front upper-side working light blocks front visibility from an operator sitting on the steering seat, and as a result, favorably ensures the front visibility from the operator. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a left side view of a tractor; 
         FIG. 2  is a plan view of the tractor; 
         FIG. 3  is a right side view of the tractor; 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of the tractor when obliquely viewed from a rear and right side; 
         FIG. 5  is a left side view of a travelling machine body illustrating the structure of the travelling machine body; 
         FIG. 6  is a left side view of the travelling machine body illustrating the details of the structure of the travelling machine body; 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of the travelling machine body when obliquely viewed from a rear and left side; 
         FIG. 8  is a right side view of the travelling machine body illustrating the structure of the travelling machine body; 
         FIG. 9  is a right side view of the travelling machine body illustrating the details of the structure of the travelling machine body; 
         FIG. 10  is a perspective view of the travelling machine body when obliquely viewed from a rear and right side; 
         FIG. 11  is a left side view of a cabin; 
         FIG. 12  is a plan view of the cabin; 
         FIG. 13  is a front view of the cabin; 
         FIG. 14  is a right side view of the cabin; 
         FIG. 15  is a rear view of the cabin; 
         FIG. 16  is a bottom view of the cabin; 
         FIG. 17  is a left side view of a cabin frame; 
         FIG. 18  is a plan view of the cabin frame; 
         FIG. 19  is a front view of the cabin frame; 
         FIG. 20  is a right side view the cabin frame; 
         FIG. 21  is a rear view of the cabin frame; 
         FIG. 22  is a perspective view of the cabin frame when obliquely viewed from a front and left side; 
         FIG. 23  is a perspective view of the cabin frame when obliquely viewed from a rear and left side; 
         FIG. 24  is a perspective view of a vibration isolating support structure when obliquely viewed from a front and left side; 
         FIG. 25  is a perspective view of a vibration isolating support structure when obliquely viewed from a rear and right side; 
         FIG. 26  is an enlarged perspective view of a right front support pillar and a front beam; 
         FIG. 27  is an enlarged perspective view of a right rear support pillar and a rear beam; 
         FIG. 28  is a plan view of a roof assembly; 
         FIG. 29  is a perspective view of an inner roof; 
         FIG. 30  is a left side view of a tractor, another embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 31  is a plan view of the tractor; 
         FIG. 32  is a front view of the tractor; 
         FIG. 33  is a right side view of the tractor; 
         FIG. 34  is a rear side view of the tractor; 
         FIG. 35  is a bottom view of the tractor; and 
         FIG. 36  is a perspective view of a cabin frame when obliquely viewed from a front and left side. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, a tractor will be taken as an example of working vehicles, embodiments obtained by embodying the present invention, and will be described on the basis of the drawings. 
     First, the outline of a tractor  1  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 10 . In this embodiment, the tractor  1  includes a travelling machine body  2 , and this travelling machine body  2  is supported by a pair of left and right front wheels  3  and a pair of left and right rear wheels  4 . Each of the pair of front wheels  3  and the pair of rear wheels  4  serves as a travelling unit. The tractor  1  includes a diesel engine  5  (hereinafter referred to as just an engine), and this engine  5  is mounted on a front portion of the travelling machine body  2 . The engine  5  is of a common rail type, and serves as a power source. The driving of the rear wheels  4  and the front wheels  3  by the engine  5  is configured to allow the tractor  1  to travel forward and backward. The engine  5  is covered by a bonnet  6 . A cabin  7  is disposed on the upper face of the travelling machine body  2 , and in the inside of the cabin  7 , a steering seat  8  and a steering handle (a circular handle)  9  are disposed. The steering operation of this steering handle  9  allows the steering direction of the front wheels  3  to be directed to the left direction and the right direction. Flights of steps  10  are each disposed in a corresponding one of left and right side lower portions of the cabin  7 , and these flights of steps  10  are used in operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . A fuel tank  11  is disposed below the bottom of the cabin  7 , and fuel is supplied from this fuel tank  11  to the engine  5 . 
     The traveling machine vehicle  2  is constituted by an engine frame  14  and left and right machine body frames  15 . The engine frame  14  includes a front bumper  12  and a front wheel-shaft case  13 . The left and right machine body frames  15  are attachably/detachably secured to rear side portions of the engine frame  14 . A front wheel shaft  16  is disposed so as to rotatably protrude outward from both of left and right end sides of the front wheel-shaft case  13 . The front wheels  3  are each secured at a corresponding one of both of left and right sides of the front wheel case  13  via the front wheel shaft  16 . A mission case  17  is coupled to a rear side portion of each of the machine body frames  15 . This mission case  17  is configured to perform appropriate transmission shifting of the rotation power from the engine  5 , and transfer the transmission-shifted power to the front and rear wheels  3 ,  3 ,  4 , and  4 . A tank frame  18  is bolt-secured at the lower face sides of the left and right machine body frames  15  and the mission case  17 . The tank frame  18  has a rectangular frame plate shape in a bottom view, and jetties outward in both left and right directions. In this embodiment, the fuel tank  11  is separated into two portions, a left portion and a right portion. The left portion and the right portion of the fuel tank  11  are respectively separately mounted at the upper face side of the left jetty portion and the upper face side of the right jetty portion of the tank frame  18 . A left-side wheel-shaft case  19  is mounted on the left outer side face of the mission case  17  so as to protrude outward from the left outer side face of the mission case  17 ; and a right-side wheel-shaft case  19  is mounted on the right outer side face of the mission case  17  so as to protrude outward from the right outer side face of the mission case  17 . A left-side rear wheel shaft  20  is inserted inside the left-side rear wheel-shaft case  19  so as to be rotatable; and a right-side rear wheel shaft  20  is inserted inside the right-side rear wheel-shaft case  19  so as to be rotatable. The rear wheels  4  are each coupled to the mission case  17  via a corresponding one of the left and right rear wheel shafts  20 . The upper side of the left wheel  4  is covered by a left-side rear fender  21 ; and the upper side of the right wheel  4  is covered by a right-side rear fender  21 . 
     A hydraulic lifting and lowering mechanism  22  is attachably/detachably secured to the upper face of a rear portion of the mission case  17 . The hydraulic lifting and lowering mechanism  22  is configured to allow a working machine, such as a rotary tiller, to be lifted and lowered. The working machine, such as a rotary tiller, is coupled to a rear portion of the mission case  17  via a three-point link mechanism including a pair of left and right lower links  23  and a top link  24 . A PTO shaft  25  is disposed so as to protrude backward from the rear side face of the mission case  17 . The PTO shaft  25  transfers a PTO driving force to the working machine, such as a rotary tiller. 
     An engine output shaft (omitted from illustration) is disposed so as to protrude backward from the rear side face of the engine  5 , and a flywheel  26  is secured to the engine output shaft so as to be directly coupled to the engine output shaft. A main driving shaft  27  is coupled to a main transmission-shift input shaft  28  via a power transfer shaft  29  (see  FIGS. 1, 7, and 10 ). The main driving shaft  27  is disposed so as to protrude backward from the flywheel  26 . The main transmission-shift input shaft  28  is disposed so as to protrude forward from the front face side of the mission case  17 . The power transfer shaft  29  includes universal joints at its both edges. The mission case  17  includes, inside itself, a continuously variable transmission device, a forward/backward travelling direction switching mechanism, a travelling sub transmission-shift gear mechanism, and a rear-wheel differential gear mechanism. The rotation power of the engine  5  is transferred to the main transmission-shift input shaft  28  of the mission case  17  via the main driving shaft  27  and the power transfer shaft  29 , and then is subjected to appropriate transmission shifting by the continuously variable transmission device and the travelling sub transmission-shift gear mechanism. Further, the transmission-shifted power is transferred to the left and right rear wheels  4  via the rear-wheel differential gear mechanism. 
     A front-wheel output shaft  30  is disposed so as to protrude forward from a front lower portion of the mission case  17 , and a front-wheel transfer shaft (omitted from illustration) protruding backward from the front wheel-shaft case  13  is coupled to the front-wheel output shaft  30  via a front-wheel driving shaft  31 . The front wheel-shaft case  13  incorporates a front-wheel differential gear mechanism (omitted from illustration). The transmission-shifted power, resulting from the transmission shifting by the continuously variable transmission device and the travelling sub transmission-shift gear mechanism, which are disposed inside the mission case  17 , is transferred from the front-wheel output shaft  30 , the front-wheel driving shaft  31 , and the front-wheel transfer shaft to the left and right front wheels  3  via the front-wheel differential gear mechanism, which is incorporated in the front wheel-shaft case  13 . 
     Next, the structure of the inside of the cabin  7  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 4 . A steering column  32  is disposed at the front of the steering seat  8  in the inside of the cabin  7 . A dashboard  33  is disposed at the front face side inside the cabin  7 , and the steering column  32  is disposed so as to stand in a state of being buried in the rear face side of the dashboard  33 . A steering handle  9  is attached to the upper end side of a handle shaft protruding upward from the upper face of the steering column  32 . The steering handle  9  has an approximately circular shape in a plan view. 
     A single-touch lifting/lowering lever  34  and a pair of left and right brake pedals  35  are disposed at the right side of the steering column  32 . The single-touch lifting/lowering lever  34  is used for operation of forcibly moving the working machine, such as a rotary tiller, to the highest lifted position or the lowest lowered position. The pair of left and right brake pedals  35  are used for operation of braking the traveling machine body  2 . A forward/backward travelling direction switching lever (a reverser lever)  36  and a clutch pedal  37  are disposed at the left side of the steering column  32 . The forward/backward travelling direction switching lever  36  is used for operation of switching the travelling direction of the travelling machine body  2  between a forward direction and a backward direction. The clutch pedal  37  is used for operation of disconnecting a clutch (omitted from illustration) for connecting/disconnecting the engine power. 
     An erroneous operation prevention member (a reverser guard)  38  is disposed at the left side of the steering column  32  and below the forward/backward travelling direction switching lever  36  so as to extend along the forward/backward travelling direction switching lever  36 . The erroneous operation prevention member  30  serves as a contact prevention member, and is disposed below the forward/backward travelling direction switching lever  36  to prevent an operator who is getting on/off the tractor  1  from being in contact with the forward/backward travelling direction switching lever  36  without discretion. An operational display board  39  is disposed at the upper side on the rear face of the dashboard  33 . The operational display board  39  incorporates a liquid crystal panel. 
     An accelerator pedal  41  is disposed at the right side of the steering column  32  on a floor plate  40 . The floor plate  40  is located at the front side of the steering seat  8  inside the cabin  7 . The accelerator pedal  41  is used for controlling the rotation speed of the engine  5  or the vehicle speed. In addition, approximately the whole of the upper face of the floor plate  40  is formed to be flat. Side-columns  42  are each disposed at a corresponding one of both of left and right sides interposing the steering seat  8 . In a portion between the steering seat  8  and the left side-column  42 , a parking brake lever  43 , an extremely low speed lever (a creep lever)  44 , a sub transmission-shift lever  45 , and a PTO transmission-shift lever  46  are disposed. The parking brake lever  43  is used for operation of keeping the left and right rear wheels  4  in a braking state. The extremely low speed lever  44  is used for operation of forcibly reducing the travelling speed (vehicle speed) of the tractor  1  to a significant degree. The sub transmission-shift lever  45  is used for operation of switching the output range of the travelling sub transmission-shift gear mechanism inside the mission case  17 . The PTO transmission-shift lever  46  is used for operation of switching the driving speed of the PTO shaft  25 . A diff-lock pedal  47  is disposed below the steering seat  8 . The diff-lock pedal is used for operation of turning on/off the differential driving of the both left and right rear wheels  4 . A reverse PTO lever  48  is disposed at the rear left side of the steering seat  8 . The reverse PTO lever  48  is used for operation of reversely driving the PTO shaft  25 . 
     An arm rest  49  is disposed between the steering seat  8  and the left-side side-column  42 . An operator sitting on the steering seat  8  uses this arm rest  40  to place and rest his or her arm. The arm rest  49  is configured separately from the steering seat  8  and includes a main transmission-shift lever  50  and a work-unit position dial  51  (a lifting/lowering dial). The main transmission-shift lever  50  is used for operation of increasing/reducing the traveling speed of the tractor  1 . The work-unit position dial  51  is provided with a dial used for manually adjusting to change the height position of the working machine, such as a rotary tiller. In addition, the arm rest  49  is configured to be able to pivot about its lower rear end portion so as to be thrown up to a plurality of positions. 
     A throttle lever  52 , a PTO clutch switch  53 , and a plurality of hydraulic operation levers (SCV levers)  54  are disposed on the left-side column  42  in series from the front side. The throttle lever  52  is used for operation of setting and maintaining the rotation speed of the engine  5 . The PTO clutch switch  53  is used for operating of connecting/disconnecting the power transfer from the PTO shaft  25  to the working machine, such as a rotary tiller. The plurality of hydraulic operation levers  54  are used for operation of switching pressurized-oil externally-drawing valves (sub control valves) (omitted from illustration) disposed at the upper face side of the mission case  17 . Here, the pressurized-oil externally-drawing valves are for use in supplying operating oil to another working machine, such as a front loader, that is additionally attached to the tractor  1 . In this embodiment, four hydraulic operation levers  54  are disposed so as to allow the number of the levers to correspond to the number of the pressurized-oil externally-drawing valves (which constitute a quadruple valve assembly in this embodiment). 
     Next, the details of the structure of the cabin  7  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 11 to 27 . The cabin  7 , which covers the steering seat  8  disposed on the travelling machine body  2 , includes a cabin frame  300 . This cabin frame  300  constitutes a framework of the cabin  7  and has an approximately box frame shape. The cabin frame  300  includes a pair of left and right front support pillars  301 , a pair of left and right rear support pillars  302 , a front beam  303 , a rear beam  304 , and left and right side beams  305 . The pair of left and right front support pillars  301  are located at the front side of the steering seat  8 . The pair of left and right rear support pillars  302  are located at the rear side of the steering seat  8 . The front beam  303  couples between the upper end portions of the left and right front support pillars  301 . The front beam  304  couples between the upper end portions of the left and right rear support pillars  302 . The left side beam  305  couples between the upper end portions of the left front support pillar  301  and the left rear support pillar  302 , which are arranged in the front and rear direction. The right side beam  305  couples between the upper end portions of the right front support pillar  301  and the right rear support pillar  302 , which are arranged in the front and rear direction. A roof assembly  306  is attachably/detachably secured to the upper end side of the cabin frame  300 , that is, onto a rectangular-shaped frame constituted by the front beam  303 , the rear beam  304 , and the left and right side beams  305 . 
     The lower end side of each of the front support pillars  301  is coupled to the left-right direction outer end side of a corresponding one of inwardly extending, left and right front lower-portion plates  307 . The left-right direction inner end sides of both of the left and right front lower-portion plates  307  are coupled to a vertically long board support plate  308  so as to allow the board support plate  308  to stand upright between both of the left and right front support pillars  301 . Meanwhile, the lower end sides of both of the left and right rear support pillars  302  are coupled to a rear intermediate beam  309 . This rear intermediate beam  309  extends parallel to the rear beam  304 . The rear intermediate beam  309  is coupled to the upper end sides of a pair of downwardly extending, left and right rear lower-portion frames  310 . The lower end side of each of the rear lower-portion frames  310  and a corresponding one of the front lower-portion plates  307 , these two kinds of members being arranged in the front and rear direction, are coupled to the long-length direction end portion of a corresponding one of forwardly and backwardly extending bottom frames  311 . 
     The lower end side of each of the rear support pillars  302  is coupled to the upper rear end side of a corresponding one of fender frames  312 . Each of the fender frames  312  is curved so as to expand forwardly and upwardly in a side view along the shape of a corresponding one of the rear fenders  211 . The lower front end side of each of the fender frames  312  is coupled to the rear end side of a corresponding one of side frames  313 . Each of the side frames  313  protrudes backward from a lower portion of a corresponding one of the front support pillars  301 . Each of the side frames  313  is also coupled to the left-right direction outer side of a corresponding one of the front lower-portion plates  307 . Each of the left and right rear fenders  21  is secured to the left-right direction outer face side of a corresponding one of the fender frames  312  and the left-right direction outer face side of one of the rear lower-portion frames  310  that is associated with the corresponding one of the fender frames  312 . 
     A rear cover plate  314  is secured to the rear intermediate beam  309  and the left and right rear lower-portion frames  310 , and covers a region surrounded by the rear intermediate beam  309  and the left and right rear lower-portion frames  310 . A seat support plate  315  is secured to the lower end side of the rear cover plate  314  and the left and right bottom frames  311 . The seat support plate  315  has an L-shape in a side view. The steering seat  8  is disposed on the seat support plate  315 . Fender inner plates  316  are each secured to a corresponding one of the left and right fender frames  312 , a corresponding one of the left and right rear lower-portion frames  310 , and a corresponding one of the left and right bottom frames  311 . Each of the fender inner plates  316  has an outwardly bulging shape along the front inner face side of the front wheel  4 . The side columns  42  are each disposed on a corresponding one of the left and right fender inside plates  316 . Floor support plates  317  are each secured to and supported by a corresponding one of the left and right front lower-portion plates  307 , the front portion side of a corresponding one of the left and right bottom frames  311 , a corresponding one of the left and right side frames  313 , and the front end side of the seat support plate  315 . The floor plate  40  is disposed on the left and right floor support plate  317 . Ancillary frames  318  each couple the lower front end side of a corresponding one of the left and right fender frames  312  to a front-rear direction intermediate portion of a corresponding one of the bottom frames  311 . Each of the ancillary frames  318  has a shape long in the left and right direction. 
     A front glass  321  is disposed at the front face side of the cabin frame  300 , that is, in a region surrounded by the left and right front support pillars  301 , the front beam  303 , and the left and right front lower-portion plates  307 . A rear glass  322  is disposed at the rear face side of the cabin frame  300 , that is, in a region surrounded by the left and right rear support pillars  302 , the rear beam  304 , and the rear intermediate beam  309 . Side doors  323  are each disposed at a corresponding one of the left and right side face sides of the cabin frame  300 , that is, in a region surrounded by the front and rear support pillars, which are arranged in the front and rear direction, the side beam, the fender frame, and the side frame. Each of the side doors  323  is constituted by transparent glass, and is openably/closably secured to a corresponding one of the rear support pillars  302  via a pair of upper and lower hinges  324 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 24 to 27 , the front side of each of the left and right front lower-portion plates  307  is coupled to a corresponding one of front-portion support tables  96 . Each of the support tables  96  is secured to a corresponding one of the left and right machine body frames  15  via a front rubber vibration isolator  98 , serving as a vibration isolation member. Base brackets  327  are each disclosed in a coupling portion at which a corresponding one of the left and right rear lower-portion frames  310  and a corresponding one of the bottom frames  311  are coupled to each other. Each of the base brackets  327  jetties outward in the left and right direction. Each of the left and right base brackets  327  is coupled to a corresponding one of rear-portion support tables  97  via a rear rubber vibration isolator  99 , serving as a vibration isolation member. Each of the rear-portion support tables  97  is secured onto a corresponding one of the left and right rear wheel-shaft cases  19 . Accordingly, the travelling machine body  2  supports the cabin  7  in a vibration isolation manner via the plurality of rubber vibration isolators  98  and  99 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 11 to 27 , various support stays  331 ,  335 ,  338 , and  343 , to which light fitments are attached, are disposed on the cabin frame  300 . That is, a pair of left and right front upper-side support stays  331  are each welded and secured to a corresponding one of long-length direction intermediate portions of the front beam  303 . Each of the front upper-side support stays  331  is a thin-plate shaped stay protruding forward and obliquely upward. Front upper-side working lights  333 , each being an example of the light fitments, are each secured to a corresponding one of the front upper-side support stays  331  via a corresponding one of front attachment pieces  332 , each extending forwardly and downwardly. Each of the front upper-side working lights  333  is a working light for illuminating the front side of the tractor  1 . The front upper-side working lights  333  are located so as to overlap the front beam  303  in a front view not to interfere with front visibility from an operator. Each of concave portions  334  is formed at the front side of the roof assembly  606  so as to allow a corresponding one of the front upper-side working lights  333  to be set in the each of concave portions  334 . Each of the concave portions  334  is an upwardly concaved portion, and can be also referred to as an outwardly bulging portion. When the roof assembly  306  is assembled to the upper end side of the cabin frame  300 , each of the front upper-side working lights  333  is set in a corresponding one of the concave portions  334 , disposed at the front side, and as a result, the roof assembly  306  and each of the front upper-side working lights  333  do not interfere with each other. 
     Meanwhile, the base end side of each of rear upper-side support stays  335  is welded and secured to the upper end side of a corresponding one of the left and right rear support pillars  302  so as not to interfere with rear visibility from an operator. That is, each of the rear upper-side support stays  335  is disposed so as to protrude, in a plan view, in a direction inclined outward in the left and right direction from a backward direction and extending so as to be gradually apart from both of the rear beam  304  and a corresponding one of the left and right side beams  305 . Rear upper-side working lights  337 , each being an example of the light fitments, are each attached to the edge side of a corresponding one of the rear upper-side support stays  335  via a corresponding one of backwardly extending rear attachment pieces  336 . The left and right rear upper-side working lights  337  are lights for illuminating the rear side of the tractor  1  (i.e., lights for illuminating a working machine and any other viewing object at rear side of the tractor  1 ). In this embodiment, the rear upper-side support stays  335  are disposed, not on the rear beam  304 , but on the upper end sides of the respective rear support pillars  302  to not only favorably ensure rear visibility from an operator, but also ensure a disposition space at the rear side of the roof assembly  306  between the left and right rear upper-side support stays  335 . This secured disposition space is a disposition space for a rear cover  363 , in which an air conditioner  364  is contained. 
     The base end side of each of front intermediate-side support stays  338  is welded and secured to an upper-lower direction intermediate portion of a corresponding one of the left and right front support pillars  301 . A front composite light  339  and a front intermediate-side working light  340 , which are examples of the light fitments, are attached to the edge side of each of the front intermediate-side support stays  338 . In order not to allow the front composite lights  339  and the front intermediate-side working lights  340  to interfere with front visibility from an operator, each of the front intermediate-side support stays  338  is disposed so as to protrude, in a plan view, in a direction inclined outward in the left and right direction from a forward direction and extending so as to be gradually apart from both of the front beam  303  and a corresponding one of the left and right side beams  305 , and then, bend so as to extend forward from a long-length intermediate portion. Each of the front composite lights  339  is a light for indicating operator&#39;s intentions in operation of the tractor  1 , such as a vehicle width and turning to the left or right direction, to vehicles and/or persons positioned at the front side of the tractor  1 . In this embodiment, the front composite light  339  is constituted by a directional light and a clearance light. The left and right front intermediate-side working lights  340  are lights for illuminating the front side of the tractor  1 . In this embodiment, a vertically-long shaped attachment bracket  341  is disposed at the edge side of each of the front intermediate-side support stays  338 , and the front composite light  339  is attached to the front face side of the attachment bracket  341 . The front intermediate-side working lamp  340  is attached to the upper end side of the attachment bracket  341 . Each of side mirrors  342  are secured to a portion above the front intermediate-side support stay in a corresponding one of the left and right front support pillars  301  via a corresponding one of mirror stays  341 . Each of the mirror stays  341  also extends, in a plan view, in a direction inclined outward in the left and right direction from the forward direction so as to be gradually part from both of the front beam  303  and a corresponding one of the left and right side beams  305  so as not to interfere with front visibility from an operator. 
     The front face side of each of vertically long, rear lower-side support stays  343  is welded and secured to a lower portion of a corresponding one of the left and right rear support pillars  302 . A rear composite light  344  and a rear lower-side working light  345 , which are examples of the light fitments, are attached to the rear face side of each of the rear lower-side stays  343 . Each of the rear lower-side support stays  343  jetties, in a back view, outward in the left and right direction from a corresponding one of the left and right rear support pillars  302  so as not to allow the rear composite lights  344  and the rear lower-side working lights  345  to interfere with front visibility from an operator. Each of the rear composite lights  344  is a light for indicating operator&#39;s intentions in operation of the tractor  1 , such as slowing down, halt, a backward motion, and/or turning to the left or right direction, to vehicles and/or persons positioned in the rear side of the tractor  1 . Each of the rear composite lights  344  is constituted by a taillight, a brake light, a reversing light, and a directional light. The left rear lower-side working light  345  is a light for illuminating the left side of the tractor  1 ; and the right rear lower-side working light  345  is a light for illuminating the right side of the tractor  1 . In this embodiment, the rear composite light  344  is attached to the front face side of each of the rear lower-side support stays  343 . The rear lower-side working light  345  is attached to the upper end side of each of the rear lower-side support stays  343 . The front composite lights  339  and the rear composite lights are set to positions having approximately the same height in the upper and lower direction. 
     In addition, in this embodiment, although the details are not illustrated, the inside of the cabin frame  300  is formed to be hollow, and the hollow inside is configured to serve as wiring paths for use in inserting and passing cables. Further, the cables are drawn from notches (omitted from illustration) formed on the support pillars  301  and  302 , the beams  303  and  304 , and the support stays, and the relevant cables are coupled to the light fitments  333 ,  337 ,  339 ,  340 ,  344 , and  345 . 
     As clearly understood from the above description and  FIGS. 11 to 27 , in the working vehicle  1  including the cabin  7 , which covers the steering seat  8  disposed on the vehicle machine body  2  and which includes the cabin frame  300  constituting a framework of the cabin  7 , and the roof assembly  306  disposed at the upper end side of the cabin frame  300 , the support stays  331 ,  335 ,  338 , and  343 , to which the light fitments  333 ,  337 ,  339 ,  340 ,  344 , and  345  are attached, are disposed on the cabin frame  300 , and thus, this configuration enables the light fitments  333 ,  337 ,  339 ,  340 ,  344 , and  345  to be directly attached to the cabin frame  300 . This configuration, therefore, contributes to improvement of the ease of assembling work in a production line, and thus, enables a cost reduction. 
     Further, the cabin frame  300  includes the pair of left and right front support pillars  301 , the pair of left and right rear support pillars  302 , the front beam  303 , which couples between the upper end portions of the front support pillars  301 , the rear beam  304 , which couples between the upper end portions of the rear support pillars  302 , the side beams  305 , one of which couples between the upper end portions of the left front support pillar  301  and the left rear support pillar  302 , these two support pillars being arranged in the front and rear direction, the other one of which couples between the upper end portions of the right front support pillar  301  and the right rear support pillar  302 , these two support pillars being arranged in the front and rear direction. Moreover, the front composite light  339  and the front intermediate-side working light  340 , which serve as light fitments among the light fitments, are attached to each of the support stays  338 , which is disposed in an upper-lower direction intermediate portion of a corresponding one of the front support pillars  301 , and the rear composite light  344  and the rear intermediate-side working light  345 , which serve as light fitments among the light fitments, are attached to each of the support stays  343 , which is disposed in a lower portion of a corresponding one of the rear support pillars  302 . Accordingly, this configuration enables the front composite light  339  and the front intermediate-side working light  340  to be integrally attached to each of the support stays  338 , which is disposed on a corresponding one of the front support pillars  301 , and enables the rear composite light  344  and the rear lower-side working light  345  to be integrally attached to each of the support stays  343 , which is disposed on a corresponding one of the rear support pillars  302 . That is, this configuration enables the support stays  338  and  343  to be used as common support stays for the plurality of light fitments  339 ,  340 ,  344 , and  345 , and thus contributes to reduction of the number of components. Further, this configuration makes it simple to rout cables for the plurality of light fitments  339 ,  340 ,  344 , and  345 . Moreover, this configuration facilitates ensuring visibility in front, rear, left, and right directions from the inside of the cabin  7 . 
     As clearly understood from the above description and  FIGS. 11 to 27 , in the working vehicle  1  including the cabin  7 , which covers the steering seat  8  disposed on the vehicle machine body  2  and which includes the cabin frame  300  constituting a framework of the cabin  7 , and the roof assembly  306  disposed at the upper end side of the cabin frame  300 , the cabin frame  300  includes the pair of left and right front support pillars  301 , the pair of left and right rear support pillars  302 , the front beam  303 , which couples between the upper end portions of the front support pillars  301 , the rear beam  304 , which couples between the upper end portions of the rear support pillars  302 , the side beams  305 , one of which couples between the upper end portions of the left front support pillar  301  and the left rear support pillar  302 , these two support pillars being arranged in the front and rear direction, the other one of which couples between the upper end portions of the right front support pillar  301  and the right rear support pillar  302 , these two support pillars being arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, the front upper-side working lights  333  are each attached to a corresponding one of the pair of left and right front upper-side support stays  331 , which are disposed in long-length direction intermediate portions of the front beam  303 , and the rear upper-side working lights  337  are each attached to a corresponding one of the support stay  335 , each disposed at the upper side of a corresponding one of the rear support pillars  302 . Thus, this configuration enables the front upper-side working lights  333  to be directly attached to the front beam  303 , and enables the rear upper-side working lights  337  to be directly attached to a corresponding one of the rear support pillars  302 . This configuration, therefore, contributes to improvement of the ease of assembling work in a production line, and thus, enables a cost reduction. Additionally, this configuration makes unnecessary to attach the front upper-side working lights  333  and  337  to the roof assembly  306 , and to route the cables, and thus, makes it simple to assemble the roof assembly  306  to the cabin frame  300 . In this respect, similarly, this configuration contributes to improvement of the ease of assembling work in the production line. 
     Further, the individual front upper-side working lights  333  are located so as to overlap the front beam  303  in a front view, and thus, this configuration significantly reduces the possibility that the individual front upper-side working lights  333  block front visibility from an operator sitting on the steering seat  8 , and as a result, favorably ensures the front visibility from the operator. 
     Next, the details of the structure of a flight of steps  10 , which is disposed at each of the left and left lower portions of the cabin  7 , will be described with reference to  FIGS. 11 to 23 . As shown in  FIGS. 11 to 23 , flights of steps  10 , for use in operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 , are each disposed so as be suspended at a corresponding one of left and right lower portions included in the cabin  7  and located between the pair of front wheels  3  and the pair of rear wheels  4 , these two pairs of wheels being arranged in the front and rear direction. In this embodiment, each of the flights of steps  10  includes a plurality of tread steps  351  (two tread steps  351  in this embodiment), a front-side side plate  352 , and a rear-side side plate  353 . These front-side side plate  352  and rear-side side plate  353  are coupled to each of the plurality of tread steps  351 . The front-rear direction positions of the plurality of tread steps  351  are displaced to positions different from one another such that the lower tread step a tread step  351  selected from among the tread steps  351  is, the more apart from the rear wheel  4  the front-rear direction position of the selected tread step  351  is. In this embodiment, a lower tread step  351  is located at a position displaced more forward than the displaced position of an upper tread step  351 . 
     In this case, the front-side side plate  352  is formed in an approximately L-shape in a front view. The upper end side of a vertically long portion  354  of the front-side side plate  352  is bolt-secured to a bracket piece  355 . This bracket piece  355  is welded and secured to the lower end side of the front support pillar  301 . The front end side of the upper tread step  351  is secured to an upper-lower direction intermediate portion of the vertically long portion  354  of the front-side side plate  352 . The front end side of the lower tread step  351  is secured to a lower end horizontal portion  356  of the front-side side plate  352 . This lower end horizontal portion  356  of the front-side side plate  352  protrudes forward from the vertically long portion. 
     The upper end side of the rear-side side plate  353  is bolt-secured to one of the ancillary frames  318 , each of which couples the bottom frame  311  to a corresponding one of the left and right fender frames  312 . The rear end side of the upper tread step  351  is secured to an upper-lower direction intermediate portion of the rear-side side plate  353 . The rear end side of the lower tread step  351  is secured to the lower end side of the rear-side side plate  353 . The rear-side side plate  353  is inclined forward and obliquely downward, and further bends forward approximately at an upper-lower direction intermediate portion. This configuration facilitates directing the movement of an operator who is getting on the cabin  7  to a backward and obliquely upward direction toward the steering seat  8  (that is, the configuration, which allows the front-rear direction positions of the tread steps  351  to be displaced to positions different from one another, enables the trajectory of movement of an operator to be guided toward the steering seat  8 ). Accordingly, this configuration significantly improves the ease of operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 13, 19, 22, and 23 , the left-right direction width of the rear-side side plate  353  is set so as to be larger than the left-right direction width of the front-side side plate  352  (the vertically long portion  354 ). With this configuration, an operator is not obstructed by the existence of the front-side side plate  352  (the vertically long portion  354 ) when placing his or her foot on each of the tread steps  351 , and in this respect, similarly, this configuration contributes to improvement of the ease of operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . Further, since each of the rear-side side plates  353  has a large width, the influence of mud flashing by the rear wheels  4  is effectively reduced by the existence of the rear-side side plates  353 . 
     As clearly understood from the above description, and  FIGS. 11 to 23 , in the working vehicle  1  including the travelling machine body  2 , which mounts the engine  5 , the pair of left and right front wheels  3  and the pair of left and right rear wheels  4 , which support the travelling machine body  2 , the cabin  7 , which covers the steering seat  8  disposed on the travelling machine body  2 , and the flights of steps  10 , for use in operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 , the flights of steps  10  are each structured so as to be suspended at a corresponding one of left and right lower portions between the pair of front wheels  3  and the pair of rear wheels  4 , which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, each of the flights of steps  10  includes the plurality of tread steps  351  and the side plates  352  and  353 , which are arranged in the front and rear direction, and the front-rear direction positions of the plurality of tread steps  351  are displaced to positions different from one another such that the lower tread step a tread step  351  selected from among the tread steps  351  is, the more apart from the rear wheel  4  the front-rear direction position of the selected tread step  351  is. This configuration, therefore, allows the tread steps  351  to be positioned along the trajectory of movement of an operator toward the cabin  7 , and thus, significantly improves the ease of operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . 
     Further, since the left-right direction width of the rear-side side plate  353  is set so as to be larger than the left-right direction width of the front-side side plate  352  (the vertically long portion  354 ), an operator is not obstructed by the existence of the front-side side plate  352  (the vertically long portion  354 ) when placing his or her foot on each of the tread steps  351 , and in this respect, similarly, this configuration contributes to improvement of the ease of operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . Further, since each of the rear-side side plates  353  has a large width, the influence of mud flashing by the rear wheels  4  is effectively reduced by the existence of the rear-side side plates  353 . 
     Next, an air-conditioning structure inside and outside the roof assembly  306  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1, 2, 11, 14, 28, and 29 . The roof assembly  306 , which is disposed at the upper end side of the cabin frame  301 , includes an outer roof  361 , an inner roof  362 , and the rear cover  363 . The outer roof  361  serves as an external covering. The inner roof  362  constitutes the ceiling of the cabin  7 . The rear cover  363  protrudes backward from the rear beam  304 . The outer roof  361  covers the inner roof  362  and the rear cover  363  from the top to allow the inside of the roof assembly  306  to be hollow. Thus, the rear side of the outer roof  361  also extends backward from the rear beam  304 . The concave portions  334  (outwardly bulging portions), in each of which a corresponding one of the front upper-side working lights  333  are set, are formed at the front side of the outer roof  361 . 
     The inside of the roof assembly  306  is partitioned into two front-side and rear-side chambers by the inner roof  362  and the rear cover  363 . A space at the side of the inner roof  362  corresponds to the front-side chamber, and a space at the side of the rear cover  363  corresponds to the rear-side chamber. An air conditioner  364  is contained at the rear-side chamber side (the side of the rear cover  363 ) of the inside of the roof assembly  306 . The air conditioner  364  manages air conditioning inside the cabin  7 . The air conditioner  364  performs heating using cooling water for the engine  5  and cooling using a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and any other device that are driven by the engine to adjust air conditioning (chamber interior temperature) inside the cabin  7 . The air conditioner  364  is disposed at the side of the rear cover  363 , protruding backward from the rear beam  304 , so as not to make the entire height of the cabin  7  higher than a necessary height level. Particularly, in this embodiment, the rear upper-side support stays  335  are disposed not on the rear beam  304  but on the respective rear support pillars  302  to favorably ensure rear visibility from an operator, and further, a disposition space at the rear side of the roof assembly  306  (i.e., a disposition space located at the side of the rear cover  363  and used for containing the air conditioner  364 ) is ensured between the left and right rear upper-side support stays  335 . 
     The rear cover  363  is coupled to the rear beam  304  of the cabin frame  300 . Thus, the rear cover  363  and the air conditioner  364  are supported by the rear beam  304  of the cabin frame  300 . A sealing material  365  is attached to the periphery of the rear cover  363 . In a state in which the outer roof  361  is covered on and secured to the inner roof  362  and the rear cover  363 , the sealing material  365  is in close contact with the inner face side of the outer roof  361 , and as a result, the rear-side chamber side (the rear cover  363  side) of the inside of the roof assembly  306  is in a hermitically-sealed state. 
     The left and right side portions of the outer roof  361  are inclined in a state of being cut off in an obliquely downward direction toward inside portions of the left and right sides. An external-air intake opening  366  is formed in a side portion opposite a tailpipe  229  (see  FIGS. 1 to 10 ) among the left and right side portions of the outer roof  361 . This external-air intake opening  366  brings the rear-side chamber side (the rear cover  363  side) of the inside of the roof assembly  306  into communication with the outside. The tailpipe  229  allows exhaust gas from the engine  5  to be discharged to the outside through the tailpipe  229  itself. In this case, the tailpipe  229  is disposed at the front right side of the cabin  7  so as to stand upright, that is, extend from the below to the above along the right front support pillar  301 . Meanwhile, the external-air intake opening  366  is formed at the rear left side of the outer roof  361  (i.e., at a portion facing the rear cover  363 ). The external-air intake opening  366  allows the air conditioner  364 , which is disposed inside the rear cover  363 , to face the external-air intake opening  366  itself from the left side via a communication opening (omitted from illustration) formed in the left side wall of the rear cover  363 . A lattice-shaped ventilation frame assembly  367  is attached to the external-air intake opening  366 . Although detailed illustration is omitted, a dust filter is attached to the communication opening, which is formed in the left side wall of the rear cover  363 . Meanwhile, an internal-air intake opening  368  is formed in a portion located at the rear side of the inner roof  362  and facing the back of the head of an operator sitting on the steering seat  8 . This internal-air intake opening  368  brings the inside of the rear cover  363  into communication with the inside of the cabin  7 . A lattice-shaped ventilation frame assembly  369  is attached to the internal-air intake opening  368 . 
     An internal/external air switching shutter plate  370  is disposed inside the rear cover  363 . The internal/external air switching shutter plate  370  opens/closes the communication opening, which is formed in the left side wall of the rear cover  363 . The internal/external air switching shutter plate  370  is configured to be pivoted to be opened/closed by the driving of an actuator  371 . When the internal/external air switching shutter plate  370  is pivoted to be opened, the communication opening of the rear cover  363  is opened, and then, external air is guided into the rear cover  363  from the external-air intake opening  366  via the communication opening by the driving of the air conditioner  364 , disposed inside the rear cover  363 . When the internal/external air switching shutter plate  370  is pivoted to be closed, the communication opening of the rear cover  363  is closed to block the external air from entering from the external-air intake opening  366 , and air inside the cabin  7  is guided into the rear cover  363  through the internal-air intake opening  368  by the driving of the air conditioner  364 . In this embodiment, adjustment of an opening ratio (an opening/closing degree) of the internal/external air switching shutter plate  370  enables adjusting a proportion of the external air and the internal air, which are guided by the air conditioner  364 , disposed inside the rear cover  363 . 
     The upstream side of an air-conditioning duct  373  is coupled to an adjustment air discharge opening  372 . This air-conditioning duct  373  has a fork shape in a plan view, and guides adjustment air from the rear-side chamber side (the rear cover  363  side) to the front-side chamber side (the inner roof  362  side). The adjustment air discharge opening  372  is formed at the front face side of the air conditioner  364 . The upstream side of the air-conditioning duct  373  is located above the internal-air intake opening  368 . The air-conditioning duct  373  penetrates the front face side of the rear cover  363  and the rear face side of the inner roof  362 , and then is branched, in a fork shape, toward the left and right sides. Duct portions  374 , fork-shaped portions of the air-conditioning duct  373 , extend in a rectangular shape in a plan view along a rectangular frame constituted by the front beam  303 , the rear beam  304 , and the left and right side beams  305 . Cooling/heating blowing openings  375  are disposed at both left and right side portions of the inner roof  362 . One of the cooling/heating blowing openings  375  and one of adjustment shutter plates  376  are disposed at intermediate portions of each of the duct portions  374  of the air-conditioning duct  373 . Each of the adjustment shutter plates  376  is used for adjusting a state of communication of a corresponding one of the cooling/heating blowing openings  375  with a corresponding one of the duct portions  374 . The left and right adjustment shutter plates  376  are configured to be pivoted in conjunction with each other by an actuator  377  and a push-pull wire  378 . The downstream sides of the respective duct portions  374  of the air-conditioning duct  373  are brought into communication with blowing openings  379 . The blowing openings  379  are used for defogging, and are disposed at the front side of the inner roof  362 . A fin (omitted from illustration) for use in adjustment of changing the air volume and the air direction of the adjustment air from the air conditioner  364  is disposed in each of the blowing openings  375  and  379 . 
     Blocking of the flows of the respective duct portions  374  to the downstream sides (i.e., the block of the flows of the respective duct portions  374  to the defogging blowing openings  379 ) by the both left and right adjustment shutter plates  376  allows the adjustment air from the air conditioner  364  to be blown out through only the left and right cooling/heating blowing openings  375 . Blocking of the flows to the left and right cooling/heating blowing openings  375  by the both left and right adjustment shutter plates  376  allows the adjustment air from the air conditioner  364  to be blown out through only the left and right defogging blowing openings  379 . Adjustment of pivot angles of the both left and right adjustment shutter plates  376  enables adjusting the air volume of the adjustment air from the cooling/heating blowing openings  375  and the air volume of the adjustment air from the defogging blowing openings  379 . 
     As clearly understood from the above description and  FIGS. 1, 2, 11, 14, 28, and 29 , in the working vehicle  1  including the cabin  7 , which covers the steering seat  8  disposed on the vehicle machine body  2  and which includes the cabin frame  300  constituting a framework of the cabin  7 , and the roof assembly  306  disposed at the upper end side of the cabin frame  300 , the tailpipe  135 , through which the exhaust gas from the engine  5  mounted on the travelling machine body  2  is discharged to the outside, is disposed at one of the left and right sides of the travelling machine body  2 . Further, the inside of the roof assembly  135  is partitioned into two front-side and rear-side chambers, and the air conditioner  364  is contained in the rear-side chamber side (the rear cover  363  side). The external-air intake opening  366 , which brings the rear-side chamber into communication with the outside, is formed in a side portion opposite the tailpipe  229  among left and right side portions of the roof assembly  306 . This configuration, therefore, significantly reduces the possibility that the exhaust gas, discharged through the tailpipe  229 , is taken into the external-air intake opening  366 . 
     Further, the cabin frame  300  includes the pair of left and right front support pillars  301 , the pair of left and right rear support pillars  302 , the front beam  303 , which couples between the upper end portions of the front support pillars  301 , the rear beam  304 , which couples between the upper end portions of the rear support pillars  302 , the side beams  305 , one of which couples between the upper end portions of the left front support pillar  301  and the left rear support pillar  302 , these two support pillars being arranged in the front and rear direction, and the other of which couples between the upper end portions of the right front support pillar  301  and the right rear support pillar  302 , these two support pillars being arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, the rear-side chamber, located at the rear cover  363  side of the roof assembly  306 , is disposed so as to protrude backward from the rear beam support pillar  304 ; the rear-side chamber, located at the rear cover  363  side, is supported by the rear beam  304 ; and the rear upper-side working lights  337  are secured to the support stays  335 , disposed at the upper end sides of the respective rear support pillars  302 . This configuration, therefore, enables the air conditioner  364  to be contained in the inside of the roof assembly  306  without increasing the entire height of the cabin  7 . Further, this configuration eliminates a situation in which a configuration in which the air conditioner  364  is contained in the rear-side chamber, located at the rear cover  363  side of the roof assembly  306 , restricts front visibility from an operator. Further, the configuration, which allows the rear upper-side working lights  337  to be attached to the support stays  225 , disposed at the upper end sides of the respective rear support pillars  302 , not only enables a disposition space at the side of the rear-side chamber, located at the rear cover  363  side of the roof assembly  306 , to be formed between the support stays  335  for both of the rear upper-side working lights  337 , but also enables rear visibility from an operator to be favorably ensured. 
       FIGS. 30 to 36  illustrate a tractor  380 , another embodiment of the present invention. Here, in the following description of the tractor  380 , which is another embodiment of the present invention, components whose configurations and behaviors are similar to those of components of the aforementioned embodiment will be denoted by reference signs identical to those of the components of the aforementioned embodiment, and details description of such components will be omitted. This another embodiment is different from the aforementioned embodiment in a respect that, in substitution for the rear wheels  4 , travelling crawler devices  381  support the rear portion of the travelling machine body  2 . 
     In this case, the rear wheel shaft  20  is disposed so as to protrude outward in the left and right direction from each of the left and right rear wheel cases  19 , and a driving circular member  382  and a swing link  383  are secured to the rear wheel shaft  20 . The swing link  383  is swingable in a front and rear direction around the rear wheel shaft  20 . A track frame  384  is disposed at the lower side of the swing link  383  so as to extend in the front and rear direction. The track frame  384  is coupled to the rear wheel shaft  20  via the swing link  383  so as to be swingable in the front and rear direction. A front driven circular member  386  is secured at the front end side of the track frame  384  via a tension adjustment mechanism  385 . A rear driven circular member  387  is secured at the rear end side of the track frame  384  via a support shaft  388 . A travelling crawler  389  is wound and hung around the three members, that is, the driving circular member  382 , the front driven circular member  386 , and the rear driven circular member  387 , so as to form an approximately triangular shape. The travelling crawler  389  is a crawler track and is made of synthetic rubber. The tractor  1  is configuration to, to travel forward or backward, allow the driving circular members  382  (the rear wheels  20 ) to rotate in a positive or a reverse direction at an appropriate speed to allow the traveling crawlers  389  to be driven to positively rotate or be driven to reversely rotate. A plurality of rolling circles  390  are disposed under the track frame  384  so as to be rotatable. 
     Flights of steps  391  are each disposed so as be suspended at a corresponding one of left and right lower portions each included in the cabin  7  and located between a corresponding front wheel  3  and a corresponding travelling crawler  38 , which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Each of the flights of steps  391  is used for operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the tractor  1 . In this another embodiment, each of the flights of steps  391  includes a plurality of tread steps  392  (two tread steps  392  in this embodiment), a front-side side plate  393 , and a rear-side side plate  394 . These front-side side plate  393  and rear-side side plate  394  support the tread steps  392 . The front-rear direction positions of the plurality of tread steps  392  are displaced to positions different from one another such that the lower tread step a tread step  392  selected from among the tread steps  392  is, the more apart from the travelling crawler device  381  the front-rear direction position of the selected tread step  392  is. In this embodiment, a lower tread step  392  is located at a position displaced more forward than the displaced position of an upper tread step  392 . 
     In this case, the upper end side of each of the front-side side plates  393  is bolt-secured to a corresponding one of bracket pieces  355 . Each of the bracket pieces  355  is welded and secured to a corresponding one of the front support pillars  301 . The front end side of the upper tread step  392  is secured to an upper-lower direction intermediate portion of the front-side side plate  393 . A front-rear direction intermediate portion of the lower tread step  392  is secured to the lower end side of the front-side side plate  393 . In this another embodiment, the rear-side side plate  394  is divided into two upper and lower portions so as to cause the number of the upper and lower portions to correspond to the number of the tread step  392 . The upper end side of each of upper rear-side side plates  394   a  is bolt-secured to a corresponding one of ancillary frames  318 . Each of the ancillary frames  318  couples a corresponding one of left and right fender frames  312  to a corresponding one of left and right bottom frames  311 . The lower end side of the upper rear-side side plate  394   a  secures the rear end side of the upper-step side tread step  392 . The upper end side of the lower rear-side side plate  394   b  secures the lower face of the upper-step side tread step  392 . The lower end side of the lower rear-side side plate  394   b  secures the rear end side of the lower-step side tread step  392 . Accordingly, the lower-step side tread step  392  is supported by the front-side side plate  393  and the lower rear-side side plate  394   b  in a cantilevered manner. 
     This configuration facilitates directing the movement of an operator who is getting on the cabin  7  to a backward and obliquely upward direction toward the steering seat  8  (that is, the configuration, which allows the front-rear direction positions of the tread steps  351  to be displaced to positions different from one another, enables the trajectory of movement of an operator to be guided toward the steering seat  8 ). Accordingly, this configuration significantly improves the ease of operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . Further, there is a merit that the interference from the travelling crawler devices  381  (the travelling crawlers  389 ) on the flights of steps  391  is prevented with certainty. 
     As shown in  FIG. 36 , the left-right direction widths of the upper rear-side side plate  394   a  and the lower rear-side side plate  394   b  are set so as to be larger than the left-right direction width of the front-side side plate  393 . With this configuration, an operator is not obstructed by the existence of the front-side side plate  393  when placing his or her foot on each of the tread steps  392 , and in this respect, similarly, this configuration contributes to improvement of the ease of operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . Further, since each of the upper rear-side side plate  394   a  and the lower rear-side side plate  394   b  has a large width, the influence of mud flashing by the travelling crawler devices  381  is effectively reduced by the existence of the upper rear-side side plate  394   a  and the lower rear-side side plate  394   b.    
     As shown in  FIGS. 30 and 31 , the two left and right fuel tanks  11  are disposed below the bottom of the cabin  7 , and the left fuel tank  11  protrudes forward from the cabin  7  in a plan view. The protruding portion of the left fuel tank  11  is located between the travelling machine body  2  (the left machine body frame  15 ) and the lower tread step  392 . Further, an upwardly protruding oil supply opening  283  is disposed at the upper side of the protruding portion. Thus, the lower tread step  392  is located adjacent to the oil supply opening  283 , and this configuration enables supplying oil to the fuel tank  11  in a state in which an oil container is placed on the lower tread step  392 . This configuration makes it unnecessary for an operator to lift the oil container to a high position. That is, this configuration facilitates supplying oil, and thus enables an operator to save labor. Moreover, the existence of the flights of steps  391  (i.e., the existence of the lower tread steps  392 ) minimizes the possibility that the side face of the fuel tank  11  is brought into contact or collision with an obstacle. 
     As clearly understood from the above description, and  FIGS. 30 to 36 , in a working vehicle  380 , including the travelling machine body  2 , which mounts the engine  5 ; the pair of left and right front wheels  3 , which supports the front portion of the travelling machine body  2 ; the pair of travelling crawler devices  381 , which support the rear portion of the travelling machine body  2 ; the cabin  7 , which covers the steering seat  8  disposed on the travelling machine body  2 ; and the flights of steps  391 , for use in operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 , the flights of steps  391  are each structured to be disposed and suspended at a corresponding one of left and right lower portions each included in the cabin  7  and located between a corresponding front wheel  3  and a corresponding travelling crawler device  381 , which are arranged in the front and rear direction. Further, each of the flights of steps  391  includes the plurality of tread steps  392 , and the side plates  393  and  394  ( 393 ,  394   a , and  394   b ), which support the tread steps  392 ; the front-rear direction positions of the plurality of tread steps  392  are displaced to positions different from one another such that the lower tread step a tread step  392  selected from among the tread steps  392  is, the more apart from the travelling crawler device  381  the front-rear direction position of the selected tread step  392  is; and the lower tread step  392  is supported by the side plates  393  and  394  ( 394   b ) in a cantilevered manner. This configuration, therefore, allows the tread steps  391  to be positioned along the trajectory of movement of an operator toward the cabin  7 , and thus, significantly improves the ease of operator&#39;s operation of getting on/off the cabin  7 . Further, there is a merit that the interference from the travelling crawler devices  381  on the flights of steps  391  is prevented with certainty. 
     Further, the fuel tanks  11  are disposed at the lower left and right sides of the cabin  7 , and the oil supply opening  283  of the fuel tank  11  is disposed between the travelling machine body  2  and the lower tread step  392 . Thus, the lower tread step  392  is located adjacent to the oil supply opening  283 , and this configuration enables supplying oil to the fuel tank  11  in a state in which an oil container is placed on the lower tread step  392 . This configuration makes it unnecessary for an operator to lift the oil container to a high position. That is, this configuration facilitates supplying oil, and thus enables an operator to save labor. Moreover, the existence of the flights of steps  391  minimizes the possibility that an obstacle interferes with the side face of the fuel tank  11 . 
     It is to be noted that the configurations of the individual portions in the present invention are not limited to the configurations described in the aforementioned embodiments and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and may be variously modified within the scope not departing the gist of the present invention. 
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     The embodiments of the present invention relates to working vehicles, such as a tractor for use in agricultural work and a wheel loader for use in civil engineering work.