Patent Publication Number: US-8979125-B2

Title: Construction machine

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a construction machine such as a hydraulic excavator and particularly to a construction machine on which an exhaust gas post-treatment device for purification treatment of exhaust gas exhausted from an engine is mounted. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In general, a hydraulic excavator which is a typical example of a construction machine has a vehicle body composed of an automotive lower traveling structure and an upper revolving structure rotatably mounted on the lower traveling structure. A working mechanism for carrying out an excavating work or the like is liftably provided on the front part side of the upper revolving structure. 
     The upper revolving structure has a revolving frame forming a firm support structural body, the working mechanism is mounted on the front end side of the revolving frame, and a counterweight holding weight balance with the working mechanism is removably mounted on the rear end side. An engine for driving a hydraulic pump is mounted on the revolving frame, as locating on the front side of the counterweight. 
     Here, a diesel engine is generally used for the engine of the hydraulic excavator. This diesel engine exhausts harmful substances such as particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and the like. Thus, in the hydraulic excavator, an exhaust gas post-treatment device for applying purification treatment of the exhaust gas is provided in the middle of an exhaust gas passage of the engine. 
     This exhaust gas post-treatment device is composed of treatment devices such as a particulate matter trapping filter device (hereinafter referred to as a PM trapping filter device) for trapping and removing the particulate matter (PM) in the exhaust gas, a nitrogen oxide purifying device (hereinafter referred to as an NOx purifying device) for purifying the nitrogen oxides (NOx) by using a urea water solution or a selective reduction catalyst, oxidation catalyst for oxidation removal of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) and the like. 
     Incidentally, in a hydraulic excavator of a rear small-revolving type suitably used for an excavating work in an urban district and the like, a counterweight is arranged close to the revolving center in order to keep a revolving radius of the upper revolving structure small. Thus, a device accommodating space formed on the front side of the counterweight becomes narrow, and it is difficult to accommodate treatment devices such as the PM trapping filter device, the NOx purifying device and the like constituting the exhaust gas post-treatment device other than devices such as an engine, a heat exchanger and the like in this narrow device accommodating space. 
     In order to handle this difficulty, a hydraulic excavator in which a recessed portion is provided on the upper surface side of the counterweight is proposed. This hydraulic excavator has the PM trapping filter device fixed to the engine disposed on the front side of the counterweight and the NOx purifying device fixed to the recessed portion of the counterweight (Patent Document 1). 
     In this hydraulic excavator according to a conventional art, an exhaust pipe of an engine is connected to the PM trapping filter device, and the PM trapping filter device and the NOx purifying device are connected to each other through a pipe. It is so configured that the particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas from the engine is trapped by the PM trapping filter device and the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas is purified by the NOx purifying device. 
     PRIOR ART DOCUMENT 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-184558 A 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Incidentally, when the hydraulic excavator is transported to a work site or the like, such a method is employed that the working mechanism and the counterweight which are heavy articles are usually removed from a vehicle body (the upper revolving structure) and these working mechanism, the counterweight, and the vehicle body are loaded individually on a transport vehicle such as a trailer and transported to the work site. 
     Here, when the vehicle body from which the working mechanism and the counterweight have been removed is to be loaded on the transport vehicle, the engine of the vehicle body is operated while the working mechanism and the counterweight are removed. After that, the vehicle body is self-propelled to a loading platform of the transport vehicle by driving the lower traveling structure, and the vehicle body is fixed to the loading platform. 
     In the hydraulic excavator according to the above described conventional art, the PM trapping filter device constituting the exhaust gas post-treatment device is mounted on the engine, and the NOx purifying device is mounted on the counterweight. Therefore, in this hydraulic excavator, the NOx purifying device has to be removed from the PM trapping filter device at a stage prior to removal of the counterweight from the vehicle body. 
     However, in the case of the hydraulic excavator on which the exhaust gas post-treatment device is mounted, it is usually configured that, if any one of the various treatment devices constituting the exhaust gas post-treatment device is removed from an exhaust passage of the engine, that is, if it is detected that the exhaust gas post-treatment device is not properly functioning, operation of the engine is not allowed or an alarm sound is emitted. Thus, there is a problem that a loading work becomes difficult if the vehicle body from which the counterweight has been removed is to be self-propelled and loaded on the transport vehicle. 
     Moreover, when the counterweight is to be removed from the vehicle body, a work of removing the NOx purifying device from the PM trapping filter device (removal from the exhaust passage of the engine) is required. On the other hand, when the counterweight is to be mounted on the vehicle body, a work of connecting the NOx purifying device to the PM trapping filter device (incorporating into the exhaust passage of the engine) is required. As described above, when the hydraulic excavator according to the conventional art is transported, troublesome works such as attachment/removal of the NOx purifying device to/from the PM trapping filter device are involved. Therefore, there is a problem that workability when the hydraulic excavator is transported to the work site is lowered. 
     In view of the above-described conventional art problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a construction machine in which the exhaust gas post-treatment device can properly function even if the counterweight is removed from the vehicle body. 
     (1) In order to solve the above described problems, the present invention is applied to a construction machine comprising: an automotive vehicle body; a working mechanism provided on the front part side of the vehicle body; a counterweight removably provided on the rear part side of the vehicle body in order to hold weight balance with the working mechanism; an engine mounted on the vehicle body located on the front side of the counterweight; and an exhaust gas post-treatment device provided in the middle of an exhaust gas passage of the engine and configured to apply purification treatment to an exhaust gas by using a single treatment device or by connecting a plurality of treatment devices. 
     A characteristic of the present invention is that at least one treatment device constituting the exhaust gas post-treatment device is configured to be fixed to the counterweight when the counterweight is mounted on the vehicle body; and a treatment device support member for supporting the at least one treatment device is provided on one member of the engine and the vehicle body when the counterweight is removed from the vehicle body. 
     With this arrangement, in a state in which the counterweight is mounted on the vehicle body while the construction machine is operating, at least one treatment device in the treatment devices constituting the exhaust gas post-treatment device can be mounted on the counterweight. On the other hand, when the counterweight is to be removed from the vehicle body in transport of the construction machine or the like, the treatment device mounted on the counterweight can be supported by the treatment device support member provided on one member of the engine and the vehicle body. Therefore, even if the counterweight has been removed from the vehicle body, there is no need to remove the treatment device from the exhaust passage of the engine, and the exhaust gas post-treatment device can properly function all the time. 
     As a result, in transport of the construction machine, for example, even in a state in which the counterweight is removed from the vehicle body, by normally operating the engine, the vehicle body of the construction machine can be self-propelled to the loading platform of the transport vehicle. Moreover, a work of removing the treatment device from the exhaust passage of the engine when the counterweight is to be removed from the vehicle body and a work of incorporating the treatment device in the exhaust passage of the engine when the counterweight is to be mounted on the vehicle body can be made unnecessary. Therefore, workability when transporting the construction machine to the work site can be improved. 
     (2) According to the present invention, the treatment device support member has a vehicle-body side fixing portion to be fixed to one member of the engine and the vehicle body and a weight-side fixing portion extending from the vehicle-body side fixing portion toward the counterweight; and it is so configured that when the counterweight is to be removed from the vehicle body, the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member is mounted on the one member, and the at least one treatment device is mounted on the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member. 
     With this arrangement, by mounting the treatment device on the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member while the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member is mounted on one member of the engine and the vehicle body, the treatment device having been mounted on the counterweight can be mounted on the one member through the treatment device support member. Therefore, at the stage prior to the removal of the counterweight from the vehicle body, the treatment device removed from the counterweight can be supported with respect to the one member, and thus, only the counterweight can be removed from the vehicle body while the treatment device is kept incorporated in the exhaust passage of the engine. 
     (3) According to the present invention, it is so configured that a support member storage portion for storing the treatment device support member removed from the one member of the engine and the vehicle body is provided on the counterweight when the counterweight is mounted on the vehicle body. 
     With this arrangement, even if it is no longer necessary to support the treatment device by the treatment device support member by mounting the counterweight on the vehicle body and by mounting the treatment device on this counterweight, the treatment device support member can be kept stored in the support member storage portion of the counterweight. As a result, loss of the treatment device support member can be reliably avoided, and when the counterweight is removed from the vehicle body, the treatment device can be reliably mounted on one member of the engine and the vehicle body by using the treatment device support member. 
     (4) According to the present invention, it is so configured that, between the one member of the engine and the vehicle body and the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member, a spacer that removably mounted between the both is provided; when the counterweight is removed from the vehicle body, the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member is mounted on the one member through the spacer, and the at least one treatment device is mounted on the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member; and when the counterweight is mounted on the vehicle body, a gap is formed between the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member and the one member by removing the spacer, and the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member is mounted on the counterweight together with the at least one treatment device. 
     With this arrangement, if the spacer is provided between the one member of the engine and the vehicle body and the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member, the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member can be integrally mounted on the one member. Moreover, if the spacer is removed from the space between the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member and the one member, the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member can be separated from the one member. 
     Therefore, by mounting the treatment device on the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member in a state in which the spacer is provided between the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member and the one member, the treatment device can be easily mounted on the one member. As a result, the counterweight can be removed from the vehicle body. On the other hand, by mounting the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member on the counterweight together with the treatment device in a state in which the spacer is removed from the space between the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member and the one member, the treatment device can be easily separated from the one member and mounted on the counterweight. 
     (5) According to the present invention, on the at least one treatment device, a first mounting leg portion mounted on the counterweight when the counterweight is mounted on the vehicle body and a second mounting leg portion arranged at a position different from that of the first mounting leg portion are provided; the treatment device support member has a support arm portion arranged by extending in the front-rear direction between the engine and the counterweight, the vehicle-body side fixing portion provided on the front side of the support arm portion and fixed to the one member of the engine and the vehicle body, and a weight-side fixing portion provided on the rear side of the support arm portion and fixed to the second mounting leg portion of the at least one treatment device; and it is so configured that, when the counterweight is to be removed from the vehicle body, the first mounting leg portion of the at least one treatment device is removed from the counterweight, and the second mounting leg portion is mounted on the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member. 
     With this arrangement, in the state in which the counterweight is mounted on the vehicle body, the treatment device can be mounted on the counterweight by mounting the first mounting leg portion of the treatment device on the counterweight. On the other hand, in order to remove the counterweight from the vehicle body, the weight-side fixing portion of the treatment device support member can be mounted on the second mounting leg portion of the treatment device and the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support member can be mounted on the one member while the first mounting leg portion of the treatment device is mounted on the counterweight. 
     Therefore, when the counterweight is to be removed from the vehicle body, the work of mounting the treatment device on the one member through the treatment device support member can be carried out in a state in which the weight of the treatment device is supported by the counterweight. As a result, the work of mounting the treatment device on the one member through the treatment device support member when the counterweight is to be removed from the vehicle body and the work of mounting the treatment device on the counterweight when the counterweight is to be mounted on the vehicle body can be carried out smoothly and safely, and the workability can be improved. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a side view illustrating a hydraulic excavator applied to a first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a plan view of the upper revolving structure illustrating a state in which a counterweight, an engine, an exhaust gas post-treatment device and the like are mounted on a revolving frame. 
         FIG. 3  is a plan view illustrating the engine, a PM trapping filter device, an NOx purifying device, a treatment device support bracket and the like in  FIG. 2  in an enlarged manner. 
         FIG. 4  is a sectional view of the engine, the PM trapping filter device, the NOx purifying device and the like when seen from an arrow IV-IV direction in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a sectional view similar to  FIG. 4  illustrating a state in which the counterweight is removed from the revolving frame, and the NOx purifying device is mounted on the engine by using the treatment device support bracket. 
         FIG. 6  is a plan view similar to  FIG. 3  illustrating a state in which the counterweight is removed from the revolving frame. 
         FIG. 7  is a sectional view of a state in which the PM trapping filter device, the NOx purifying device, and the treatment device support bracket are mounted on the engine when seen from an arrow VII-VII direction in  FIG. 6 . 
         FIG. 8  is a sectional view similar to  FIG. 4  illustrating the treatment device support bracket, the NOx purifying device and the like according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  is a sectional view illustrating a state in which the counterweight is removed from the revolving frame and the treatment device support bracket and the NOx purifying device are mounted on the engine. 
         FIG. 10  is a plan view similar to  FIG. 3  illustrating the treatment device support bracket, the PM trapping filter device, and the NOx purifying device according to a third embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  is a sectional view of the treatment device support is bracket and the NOx purifying device when seen from an arrow XI-XI direction in  FIG. 10 . 
         FIG. 12  is a sectional view illustrating a state in which the treatment device support bracket is mounted on the engine and the NOx purifying device. 
         FIG. 13  is a sectional view illustrating a state in which the counterweight is removed from the revolving frame and the NOx purifying device is mounted on the engine through the treatment device support bracket. 
         FIG. 14  is a sectional view similar to  FIG. 5  illustrating a first modification in which the NOx purifying device is mounted on the revolving frame through the treatment device support bracket. 
         FIG. 15  is a plan view similar to  FIG. 3  illustrating a second modification in which the PM trapping filter device is mounted on the counterweight. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of a construction machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by using a case applied to a hydraulic excavator as an example. 
     First,  FIGS. 1 to 7  illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a hydraulic excavator provided with an exhaust gas post-treatment device composed of a PM trapping filter device for trapping and removing particulate matter (PM) in an exhaust gas and an NOx purifying device for purifying nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the exhaust gas by using urea water solution, a selective reduction catalyst and the like is illustrated. 
     In  FIG. 1 , designated at  1  is a hydraulic excavator as a typical example of a construction machine, and a vehicle body of this hydraulic excavator  1  is composed of an automotive crawler-type lower traveling structure  2  and an upper revolving structure  3  rotatably mounted on the lower traveling structure  2 . A working mechanism  4  is liftably provided on the front part side of the upper revolving structure  3 , and the working mechanism  4  is to carry out an excavating work of earth and sand and the like. Here, the upper revolving structure  3  is composed of a revolving frame  5 , a cab  6 , an engine  9 , an exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  which will be described later and the like. 
     Indicated at  5  is the revolving frame which becomes abase for the upper revolving structure  3 , and the revolving frame  5  forms a firm support structural body and is rotatably mounted on the lower traveling structure  2  through a revolving device (not shown). As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the revolving frame  5  is composed of a thick bottom plate  5 A extending in the front-rear direction, a left vertical plate  5 B and a right vertical plate  5 C installed upright on the bottom plate  5 A and extending in the front-rear direction at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction, a plurality of left extension beams  5 D extending in the left direction from the left vertical plate  5 B, a plurality of right extension beams  5 E extending in the right direction from the right vertical plate  5 C, a left side frame  5 F fixed to a distal end of each of the left extension beams  5 D and extending in the front-rear direction, and a right side frame  5 G fixed to a distal end of each of the right extension beams  5 E and extending in the front-rear direction. 
     A foot portion of the working mechanism  4  is liftably mounted on the front end portions of the left and right vertical plates  5 B and  5 C constituting the revolving frame  5 , and a counterweight  7  which will be described later is mounted on the rear end portion of each of the vertical plates  5 B and  5 C. As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , on each of the vertical plates  5 B and  5 C, a plurality of engine support leg portions  5 H located on the front side of the counterweight  7  and opposing in the front-rear direction are integrally fixed and provided. On each of these engine support leg portions  5 H, the engine  9  which will be described later is supported. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the cab  6  is mounted on the left front portion side of the revolving frame  5 . This cab  6  is to define an operator&#39;s room, and inside the cab  6 , an operator&#39;s seat on which an operator is seated, various operating levers (none of them is shown), and the like are disposed. 
     Designated at  7  is the counterweight mounted on the rear end portion of the revolving frame  5 , and the counterweight  7  holds weight balance with the working mechanism  4 . As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 to 6 , the counterweight  7  is integrally formed by using a casting unit, for example, and the counterweight  7  has a front surface  7 A opposed to the engine  9  which will be described later and having a rectangular shaped vertical surface extending in the left-right direction, a rear surface  7 B curved in an arc shape and extending in the left-right direction, an upper surface  7 C, and a lower surface  7 D. 
     On the lower end side of the counterweight  7 , a left frame mounting recessed portion  7 E and a right frame mounting recessed portion  7 F opened to the front surface  7 A and the lower surface  7 D are recessed by notching the front surface  7 A and the lower surface  7 D toward the rear surface  7 B. By mounting these left and right frame mounting recessed portions  7 E and  7 F on the rear end portions of the left and right vertical plates  5 B and  5 C of the revolving frame  5  by using a bolt and the like, the counterweight  7  is removably mounted on the rear end portion of the revolving frame  5 . 
     When the hydraulic excavator  1  configured as above is to be loaded on a trailer or the like and to be transported to a work site, the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 . This counterweight  7  is transported to the work site separately from the vehicle body of the hydraulic excavator  1  constituted by the lower traveling structure  2  and the upper revolving structure  3  and is mounted on the revolving frame  5  at the work site again. 
     Indicated at  8  is a recessed portion provided on the upper surface  7 C side of the counterweight  7 , and the recessed portion  8  is to accommodate an NOx purifying device  23  which will be described later. Here, the recessed portion  8  is formed as a rectangular shaped recessed portion surrounded by a bottom surface  8 A, a rear surface  8 B, a left surface  8 C and a right surface  8 D and extending in the left-right direction by notching the front surface  7 A and the upper surface  7 C of the counterweight  7 , and this recessed portion  8  is opened to the front surface  7 A and the upper surface  7 C of the counterweight  7 . 
     On the other hand, at the center part in the left-right direction of the bottom surface  8 A, four center female screw holes  8 E for fixing the NOx purifying device  23  which will be described later are threadedly provided. At the position in the vicinity of the left corner portion where the bottom surface  8 A and the left surface  8 C intersect each other, two left female screw holes  8 F for fixing a treatment device support bracket  26  which will be described later are threadedly provided. At the position in the vicinity of the right corner portion where the bottom surface  8 A and the right surface  8 D intersect each other, two right female screw holes  8 G for fixing the treatment device support bracket  26  which will be described later are threadedly provided. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the left female screw holes  8 F and the right female screw holes  8 G in the recessed portion  8  constitute a support member storage portion of the counterweight  7 . 
     Indicated at  9  is the engine located on the front side of the counterweight  7  and mounted on the rear part side of the revolving frame  5 , and this engine  9  is constituted by a diesel engine, for example. Here, the engine  9  is elastically supported by the engine support leg portion  5 H provided on the rear part side of the revolving frame  5  through a vibration isolating mount member  10  and is arranged in a laterally placed state extending in the left-right direction as a whole. 
     This engine  9  is to drive a hydraulic pump  11  which will be described later, and it is so configured that the exhaust gas exhausted from the engine  9  is introduced into the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  which will be described later through an exhaust pipe  9 A constituting a part of an exhaust gas passage. On the left side of the engine  9 , a cooling fan  9 B rotated by the engine  9  is provided. On the other hand, on the engine  9 , a bracket fixing surface  9 C for fixing the treatment device support bracket  26  which will be described later is provided by being located on a portion opposite to the counterweight  7 , and in the bracket fixing surface  9 C, two female screw holes  9 D are threadedly provided at an interval in the upper-lower direction. 
     The hydraulic pump  11  is mounted on the right side of the engine  9 . This hydraulic pump  11  is to deliver pressure oil for operation toward various hydraulic actuators mounted on the hydraulic excavator  1  by being driven by the engine  9 . Here, as illustrated in  FIG. 4  and the like, the hydraulic pump  11  has a flange portion  11 A bolted to the engine  9 , and on this flange portion  11 A, a support base  18  which will be described later is configured to be mounted. 
     A heat exchanger  12  is arranged opposite to the cooling fan  9 B of the engine  9 , and the heat exchanger  12  is composed of a radiator, an oil cooler, an intercooler and the like, for example. Here, the heat exchanger  12  is to cool engine cooling water, operating oil, and supercharged air by emitting heat of a coolant into cooling air generated by the cooling fan  9 B while the engine  9  is operating. 
     An operating oil tank  13  is located on the front side of the hydraulic pump  11  and mounted on the right side of the revolving frame  5 , and this operating oil tank  13  is to store operating oil to be supplied to various hydraulic actuators mounted on the hydraulic excavator  1 . On the other hand, a fuel tank  14  is arranged on the front side of the operating oil tank  13 , and this fuel tank  14  is to store fuel to be supplied to the engine  9 . 
     Indicated at  15  is a housing cover located between the cab  6  and the counterweight  7  and provided on the revolving frame  5 . The housing cover  15  is composed of left and right side plates  15 A extending in the front-rear direction on the left and right side frames  5 F and  5 G of the revolving frame  5  and an upper plate  15 B extending in the horizontal direction between the upper end portions of these left and right side plates  15 A. The rear part side of the housing cover  15  is closed by the counterweight  7 . 
     As a result, in the housing cover  15 , an engine room  16  is located on the front side of the counterweight  7  and defined, and inside the engine room  16 , the engine  9 , the hydraulic pump  11 , the heat exchanger  12 , a PM trapping filter device  22  which will be described later and the like are accommodated. On the upper plate  15 B of the housing cover  15 , an opening portion (not shown) opened in the engine room  16  is formed, and an inspection work for the engine  9 , the PM trapping filter device  22  and the like can be carried out through this opening portion. 
     An engine cover  17  is provided on the upper plate  15 B of the housing cover  15 , and the engine cover  17  is formed having a rectangular lid shape with the lower end portion opened. This engine cover  17  is supported on the upper plate  15 B of the housing cover  15  through a hinge member. Here, the engine cover  17  is to cover the opening portion provided in the upper plate  15 B of the housing cover  15  and the recessed portion  8  provided in the counterweight  7  capable of opening/closing. 
     The support base  18  is located on the right side of the engine  9  and is provided on the upper side of the hydraulic pump  11 , and the support base  18  is mounted on the engine  9  together with the flange portion  11 A of the hydraulic pump  11 . On the upper surface side of the support base  18 , the PM trapping filter device  22  which will be described later is configured to be supported. 
     Subsequently, the exhaust gas post-treatment device for applying purification treatment of the exhaust gas exhausted from the engine  9  will be described. 
     Designated at  21  is the exhaust gas post-treatment device connected to the exhaust pipe  9 A of the engine  9 . This exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  constitutes the exhaust gas passage together with the exhaust pipe  9 A and removes harmful substances in the exhaust gas exhausted from the engine  9 . Here, the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  applied to the first embodiment is configured by connecting two treatment devices, that is, the PM trapping filter device  22  which will be described later mounted on the support base  18  and the NOx purifying device  23  which will be described later mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 in series through a vibration absorbing pipe  25 . 
     Designated at  22  is the PM trapping filter device which is one of the two treatment devices constituting the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21 . This PM trapping filter device  22  is to trap particulate matter in the exhaust gas and is composed of a cylindrical case  22 A having a cylindrical shape and a filter body (not shown) provided in this cylindrical case  22 A. 
     Here, the cylindrical case  22 A of the PM trapping filter device  22  is mounted on the support base  18  in a state in which its axial center line extends in the front-rear direction and is accommodated in the housing cover  15  together with the engine  9  and the hydraulic pump  11 . On the outer periphery side of the front end portion of the cylindrical case  22 A, an inlet pipe  22 B connected to the exhaust pipe  9 A of the engine  9  is provided. On the other hand, on the rear end portion of the cylindrical case  22 A, an outlet pipe  22 C projecting rearward to the counterweight  7  is provided, and this outlet pipe  22 C is connected to an inlet pipe  23 C of the NOx purifying device  23  which will be described later. 
     The PM trapping filter device  22  traps particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas introduced into the cylindrical case  22 A through the inlet pipe  22 B by the filter body and removes the trapped particulate matter by burning it. Therefore, the exhaust gas exhausted into the exhaust pipe  9 A of the engine  9  is supplied to the NOx purifying device  23  which will be described later through the outlet pipe  22 C in a state in which the particulate matter is removed by the PM trapping filter device  22 . 
     Designated at  23  is the NOx purifying device which is the other of the two treatment devices constituting the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21 . This NOx purifying device  23  is composed of a cylindrical case  23 A having a cylindrical shape and a selective reduction catalyst (not shown) provided in this cylindrical case  23 A. In the inlet pipe  23 C which will be described later connected to the cylindrical case  23 A, a urea water injection valve (not shown) is provided, and this urea water injection valve injects the urea water solution toward the exhaust gas introduced into the cylindrical case  23 A through the inlet pipe  23 C. Therefore, the selective reduction catalyst selectively reduces and reacts nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas introduced into the cylindrical case  23 A with ammonia generated from the urea water solution and decomposes it into nitrogen and water. 
     On the other hand, the cylindrical case  23 A of the NOx purifying device  23  is arranged in the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  in a state in which its axial center line extends in the left-right direction. On the lower surface side of the cylindrical case  23 A, two mounting leg portions  23 B are provided, and a bolt  24  inserted through the mounting leg portion  23 B is screwed with the center female screw hole BE provided in the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8 . As a result, the NOx purifying device  23  is fixed on the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8 . 
     On the right end portion of the cylindrical case  23 A, the L-shaped bent inlet pipe  23 C is provided toward the PM trapping filter device  22 , and the inlet pipe  23 C is connected to the outlet pipe  22 C provided on the cylindrical case  22 A of the PM trapping filter device  22  through the vibration absorbing pipe  25 . On the upper surface on the left end side of the cylindrical case  23 A, an outlet pipe  23 D extending upward is provided, and the exhaust gas purified in the NOx purifying device  23  is exhausted to the outside through the outlet pipe  23 D. 
     The vibration absorbing pipe  25  is formed of a bellows pipe having flexibility. This vibration absorbing pipe  25  connects the outlet pipe  22 C of the PM trapping filter device  22  and the inlet pipe  23 C of the NOx purifying device  23  while absorbing a difference between vibration transmitted to the PM trapping filter device  22  mounted on the engine  9  through the support base  18  and vibration transmitted to the NOx purifying device  23  mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . On the other hand, as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the PM trapping filter device  22  mounted on the engine  9  and the NOx purifying device  23  mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  are covered by the engine cover  17  capable of being opened/closed. The outlet pipe  23 D of the NOx purifying device  23  is configured to protrude above the engine cover  17  when the engine cover  17  is closed. 
     As described above, the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  exemplified in the first embodiment is constituted by the PM trapping filter device  22  and the NOx purifying device  23  provided in the middle of the exhaust gas passage of the engine  9 , and the PM trapping filter device  22  is mounted on the engine  9  through the support base  18 , while the NOx purifying device  23  is mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . 
     Here, when the exhaust gas exhausted while the engine  9  is operating is introduced into the PM trapping filter device  22  through the inlet pipe  22 B from the exhaust pipe  9 A, the PM trapping filter device  22  traps and removes the particulate matter in the exhaust gas. When the exhaust gas from which the particulate matter has been removed is introduced into the NOx purifying device  23  through the outlet pipe  22 C and the inlet pipe  23 C, the NOx purifying device  23  is configured to decompose nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas into nitrogen and water for purification and then, to exhaust them to the outside through the outlet pipe  23 D. 
     In this case, the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  is properly to function in a state in which the PM trapping filter device  22  and the NOx purifying device  23  are incorporated in the exhaust gas passage of the engine  9 . Thus, in the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21 , such a safety device is set that if the PM trapping filter device  22  or the NOx purifying device  23  is removed from the exhaust gas passage of the engine  9 , start of the engine  9  is not allowed or an alarm sound is emitted, for example. 
     Subsequently, designated at  26  are two treatment device support brackets as treatment device support members used in the first embodiment. Each of these treatment device support brackets  26  is to support the NOx purifying device  23  having been mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  on the engine  9  side instead of the counterweight  7 , when the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , each of the treatment device support brackets  26  is constituted by an L-shaped bent thick plate body and has a short vehicle-body side fixing portion  26 A fixed to the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  and a lengthy weight-side fixing portion  26 B extending to the counterweight  7  side (rearward). In the vehicle-body side fixing portion  26 A, two bolt through holes  26 A 1  corresponding to the female screw holes  9 D of the engine  9 , respectively, are drilled. In the weight-side fixing portion  26 B, two female screw holes  26 B 1  corresponding to the mounting leg portions  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23  are threadedly provided. In this case, when the treatment device support bracket  26  is mounted on the engine  9 , a height position of the upper surface of the weight-side fixing portion  26 B is set to a height position equal to the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8 . 
     When the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , a bolt  27  inserted through the bolt through hole  26 A 1  of the treatment device support bracket  26  is screwed in the female screw hole  9 D of the engine  9 , and the vehicle-body side fixing portion  26 A of the treatment device support bracket  26  is mounted on the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9 . On the other hand, the bolt  24  inserted through the mounting leg portion  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23  removed from the counterweight  7  is screwed in the female screw hole  26 B 1  of the treatment device support bracket  26 , and the NOx purifying device  23  is mounted on the weight-side fixing portion  26 B of the treatment device support bracket  26 . As a result, when the counterweight  7  is removed, the NOx purifying device  23  is supported by the engine  9  through the treatment device support bracket  26  and incorporated in the exhaust gas passage of the engine  9  together with the PM trapping filter device  22 . 
     On the other hand, as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , when the counterweight  7  is mounted on the revolving frame  5 , the NOx purifying device  23  is mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  by using the bolt  24 , whereby it is incorporated in the exhaust gas passage of the engine  9  together with PM trapping filter device  22  and thus, the treatment device support bracket  26  is no longer necessary. In this case, after each of the treatment device support brackets  26  is removed from the engine  9 , the bolt  27  inserted through the bolt through hole  26 A 1  of each of the treatment device support brackets  26  is screwed in the left and right female screw holes  8 F and  8 G provided in the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . As a result, as illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , each of the treatment device support brackets  26  can be held in the vicinity of the left and right surfaces  8 C and  8 D of the recessed portion  8 . 
     The hydraulic excavator  1  according to the first embodiment has the above described configuration, and subsequently, its operation and assembling of the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  when the hydraulic excavator  1  is transported after the counterweight  7  is removed will be described. The hydraulic excavator  1  is self-propelled by the lower traveling structure  2  within the work site and performs an excavating work or the like by using the working mechanism  4  while revolving the upper revolving structure  3 . In this state, the exhaust gas exhausted from the exhaust pipe  9 A of the engine  9  is introduced into the PM trapping filter device  22  through the inlet pipe  22 B, and the particulate matter is removed in the PM trapping filter device  22 . After that, the exhaust gas is introduced into the NOx purifying device  23  through the outlet pipe  22 C and the inlet pipe  23 C, and the nitrogen oxides are decomposed in the NOx purifying device  23  into nitrogen and water. As described above, the exhaust gas exhausted from the engine  9  is purified by the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  composed of the PM trapping filter device  22  and the NOx purifying device  23  and then, exhausted to the outside through the outlet pipe  23 D of the NOx purifying device  23 . 
     When the hydraulic excavator  1  as above is operating, an assembled state of the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  will be described. That is, as illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , when the counterweight  7  is mounted on the revolving frame  5  of the hydraulic excavator  1 , the PM trapping filter device  22  is mounted on the engine  9  through the support base  18 . On the other hand, the NOx purifying device  23  is mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  by using the bolt  24 . The exhaust pipe  9 A of the engine  9  is connected to the inlet pipe  22 B of the PM trapping filter device  22 , and the outlet pipe  22 C of the PM trapping filter device  22  is connected to the inlet pipe  23 C of the NOx purifying device  23  through the vibration absorbing pipe  25 . At this time, the treatment device support bracket  26  is stored in the vicinity of the left and right surfaces  8 C and  8 D of the recessed portion  8  by screwing the bolt  27  inserted through the bolt through hole  26 A 1  with the left and right female screw holes  8 F and  8 G provided in the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . As a result, loss of each of the treatment device support brackets  26  can be reliably prevented. 
     Next, a case in which the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , in order to transport the hydraulic excavator  1  to a work site, for example, will be described. In this case, the bolt  24  for mounting the NOx purifying device  23  on the counterweight  7  (recessed portion  8 ) is withdrawn. Subsequently, a rope  28  is wound around the cylindrical case  23 A of the NOx purifying device  23 , and this rope  28  is lifted by using a crane  29 . In this state, the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5  by using another crane (not shown). 
     On the other hand, the bolt  27  is withdrawn from the counterweight  7 , and the two treatment device support brackets  26  stored in the counterweight  7  are removed. The bolt  27  is inserted into the bolt through holes  26 A 1  of each of these treatment device support brackets  26 , and this bolt  27  is screwed with the female screw hole  9 D of the engine  9 . As a result, the vehicle-body side fixing portion  26 A of the treatment device support bracket  26  can be mounted on the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9 . At this time, a height position of the upper surface of the weight-side fixing portion  26 B of the treatment device support bracket  26  is matched with the height position of the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . 
     Subsequently, while the outlet pipe  22 C of the PM trapping filter device  22  and the inlet pipe  23 C of the NOx purifying device  23  are connected to each other through the vibration absorbing pipe  25 , the NOx purifying device  23  is moved onto the weight-side fixing portion  26 B of each of the treatment device support brackets  26 . Subsequently, the bolt  24  inserted through the mounting leg portion  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23  is screwed with the female screw hole  26 B 1  of the treatment device support bracket  26 . Therefore, as illustrated in  FIGS. 6 and 7 , the NOx purifying device  23  can be mounted on the weight-side fixing portion  26 B of the treatment device support bracket  26 , and the NOx purifying device  23  can be supported by the engine  9  through the treatment device support brackets  26 . 
     As described above, the NOx purifying device  23  having been mounted on the counterweight  7  is mounted on the engine  9  by using the treatment device support bracket  26 . As a result, even in a state in which the counterweight  7  is removed, the NOx purifying device  23  can be incorporated in the exhaust gas passage of the engine  9  together with the PM trapping filter device  22 . In this case, the upper surface of the weight-side fixing portion  26 B of the treatment device support bracket  26  is set to the height position equal to the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . Therefore, the inlet pipe  23 C of the NOx purifying device  23  supported by the treatment device support bracket  26  and the outlet pipe  22 C of the PM trapping filter device  22  can be reliably connected through the vibration absorbing pipe  25 . 
     As a result, even if the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 , a state in which the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  is properly functioning can be maintained, and start of the engine  9  is not prohibited or an alarm sound is not emitted. 
     Therefore, even in the state in which the counterweight  7  is removed, the hydraulic excavator  1  can be self-propelled to a loading platform of a transport vehicle such as a trailer or the like by operating the engine  9 , and thus, workability when the hydraulic excavator  1  is loaded can be enhanced. On the other hand, even when the hydraulic excavator  1  is unloaded from the loading platform of the transport vehicle which arrived at the work site, the hydraulic excavator  1  can be self-propelled by operating the engine  9 , and its workability can be enhanced. 
     Subsequently, a case in which the counterweight  7  is mounted on the revolving frame  5  of the hydraulic excavator  1  at a work site will be described. In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the NOx purifying device  23  is lifted by using the rope  28  and the crane  29 . Then, the NOx purifying device  23  is removed from the weight-side fixing portion  26 B of each of the treatment device support brackets  26 , and moreover, each of these treatment device support brackets  26  is removed from the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9 . 
     In this state, the counterweight  7  is mounted on the rear end portions of the left and right vertical plates  5 B and  5 C of the revolving frame  5 . Then, the left and right frame mounting recessed portions  7 E and  7 F of the counterweight  7  are fastened by using a bolt or the like, whereby the counterweight  7  can be mounted on the revolving frame  5 . Moreover, in order to mount the NOx purifying device  23  on the counterweight  7 , the mounting leg portion  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23  is arranged on the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8  provided in the counterweight  7 . After that, as illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the bolt  24  inserted through the mounting leg portion  23 B is screwed with the center female screw hole  8 E of the recessed portion  8 , whereby the NOx purifying device  23  can be mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . 
     Thus, according to the first embodiment, when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , the NOx purifying device  23  can be supported by the treatment device support bracket  26  mounted on the engine  9 . Therefore, even if the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 , the NOx purifying device  23  can be kept connected to the PM trapping filter device  22 , and the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  can be made to function properly all the time. 
     As a result, during transportation of the hydraulic excavator  1 , for example, even in the state in which the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 , the engine  9  can be operated reliably. Therefore, the vehicle body of the hydraulic excavator  1  can be self-propelled to the loading platform of the transport vehicle, and workability when the vehicle body of the hydraulic excavator  1  is to be loaded on the transport vehicle can be enhanced. 
     Moreover, the work of switching the NOx purifying device  23  mounted on the counterweight  7  to each of the treatment device support brackets  26  can be carried out in a state in which the outlet pipe  22 C of the PM trapping filter device  22  and the inlet pipe  23 C of the NOx purifying device  23  are connected through the vibration absorbing pipe  25 . On the other hand, a work of mounting the NOx purifying device  23  mounted on each of the treatment device support brackets  26  to the counterweight  7  again can be also carried out in a state in which the outlet pipe  22 C of the PM trapping filter device  22  and the inlet pipe  23 C of the NOx purifying device  23  are connected through the vibration absorbing pipe  25 . Therefore, when the counterweight  7  is mounted on/removed from the revolving frame  5 , the work of mounting/removing the NOx purifying device  23  on/from the PM trapping filter device  22  can be made no longer necessary. As a result, workability when the hydraulic excavator  1  is transported to a work site can be enhanced. 
     Next,  FIGS. 8 and 9  illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. A characteristic of this embodiment is that a spacer is removably provided between the vehicle-body side fixing portion of the treatment device support bracket and the engine. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the component elements that are identical to those of the foregoing first embodiment will be simply denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid repetitions of similar explanations. 
     In the figures, designated at  31  are two treatment device support brackets as treatment device support members used in the second embodiment. Each of the treatment device support brackets  31  is to mount the NOx purifying device  23  on the engine  9  when the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 . The treatment device support bracket  31  is made of an L-shaped bent thick plate body and has a vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A and a weight-side fixing portion  31 B. In the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A, two bolt through holes  31 A 1  corresponding to the female screw holes  9 D of the engine  9 , respectively, are drilled. In the weight-side fixing portion  31 B, two bolt through holes  31 B 1  corresponding to the mounting leg portions  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23  are drilled. 
     Here, a state in which the counterweight  7  is mounted on the revolving frame  5  will be described. That is, the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of each of the treatment device support brackets  31  is arranged between the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8  provided in the counterweight  7  and the mounting leg portion  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23 . In this state, the bolt  24  is inserted through the mounting leg portion  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23  and the bolt through hole  31 B 1  of the treatment device support bracket  31 , and this bolt  24  is screwed with the center female screw hole  8 E of the recessed portion  8 . As a result, the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of each of the treatment device support brackets  31  is fixed (co-tightened) to the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  together with the NOx purifying device  23 . In this state, a certain gap  32  is formed between the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  and the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of each of the treatment device support brackets  31 . 
     Designated at  33  is a spacer, and the spacer  33  is removably mounted between the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31  and the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9 . Here, the spacer  33  is formed as a rectangular block having a length dimension A in the front-rear direction equal to the gap  32  between the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  and the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31 . Moreover, in the spacer  33 , two bolt through holes  33 A corresponding to the bolt through holes  31 A 1  drilled in the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31  are drilled. In this case, the height position of the upper surface of the weight-side fixing portion  31 B when the treatment device support bracket  31  is mounted on the engine  9  and the height position of the upper surface of the weight-side fixing portion  31 B when the NOx purifying device  23  is mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  through the treatment device support bracket  31  are set to an equal height position. 
     Here, when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , the spacer  33  is arranged in the gap  32  between the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  and the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31 . Subsequently, the bolt  27  is inserted through the bolt through hole  31 A 1  of the treatment device support bracket  31  and the bolt through hole  33 A of the spacer  33 , and this bolt  27  is screwed with the female screw hole  9 D of the engine  9 . Therefore, the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of each of the treatment device support brackets  31  can be mounted on the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  through the spacer  33 . As a result, the NOx purifying device  23  is mounted on the engine  9  side, and the counterweight  7  can be removed. 
     The hydraulic excavator according to the second embodiment has the treatment device support bracket  31  and the spacer  33  as above, and as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , when the counterweight  7  is to be mounted on the revolving frame  5 , the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of each of the treatment device support brackets  31  is co-tightened on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  together with the NOx purifying device  23 . As a result, the NOx purifying device  23  can be mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  while the gap  32  is ensured between the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  and the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of each of the treatment device support brackets  31 . 
     On the other hand, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , the spacer  33  is arranged in the gap  32  between the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  and the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31 . In this state, the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31  is fixed to the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  by using the bolt  27 . On the other hand, the bolt  24  for co-tightening the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of the treatment device support bracket  31  and the NOx purifying device  23  on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7  is withdrawn from the center female screw hole  8 E of the recessed portion  8 . Subsequently, after the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 , the bolt  24  is inserted through the mounting leg portion  23 B of the NOx purifying device  23  and the bolt through hole  31 B 1  of the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of the treatment device support bracket  31  again. Moreover, a nut  34  is screwed on the distal end side of the bolt  24  protruding to the lower surface side of the weight-side fixing portion  31 B. 
     As a result, the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31  can be mounted on the bracket fixing surface  9 C of the engine  9  through the spacer  33 , and the NOx purifying device  23  can be mounted on the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of each of the treatment device support brackets  31 . Therefore, the treatment device support bracket  31  can be fixed to the engine  9  in a state in which the NOx purifying device  23  is mounted on the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of the treatment device support bracket  31 . 
     Moreover, in the second embodiment, when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31  is mounted on the engine  9  through the spacer  33 . Thereby, in a state in which the weight-side fixing portion  31 B of the treatment device support bracket  31  is mounted on the counterweight  7  and also, in a state in which the NOx purifying device  23  is supported by the treatment device support bracket  31 , the vehicle-body side fixing portion  31 A of the treatment device support bracket  31  can be mounted on the engine  9  through the spacer  33 . Therefore, when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , the weight of the NOx purifying device  23  can be supported by each of the treatment device support brackets  31 . As a result, the work of lifting the NOx purifying device  23  by using a crane or the like, for example, can be made unnecessary, and the workability when the counterweight  7  is mounted on/removed from the revolving frame  5  can be enhanced. 
     Next,  FIGS. 10 to 13  illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. A characteristic of this embodiment is that a first mounting leg portion mounted on the counterweight and a second mounting leg portion arranged at a position different from that of the first mounting leg portion are provided on the treatment device. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the component elements that are identical to those of the foregoing first embodiment will be simply denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid repetitions of similar explanations. 
     In the figures, designated at  41  is an NOx purifying device according to the third embodiment. This NOx purifying device  41  is composed of, similarly to the NOx purifying device  23  in the above described first embodiment, a cylindrical case  41 A having a cylindrical shape, a urea water injection valve provided in this cylindrical case  41 A, and a selective reduction catalyst (none of them is shown). On the right end portion of the cylindrical case  41 A, an inlet pipe  41 B connected to the outlet pipe  22 C of the PM trapping filter device  22  is provided through the vibration absorbing pipe  25 . On the upper surface on the left end side of the cylindrical case  41 A, an outlet pipe  41 C for exhausting the exhaust gas purified in the NOx purifying device  41  is installed upright. 
     Here, on the lower surface side of the cylindrical case  41 A, two first mounting leg portions  41 D are provided by being spaced apart in the left-right direction. Each of the first mounting leg portions  41 D has a projecting portion  41 D 1  having a bolt through hole projecting in the front-rear direction. Here, by screwing the bolt  24  inserted through each of the projecting portions  41 D 1  of the first mounting leg portion  41 D with the center female screw hole  8 E of the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 , the NOx purifying device  41  is fixed to the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8 . On the other hand, on the upper surface side of the cylindrical case  41 A, two second mounting leg portions  41 E are provided by being spaced apart in the left-right direction. Each of the second mounting leg portions  41 E has a projecting portion  41 E 1  having a bolt through hole projecting in the front-rear direction. Here, the second mounting leg portion  41 E is mounted on a treatment device support bracket  42  which will be described later when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 . 
     Designated at  42  are the two treatment device support brackets as the treatment device support member used in the third embodiment. Each of these treatment device support brackets  42  is to mount the NOx purifying device  41  on the engine  9  when the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 . As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the treatment device support bracket  42  is composed of an elongated flat plate-shaped support arm portion  42 A extending in the front-rear direction and arranged between the engine  9  and the counterweight  7 , a vehicle-body side fixing portion  42 B provided on the front side of the support arm portion  42 A, and two female screw holes  42 C as a weight-side fixing portion provided on the rear side of the support arm portion  42 A. 
     In this case, the vehicle-body side fixing portion  42 B of the treatment device support bracket  42  is formed of a pair of frame bodies, each being bent in an inverted U-shape. It is so configured that the upper end portion of this vehicle-body side fixing portion  42 B is fixed to the front end side of the support arm portion  42 A, and the lower end portion of the vehicle-body side fixing portion  42 B is mounted on the upper surface side of the engine  9  by using a bolt  43  (See  FIG. 12 ). On the other hand, the two female screw holes  42 C provided on the rear side of the treatment device support bracket  42  are arranged at positions corresponding to the second mounting leg portions  41 E of the NOx purifying device  41 . Therefore, it is so configured that the NOx purifying device  41  is mounted on the rear end side of the treatment device support bracket  42  by screwing a bolt  44  inserted through the projecting portion  41 E 1  of this second mounting leg portion  41 E with the female screw hole  42 C. 
     The hydraulic excavator according to the third embodiment has the above described NOx purifying device  41  and the treatment device support bracket  42 , and as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , when the counterweight  7  is to be mounted on the revolving frame  5 , the first mounting leg portion  41 D of the NOx purifying device  41  can be mounted on the bottom surface  8 A of the recessed portion  8  provided in the counterweight  7  by using the bolt  24 . 
     On the other hand, when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the lower end portion of the vehicle-body side fixing portion  42 B constituting the treatment device support bracket  42  is fixed to the upper surface side of the engine  9  by using the bolt  43 . On the other hand, the bolt  44  inserted through the second mounting leg portion  41 E of the NOx purifying device  41  is screwed with the female screw hole  42 C threadedly provided in the support arm portion  42 A of the treatment device support bracket  42 . As a result, the second mounting leg portion  41 E of the NOx purifying device  41  can be mounted on the engine  9  through the treatment device support bracket  42 . 
     In this state, the bolt  24  is withdrawn from the first mounting leg portion  41 D of the NOx purifying device  41 , and in the state in which the NOx purifying device  41  is separated from the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 , the counterweight  7  is removed from the revolving frame  5 . As a result, the NOx purifying device  41  can be supported on the engine  9  through the treatment device support bracket  42 . 
     As described above, in the third embodiment, when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , the second mounting leg portion  41 E of the NOx purifying device  41  can be mounted in advance on the engine  9  through each of the treatment device support brackets  42 . As a result, the NOx purifying device  41  can be removed from the counterweight  7  in a state in which the weight of the NOx purifying device  41  is reliably supported by each of the treatment device support brackets  42 , and thus, workability of mounting/removing the counterweight  7  on/from the revolving frame  5  can be further enhanced. 
     It should be noted that, in the above described first embodiment, the case in which the bracket fixing surface  9 C is provided on a portion opposite to the counterweight  7  in the engine  9 , and the vehicle-body side fixing portion  26 A of the treatment device support bracket  26  is mounted on this bracket fixing surface  9 C is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to that and may be so configured that a treatment device support bracket  26 ′ according to a first modification illustrated in  FIG. 14 , for example, is used. That is, it maybe so configured that a vehicle-body side fixing portion  26 A′ of the treatment device support bracket  26 ′ is formed having a length dimension longer than the first embodiment, and this vehicle-body side fixing portion  26 A′ is mounted on the engine support leg portion  5 H of the revolving frame  5 . It should be noted that a weight-side fixing portion  26 B′ has the same shape as that of the first embodiment. This also applies to the second and third embodiments. 
     On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  configured by connecting two is treatment devices in series, that is, the PM trapping filter device  22  and the NOx purifying device  23 , is explained as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to that and may be applied to an exhaust gas post-treatment device configured by any one of treatment devices, that is, the PM trapping filter device  22  and the NOx purifying device  23 , for example. 
     That is, as in a second modification illustrated in  FIG. 15 , for example, it maybe so configured that only the PM trapping filter device  22  is mounted on the recessed portion  8  of the counterweight  7 . Therefore, when the counterweight  7  is to be removed from the revolving frame  5 , it is only necessary that the treatment device support bracket  26  is mounted on the engine  9 , and the PM trapping filter device  22  is supported on the engine  9  through the treatment device support bracket  26 . This also applies to the second and third embodiments. 
     Moreover, the present invention may be also applied to an exhaust gas post-treatment device configured by connecting three or more treatment devices, that is, the PM trapping filter device  22 , the NOx purifying device  23 , and another treatment device such as an oxidation catalyst or the like. In this case, the PM trapping filter device  22  is mounted on the engine  9 , and the NOx purifying device  23  and another treatment device such as an oxidation catalyst or the like can be mounted on the counterweight  7 , for example. 
     Moreover, in each of the above described embodiments, the case in which the exhaust gas post-treatment device  21  is mounted on the hydraulic excavator  1  is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to that and can be widely applied to other construction machines such as a wheel loader, a hydraulic crane, a dump truck and the like, for example, as long as it is a construction machine on which an engine is mounted. 
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               1 : Hydraulic excavator (Construction machine) 
               2 : Lower traveling structure (Vehicle body) 
               3 : Upper revolving structure (Vehicle body) 
               4 : Working mechanism 
               7 : Counterweight 
               8 F: Left female screw hole (Support member storage portion) 
               8 G: Right female screw hole (Support member storage portion) 
               9 : Engine 
               9 A: Exhaust pipe 
               21 : Exhaust gas post-treatment device 
               22 : PM trapping filter device (Treatment device) 
               23 ,  41 : NOx purifying device (Treatment device) 
               26 ,  31 ,  42 ,  26 ′: Treatment device support bracket (Treatment device support member) 
               26 A,  31 A,  42 B,  26 A′: Vehicle-body side fixing portion 
               26 B,  31 B,  26 B′: Weight-side fixing portion 
               32 : Gap 
               33 : Spacer 
               41 D: First mounting leg portion 
               41 E: Second mounting leg portion 
               42 A: Support arm portion 
               42 C: Female screw hole (Weight-side fixing portion)