Patent Publication Number: US-11643960-B2

Title: Engine device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/901,122 filed Jun. 15, 2020, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/999,653 filed Aug. 20, 2018, which is a national stage application pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/JP2017/005597, filed on Feb. 15, 2017, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2016-030016 and 2016-030017, both filed on Feb. 19, 2016, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION 
     Technical Field 
     The present invention relates to an engine device, such as a diesel engine, to be mounted in, e.g., an agricultural machine (a tractor, a combine harvester) or a construction machine (a bulldozer, a hydraulic excavator, a loader), and specifically to an engine device equipped with an exhaust gas purification device for removing, e.g., a particulate matter (soot, particulates) contained in the exhaust gas or a nitrogen oxide (NOx) contained in the exhaust gas. 
     Background Art 
     Traditionally, there have been known techniques for purifying an exhaust gas from a diesel engine by introducing the exhaust gas into an exhaust gas purification device (an exhaust gas aftertreatment device) disposed in an exhaust gas path of the diesel engine, the exhaust gas purification device being constituted by a case internally including a diesel particulate filter (hereinafter, such a case will be referred to as a DPF case) and a case internally including a urea selective reduction catalyst (hereinafter, such a case will be referred to as a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) case) (see, e.g., Patent Literatures 1 and 2 (hereinafter, referred to as PTLs 1 and 2)). 
     CITATION LIST 
     PTL 1: Japanese Patent No. 5543563 
     PTL 2: Japanese Patent No. 5244334 
     In a configuration as those in PTL 1 in which an exhaust gas purification device constituted by a DPF case and an SCR case disposed in parallel is attached to an engine, an area required for mounting the exhaust gas purification device on the engine device is large. This leads to upsizing of the engine device, which is disadvantageous. In addition, in a configuration in which the above-described exhaust gas purification device is mounted above the engine device, a height of the engine device increases by a height of the exhaust gas purification device. 
     PTL 2 discloses a configuration including a DPF case, a connecting pipe having an inserted portion which is inserted into the DPF case and on which a plurality of through-holes is provided, and a urea water injection nozzle disposed at an end of the connecting pipe, wherein urea water and an exhaust gas are mixed together. In this configuration, the connecting pipe needs to have an adequate length. Otherwise, the urea and the exhaust gas are not mixed adequately, which leads to a reduction in purification effect and to upsizing of the exhaust gas purification device, disadvantageously. 
     Some aspects of the present invention have an object to provide an engine device that has been improved as a result of study of the circumstances described above. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     In order to attain the above object, an engine device according to an aspect of the present invention is an engine device including an exhaust gas purification device including a first case communicating with an exhaust manifold of an engine and internally including a first exhaust gas purification body for removing a carbon compound and a second case communicating with an exhaust outlet of the first case and internally including a second exhaust gas purification body for removing a nitrogen compound, wherein the first and second cases are arranged above the engine in an L-shape to respectively extend along two side surfaces of the engine, the two side surfaces being adjacent to each other. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that a turbocharger is interposed between the first case and the exhaust manifold, and the first case and the turbocharger are connected to each other in series above the exhaust manifold disposed close to, among the two side surfaces of the engine, a first side surface. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that a flywheel housing is disposed close to, among the two side surfaces of the engine, a second side surface intersecting the first side surface, and the second case is disposed above the flywheel housing. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that the second case is disposed below the first case, and the first case and the second case are connected to each other via a urea mixing tube in a position in which the first case and the second case overlap each other in a plan view. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that a urea-water injection body for injecting urea water into the first case is fixed to a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the first case, the portion being in the position in which the first case and the second case overlap each other in a plan view, the portion being not a portion of the first case through which the urea mixing tube is inserted into the first case. The engine device described above may be configured such that a part of the second exhaust gas purification body is a selective catalytic reduction filter made of a particulate-matter collection filter to which a catalytic component for urea selective catalytic reduction is applied. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that a urea-water injection body for injecting urea water into a urea mixing tube is disposed in a portion of the first case that is close to the exhaust outlet of the first case, and the urea mixing tube has both ends respectively inserted into the exhaust outlet of the first case and an exhaust inlet of the second case to allow the first case and the second case to communicate with each other. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that the urea mixing tube has a first inserted portion that is inserted into the first case, the first inserted portion extending toward the urea-water injection body, the first inserted portion having a tube wall on which an exhaust introduction opening is bored, the exhaust introduction opening allowing an exhaust gas having passed through the first exhaust gas purification body to be introduced into the urea mixing tube. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that the urea mixing tube has a second inserted portion that is inserted into the second case, the second inserted portion having a distal end that is tapered, the second inserted portion extending to a position apart from an inner wall surface of the second case. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that a mixer for stirring and mixing urea water with an exhaust gas is internally included in a second inserted portion of the urea mixing tube, the second inserted portion being inserted into the second case. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that a mixer for stirring and mixing urea water with an exhaust gas is disposed in the first inserted portion of the urea mixing tube, the first inserted portion being inserted into the first case. 
     The engine device described above may be configured such that the second case is disposed below the first case, and the first case and the second case are connected to each other via the urea mixing tube in a position in which the first case and the second case overlap each other in a plan view. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the first and second cases are arranged in an L-shape above the engine. Thus, the first and second cases can be arranged dispersedly in a space above the engine. Consequently, the top surface side of the engine device can be made low. Thus, upsizing of the engine device including the exhaust gas purification device can be suppressed or reduced, and the engine device having a compact size can be mounted in a limited space of an engine room of, e.g., a work machine. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the turbocharger and the first case can be compactly disposed above the exhaust manifold. Consequently, the top surface side of the engine device can be made low. In addition, a passage from an outlet of the exhaust manifold to the first case can be made shorter. Furthermore, the turbocharger and the first case can be rigidly supported at a side surface of the engine via the exhaust manifold. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the second case is disposed above the flywheel housing. Consequently, the second case can also be disposed compactly in the space above the flywheel housing. Thus, upsizing of the engine device including the exhaust gas purification device can be suppressed or reduced. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the second case is disposed below the first case, and the first case and the second case are connected to each other via the urea mixing tube in the position in which the first case and the second case overlap each other in a plan view. Consequently, the connected portion between the first case and the second case can be made shorter. This makes it possible to suppress or reduce the phenomenon that an exhaust gas passing through the urea mixing tube is influenced by a temperature of outside air, thereby making it possible to reduce the phenomenon that a crystal lump of a urea component is formed in the exhaust gas purification device. Consequently, it is possible to easily prevent an increase in exhaust resistance in the exhaust gas purification device that may otherwise be caused by, e.g., growth of the urea crystal lump. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the urea-water injection body is mounted in the first case, so that the urea-water injection body and the first case can be constituted as a single unit. This makes it easier to perform an assembling work for mounting the exhaust gas purification device onto the engine device. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the second case is provided with the SCR filter. Thus, the collecting filter can be omitted from the first case. Accordingly, the first case can be downsized. Consequently, the engine device including the exhaust gas purification device can be made compact. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the urea-water injection body is mounted in the first case, so that the urea-water injection body and the first case can be constituted as a single unit. This makes it easier to perform an assembling work for mounting the exhaust gas purification device onto the engine device. In addition, according to the aspect of the present invention, both the ends of the urea mixing tube are respectively inserted into the first and second cases. Consequently, the inside of the urea mixing tube can be maintained at a high temperature by a temperature atmosphere of the exhaust gas. This makes it possible to suppress or reduce crystallization of a urea component in urea water having been injected into the urea mixing tube. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the exhaust introduction opening is provided on the tube wall of the urea mixing tube. Consequently, a flow velocity of an exhaust gas flowing through the urea mixing tube can be made uniform, and thus urea water sprayed from the urea-water injection body toward the inside of the urea mixing tube is more likely to be stirred and dispersed. This improves the evaporativity of the urea component at a low temperature, and also enhances the reaction efficiency between the exhaust gas and the urea component. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the outlet-side end of the urea mixing tube has a squeezed shape. Consequently, urea water is caused to collide with an inner wall surface of the outlet-side end of the urea mixing tube. This allows evaporation of an unreacted urea component, thereby making it possible to facilitate a reaction between the exhaust gas and the urea component in the second case. In addition, due to the configuration in which the outlet-side end of the urea mixing tube is apart from the second case, it is possible to prevent the urea component from reaching an inner wall surface of the second case, thereby making it possible to suppress or reduce the phenomenon that a crystal lump is formed on the inner wall surface of the second case. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the mixer internally included in the urea mixing tube is positioned in the first case or the second case. This makes it possible to suppress or reduce a temperature drop in the mixer. In addition, since the exhaust gas whose flow velocity has been made uniform in the urea mixing tube flows into the mixer, a rotation performance of the mixer is made uniform. This facilitates mixing of the urea water with the exhaust gas, thereby making it possible to enhance the evaporativity of the urea component. Thus, it is possible to prevent crystallization of the urea component at the mixer. Not only this, it is also possible to facilitate a reaction between the exhaust gas and the urea component, and to suppress or reduce the phenomenon that the urea water in the form of droplets enters the second case. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, the second case is disposed below the first case, and the first case and the second case are connected to each other via the urea mixing tube in the position in which the first case and the second case overlap each other in a plan view. Consequently, the connected portion between the first case and the second case can be made shorter. This makes it possible to suppress or reduce the phenomenon that an exhaust gas passing through the urea mixing tube is influenced by a temperature of outside air, thereby making it possible to reduce the phenomenon that a crystal lump of a urea component is formed in the exhaust gas purification device. Consequently, it is possible to easily prevent an increase in exhaust resistance in the exhaust gas purification device that may otherwise be caused by, e.g., growth of the urea crystal lump. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    illustrates a right side view of a diesel engine according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG.  2    illustrates a left side view of the diesel engine according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  3    illustrates a plan view of the diesel engine according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  4    illustrates a back view of the diesel engine according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  5    illustrates an explanatory diagram showing a cross-section of an exhaust gas purification device according to the first embodiment, taken in a right side. 
         FIG.  6    illustrates an explanatory diagram showing a cross-section of the exhaust gas purification device according to the first embodiment, taken in a back side. 
         FIG.  7    illustrates an explanatory diagram showing a cross-section of an exhaust gas purification device including a urea mixing tube according to a first modification, taken in a right side. 
         FIG.  8    illustrates an explanatory diagram showing a cross-section of the exhaust gas purification device including the urea mixing tube according to the first modification, taken in a back side. 
         FIG.  9    illustrates an explanatory diagram showing a cross-section of an exhaust gas purification device including a urea mixing tube according to a second modification, taken in a right side. 
         FIG.  10    illustrates an explanatory diagram showing a cross-section of the exhaust gas purification device including the urea mixing tube according to the second modification, taken in a back side. 
         FIG.  11    illustrates a right side view of a diesel engine according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG.  12    illustrates a plan view of the diesel engine according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG.  13    illustrates a back view of the diesel engine according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG.  14    illustrates an explanatory diagram showing a cross-section of an exhaust gas purification device according to the second embodiment, taken in a back side. 
         FIG.  15    illustrates a side view of a work vehicle in which the diesel engine is mounted. 
         FIG.  16    illustrates a plan view of the work vehicle. 
         FIG.  17    illustrates a back view of a diesel engine according to a third embodiment. 
         FIG.  18    illustrates a left side view of a tractor in which the diesel engine is mounted. 
         FIG.  19    illustrates a plan view of the tractor. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     With reference to the drawings ( FIGS.  1  to  6   ), the following will describe a first embodiment in which the present invention is implemented.  FIG.  1    is a right side view of a diesel engine  1 , showing a right side on which an exhaust manifold  6  is disposed.  FIG.  2    is a left side view of the diesel engine  1 , showing a left side on which an intake manifold  3  is disposed.  FIG.  3    is a plan view of the diesel engine  1 , showing a side on which a cylinder head cover  12  is disposed.  FIG.  4    is a back view of the diesel engine  1 , showing a side on which a flywheel housing  8  is disposed. The side of the diesel engine  1  on which the exhaust manifold  6  is disposed is referred to as a right side of the diesel engine  1 . The side of the diesel engine  1  on which the intake manifold  3  is disposed is referred to as a left side of the diesel engine  1 . The side of the diesel engine  1  on which a cooling fan  24  is disposed is referred to as a front side of the diesel engine  1 . 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS.  1  to  4   , a configuration of the whole of the diesel engine  1  will be described. The diesel engine  1  includes a cylinder head  2  having one side surface on which the intake manifold  3  is disposed. The cylinder head  2  is mounted above a cylinder block  5  including an engine output shaft  4  (crankshaft) and pistons (not illustrated). The cylinder head  2  has another side surface on which the exhaust manifold  6  is disposed. Front and rear ends of the engine output shaft  4  respectively protrude from front and back side surfaces of the cylinder block  5 . 
     The cylinder block  5  has a back surface to which the flywheel housing  8  is fixedly attached. In the flywheel housing  8 , a flywheel  9  is disposed. The flywheel  9  is pivotally supported at a rear end of the engine output shaft  4 . A driving force of the diesel engine  1  is taken via the flywheel  9 . The cylinder block  5  has a lower surface on which an oil pan  11  is disposed. The cylinder head cover  12  is disposed adjacent to an upper surface of the cylinder head  2 . 
     The intake manifold  3  is provided with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) device  15  for taking in an exhaust gas that is to be recirculated. An air cleaner (not illustrated) is connected to the intake manifold  3  via a compressor case  25  of a turbocharger  17 . External air having been subjected to dust removal and purification by the air cleaner is sent to the intake manifold  3  through the compressor case  25 , and is then supplied to cylinders of the diesel engine  1 . With the configuration described above, part of an exhaust gas emitted from the diesel engine  1  to the exhaust manifold  6  is recirculated into the cylinders of the diesel engine  1  from the intake manifold  3  through the exhaust gas recirculation device  15 . Consequently, a combustion temperature of the diesel engine  1  drops. Accordingly, an amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emitted from the diesel engine  1  is reduced, and fuel efficiency of the diesel engine  1  is enhanced. 
     Above the exhaust manifold  6 , the turbocharger  17  is disposed. The turbocharger  17  includes the compressor case  25  including a built-in blower wheel and a turbine case  26  including a built-in turbine wheel. The exhaust manifold  6  has an outlet connected to an exhaust intake side of the turbine case  26 . The turbine case  26  has an exhaust emission side connected to an exhaust intake side of the exhaust gas purification device  27 . Namely, an exhaust gas emitted from the cylinders of the diesel engine  1  to the exhaust manifold  6  is discharged to the outside through components such as the turbocharger  17  and the exhaust gas purification device  27 . 
     A coolant pump  21  by which coolant is caused to recirculate in the cylinder block  5  and a radiator  19  (see  FIG.  16   ) is provided. The coolant pump  21  is disposed close to the side of the diesel engine  1  on which the cooling fan  24  is disposed. The coolant pump  21  and the cooling fan  24  are connected to the engine output shaft  4  via, e.g., a V-belt  22 . With this configuration, the coolant pump  21  and the cooling fan  24  are driven. The coolant is sent from the coolant pump  21  into the cylinder block  5  via an EGR cooler  18  of the exhaust gas recirculation device  15 , and cooling air is supplied from the cooling fan  24 . Consequently, the diesel engine  1  is cooled. 
     As the exhaust gas purification device  27  for purifying an exhaust gas emitted from the cylinders of the diesel engine  1 , a first exhaust gas purification case  28  (hereinafter, referred to as a first case  28 ) that is a oxidation catalyst (DOC) for removing particulate matters in the exhaust gas from the diesel engine  1  and a second exhaust gas purification case  29  (hereinafter, referred to as a second case  29 ) that is a urea selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) system for removing a nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas from the diesel engine  1  are provided. 
     The first case  28 , which is a DOC case, internally includes an oxidation catalyst  30  as an exhaust gas purification body. For example, the oxidation catalyst  30  is made of a wall-through type ceramic honeycomb or a metal mesh on which a catalytic component (e.g., platinum (Pt) and/or palladium (Pd)) for facilitating an oxidation reaction of carbon monoxide (CO) and/or hydrocarbon (HC) is carried. Thus, by causing an exhaust gas from the diesel engine  1  to pass through the first case  28 , carbon monoxide (CO) and/or hydrocarbon (HC) in the exhaust gas is reduced. 
     The second case  29 , which is an SCRF case, internally includes, as an exhaust gas purification body, an SCR filter  31  for urea selective catalytic reduction, an SCR catalyst  32  for urea selective catalytic reduction, and an ammonia slip catalyst (ASC)  33 . The SCR filter  31  is made of, e.g., a particulate-matter (PM) collection filter to which an SCR catalyst component is applied. For example, the SCR filter  31  is made of a wall-flow type ceramic honeycomb on which a catalytic component (SCR catalyst component) for facilitating NOx selective catalytic reduction is carried. For example, the SCR catalyst  32  is made of a wall-through type ceramic honeycomb, a metal mesh, or the like on which a SCR catalyst component is carried. The ammonia slip catalyst  33  is an oxidation catalyst for oxidizing ammonia not reacted in the SCR filter  31  and the SCR catalyst  32 . Thus, by causing an exhaust gas from the diesel engine  1  to pass through the second case  29 , a nitrogen oxide (NOx) in the exhaust gas is reduced. 
     The first case  28  has an elongated cylindrical shape extending in parallel to the output shaft (crankshaft)  4  of the diesel engine  1  in a plan view. The second case  29  has an elongated cylindrical shape extending in a direction orthogonal to the output shaft  4  of the diesel engine  1  in a plan view. Namely, the exhaust gas purification device  27  includes the first case  28  and the second case  29  each of which has an elongated cylindrical shape and which are arranged in an L-shape in a plan view to extend along an outer periphery of the cylinder head  2  of the diesel engine  1 . 
     The first case  28  has an exhaust gas inlet connected to an exhaust gas outlet of the turbine case  26  in the turbocharger  17 , and also has a longitudinal intermediate portion connected to the cylinder head  2  via a case support bracket  34 . The first case  28  is disposed adjacent to one side (right side) of the cylinder head  2 , and is linearly aligned with the turbocharger  17  at a height substantially identical to that of the turbocharger  17 . Namely, the first case  28  and the turbocharger  17  are connected in series above the exhaust manifold  6 . Consequently, even in a case where the first case  28  of the exhaust gas purification device  27  is mounted in the diesel engine  1 , the height of the diesel engine  1  can be made low. Thus, the diesel engine  1  can be mounted even in an engine room having a limited space. 
     The second case  29  is fixed above the flywheel housing  8  via a case support bracket  35 . The second case  29  is positioned at a lower position than the first case  28 . The first case  28  and the second case  29  are arranged in an L-shape such that a part  28   a  downstream in an exhaust gas traveling direction (hereinafter, such a part will be referred to as an exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a ) of the first case  28  and a part  29   a  upstream in the exhaust gas traveling direction (hereinafter, such a part will be referred to as an exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a ) of the second case  29  overlap each other in a top-and-bottom direction. The first case  28  and the second case  29  are connected to each other via an exhaust communicating tube  36  at the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  and the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a , which overlap each other in the top-and-bottom direction. A urea-water injection body  76  for injecting urea water into the first case  28  is fixed to a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the first case  28 . This portion of an outer peripheral surface of the first case  28  is in the position in which the first case  28  and the second case  29  overlap each other in a plan view, and is not a portion of the first case  28  to which the exhaust communicating tube  36  is attached. 
     The first case  28  is rigidly supported, by the turbocharger  17  and the case support bracket  34 , at a side surface (right side surface) of the diesel engine  1 , the side surface being close to the exhaust manifold  6 . Meanwhile, the second case  29  is rigidly supported, by the first case  28  and the case support bracket  35 , at a side surface (back surface) of the diesel engine  1 , the side surface being close to the flywheel housing  8 . Consequently, the exhaust gas purification device  27  can be rigidly supported in a space adjacent to an outer periphery of the cylinder head  2  and above the exhaust manifold  6  and the flywheel housing  8 . In addition, the diesel engine  1  provided with the exhaust gas purification device  27  can be made compact. 
     The first case  28  has a shape reduced toward a downstream side in the exhaust gas traveling direction such that a cross-section of the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  is smaller than that of a part  28   b  in which the exhaust gas purification body is mounted (hereinafter, such a part will be referred to as an exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  28   b ). The first case  28  is configured such that the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  is disposed closer to the center of the first case  28  than is the exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  28   b . Consequently, an outer peripheral surface of the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  is closer to the center of the first case  28  than is an outer peripheral surface of the exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  28   b . This can create, in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a , a space in which the urea-water injection body  76  can be mounted. 
     The second case  29  has a shape reduced toward an upstream side in the exhaust gas traveling direction such that a cross-section of the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a  is smaller than that of a part  29   b  in which the exhaust gas purification bodies  31  to  33  are mounted (hereinafter, such a part will be referred to as an exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  29   b ). The second case  29  is configured such that lower ends of exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a  and the exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  29   b  are positioned at substantially identical heights. This provides a sufficient space between the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  of the first case  28  and the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a  of the second case  29 , which are disposed to overlap each other in different positions in the top-and-bottom direction. Consequently, a urea mixing tube  39 , which is internally included in the exhaust communicating tube  36  connecting the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  and the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a , achieves a length allowing urea water and an exhaust gas to be mixed together adequately. 
     Injectors (not illustrated) in the respective cylinders of the diesel engine  1  are provided with a fuel pump  42  and a common rail  43  connected to a fuel tank  45  illustrated in  FIG.  15    ( FIG.  16   ). The cylinder head  2  has a side on which the intake manifold  3  is disposed, and the common rail  43  and a fuel filter  44  are disposed adjacent to that side of the cylinder head  2 . The fuel pump  42  is provided to the cylinder block  5 , which is located below the intake manifold  3 . Each of the injectors has a fuel injection valve (not illustrated) of an electromagnetically-controlled opening and closing type. 
     A fuel in a fuel tank  45  is sucked into the fuel pump  42  through the fuel filter  44 . Meanwhile, a discharge side of the fuel pump  42  is connected to the common rail  43 , and the common rail  43 , which has a cylindrical shape, is connected to the injectors of the diesel engine  1 . A surplus of the fuel forcibly fed from the fuel pump  42  to the common rail  43  is returned to the fuel tank  45 . Then, the high-pressure fuel is temporarily stored in the common rail  43 , and the high-pressure fuel in the common rail  43  is supplied into the cylinders of the diesel engine  1 . 
     With the configuration described above, the fuel in the fuel tank  45  is forcibly fed to the common rail  43  by the fuel pump  42 , and the high-pressure fuel is stored in the common rail  43 . In addition, the fuel injection valves of the injectors are controlled to be opened and closed, so that the high-pressure fuel in the common rail  43  is injected to the cylinders of the diesel engine  1 . Namely, by electronically controlling the fuel injection valves of the injectors, it is possible to control a fuel injection pressure, a fuel injection timing, and a fuel injection period (fuel injection amount) with high accuracy. Consequently, it is possible to reduce a nitrogen oxide (NOx) emitted from the diesel engine  1 . 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS.  5  and  6   , a configuration of the exhaust gas purification device  27  will be described in detail. As illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the exhaust gas purification device  27  includes the first case  28  having a double-tube structure constituted by a first inner case  37  and a first outer case  38 , the second case  29  having a double-tube structure constituted by a second inner case  40  and a second outer case  41 , and the exhaust communicating tube  36  via which the first case  28  and the second case  29  are connected to each other. The oxidation catalyst  30  is disposed inside the first inner case  37  that is made of a heat-resistant metallic material and has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the first inner case  37  is disposed inside the first outer case  38  that is made of a heat-resistant metallic material and has a substantially cylindrical shape. The SCR filter  31 , the SCR catalyst  32 , and the ammonia slip catalyst  33  are disposed inside the second inner case  40  that is made of a heat-resistant metallic material and has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the second inner case  40  is disposed inside the second outer case  41  that is made of a heat-resistant metallic material and has a substantially cylindrical shape. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  5   , the first case  28  is configured such that the first inner case  37  externally covers, via a heat insulating material  49  that is in the shape of a mat and is made of ceramic fiber, the oxidation catalyst  30  that is a first exhaust gas purification body. Namely, the heat insulating material  49  is pressed into between the oxidation catalyst  30  and the first inner case  37  to protect the oxidation catalyst  30 . In addition, the first outer case  38  externally covers the first inner case  37  with, e.g., a ring-shaped spacer (not illustrated) fitted between the first outer case  38  and the first inner case  37  so that an outer peripheral surface of the first inner case  37  and an inner peripheral surface of the first outer case  38  are apart from each other. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the second case  29  is configured such that the second inner case  40  externally covers, via heat insulating materials  50  to  52  each of which is in the shape of a mat and is made of ceramic fiber, the SCR filter  31 , the SCR catalyst  32 , and the ammonia slip catalyst  33  that are a second exhaust gas purification body. Namely, the heat insulating materials  50  to  52  are respectively pressed into between the SCR filter  31  and the second inner case  40 , between the SCR catalyst  32  and the second inner case  40 , and between the ammonia slip catalyst  33  and the second inner case  40  to protect the SCR filter  31 , the SCR catalyst  32 , and the ammonia slip catalyst  33 . In addition, the second outer case  41  externally covers the second inner case  40  with, e.g., a ring-shaped spacer (not illustrated) fitted between the second outer case  41  and the second inner case  40  so that an outer peripheral surface of the second inner case  40  and an inner peripheral surface of the second outer case  41  are apart from each other. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the first case  28  is configured such that the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a , which is downstream of the oxidation catalyst  30  in the exhaust gas traveling direction, has a smaller diameter than that of the exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  28   b , in which the oxidation catalyst  30  is mounted. Namely, parts of the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38  corresponding to the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  respectively have smaller diameters than those of parts of the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38  corresponding to the exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  28   b . The parts of the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38  corresponding to the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  have through-holes  53  to  56  arranged in the top-and-bottom direction. 
     Through the through-holes  53  and  54  respectively provided in upper portions of the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38 , an injection-body mounting case  57  to which the urea-water injection body  76  is fixed is inserted. The injection-body mounting case  57  is fixed in upper portions of the parts of the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38  corresponding to the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  such that an outer peripheral surface of the injection-body mounting case  57  is in contact with inner peripheries of the through-holes  53  and  54  of the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38 . With this configuration, it is possible to guide urea water from the urea-water injection body  76  into the first inner case  37 , and to prevent intrusion of urea water and/or an exhaust gas into a space between the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38 . 
     Through the through-hole  55  of the first inner case  37 , the urea mixing tube  39  is inserted. Through the through-hole  56  of the first outer case  38 , the urea mixing tube  39  and an exhaust communicating tube  36 , which covers an outer surface of the urea mixing tube  39 , are inserted. The exhaust communicating tube  36  is fixed in lower portions of the parts of the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38  corresponding to the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a . Specifically, an upstream end of the exhaust communicating tube  36  in the exhaust gas traveling direction is in contact with a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the first inner case  37 , the portion being outward from the through-hole  55 . In addition, an outer peripheral surface of the exhaust communicating tube  36  is in contact with an inner periphery of the through-hole  56  of the first outer case  38 . An outer peripheral surface of the urea mixing tube  39  is in contact with and fixed to an inner periphery of the through-hole  55  of the first inner case  37 . In addition, an upstream end of the urea mixing tube  39  in the exhaust gas traveling direction is inserted to reach the injection-body mounting case  57 . Consequently, a connected portion between the first case  28  and the second case  29  can achieve a double-tube structure having a high heat insulating property. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent intrusion of urea water and/or an exhaust gas into the space between the first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38 . 
     The first inner case  37  and the first outer case  38  have respective exhaust-outlet-side ends to which an exhaust-outlet-side inner lid  58  shaped in a circular disc is fixedly attached. In addition, an exhaust-outlet-side outer lid  59  is fixed to face an outer surface of the exhaust-outlet-side inner lid  58 . The oxidation catalyst  30  has an end surface on a downstream side in the exhaust gas traveling direction, and this end surface of the oxidation catalyst  30  is apart from the exhaust-outlet-side inner lid  58  by a certain distance. Consequently, an upstream-side urea mixing chamber  60  is created between the oxidation catalyst  30  and the exhaust-outlet-side inner lid  58  inside the part of the first inner case  37  corresponding to the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a . The upstream-side urea mixing chamber  60  receives the urea mixing tube  39  externally inserted thereinto. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the second case  29  is configured such that the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a , which is upstream of the SCR filter  31  in the exhaust gas traveling direction, has a smaller diameter than that of the exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  29   b , in which the SCR filter  31 , the SCR catalyst  32 , and the ammonia slip catalyst  33  are mounted. Namely, parts of the second inner case  40  and the second outer case  41  corresponding to the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a  respectively have smaller diameters than those of parts of the second inner case  40  and the second outer case  41  corresponding to the exhaust-gas-purification-body mounted part  29   b . Through-holes  61  and  62  are respectively provided in upper portions of the parts of the second inner case  40  and the second outer case  41  corresponding to the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a . An exhaust inlet tube  63  is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the second inner case  40 . An exhaust outlet side of the exhaust inlet tube  63  covers the through-hole  61 , and an exhaust inlet side of the exhaust inlet tube  63  protrudes outward from the through-hole  62  of the second outer case  41 . 
     Into the through-hole  61  of the second inner case  40 , the urea mixing tube  39  is inserted. Into the exhaust inlet tube  63 , the urea mixing tube  39  and the exhaust communicating tube  36 , which covers the outer surface of the urea mixing tube  39 , are inserted. The exhaust communicating tube  36  is fixed in upper portions of the parts of the second inner case  40  and the second outer case  41  corresponding to the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a . Specifically, a downstream end of the exhaust communicating tube  36  in the exhaust gas traveling direction is in contact with a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the second inner case  40 , the portion being outward from the through-hole  61 . In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust communicating tube  36  is in contact with an inner periphery of the exhaust inlet of the exhaust inlet tube  63 . The outer peripheral surface of the urea mixing tube  39  is in contact with and fixed to an inner periphery of the through-hole  61  of the second inner case  40 . In addition, a downstream end of the urea mixing tube  39  in the exhaust gas traveling direction is inserted to reach the inside of the second inner case  40 . Consequently, a connected portion between the first case  28  and the second case  29  can achieve a double-tube structure having a high heat insulating property. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent intrusion of urea water and/or an exhaust gas into a space between the second inner case  40  and the second outer case  41 . 
     The second inner case  40  and the second outer case  41  have respective exhaust-inlet-side ends to which an exhaust-inlet-side inner lid  64  shaped in a circular disc is fixedly attached. In addition, an exhaust-inlet-side outer lid  65  is fixed to face an outer surface of the exhaust-inlet-side inner lid  64 . The SCR filter  31  has an end surface on an upstream side in the exhaust gas traveling direction, and this end surface of the SCR filter  31  is apart from the exhaust-inlet-side inner lid  64  by a certain distance. Consequently, a downstream-side urea mixing chamber  66  is created between the SCR filter  31  and the exhaust-inlet-side inner lid  64  inside the part of the second inner case  40  corresponding to the exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a . The downstream-side urea mixing chamber  66  receives the urea mixing tube  39  externally inserted thereinto. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the urea-water injection body  76  is attached, via an injection seat  77 , to the injection-body mounting case  57  disposed in the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  of the first case  28 . The urea-water injection body  76  sprays an aqueous urea solution into the upstream-side urea mixing chamber  60  in the first inner case  37 . The urea-water injection body  76  has a urea-water injection valve  78  protruding downward to be inserted into a nozzle mounting hole  79  provided in the injection seat  77 . The urea-water injection body  76  is disposed on the injection-body mounting case  57  such that the position of the nozzle mounting hole  79  penetrating through the injection seat  77  coincides with the position of a urea-water guide hole  80  penetrating through the injection-body mounting case  57 . Consequently, urea water injected from the urea-water injection valve  78  of the urea-water injection body  76  is guided, through the nozzle mounting hole  79  and the urea-water guide hole  80 , into the urea mixing tube  39  disposed inside the upstream-side urea mixing chamber  60 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the urea mixing tube  39  has a mixing tube inlet  81  at an upper end of the urea mixing tube  39 , and also has a mixing tube outlet  82  at a lower end of the urea mixing tube  39 . The mixing tube inlet  81  is inserted into the upstream-side urea mixing chamber  60  created near the exhaust outlet of the first case  28 , whereas the mixing tube outlet  82  is inserted into the downstream-side urea mixing chamber  66  created near the exhaust inlet of the second case  29 . The urea mixing tube  39  has an intermediate portion between the first case  28  and the second case  29 , and an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate portion is covered with the exhaust communicating tube  36 , which is connected to the first case  28  and the second case  29 . Thus, the urea mixing tube  39  is covered with the first case  28 , the second case  29 , and the exhaust communicating tube  36 . This provides a heat insulating layer over the outer peripheral surface of the urea mixing tube  39 . Consequently, the inside of the urea mixing tube  39  can be maintained at a high temperature. This makes it possible to suppress or reduce the phenomenon that a crystal lump of a urea component is formed in the urea mixing tube  39 . 
     The urea mixing tube  39  has the end serving as the mixing tube inlet  81  with a obliquely-cut shape (a obliquely-cut circular cylinder shape). Specifically, the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  has a tube wall becoming lower from a side close to the oxidation catalyst  30  (i.e., the oxidation catalyst  30  side) toward a side close to the exhaust-outlet-side inner lid  58 . Namely, the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  is configured such that a portion of the tube wall on the oxidation catalyst  30  side is in contact with a portion of an inner peripheral surface of the injection-body mounting case  57 , the portion being outward from the urea-water guide hole  80 . Consequently, the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  is configured to have a closed space on the oxidation catalyst  30  side. Meanwhile, the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  is opened toward the exhaust-outlet-side inner lid  58 . An inner peripheral surface of the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  is located outward from the urea-water guide hole  80  of the injection-body mounting case  57 . The tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39  has an inserted portion that is inserted into the first case  28 . This inserted portion has a plurality of exhaust introduction holes  83  and thus is porous. 
     As described above, the tube wall of the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  has a height increasing toward the oxidation catalyst  30 . Due to such a shape of the mixing tube inlet  81 , most of an exhaust gas having passed through the oxidation catalyst  30  makes a detour and is introduced into the urea mixing tube  81  from the exhaust-outlet-side inner lid  58  side. Thus, the obliquely-cut opening and the exhaust introduction holes  83  of the mixing tube inlet  81  each function as an exhaust introduction opening allowing an exhaust gas to be introduced into the urea mixing tube  39 . Consequently, a flow velocity of the exhaust gas introduced into the urea mixing tube  39  can be made uniform. As a result, urea water sprayed from the urea-water injection valve  78  toward the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  becomes more likely to be stirred and dispersed. This improves the evaporativity of the urea component at a low temperature, and also enhances the reaction efficiency between the exhaust gas and the urea component. 
     The urea mixing tube  39  has the end serving as the mixing tube outlet  82  and being narrowed (tapered) toward a distal end thereof. Namely, a diameter of the mixing tube outlet  82  is reduced toward the distal end. In addition, the mixing tube outlet  82  extends toward a portion of an inner wall surface of the second case  29 , the portion being opposite to the exhaust inlet tube  63 . Although the mixing tube outlet  82  of the urea mixing tube  39  extends into the second inner case  40  of the second case  29 , the mixing tube outlet  82  is located apart from an inner wall surface of the second inner case  40 . 
     As described above, the mixing tube outlet  82  of the urea mixing tube  39  is squeezed toward the distal end. Due to such a shape of the mixing tube outlet  82 , urea water is caused to collide with an inner wall surface of the mixing tube outlet  82  at the distal end. Thus, the exhaust gas and an unreacted urea component are caused to collide with the mixing tube outlet  82 , so as to be evaporated. This facilitates a reaction between the exhaust gas and the urea component in the downstream-side urea mixing chamber  66  in the second case  29 . Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the urea component from reaching the inner wall surface of the second inner case  40 , thereby suppressing or reducing the phenomenon that a crystal lump is formed on the inner wall surface of the second inner case  40 . 
     The urea mixing tube  39  internally includes, at a location downstream of the portion in which the exhaust introduction holes  83  are bored, a mixer  84  for facilitating mixing of the urea water and the exhaust gas together. For example, the mixer  84  includes a plurality of blades arranged radially in point symmetry with respect to a central axis of the urea mixing tube  39 . The mixer  84  causes the urea water to be mixed and dispersed in the exhaust gas. The mixer  84  is disposed at a location from which the urea mixing tube  39  is inserted into the second case  29  (i.e., a location near the through-holes  61  and  62 ). Thus, the mixer  84  is fixed at a location upstream of the mixing tube outlet  82  of the urea mixing tube  39  when viewed in the exhaust gas traveling direction. 
     As described above, the mixer  84  is disposed inside the second case  29 , which has a high heat-insulating property. Consequently, it is possible to suppress or reduce a temperature drop in the mixer  84 . In addition, since the exhaust gas whose flow velocity has been made uniform at the mixing tube inlet  81  flows into the mixer  84 , the mixer  84  achieves rotatability free from fluctuations. This facilitates mixing of the urea water with the exhaust gas, thereby making it possible to enhance the evaporativity of the urea component. Thus, the above configuration can prevent crystallization of the urea component in the mixer  84 . Not only this, the above configuration can facilitate a reaction between the exhaust gas and the urea component, and can suppress or reduce the phenomenon that the urea water in the form of droplets enters the second case  29 . In addition, due to the configuration in which the mixing tube outlet  82  downstream of the mixer  84  has a tapered shape, the urea water having passed through the mixer  84  and being in the form of droplets is caused to collide with the mixing tube outlet  82 . This prevents the urea component from reaching the inner wall surface of the second inner case  40 . 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS.  7  and  8   , a first modification of the urea mixing tube  39  will be described. In the present modification, as illustrated in  FIGS.  7  and  8   , a mixing tube inlet  81  of a urea mixing tube  39  has a bell-mouth shape. In addition, the mixing tube inlet  81  has an expanded distal end and is in contact with a portion of an injection-body mounting case  57 , the portion being outward from a urea-water guide hole  80  of the injection-body mounting case  57 . The urea mixing tube  39  has an inserted portion that is inserted into a first case  28 . A tube wall of the inserted portion of the urea mixing tube  39  is partially bent toward the inside of the urea mixing tube  39 , and the bent part of the tube wall functions as a urea collision plate  85 . As a result of cutting the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39  to yield the urea collision plate  85 , an opening is created. This opening functions as an exhaust introduction opening  86  allowing an exhaust gas having passed through an oxidation catalyst  30  to be introduced into the urea mixing tube  39 . 
     The urea mixing tube  39  includes a plurality of urea collision plates  85  that are bent parts of the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39 . Each of the urea collision plates  85  extends in a direction toward the center of the urea mixing tube  39  and away from a urea-water injection valve  78 . The urea mixing tube  39  has the exhaust introduction openings  86  each opened downward from a position at which a respective one of the urea collision plates  85  is bent. Consequently, the urea mixing tube  39  has a reduced diameter, i.e., is narrowed (squeezed) at a location in which the urea collision plates  85  are provided. The urea mixing tube  39  has a shape whose cross-section is continuously increased toward a downstream side (downward) from the location at which the urea collision plates  85  are provided. 
     Due to the configuration in which the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  has a bell-mouth shape, a urea component from the urea-water injection valve  78  is hardly adhered to the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39 . Furthermore, due to the configuration in which the inserted portion of the urea mixing tube  39  that is inserted into the first case  28  is squeezed at the location in which the exhaust introduction openings  86  are provided, it is possible to increase a flow velocity of an exhaust gas introduced through the exhaust introduction openings  86 , thereby facilitating a temperature increase in the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39 . Moreover, due to the configuration in which the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39  is gradually expanded toward lower through-holes  55  and  56  of the first case  28 , it is possible to suppress or reduce a temperature drop in the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39 . Consequently, it is possible to reduce the phenomenon that a crystal lump of a urea component is formed on an inner wall surface of the urea mixing tube  39 , thereby making it possible to easily prevent an increase in exhaust resistance in the urea mixing tube  39  that may otherwise be caused by, e.g., growth of the urea crystal lump. 
     Due to the configuration in which the urea mixing tube  39  includes the urea collision plates  85  located downstream (downward) of the urea-water injection valve  78 , urea water injected from the urea-water injection valve  78  is caused to collide with the urea collision plates  85 . Consequently, the urea water can be easily made into fine particles. This facilitates a reaction between the urea component and the exhaust gas. With a greater inclination angle (an angle at which the urea water collides with each of the urea collision plates  85 ) of each of the urea collision plates  85  with respect to a direction in which the urea water is injected from the urea-water injection valve  78 , the urea water hardly forms a liquid membrane on the parts of the tube wall corresponding to the urea collision plates  85 . Consequently, it is possible to suppress or reduce formation of a crystal lump of the urea component. 
     In addition, due to the configuration in which the urea collision plates  85  are made of the parts of the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39  and the exhaust introduction openings  86  are provided in the tube wall of the urea mixing tube  39 , the urea collision plates  85  are exposed to the exhaust gas having a high temperature and accordingly the temperatures of the urea collision plates  85  can be increased. Consequently, even in a case where the urea water injected from the urea-water injection valve  78  collides with the urea collision plates  85 , it is possible to suppress or reduce the phenomenon that a crystal lump of the urea component is formed on the urea collision plates  85 . 
     In addition, the inserted portion of the urea mixing tube  39  that is inserted into the first case  28  is squeezed at a location downstream of the mixing tube inlet  81 , and the urea collision plates  85  are provided at the squeezed location. This configuration makes it possible to increase a flow velocity of the exhaust gas at the location in which the urea collision plates  85  are provided. This facilitates heat exchange between the urea collision plates  85  and the exhaust gas. Consequently, it is possible to effectively increase the temperatures of the urea collision plates  85 . 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS.  9  and  10   , a second modification of the urea mixing tube  39  will be described. In the present modification, as illustrated in  FIGS.  9  and  10   , a mixing tube outlet  82  of a urea mixing tube  39  has an outer peripheral surface provided with a plurality of heat exchange fins  87  protruding outwardly. Due to the heat exchange fins  87  provided to the mixing tube outlet  82 , it is possible to suppress or reduce, by a temperature atmosphere in a second case  29 , a temperature drop in a tube wall of an inserted portion of the mixing tube outlet  82 , the inserted portion having been inserted into a downstream-side urea mixing chamber  66 . Consequently, it is possible to improve the evaporativity of a urea component that collides with the tube wall of the mixing tube outlet  82 , thereby facilitating a reaction between the urea component and an exhaust gas. Note that the present modification can be combined with the configuration of the first modification. 
     With reference to the drawings ( FIGS.  11  to  14   ), the following will describe a second embodiment in which the present invention is implemented.  FIG.  11    is a right side view of a diesel engine  1 , showing a right side on which an exhaust manifold  6  is disposed.  FIG.  12    is a plan view of the diesel engine  1 , showing a side on which a cylinder head cover  12  is disposed.  FIG.  13    is a back view of the diesel engine  1 , showing a side on which a flywheel housing  8  is disposed. Note that components and parts/portions of an engine device of the present embodiment identical to those of the engine device of the first embodiment are given identical reference signs, and detailed description thereof is omitted. 
     With reference to  FIGS.  11  to  14   , the following will describe a connection structure of an exhaust gas purification device  27  according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in  FIGS.  11  to  14   , in the exhaust gas purification device  27  of the present embodiment, a urea-water injection body  76  is fixed to a portion of an outer peripheral surface of an exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  of a first case  28 , the portion being located inward (i.e., closer to the cylinder head cover  12 ) from the top of the first case  28 . 
     Parts of a first inner case  37  and a first outer case  38  of the first case  28  corresponding to the exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  respectively have through-holes  53  and  54  located leftward of the top of the first case  28  (i.e., closer to the cylinder head cover  12 ). An injection-body mounting case  57  is mounted through the through-holes  53  and  54  in the first case  28  such that the injection-body mounting case  57  extends obliquely toward the lower right. Consequently, a surface of the injection-body mounting case  57  on which the urea-water injection body  76  is to be mounted is inclined toward the cylinder head cover  12  (to the left). Thus, the urea-water injection body  76  is mounted inclined. As a result, the urea-water injection body  76  is supported at a low position above the diesel engine  1 . Thus, the top surface side of the diesel engine  1  can be made low. 
     The urea mixing tube  39  is inserted into the first case  28  from a lower portion of the first case  28 , the lower portion being outside of and lateral to (at the right side of) the engine device. In addition, a mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  extends toward the urea-water injection body  76  (toward the upper left). Namely, the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  39  is inserted into the first inner case  37  through through-holes  55  and  56  located in the lower portion of the first case  28 , the lower portion being outside of and lateral to (at the right side of) the engine device. The urea mixing tube  39  has an intermediate portion that is bent in a second case  29  so that a mixing tube outlet  82  is inserted into the second case  29  orthogonally to a longitudinal direction of the second case  29 . 
     An exhaust communicating tube  36  is obliquely disposed such that the exhaust communicating tube  36  is inclined toward the cylinder head  2  (toward the left) relative to a direction orthogonal (vertical) to the longitudinal direction of the second case  29 . Via the exhaust communicating tube  36 , an exhaust inlet tube  63  protruded from a second outer case  41  and the through-hole  56  of the first outer case  38  communicate with each other. In addition, the exhaust communicating tube  36  covers an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate portion of the urea mixing tube  39 . The bent portion of the urea mixing tube  39  is located in the vicinity of through-holes  61  and  62  of the second case  29 , and is covered with the exhaust communicating tube  36  and the exhaust inlet tube  63 . Due to the configuration in which the bent portion of the urea mixing tube  39  is located inside the second case  29 , a temperature of the tube wall of the bent portion can be increased to a high temperature. Consequently, it is possible to suppress or reduce crystallization of a urea component that collides with an inner wall surface of the exhaust communicating tube  36 . 
     A mixer  84  is disposed in an inserted portion of the urea mixing tube  39  that is inserted into the first case  28 . The mixer  84 , which facilitates mixing of urea water and an exhaust gas together, is internally included in the urea mixing tube  39 , and is located downstream of a portion of the urea mixing tube  39  in which exhaust introduction holes  83  are bored. In the present embodiment, the mixer  84  is located in the vicinity of the lower through-holes  55  and  56  of the first case  28 . By placing the mixer  84  inside the first case  28 , the mixer  84  can be under an environment of a high-temperature exhaust gas. Consequently, it is possible to improve evaporation performance achieved with the mixer  84 . Not only this, it is possible to suppress or reduce formation of a crystal lump of a urea component, thereby facilitating a reaction between the urea component and an exhaust gas. 
     In the present embodiment, the mixer  84  is disposed inside the first case  28 , and thus a distance between the mixer  84  and the mixing tube outlet  82  in the urea mixing tube  39  is long. Thanks to this, the mixing tube outlet  82  can emit the exhaust gas in which the urea component is adequately stirred and mixed. In the above configuration, the mixing tube outlet  82  of the urea mixing tube  39  inserted into the second case  29  is squeezed to be tapered, in a similar manner to the first embodiment. However, in view of the above effect, the urea mixing tube  82  may have a shape whose tube diameter is constant to its distal end. In the present embodiment, a portion of the urea mixing tube  39  close to the mixing tube inlet  81  may have a similar shape to that of the first modification of the first embodiment. Also, a portion of the urea mixing tube  39  close to the mixing tube outlet  82  may be provided with a heat exchange fin  87  in a similar manner to the second modification of the first embodiment. 
     With reference to  FIGS.  15  and  16   , the following will describe a configuration of an excavator  100  in which the diesel engine  1  according to the first or second embodiment is mounted. As illustrated in  FIGS.  15  and  16   , the excavator  100  includes a crawler-type traveling device  102  having a pair of left and right traveling crawlers  103  and a slewing body  104  provided above the traveling device  102 . The slewing body  104  is horizontally turnable in all directions of 360° by a hydraulic motor (not illustrated) for slewing. The slewing body  104  has a front left portion in which a cabin (operation unit)  106  is mounted. The slewing body  104  has a front center portion in which a work unit  110  provided with a boom  111  and a bucket  113  each used for an excavation work is mounted. The slewing body  104  has a rear portion in which a radiator  19  and the diesel engine  1  are mounted. The slewing body  104  has a right side portion in which a fuel tank  45  and a urea water tank  71  are mounted. 
     In the cabin  106 , an operator&#39;s seat on which an operator sits and a lever or a switch used as an operation means for operating an output of, e.g., the diesel engine  1  and/or an operation means for the work unit  110  are disposed. The boom  111 , which is a component of the work unit  110 , is provided with a boom cylinder  112  and a bucket cylinder  114 . The boom  111  has a distal end at which a bucket  113  that is an attachment for excavation is pivotably attached such that the bucket  113  is turnable for scooping. By actuating the boom cylinder  112  or the bucket cylinder  114 , the bucket  113  is actuated to perform an earthwork (a ground work such as furrowing). 
     The slewing body  104  has a rear left portion in which the radiator  19  is mounted. On the right side of the radiator  19 , the diesel engine  1  is mounted such that a cooling fan  24  of the diesel engine  1  faces the radiator  19 . The diesel engine  1  is disposed such that the side on which the exhaust manifold  6  is mounted faces the cabin  106  and the work unit  110 . In addition, the top surface of the diesel engine  1  is covered with a hood  115 . The first case  28  of the exhaust gas purification device  27  is disposed behind the work unit  110 , and the second case  29  of the exhaust gas purification device  27  extends rearward from the connected portion between the first case  28  and the second case  29 . The tail pipe  116 , which is connected to the exhaust outlet of the second case  29 , protrudes upward from a rear portion of the hood  115 . 
     The fuel tank  45  and the urea water tank  71 , which are disposed in the right side portion of the slewing body  104 , are arranged side by side in a front-and-rear direction. The fuel tank  45  and the urea water tank  71  are respectively provided with a fuel inlet  46  and a water inlet  72  each protruding toward the right. In addition, a urea water injection pump  73  for forcibly feeding an aqueous urea solution in the urea water tank  71  is interposed between the urea water tank  71  and the first case  28 . Consequently, urea water pipe arrangement for connecting the urea-water injection body  76  fixed to the first case  28  and the urea water pump  73  to each other can be made shorter. Furthermore, urea water pipe arrangement for connecting the urea water tank  71  and the urea water pump  73  to each other can also be made shorter. 
     With reference to the drawings ( FIGS.  17  to  19   ), the following will describe a third embodiment in which the present invention is implemented. Note that components and parts/portions of an engine device of the present embodiment identical to those of the engine device of the second embodiment are given identical reference signs, and detailed description thereof is omitted. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  17   , a diesel engine  1  of the present embodiment includes an exhaust gas purification device  27  including a first case  28  disposed on a top surface of the diesel engine  1  and a second case  29  disposed remotely from the diesel engine  1 . An exhaust outlet of the first case  28  and an exhaust inlet of the second case  29  communicate with each other via an exhaust connecting tube  177  having an L-shape. In addition, the exhaust connecting tube  177  internally includes a urea mixing tube  176 . Consequently, a connected portion between the first case  28  and the second case  29  has a double-tube structure. 
     Similarly to the second embodiment, the urea mixing tube  176  has a mixing tube inlet  81  inserted into an exhaust-gas downstream part  28   a  of the first case  28 . Similarly to the second embodiment, the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  176  is configured to have an end that is obliquely cut, to have exhaust introduction holes  83 , and to internally include a mixer  84  (see  FIG.  6   ). 
     In addition, similarly to the second embodiment, the urea mixing tube  176  has a mixing tube outlet  82  inserted into an exhaust-gas upstream part  29   a  of the second case  29 . Similarly to the second embodiment, the mixing tube inlet  81  of the urea mixing tube  176  has a distal end that is squeezed. Note that, similarly to the first and second embodiments, the configurations of the urea mixing tubes  176  according to the first and second modifications may be applied to the urea mixing tube  176  of the present embodiment. 
     With reference to  FIGS.  17  to  19   , the following will describe a tractor  151  in which the diesel engine  1  of the third embodiment is mounted. As illustrated in  FIGS.  17  to  19   , a tractor  151  for an agricultural work that is a work vehicle includes: a carriage  152  supported by a pair of left and right front wheels  153  and a pair of left and right rear wheels  154 ; and the diesel engine  1  mounted in a front portion of the carriage  152 . The diesel engine  1  is driven to drive the rear wheels  154  and the front wheels  153  to cause the tractor  151  to run forward or backward. The top surface and the left and right side surfaces of the diesel engine  1  are covered with a hood  156  that is openable. 
     In addition, a cabin (operation unit)  157  on which an operator is to ride is mounted on a portion of a top surface of the carriage  152 , the portion being behind the hood  156 . The cabin  157  includes, in its inside, an operator&#39;s seat  158  on which the operator is to sit and a steering instrument such as a steering wheel  159  that is a steering means. In addition, a pair of left and right steps  160 , which can be used when the operator gets in or off the cabin  157 , are provided outside of left and right sides of the cabin  157 , respectively. In a space inward from the steps  160  and below a bottom of the cabin  157 , a fuel tank  45  from which a fuel is supplied to the diesel engine  1  is disposed. 
     The carriage  152  includes a transmission case  161  for changing an output from the diesel engine  1  and transmitting the output to the rear wheels  154  (the front wheels  153 ). The transmission case  161  has a rear portion to which a machine such as a tilling machine (not illustrated) is connected, e.g., via a lower link  162 , a top link  163 , and a lift arm  164  in such a manner that the tilling machine can be raised and lowered. In addition, a power take-off (PTO) shaft  165  for driving, e.g., the tilling machine is disposed in a rear side surface of the transmission case  161 . The carriage  152  of the tractor  151  includes, e.g., the diesel engine  1 , the transmission case  161 , and a clutch case  166  by which the diesel engine  1  and the transmission case  161  are connected to each other. 
     In addition, the second case  29  is attached to a right corner portion in a front surface of the cabin  157  so that the second case  29  is upright and vertically long. A tail pipe  178  is disposed upright to extend from the exhaust outlet side of the second case  29 . Namely, at the right corner portion in the front surface of the cabin  157 , the tail pipe  178  and the second case  29  are arranged in series in the top-and-bottom direction. The exhaust inlet tube  63  of the second case  29  is connected to the exhaust outlet of the first case  28  under the hood  156  via the exhaust connecting tube  177  having, in its intermediate portion, a bellows-tube type flexible tube  179 . 
     The urea water tank  71  is disposed at a portion of the front surface of the cabin  157 , the portion corresponding to a left side of the hood  156  and being opposite to the right side on which the tail pipe  178  is disposed. Namely, the urea water tank  71  is mounted on a portion of the carriage  152  (e.g., on a portion of a bottom frame of the cabin  157 ), the portion corresponding to a rear left portion of the hood  156 . To a lower left portion of the front surface of the cabin  157 , the fuel inlet  46  of the fuel tank  45  and the water inlet  72  of the urea water tank  71  are disposed adjacent to each other. The tail pipe  178  is disposed in a portion of the front surface of the cabin  157  on the right side, through which the operator seldom gets in and off the cabin  157 . Meanwhile, the fuel inlet  46  and the water inlet  72  are disposed in a portion of the front surface of the cabin  157  on the left side, through which the operator often gets in and off the cabin  157 . Note that the cabin  157  is configured such that the operator can get to and leave the operator&#39;s seat  158  through either of the left side and the right side of the cabin  157 . 
     In addition, the urea water injection pump  73  for forcibly feeding an aqueous urea solution in the urea water tank  71  is interposed between the urea water tank  71  and the first case  28 . Consequently, urea water pipe arrangement for connecting the urea-water injection body  76  fixed to the first case  28  and the urea water injection pump  73  to each other can be made shorter. Furthermore, urea water pipe arrangement for connecting the urea water tank  71  and the urea water injection pump  73  to each other can also be made shorter. Thus, efficient urea water pipe arrangement can be achieved. Consequently, it is possible to simplify a piping work and a maintenance work. Not only this, it is possible to reduce influences given by an external environment on the urea water pipe arrangement, thereby suppressing or reducing crystallization of urea water in the urea water pipe arrangement. 
     Note that the configurations of the parts/portions of the present invention are not limited to those in the illustrated embodiments, and can be modified and changed in various ways unless such modifications and changes depart from the scope of the present invention. For example, the configurations of the embodiments described above may be applied to an exhaust gas processing device including: a first case that is a DPF case including an oxidation catalyst and a soot filter as a first exhaust gas purification body; and a second case that is an SCR case including an SCR catalyst and an ammonia slip catalyst as a second exhaust gas purification body. In the embodiments described above, the mixer includes the blades that are fixed. Alternatively, a mixer including rotatable blades may be employed. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 1, diesel engine 
               
               
                   
                 27, exhaust gas purification device 
               
               
                   
                 28, first case 
               
               
                   
                 29, second case 
               
               
                   
                 30, oxidation catalyst 
               
               
                   
                 31, SCR filter 
               
               
                   
                 32, SCR catalyst 
               
               
                   
                 33, ammonia slip catalyst 
               
               
                   
                 36, exhaust communicating tube 
               
               
                   
                 37, first inner case 
               
               
                   
                 38, first outer case 
               
               
                   
                 39, urea mixing tube 
               
               
                   
                 40, second inner case 
               
               
                   
                 41, second outer case 
               
               
                   
                 76, urea-water injection body 
               
               
                   
                 78, urea-water injection valve 
               
               
                   
                 79, nozzle mounting hole 
               
               
                   
                 80, urea-water guide hole 
               
               
                   
                 81, mixing tube inlet 
               
               
                   
                 82, mixing tube outlet 
               
               
                   
                 83, exhaust introduction hole 
               
               
                   
                 84, mixer 
               
               
                   
                 85, urea collision plate 
               
               
                   
                 86, exhaust introduction opening 
               
               
                   
                 87, heat exchange fin