Patent ID: 8919486

Claim:
A hydraulic excavator comprising: an engine; an engine room with the engine disposed therein, the engine room having an opening formed at an upper end thereof; a fan configured to generate cooling wind in the engine room; an exhaust treatment apparatus configured to treat exhaust from the engine, the exhaust treatment apparatus being at least partially positioned above the engine; and an engine hood arranged above the engine room, the engine hood being arranged and configured to open and close the opening of the engine room, an upper surface of the engine hood having a first planar section arranged above the engine, a second planar section including ventilation holes, the second planar section being arranged above the exhaust treatment apparatus at a position higher than the first planar section, and an inclined section arranged between the first planar section and the second planar section, the inclined section extending to be inclined from the first planar section to the second planar section.