Patent ID: 8646556

Claim:
An engine hood for a construction machine, the engine hood being configured to be pivoted in a vehicle body back-and-forth direction about a hinge attached as a pivot center to a longitudinal side part of a counterweight, the engine hood comprising: an engine hood main body attached to a vehicle body of the construction machine in a pivotably openable/closable state; a first operating force applying unit configured to apply a force in a direction of opening the engine hood main body until the engine hood main body reaches a vicinity of a predetermined opening angle; a second operating force applying unit configured to apply a force in a direction of closing the engine hood main body when the engine hood main body is pivoted at the predetermined opening angle or greater, a first opening angle being defined as an opening angle for pivoting the engine hood main body to a predetermined position where a center of mass of the engine hood main body is positioned on a closing side of the engine hood main body with respect to a vertical line of the pivot center, and a second angle is being defined as an opening angle for pivoting the engine hood main body from the first opening angle to a predetermined position where the center of mass of the engine hood main body is moved across the vertical line of the pivot center, the engine hood main body being configured to be opened in two stages including a first stage corresponding to opening angles ranging from a close state of the engine hood main body to the first opening angle and a second stage corresponding to opening angles ranging from the first opening to a second opening angle greater than the first opening angle, and the second operating force applying unit being configured such that the second operating force applying unit does not apply an operating force against the engine hood main body during the first stage.