Patent ID: 8152433

Claim:
A loader vehicle comprising: a main frame; a lift arm connected to the main frame, wherein a working implement is attached to the lift arm at the forward end thereof, wherein the lift arm is provided as a pair of lift arms, and the pair of lift arms is provided in the fore-and-aft direction along the main frame, wherein each of the pair of lift arms faces to each other in a width direction; a front link pivotally connecting each lift arm to the main body, wherein the front link is provided as a pair of front links, one end of each front link is pivotally connected to a lift arm and the other end of that front link is pivotally connected to the main body; a rear link pivotally connecting each lift arm to the main body, wherein the rear link is provided as a pair of rear links, one end of each rear link is pivotally connected to the rear end of a lift arm and the other end of that rear link is pivotally connected to the main body; and a lift cylinder pivotally connected to the lift arm and the main frame, the lift cylinder including: a piston, a piston rod fixed to the piston and pivotally connected to the main frame, and a cylinder tube having a bottom portion and a side wall portion, wherein the cylinder tube is pivotally connected to the lift arm at a position forward of the rear link by a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion is provided at the side wall portion of the cylinder tube, wherein the lift cylinder is provided as a pair of lift cylinders, and the pair of lift cylinders is provided on the inner side of outermost surfaces of the lift arms, wherein each lift cylinder is arranged so as to overlap with its lift arm, respectively, wherein each lift arm has a hollow center, and a part of each lift cylinder is inserted in its lift arm, wherein a part of each cylinder tube is interposed between the side plate portions of its lift arm; and wherein each front link, piston rod and rear link is pivotally connected to the main frame at connecting positions that are substantially the same height along the main frame and disposed in this order.