Patent ID: 8616619

Claim:
A construction machine comprising: an automotive lower traveling structure; an upper revolving structure swingably mounted on said lower traveling structure; and a working mechanism liftably mounted to said upper revolving structure, wherein said upper revolving structure is provided with a revolving frame serving as a support structure, a floor member provided on said revolving frame and having an operator's seat mounting section at the rear side for mounting an operator's seat and having a foot rest section at the front side on which an operator rests his or her feet, a cab box provided to cover the periphery and the upper side of said floor member for forming an operator's room on said floor member, and an air conditioner unit provided at the lower surface side of said foot rest section to suck in internal air from an internal air inlet port opened inside of said operator's room or suck in external air from an external air inlet port opened outside of said operator's room for forming conditioned air which is supplied into said operator's room; wherein a suction duct is provided in said operator's seat mounting section of said floor member for circulating air toward a suction side of said air conditioner unit from said internal air inlet port and said external air inlet port, said suction duct comprises an internal air duct portion connected to said internal air inlet port, an external air duct portion connected to said external air inlet port, and a common duct portion for connecting said internal air duct portion and said external air duct portion to the suction side of said air conditioner unit, said internal air duct portion is formed as a hollow column of a hollow closed section structure with said common duct portion formed integrally, said internal air duct portion and said common duct portion extend in the upper and lower directions, said external air duct portion of said suction duct has a U-shaped cross section, in which faces opposing said operator's seat mounting section of said floor member are open and attached to said operator's seat mounting section to form another hollow closed section structure with said operator's seat mounting section, said hollow closed section structure forms a strength member supporting said floor member together with said another hollow closed section structure formed of said external air duct portion and said operator's seat mounting section.