Component layout of air cooling components in electric work vehicle
An electric work vehicle includes a chassis, a battery housing to house a plurality of battery modules, a cooling structure mounted to a front portion of the battery housing, and an inverter. The battery housing is supported by the chassis. The cooling structure includes a fan mounted at a front portion of the cooling structure. The fan is rotated by an electric motor powered by the inverter.
1 . An electric work vehicle comprising:
a chassis;
a battery housing to house a plurality of battery modules, the battery housing being supported by the chassis;
a cooling structure mounted to a front portion of the battery housing;
an outer cover that covers the battery housing and the cooling structure; and
an inverter, wherein
the cooling structure includes a fan mounted at a front portion of the cooling structure;
the fan is rotated by an electric motor powered by the inverter;
the outer cover includes at least one side opening located on a side portion of the outer cover;
the at least one side opening defines an air intake; and
a foremost edge of the at least one side opening is located forward of a foremost surface of the battery housing in a front-rear direction of the electric work vehicle.
2 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling structure includes a condenser.
3 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the fan is located forward of the condenser in a front-rear direction of the electric work vehicle.
4 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising a radiator.
5 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the radiator is located between the condenser and the fan.
6 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the condenser is located between the battery housing and the radiator.
7 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling structure includes a drier attached to the front surface of the battery housing.
8 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the drier is located at a side of the fan in a width direction of the electric work vehicle.
9 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outer cover includes at least one front opening located on a front portion of the outer cover, and
the at least one front opening defines an air outlet.
10 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein a portion of the at least one front opening partially extends onto at least one side portion of the outer cover.
11 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fan blows air out of a front portion of the electric work vehicle.
12 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fan is operable to direct air in a forward direction out of a front surface of the electric work vehicle.
13 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a primary airflow direction of the fan is a same or substantially a same direction as a forward traveling direction of the electric work vehicle.
14 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one mounting bracket that mounts the cooling structure to the battery housing.
15 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one mounting post that mounts the cooling structure to the chassis.
16 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the battery housing includes an upper portion and a lower portion;
the upper portion of the battery housing overlaps and extends beyond the lower portion of the battery housing in a width direction of the electric work vehicle.
17 . The electric work vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein
in a front view of the electric work vehicle, the cooling structure overlaps at least a portion of the upper portion of the battery housing; and
in a front view of the electric work vehicle, the cooling structure overlaps at least a portion of the lower portion of the battery housing.