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Granted Patent B2
US 12,396,388 · App. 17/548,860 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Electric work vehicle

Inventors: Masahiro Yamada (Sakai, JP); Hirokazu Ito (Sakai, JP); Makoto Odagiri (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Kubota Corporation
A01D34/78A01D34/82A01D69/02B60L53/80
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Patent No.
US 12,396,388
App. No.
17/548,860
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric work vehicle includes an electric work machine including a battery mounting unit on which a battery is detachably mountable; a battery housing unit supported by at least one wheel and configured to house the battery; and a battery carrier including the at least one wheel and a manual push handle configured to be manually pushed to move the battery housing unit. The battery housing unit is detachably mountable on the battery mounting unit for the battery to be mounted on the battery mounting unit, and the at least one wheel and the manual push handle are separable from the battery housing unit.

Claims (38)

1. An electric work vehicle comprising:

an electric work machine including a battery mounting unit on which a battery is detachably mountable;

a battery housing unit supported by at least one wheel and configured to house the battery;

a battery carrier including the at least one wheel and a manual push handle configured to be manually pushed to move the battery housing unit; and

a roll over protection structure (ROPS);

wherein:

the battery housing unit is detachably mountable on the battery mounting unit for the battery to be mounted on the battery mounting unit,

the at least one wheel and the manual push handle are separable from the battery housing unit, and

the battery carrier is configured to be mounted on the ROPS.

2. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the battery carrier comprises:

a support frame configured to support the at least one wheel and the manual push handle; and

a joint mechanism detachably configured to join the support frame to the battery housing unit.

3. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electric work machine comprises a housing unit housing the at least one wheel and the manual push handle, and

the housing unit is separate from the battery mounting unit.

4. The electric work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein:

the electric work machine includes an operator seat, and

the housing unit is on the ROPS.

5. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the battery mounting unit comprises a placement section on which the battery housing unit is placeable, and

the placement section comprises:

two front rubber portions configured to respectively receive from below and support two left and right front portions of the battery housing unit; and

two rear rubber portions configured to respectively receive from below and support two left and right rear portions of the battery housing unit.

6. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the battery housing unit includes a handle separate from the manual push handle.

7. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one wheel includes two or more wheels.

8. An electric work vehicle comprising:

an electric work machine including:

a battery mounting unit on which a battery is detachably mountable;

an operator seat; and

a roll over protection structure (ROPS);

a battery housing unit supported by at least one wheel and configured to house the battery;

a battery carrier including the at least one wheel and a manual push handle configured to be manually pushed to move the battery housing unit,

wherein:

the battery housing unit is detachably mountable on the battery mounting unit for the battery to be mounted on the battery mounting unit,

the at least one wheel and the manual push handle are separable from the battery housing unit,

the electric work machine comprises a housing unit housing the at least one wheel and the manual push handle,

the housing unit is separate from the battery mounting unit, and

the housing unit is on the ROPS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: YAMADA, MASAHIRO; ITO, HIROKAZU; ODAGIRI, MAKOTO
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-017581 · Feb 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220248600A1 · Aug 11, 2022
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