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Granted Patent B2
US 12,464,980 · App. 17/704,834 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Compaction roller for working machine

Inventors: Takuya Odaka (Wako, JP); Kenta Sugitate (Wako, JP); Tatsuya Ide (Wako, JP); Kohei Hada (Wako, JP); Yoshiya Nakagawa (Wako, JP); Toshiaki Takamura (Tokyo, JP); Yuki Yoshimine (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
A01D43/006A01D34/68A01D34/78A01D2101/00
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Patent No.
US 12,464,980
App. No.
17/704,834
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working machine includes a machine body, a front wheel and a rear wheel provided apart from each other in a front-rear direction of the machine body. A working portion is provided between the front wheel and the rear wheel and includes a power source and a cutter blade capable of being rotated around a rotary shaft by the power source. A compaction roller is provided between the front wheel and the rear wheel.

Claims (24)

1 . A working machine comprising:

a machine body;

a front wheel and a rear wheel provided apart from each other in a front-rear direction of the machine body;

a working portion provided between the front wheel and the rear wheel, and including a battery, a power source driven by electric power from the battery, and a cutter blade capable of being rotated around a rotary shaft by the power source; and

a compaction roller provided between the front wheel and the rear wheel,

wherein the battery and the power source are disposed in a middle position in the front-rear direction of the machine body between the front wheel and the rear wheel, and the battery is tilted forward,

the compaction roller includes a front roller and a rear roller unit, the rear roller unit including at least one rear roller, and

a lower end position of the front roller is positioned below a lower end position of the front wheel, and a lower end position of the at least one rear roller is positioned below a lower end position of the rear wheel.

2 . The working machine according to claim 1 further comprising:

a height adjustment mechanism configured to move the compaction roller or the front wheel and the rear wheel relative to the machine body in an up-down direction.

3 . The working machine according to claim 1 further comprising:

a height adjustment mechanism configured to move the front wheel and the rear wheel relative to the machine body in an up-down direction.

4 . The working machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the front roller is provided between the front wheel and the working portion, and the rear roller unit is provided between the rear wheel and the working portion.

5 . The working machine according to claim 4 ,

wherein

a diameter of the at least one rear roller of the rear roller unit is smaller than a diameter of the rear wheel.

6 . The working machine according to claim 4 ,

wherein the at least one rear roller of the rear roller unit includes two rear rollers provided between the rear wheel and the working portion.

7 . The working machine according to claim 6 further comprising:

a support portion which supports the two rear rollers and has a support column,

wherein the two rear rollers are provided on the machine body to be capable of swinging around the support column.

8 . The working machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the front-rear direction, a distance between the front wheel and the rotary shaft is substantially the same as a distance between the rear wheel and the rotary shaft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2022
From: ODAKA, TAKUYA; SUGITATE, KENTA; IDE, TATSUYA; HADA, KOHEI; NAKAGAWA, YOSHIYA; TAKAMURA, TOSHIAKI; YOSHIMINE, YUKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230301236A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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