IP Library Granted Patent US 11,780,499
Granted Patent B2
US 11,780,499 · App. 16/903,656 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Working vehicle and tractor

Inventors: Kumiko Kobayashi (Sakai, JP); Kunihiko Nishino (Sakai, JP); Yasuaki Morioka (Sakai, JP); Shunsuke Miyashita (Sakai, JP); Yuki Kubota (Sakai, JP); Misako Kawai (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
B62D15/025A01B69/008B60K17/165B60K23/04B62D1/04B62D25/16B62D49/02B62D49/08G01C21/166B60K2023/043
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Patent No.
US 11,780,499
App. No.
16/903,656
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working vehicle includes an inertia detector to measure inertia information of a vehicle body, a rear axle supporting a rear wheel, and a transmission case rotatably supporting the rear wheel. The inertia detector overlaps with at least a portion of the transmission case in a plan view and is capable of accurately measuring inertia information when a vehicle body changes attitude.

Claims (14)

1. A tractor comprising:

an inertia detector to measure inertia information of a vehicle body;

a right rear wheel;

a left rear wheel;

a transmission case of the vehicle body to transmit a driving force to the right rear wheel and the left rear wheel; and

a rigid portion including a pair of vehicle frames; wherein

one of the pair of vehicle frames is located at a right side of the transmission case, and the other one of the pair of vehicle frames is located at a left side of the transmission case; and

the inertia detector is provided at a position adjacent to the rigid portion including the pair of vehicle frames and located in a space between the pair of vehicle frames.

2. The tractor according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first fender covering an upper portion of the right rear wheel; and

a second fender covering an upper portion of the left rear wheel; wherein

the inertia detector is at a middle position between the first and second fenders in a front view.

3. The tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the inertia detector overlaps with at least a portion of the right and left rear wheels in a side view.

4. The tractor according to claim 1 , wherein the inertia detector is fixed and housed in a mud-guard case.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2020
From: KOBAYASHI, KUMIKO; NISHINO, KUNIHIKO; MORIOKA, YASUAKI; MIYASHITA, SHUNSUKE; KUBOTA, YUKI; KAWAI, MISAKO; SHOEN, SHIGEO
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2017-242205 · Dec 18, 2017 · national
JP 2017-242214 · Dec 18, 2017 · national
JP 2018-009220 · Jan 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018046310 · Dec 17, 2018
Related Publication 20200307693A1 · Oct 1, 2020
Cited By (2)
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