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Granted Patent B2
US 11,932,106 · App. 17/189,513 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Work machine

Inventors: Ante Krolo (Wako, JP); Mengguang Li (Wako, JP); Junichi Eguchi (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60K26/02B60K1/04B60L50/60B60K2001/0405
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,932,106
App. No.
17/189,513
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work machine according to this invention includes a power source incorporated in a vehicle body, an extended portion extended from the vehicle body to form a grip portion and configured to be folded with respect to the vehicle body, a lock portion provided to lock the extended portion when the extended portion is folded with respect to the vehicle body, and an activation suppressing portion configured to suppress activation of the power source if the extended portion is locked by the lock portion.

Claims (21)

1. A work machine comprising:

a power source incorporated in a vehicle body;

an extended portion extended from the vehicle body to form a grip portion and configured to be folded with respect to the vehicle body;

a lock portion provided to lock the extended portion when the extended portion is folded with respect to the vehicle body; and

an activation suppressing portion configured to suppress activation of the power source if the extended portion is locked by the lock portion;

a battery configured to supply power to the power source; and

a battery case provided to be opened/closed with respect to the vehicle body and store the battery,

wherein, in a case where the extended portion is locked by the lock portion, the activation suppressing portion sets the battery case in an open state and ejects the battery from the battery case.

2. The work machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the activation suppressing portion blocks a power supply path from the battery to the power source by ejecting the battery from the battery case.

3. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

a gap is provided between the vehicle body and the battery case, and

the lock portion is provided on the battery case in the gap.

4. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the extended portion is provided such that

a pair of left and right rod-shaped members are extended from both lateral sides of the vehicle body, and

the pair of left and right rod-shaped members are connected to each other at a position apart from the vehicle body to form the grip portion, and

in a state in which the pair of left and right rod-shaped members are folded with respect to the vehicle body, the battery case is provided to be located between the pair of left and right rod-shaped members.

5. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein the extended portion includes an operation portion as a portion that can be locked by the lock portion.

6. The work machine according to claim 5 , wherein the operation portion comprises a lever provided to pivot with respect to the grip portion.

7. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein the lock portion comprises a push switch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2021
From: KROLO, ANTE; LI, MENGGUANG; EGUCHI, JUNICHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057235/0933 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-039908 · Mar 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210276417A1 · Sep 9, 2021