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Granted Patent B2
US 12,146,295 · App. 17/966,770 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Electric work machine

Inventor: Satoshi Kitahara (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
E02F9/2246E02F9/207E02F9/2091E02F9/0866
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Patent No.
US 12,146,295
App. No.
17/966,770
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydraulic excavator as an electric work machine includes a lower traveling body, an upper swivel body located above the lower traveling body and provided to be swivelable with respect to the lower traveling body, an electric motor arranged in the upper swivel body, a hydraulic pump arranged in the upper swivel body and driven by the electric motor, a battery unit arranged in the upper swivel body and storing electric power to drive the electric motor, and a hydraulic actuator driven by hydraulic oil supplied from the hydraulic pump. The upper swivel body has a swivel frame at a bottom portion thereof. The battery unit is arranged on the swivel frame. The electric motor and the hydraulic pump are arranged on the swivel frame, side by side in a left-right direction of the upper swivel body.

Claims (31)

1. An electric work machine comprising:

a lower traveling body;

an upper swivel body located above the lower traveling body and provided to be swivelable with respect to the lower traveling body;

an electric motor arranged in the upper swivel body;

a hydraulic pump arranged in the upper swivel body and driven by the electric motor;

a battery unit arranged in the upper swivel body and storing electric power to drive the electric motor; and

a hydraulic actuator driven by hydraulic oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, wherein

the upper swivel body has a swivel frame at a bottom portion thereof,

the battery unit is arranged on the swivel frame, and

the electric motor and the hydraulic pump are arranged side by side in a left-right horizontal direction on the swivel frame.

2. The electric work machine according to claim 1 , wherein on the swivel frame, the battery unit is arranged on one side in the left-right direction, and the electric motor and the hydraulic pump are arranged on the other side in the left-right direction with respect to the battery unit.

3. The electric work machine according to claim 2 , wherein the upper swivel body comprises:

an engine room having the swivel frame;

an air blower fan arranged on a side portion of the engine room to circulate air between inside and outside of the engine room; and

electrical components arranged in the engine room, wherein

the air blower fan and the electrical components are arranged on the same side where the electric motor and the hydraulic pump are arranged with respect to the battery unit in the left-right direction.

4. The electric work machine according to claim 3 , wherein the swivel frame has an opening portion that communicates with the inside of the engine room.

5. The electric work machine according to claim 3 , wherein the electrical components include a first electrical component located in the engine room, behind the electric motor.

6. The electric work machine according to claim 5 , wherein the first electrical component includes at least any one of:

a charger that converts an alternating-current (AC) voltage supplied from a commercial power supply to a direct-current (DC) voltage;

a DC-DC converter that steps down the DC voltage output from the charger or a DC voltage supplied from the battery unit; and

a battery control unit that controls inputting and outputting of the battery unit.

7. The electric work machine according to claim 5 , wherein the electrical components include a second electrical component located in the engine room above at least one of the electric motor and the hydraulic pump.

8. The electric work machine according to claim 7 , wherein the second electrical component includes an inverter that converts a DC voltage supplied from the battery unit to an AC voltage and supplies the AC voltage to the electric motor.

9. The electric work machine according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a hydraulic oil tank that contains the hydraulic oil; and

a control valve that controls a flow direction and a flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic actuator, wherein

the hydraulic oil tank is arranged in the engine room, in front of the hydraulic pump, and

the control valve is arranged in the engine room, in front of the battery unit.

10. The electric work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a driver seat in which an operator sits, wherein

the driver seat is located above the battery unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2024
From: KITAHARA, SATOSHI, MR.
To: YANMAR HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 068256/0335 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-172520 · Oct 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230131436A1 · Apr 27, 2023
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