IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,179,586
Granted Patent B2
US 12,179,586 · App. 17/783,424 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Electric work vehicle

Inventor: Daisuke Miyazaki (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
B60K25/06B60K1/00B60K1/04B60K2025/005B60Y2200/223
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Patent No.
US 12,179,586
App. No.
17/783,424
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric work vehicle includes a work implement, a battery, a motor driven by electric power supplied by the battery, a traveler driven by the motor, a hydraulic pump that is driven by the motor to supply oil to an operating mechanism of the work implement, a transmission to transmit motive power from the motor to the hydraulic pump, and a case that houses the transmission. The case is coupled to the motor, and the hydraulic pump his supported by the case.

Claims (63)

1. An electric work vehicle comprising:

a work implement;

a battery;

a motor to be driven by electric power supplied by the battery;

a traveler to be driven by the motor;

a speed change device to change a driving force from the motor and transmit the driving force as changed to the traveler;

a hydraulic pump to be driven by the motor to supply oil to an operating mechanism of the work implement;

a transmission to transmit motive power from the motor to the hydraulic pump; and

a case to house the transmission; wherein

the motor includes a motor output shaft;

the speed change device includes a transmission input shaft rotatable integrally with the motor output shaft;

the motor and the hydraulic pump are located outside of the case;

the case is coupled to the motor;

the hydraulic pump is supported by the case; and

the transmission transmits the motive power from the motor output shaft through a transmission path divided into a transmission path extending to the speed change device and a transmission path extending to the hydraulic pump.

2. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the case includes a first portion and a second portion that are adjacent to each other in a front-rear direction of a body of the electric work vehicle;

the first portion and the second portion are coupled to each other;

the first portion is located on one side in the front-rear direction of the body relative to the second portion;

the motor and the hydraulic pump are located on the one side in the front-rear direction of the body relative to the first portion; and

the second portion is separable from the first portion toward another side in the front-rear direction of the body.

3. The electric work vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:

left and right main frames that extend in the front-rear direction of the body; wherein

the left and right main frames each include an end portion on the other side in the front-rear direction of the body, the end portions being connected to an end portion of the first portion on the one side in the front-rear direction of the body;

the motor is located at a position between the left and right main frames; and

the first portion supports the motor in a cantilevered state and supports the hydraulic pump in a cantilevered state.

4. The electric work vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a plurality of fasteners; wherein

the fasteners each fasten together the motor, the first portion, and the second portion;

in a rear view, the fasteners are aligned in a circumferential direction of the motor output shaft, and are centered around the motor output shaft; and

the transmission extends through a space between two of the fasteners that are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the motor output shaft.

5. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission includes a gear.

6. The electric work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the case is configured to store oil.

7. An electric work vehicle comprising:

a work implement;

a battery;

a motor to be driven by electric power supplied by the battery;

a traveler to be driven by the motor;

a hydraulic pump to be driven by the motor to supply oil to an operating mechanism of the work implement;

a transmission to transmit motive power from the motor to the hydraulic pump; and

a case to house the transmission; and

an oil supply passage that connects the case and the hydraulic pump; wherein

the motor and the hydraulic pump are located outside of the case;

the case is coupled to the motor;

the hydraulic pump is supported by the case;

the case is configured to store oil; and

the oil stored in the case is supplied to the hydraulic pump via the oil supply passage.

8. An electric work vehicle comprising:

a work implement;

a battery;

a motor to be driven by electric power supplied by the battery;

a traveler to be driven by the motor;

a hydraulic pump to be driven by the motor to supply oil to an operating mechanism of the work implement;

a transmission to transmit motive power from the motor to the hydraulic pump; and

a case to house the transmission; wherein

the motor and the hydraulic pump are located outside of the case;

the case is coupled to the motor;

the hydraulic pump is supported by the case;

the case includes a first portion and a second portion that are adjacent to each other in a front-rear direction of a body of the electric work vehicle;

the first portion and the second portion are coupled to each other;

the first portion is located on one side in the front-rear direction of the body relative to the second portion;

the motor and the hydraulic pump are located on the one side in the front-rear direction of the body relative to the first portion; and

the second portion is separable from the first portion toward another side in the front-rear direction of the body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2022
From: MIYAZAKI, DAISUKE
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060881/0405 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-237394 · Dec 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230010534A1 · Jan 12, 2023
Cited By (1)
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