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US 12,427,860 · App. 18/377,427 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Work vehicle

Inventor: Hiroki Bessho (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Kubota Corporation
B60K26/02B60K23/00B60K26/00B60K35/10B60K2360/61B60R21/13B60Y2200/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,427,860
App. No.
18/377,427
Filed
Oct 6, 2023
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3661
USPC
701/1
Abstract

A work vehicle includes a travel body having a rear section provided with a loading platform on which cargo is placeable, and the travel body includes a motor section; a travel device; a driving section rideable by a driver; at least one speed change operation tool configured to give a command regarding a speed change operation; and a transmission device configured to change a speed of motive power of the motor section and transmit the changed motive power to the travel device, and switch a speed change state based on the command from the at least one speed change operation tool. The at least one speed change operation tool includes a main operation tool provided in the driving section, and an auxiliary operation tool provided at a location in the travel body different from the driving section.

Claims (17)

1. A work vehicle, comprising a travel body having a rear section provided with a loading platform on which cargo is placeable,

wherein the travel body comprises:

a motor section;

a travel device;

a driving section rideable by a driver;

at least one speed change operation tool configured to give a command regarding a speed change operation; and

a transmission device configured to change a speed of motive power of the motor section and transmit the changed motive power to the travel device, and switch a speed change state based on the command from the at least one speed change operation tool, and

wherein the at least one speed change operation tool comprises a main operation tool provided in the driving section, and an auxiliary operation tool provided at a location in the travel body different from the driving section.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary operation tool is provided on a lateral side of a body of the work vehicle.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 2 ,

wherein the driving section is provided with a ROPS frame, and

wherein the auxiliary operation tool is provided on the ROPS frame.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary operation tool is provided on the loading platform.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary operation tool is provided at a rear end portion of the loading platform.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein in response to a travel command from the auxiliary operation tool, the transmission device switches to a low-speed travel state approximately corresponding to a walking speed.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary operation tool is a push-operated switch configured to give a travel command in response to being pushed.

8. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary operation tool is a lever switch configured to switch between a neutral state and a travel command state, and biased to return to the neutral state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: BESSHO, HIROKI
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067807/0814 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-181872 · Nov 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240157789A1 · May 16, 2024
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