IP Library Granted Patent US 12,552,275
Granted Patent B2
US 12,552,275 · App. 18/133,713 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Work vehicle

Inventors: Yuji Hirase (Osaka, JP); Sumio Yagyu (Osaka, JP); Kazuto Okazaki (Osaka, JP); Tsunehiro Ii (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
B60L53/22B60K11/04B60L50/13B60L50/61B60L50/66B60L2200/40B60L2210/30B60L2210/40
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Patent No.
US 12,552,275
App. No.
18/133,713
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work vehicle including: a front wheel; a rear travel device; a travel body supported by the front wheel and the rear travel device; a driving section provided in the travel body and having an occupant floor section; a transmission configured to output power to the rear travel device; a transmission case housing the transmission; an electric motor coupled to the transmission; and an inverter connected to the electric motor, wherein: the inverter is provided between the front wheel and the rear travel device, under the floor section, and laterally of the transmission case.

Claims (83)

1 . A work vehicle, comprising:

a front wheel;

a rear travel device;

a travel body supported by the front wheel and the rear travel device;

a driving section provided in the travel body and having an occupant floor section;

a transmission configured to output power to the rear travel device;

a transmission case housing the transmission;

an electric motor coupled to the transmission; and

an inverter connected to the electric motor, wherein:

the inverter is provided between the front wheel and the rear travel device, under the floor section, and laterally of the transmission case, and

the inverter laterally overlaps at least one portion of a side of the transmission case.

2 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a running board provided laterally outward of the driving section, wherein:

the inverter is provided inward of the running board in a width direction of a vehicle body of the work vehicle.

3 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling device configured to cool the inverter, wherein:

the cooling device laterally overlaps at least one other portion of the side of the transmission case, and

the inverter and the cooling device are aligned to at least partially overlap each other in a direction that is vertical with respect to a vehicle body of the work vehicle.

4 . The work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein:

the cooling device is located under the inverter.

5 . The work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein:

the cooling device includes:

a radiator configured to cool cooling water;

a pump configured to circulate the cooling water between the radiator and the inverter; and

a cooling water tank configured to store the cooling water.

6 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the inverter is aligned in a vertical direction of a vehicle body of the work vehicle with a battery to which the inverter is connected.

7 . The work vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein:

the battery is located below the inverter.

8 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a support member extending from the transmission case to the inverter and supporting the inverter.

9 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a driver's cabin supported by a vehicle body frame of the work vehicle via a shock absorber; and

a support member extending from the driver's cabin to the inverter and supporting the inverter.

10 . A work vehicle comprising:

a front wheel;

a rear travel device;

a travel body supported by the front wheel and the rear travel device;

a driving section provided in the travel body and having an occupant floor section;

a hybrid transmission having an engine and a motor generator, and configured to shift drive power of the engine and output resultant drive power to the rear travel device;

a transmission case housing the hybrid transmission;

an exhaust gas treatment device configured to purify an exhaust of the engine;

a reducing agent tank configured to store a reducing agent to be supplied to the exhaust gas treatment device; and

an inverter connected to the motor generator, wherein:

the inverter is provided between the front wheel and the rear travel device, under the floor section, and on a first side in a width direction of a vehicle body of the work vehicle relative to the transmission case, and

the reducing agent tank is provided between the front wheel and the rear travel device, under the floor section, and on a second side in the width direction of the vehicle body relative to the transmission case.

11 . The work vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a running board provided laterally outward of the driving section, wherein:

the inverter is provided inward of the running board in the width direction of the vehicle body.

12 . The work vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a cooling device aligned with the inverter in a vertical direction of the vehicle body and configured to cool the inverter.

13 . The work vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein:

the cooling device is located under the inverter.

14 . The work vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein:

the cooling device includes:

a radiator configured to cool cooling water;

a pump configured to circulate the cooling water between the radiator and the inverter; and

a cooling water tank configured to store the cooling water.

15 . The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein:

the inverter is aligned in a vertical direction of the vehicle body with a battery to which the inverter is connected.

16 . The work vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein:

the battery is located below the inverter.

17 . The work vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a support member extending from the transmission case to the inverter and supporting the inverter.

18 . The work vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a driver's cabin supported by a vehicle body frame of the work vehicle via a shock absorber; and

a support member extending from the driver's cabin to the inverter and supporting the inverter.

19 . A work vehicle, comprising:

a front wheel;

a rear travel device;

a travel body supported by the front wheel and the rear travel device;

a driving section provided in the travel body and having an occupant floor section;

a transmission configured to output power to the rear travel device;

a transmission case housing the transmission;

an electric motor coupled to the transmission;

an inverter connected to the electric motor, wherein the inverter is provided between the front wheel and the rear travel device, under the floor section, and laterally of the transmission case; and

a cooling device aligned with the inverter in a vertical direction of a vehicle body of the work vehicle and configured to cool the inverter, wherein the cooling device includes:

a radiator configured to cool cooling water;

a pump configured to circulate the cooling water between the radiator and the inverter; and

a cooling water tank configured to store the cooling water.

20 . The work vehicle according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a running board provided laterally outward of the driving section, and

wherein the inverter is provided inward of the running board in a width direction of a vehicle body of the work vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2023
From: HIRASE, YUJI; YAGYU, SUMIO; OKAZAKI, KAZUTO; II, TSUNEHIRO
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064000/0614 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-090761 · Jun 3, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230391212A1 · Dec 7, 2023
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