Work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272760-B2
Application number	US-201715606029-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2017
Priority date	Sep 2, 2016
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A work vehicle includes a front control tower provided forwardly of a driver's seat, a battery accommodated inside the front control tower, and a bottom member that provides a bottom of the front control tower. The battery is mounted on the bottom member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
a driver's seat to be seated by a driver;
a front control tower provided forwardly of the driver's seat;
a battery accommodated inside the front control tower; and
a bottom member that provides a bottom of the front control tower, the battery being mounted on the bottom member,
wherein the bottom member includes a mounting member on which the battery is mounted, and a separate member separable from the mounting member when the battery is mounted on the mounting member, and
wherein the mounting member is positioned partially co-planar with the separate member.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the separate member is releasably connected to the mounting member by a connector device when the separate member is superposed on the mounting member.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a steering wheel that is disposed erect on the front control tower for steering operation of a vehicle body; and
a steering-wheel post that supports the steering wheel;
wherein the steering-wheel post includes a pair of right and left leg portions that extend in a vertical direction through the bottom member, the bottom member being separable into the mounting member and the separate member at a portion where one of the leg portions extend through the bottom member.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a step that is provided between the front control tower and the driver's seat, a front end portion of the step being superposed on a rear end portion of the mounting member.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a step that is provided between the front control tower and the driver's seat, wherein:
the separate member includes a left separate member on the left side of the mounting member and a right separate member on the right side of the mounting member;
the left separate member covers a gap between a left side portion of the mounting member and a front end portion of the step; and
the right separate member covers a gap between a right side portion of the mounting member and the front end portion of the step.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the front control tower includes a detachable lower panel for covering the battery from the driver's seat side; and
the separate member includes a guide portion for guiding attachment/detachment of the lower panel.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a steering wheel disposed erect on the front control tower for steering operation of a vehicle body; and
a steering-wheel post that supports the steering wheel;
wherein the steering-wheel post has an inverted U-letter shape comprising a pair of right and left leg portions that extend in a vertical direction through the bottom member and a connecting portion interconnecting the respective leg portions across the battery; and
in each of the leg portions, there is formed a connecting element to which a stay of the battery is to be fixed.

8. A work vehicle comprising:
a driver's seat to be seated by a driver;
a front control tower provided forwardly of the driver's seat;
a battery accommodated inside the front control tower;
a bottom member that provides a bottom of the front control tower, the battery being mounted on the bottom member, wherein the bottom member includes a mounting member on which the battery is mounted, and a separate member separable from the mounting member when the battery is mounted on the mounting member; and
a stay and a pair of right and left fixing rods, wherein when the battery is mounted on the mounting member, the stay and the fixing rods are configured to act on a top portion of the battery to fix the battery in position.

9. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the separate member is releasably connected to the mounting member by a connector device when the separate member is superposed on the mounting member.

10. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a steering wheel that is disposed erect on the front control tower for steering operation of a vehicle body; and
a steering-wheel post that supports the steering wheel;
wherein the steering-wheel post includes a pair of right and left leg portions that extend in a vertical direction through the bottom member, the bottom member being separable into the mounting member and the separate member at a portion where one of the leg portions extend through the bottom member.

11. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a step that is provided between the front control tower and the driver's seat, a front end portion of the step being superposed on a rear end portion of the mounting member.

12. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a step that is provided between the front control tower and the driver's seat, wherein:
the separate member includes a left separate member on the left side of the mounting member and a right separate member on the right side of the mounting member;
the left separate member covers a gap between a left side portion of the mounting member and a front end portion of the step; and
the right separate member covers a gap between a right side portion of the mounting member and the front end portion of the step.

13. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein:
the front control tower includes a detachable lower panel for covering the battery from the driver's seat side; and
the separate member includes a guide portion for guiding attachment/detachment of the lower panel.

14. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a steering wheel disposed erect on the front control tower for steering operation of a vehicle body; and
a steering-wheel post that supports the steering wheel;
wherein the steering-wheel post has an inverted U-letter shape comprising a pair of right and left leg portions that extend in a vertical direction through the bottom member and a connecting portion interconnecting the respective leg portions across the battery; and
in each of the leg portions, there is formed a connecting element to which the stay of the battery is to be fixed.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Akai Yuto
• Yamashita Nobuyuki
• Shibata Takashi
• Matsumoto Koichiro
• Izumi Masahiro

Classifications

• B60R16/04

  Arrangement of batteries · CPC title

• B60K2001/0405

  characterised by their position · CPC title

• B60K2001/0411

  Arrangement in the front part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60Y2200/221

  Tractors · CPC title

• B62D1/04

  Hand wheels · CPC title