Work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10538157-B2
Application number	US-201715845580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2017
Priority date	Dec 21, 2015
Publication date	Jan 21, 2020
Grant date	Jan 21, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a work vehicle in which a seat support frame that supports a driver seat is equipped on a vehicle body frame, the vehicle body frame includes: a front portion vehicle frame at which a floor surface of a driving portion is provided; and a rear portion vehicle frame disposed at a position higher than the floor surface of the driving portion and rearward of the front portion vehicle frame. An engine is equipped below the rear portion vehicle frame, a battery that supplies power to an electric motor is equipped above the front portion vehicle frame and below the seat support frame, and a frame portion of the seat support frame that exists above the battery at a position opposing the battery is configured to be detachable from another frame portion that is fixed to the vehicle body frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A work vehicle, comprising:
a traveling apparatus;
an electric motor configured to drive the traveling apparatus;
a battery configured to supply power to the electric motor;
a cover member that supports a driver seat mounted thereon and includes a housing space in its interior;
a cooling fan configured to supply a cooling wind into the housing space to cool the battery;
a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed; and
a control device configured to control driving of the cooling fan,
wherein the control device is configured to drive the cooling fan based on a detection value of the vehicle speed sensor,
wherein the control device includes a traveling state determination unit configured to determine whether a vehicle is in a traveling state or a stopped state based on the detection value of the vehicle speed sensor, and a cooling fan driving unit configured to drive the cooling fan based on the determination result of the traveling state determination unit,
wherein, when in the stopped state, the vehicle is not driving, and the cooling fan driving unit is configured to drive the cooling fan only if the vehicle is in the stopped state, and
the cooling fan driving unit does not drive the cooling fan if the vehicle is in the traveling state,
wherein the battery and the cooling fan are arranged in the housing space,
wherein a ventilation opening is provided in a front wall portion of the cover member,
wherein the cooling fan is attached at the ventilation opening at a position adjacent the housing space,
wherein a recessed portion that is upwardly recessed is formed on a lower surface portion of the battery, and
wherein the battery and the electric motor are aligned to each other in a vertical direction, with an upper portion of the electric motor entering the recessed portion.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the ventilation opening is provided in a front wall portion of the cover member.

3. A work vehicle, comprising:
a traveling apparatus;
an electric motor configured to drive the traveling apparatus;
a battery configured to supply power to the electric motor; and
a cover member that supports a driver seat mounted thereon and includes a housing space in its interior;
a cooling fan configured to supply a cooling wind into the housing space to cool the battery;
wherein the battery and the cooling fan are arranged in the housing space,
a ventilation opening is provided in a front wall portion of the cover member, and
the cooling fan is attached at the ventilation opening at a position adjacent the housing space,
wherein a recessed portion that is upwardly recessed is formed on a lower surface portion of the battery, and
wherein the battery and the electric motor are aligned to each other in a vertical direction, with an upper portion of the electric motor entering the recessed portion.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed; and
a control device configured to control driving of the cooling fan,
wherein the control device drives the cooling fan based on a detection value of the vehicle speed sensor.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein
the control device includes a traveling state determination unit configured to determine whether a vehicle is in a traveling state or a stopped state based on the detection value of the vehicle speed sensor, and a cooling fan driving unit configured to drive the cooling fan based on the determination result of the traveling state determination unit, and
wherein, when in the stopped state, the vehicle is not driving, and the cooling fan driving unit is configured to drive the cooling fan only if the vehicle is in the stopped state, and,
the cooling fan driving unit does not drive the cooling fan if the vehicle is in the traveling state.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the control device includes a traveling state determination unit configured to determine whether the work vehicle is in a traveling state or a stopped state based on the detection value of the vehicle speed sensor, and a cooling fan driving unit configured to drive the cooling fan based on the determination result of the traveling state determination unit, and
wherein if the vehicle is in the traveling state, the cooling fan driving unit drives the cooling fan when the detection value of the vehicle speed sensor is not more than a reference value.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein in a region in which the detection value of the vehicle speed sensor is not more than the reference value, the cooling fan driving unit drives the cooling fan at a higher rotation rate the lower the detection value of the vehicle speed sensor is.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Oyama Yoshinori
• Satozono Takeshi
• Tokuda Rei
• Tashiro Kazuyuki
• Sakai Masatoshi
• Nakaoka Yuki

Classifications

• B60K6/24

  characterised by the combustion engines · CPC title

• B60K17/356

  having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels · CPC title

• B60K2001/0422

  Arrangement under the front seats · CPC title

• B60R21/13

  Roll-over protection (electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements B60R21/01) · CPC title

• B60K17/354

  having separate mechanical assemblies for transmitting drive to the front or to the rear wheels or set of wheels · CPC title