Work machine including battery

US9067490B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9067490-B2
Application numberUS-201414211548-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2014
Priority dateApr 2, 2013
Publication dateJun 30, 2015
Grant dateJun 30, 2015

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Abstract

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Provided is a work machine capable of protecting a battery from splashing fuel during fuel filling. The work machine includes a fuel tank having a fuel-filler portion, a battery arranged near the fuel-filler portion, and a cover member. The cover member has a cover portion which covers an upper surface of the battery and an extension portion which continuously extends from the cover portion toward the fuel-filler portion to cover a region from the battery to the fuel-filler portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A work machine comprising: a lower crawling body; an upper slewing body slewably mounted on the crawler-type lower crawling body, the upper slewing body including a machine room; a fuel tank accommodated in the machine room, the fuel tank having a main body portion and an upper extension portion extending upward from a part of a region of the main body portion, the upper extension portion including a tank upper surface and a fuel-filler portion protrudin…

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What does patent US9067490B2 cover?
Provided is a work machine capable of protecting a battery from splashing fuel during fuel filling. The work machine includes a fuel tank having a fuel-filler portion, a battery arranged near the fuel-filler portion, and a cover member. The cover member has a cover portion which covers an upper surface of the battery and an extension portion which continuously extends from the cover portion tow…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kobelco Constr Mach Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K15/077. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 30 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).