Hybrid construction machine

US9103092B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9103092-B2
Application numberUS-201214000288-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 9, 2012
Priority dateFeb 18, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A electric storage device and a controller are disposed efficiently without obstructing ventilation, with a vehicle size equivalent to that of a normal shovel. A hybrid construction machine includes a device case which internally accommodates an electric storage device and a controller, and the device case is provided in a space above an upper frame, in a front portion of the upper frame and on the opposite side of two vertical plates from the cabin, and constitutes up-and-down steps which are formed in a rearward-ascending step shape so as to be able to be ascended and descended.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hybrid construction machine, comprising: a lower propelling body; an upper frame which is provided so as to be able to slew on the lower propelling body; an engine compartment which is provided in a rear portion of the upper frame; a left and right pair of vertical plates which extend in a front/rear direction in an intermediate portion in a left/right direction of the upper frame; a cabin which is provided in a space above the upper frame at…

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What does patent US9103092B2 cover?
A electric storage device and a controller are disposed efficiently without obstructing ventilation, with a vehicle size equivalent to that of a normal shovel. A hybrid construction machine includes a device case which internally accommodates an electric storage device and a controller, and the device case is provided in a space above an upper frame, in a front portion of the upper frame and on…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ueda Koji, Kobelco Constr Mach Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E02F9/0858. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 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).