US 12,291,103 B1
Electric work vehicle
David Kieke, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka (JP)
Filed by KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka (JP)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/532,093.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/546,281, filed on Oct. 30, 2023.
Int. Cl. B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/28 (2006.01); B60K 17/354 (2006.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01)
CPC B60L 1/003 (2013.01) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 17/043 (2013.01); B60K 17/08 (2013.01); B60K 17/28 (2013.01); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); F16H 61/0059 (2013.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0416 (2013.01); B60K 17/354 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01); B60L 2220/42 (2013.01); B60L 2220/46 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02052 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric work vehicle comprising:
a rear housing;
a first motor to drive a first rear wheel through a first gearing, the first motor being supported by the rear housing;
a second motor to drive a second rear wheel through a second gearing, the second motor being supported by the rear housing;
a hydraulic system including a hydraulic system motor to drive a hydraulic pump;
a control lever to control an operation of the hydraulic system; and
a Power Take-Off (PTO) motor to drive a PTO of the electric work vehicle; wherein
the rear housing houses the hydraulic system motor, the first motor, and the second motor;
the control lever is located on a first side of a center line of the electric work vehicle in a left-right direction of the electric work vehicle;
the hydraulic system motor is located on a second side of the center line of the electric work vehicle in the left-right direction of the electric work vehicle;
an output power of the PTO motor is greater than an output power of the first motor and an output power of the second motor; and
an axis of the PTO motor is lower than an axis of the first motor and an axis of the second motor in an up-down direction of the electric work vehicle.