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US 2003/0155163 A1Published application
Working vehicle with traversing system
AssigneeTCM Corporation
InventorsTakashi Sugata, Tsutomu Ueda
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AssigneeTCM Corporation
InventorsTakashi Sugata, Tsutomu Ueda
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A working vehicle with traversing system wherein a front wheel (3) is installed on a swing member (22) rotatable about a vertical axis (23) relative to a body (2) and a rotating means (41) rotating the swing member (22) is installed, the entire part of the front wheel (3) is formed compact in connection with a drivingly running device (30) stored in the swing range (3a), of the front wheel. (3), and a battery (70) mountable on the body (2). comprises a wide front part (70a) movable in the vehicle longitudinal direction between rear wheels (4) in the straight froward running attitude and a narrow rear part (70b) allowed to position between the rear wheels (4) in the transverse running attitude, whereby the attachment and detachment of the wheel can be performed easily and can be mounted stably.
A work vehicle with lateral travel system, wherein a pair of front wheels disposed on the right- and left-hand sides and a pair of rear wheels disposed on the right- and left-hand sides are respectively provided on a vehicle body in such a manner that they are steerable to a 90 degree position, the pair of front wheels being installed on turning members provided rotatably about vertical axes with respect to the vehicle body, rotating means for causing the turning members to rotate being provided, and the pair of front wheels being operatively connected to travel drive trains accommodated within the turning radius of the front wheels.
A work vehicle with lateral travel system, wherein a pair of front wheels disposed on the left- and right-hand sides and a pair of rear wheels disposed on the left- and right-hand sides are respectively provided on a vehicle body in such a manner that they are steerable to a 90 degree position, the pair of front wheels being respectively installed rotatably about vertical axes with respect to the vehicle body, front wheel turning means for causing rotation being provided, the pair of rear wheels being respectively provided rotatably about vertical axes with respect to the vehicle body, rear wheel turning means for causing rotation being provided, and a battery mountable in the vehicle body being constituted by a broad front section which is movable in the lengthwise direction of the vehicle between the rear wheels when in a forward/reverse travel attitude, and a narrow rear section which can be positioned between the rear wheels when in a lateral travel attitude.
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