Traveling drive unit for working vehicle
AssigneeHitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
InventorTakayoshi Murahashi
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AssigneeHitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
InventorTakayoshi Murahashi
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A lubricant circulation pump (46) which is driven by an electric motor (47) is provided in the course of a circulation path (41A, 41B) for circulating lubricant oil to a wheel mounting case (19) which is rotated together with a rear wheel (7). Turning on and off the lubricant circulation pump is controlled according to rotational speed of the rear wheel. When lubricant oil in the wheel mounting case sticks on inner peripheral surfaces thereof under the influence of centrifugal force as a result of the increased vehicle speed, the electric motor is turned off to suspend operation of the lubricant circulation pump. Consequently, the lubricant circulation pump does not suck lubricant oil in the wheel mounting case through an inlet opening (42A) of an intake pipe (42), thereby preventing the lubricant circulation pump from being put in a dry idling operation.
A traveling drive unit for working vehicle, having a tubular wheel mounting case to be put in rotation integrally with a wheel for working vehicle, a reduction gear mechanism provided in said wheel mounting case and adapted to reduce rotational speed in transmitting rotation of a drive source to said wheel mounting case, and a lubricant oil circulation means for supplying lubricant oil to said reduction gear mechanism, characterized in that;
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