Multi-Purpose Vehicle
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorMasatoshi Sakai
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Abstract
A multi-purpose vehicle is disclosed that includes a mode change switch for operating a travel mode of a vehicle body and a mode control device for switching the travel mode of the vehicle body in response to an operation of the mode change switch. The mode control device switches the travel mode of the vehicle body between a two-wheel engine driving mode in which only an engine is driven, a two-wheel motor driving mode in which only a motor is driven, a four-wheel hybrid driving mode in which both of the engine and the motor are driven, and an OFF-mode in which none of the engine and the motor is driven.
Claims7
A multi-purpose vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- an engine mounted on the vehicle body;
- a motor mounted on the vehicle body;
- a battery that provides driving electric power to the motor;
- a travel unit including a pair of right and left first travel apparatuses to which power from the engine is transmitted, and a pair of right and left second travel apparatuses that are located in front of or behind the first travel apparatuses and to which power from the motor is transmitted;
- a mode change switch that operates a travel mode of the vehicle body;
- and
- a mode control device, the mode switch being configured to switch the travel mode of the vehicle body to one of following modes in response to an operation of the mode change switch:
- a two-wheel engine driving mode in which only the engine is driven among the engine and the motor;
- a two-wheel motor driving mode in which only the motor is driven among the engine and the motor;
- a four-wheel hybrid driving mode in which both of the engine and the motor are driven;
- and
- an OFF-mode in which none of the engine and the motor is driven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.