US20130078071A1 - Electric construction machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electric construction machine such as hydraulic shovel, wheel loader, etc., which has an electric motor as a source of power and is operable with a battery device and a commercial power supply.
- Construction machines such as hydraulic shovels used for excavation work and demolition work are generally configured to supply the hydraulic fluid for the operation (hydraulic operating fluid) to hydraulic actuators such as a hydraulic motor for the traveling, a hydraulic motor for swinging, various hydraulic cylinders constituting a work implement, etc. by driving a hydraulic pump with a diesel engine.
- hydraulic actuators such as a hydraulic motor for the traveling, a hydraulic motor for swinging, various hydraulic cylinders constituting a work implement, etc. by driving a hydraulic pump with a diesel engine.
- the cab seat is arranged on the left side of the upper swing structure with respect to the transverse direction of the upper swing structure.
- the hydraulic pump, the electric motor, an oil tank, a heat exchanger (oil cooler), etc. are arranged on the right side of the cab seat.
- the battery device is arranged to the rear of the cab seat.
- the hydraulic pump, the electric motor, the oil tank, the heat exchanger, the battery device, etc. are stored in a single storage space formed by a cover.
- the hydraulic pump, the electric motor, the oil tank, the heat exchanger, etc. are cooled down by a cooling air flow which is circulated inside the storage space by a cooling fan.
- the battery device needs periodical maintenance by a serviceperson. Also for the maintenance of the battery device, the exterior cover of the hydraulic shovel has to be removed or the battery device has to be detached from the hydraulic shovel for checking the battery device. In the case of checking the battery device without detaching it from the construction machine, however, performing the check properly and efficiently is impossible since the battery device has been installed in a small space. The detaching of the battery device at the worksite also takes a considerably long time similarly to the replacement of the battery device, which seriously deteriorates the working efficiency.
- the battery technology is progressing remarkably these days.
- the lithium-ion batteries have high charging capacities and their capacities are expected to increase more and more in years to come. Therefore, it is desirable that the electric construction machines be designed to allow for replacement of the batteries with different types of batteries according to the progress of the battery technology.
- the present invention provides an electric construction machine having a battery device mounted on a rear part of a vehicle body thereof, the electric construction machine performing operations by driving an electric motor with the battery device
- the vehicle body is made up of a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part
- the vehicle main body includes a vehicle body frame to whose front a work implement is attached and a cab seat and a machine room, the cab seat and the machine room being provided on the vehicle body frame
- the vehicle body frame includes a main frame to whose front the work implement is attached, wherein the main frame has an overhanging part overhanging and extending in a longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the vehicle rear part
- the vehicle rear part includes a rear frame to be mounted on the overhanging part and a rear cover covering the rear frame, the rear cover forming therein a battery room in which the battery device is arranged and having a shape imitating a counter weight, and wherein the rear frame mounted on the overhanging part is fixed on the overhang
- the capacity (storable amount of electricity) of the battery device is limited and with the present performance of batteries, it is difficult even for a small-sized construction machine (e.g., small hydraulic shovel (so-called mini-shovel)) to continue the operation for an entire day with no replacement of the battery device unless the battery device is used together with the commercial power supply.
- a small-sized construction machine e.g., small hydraulic shovel (so-called mini-shovel)
- the vehicle body is made up of the vehicle main body and the vehicle rear part.
- the electric construction machine is configured so that the vehicle rear part is detachable from the vehicle main body by removing the bolt. Therefore, the replacement of the vehicle rear part is facilitated. Even when the electric construction machine is used for operations for a long time at a place where no commercial power supply is available, it is possible to replace the battery device easily and quickly and to increase the working efficiency by preparing another vehicle rear part loaded with a recharged battery device, detaching the already-attached vehicle rear part from the vehicle main body when the electricity amount of the battery device on the vehicle rear part has become insufficient, and attaching the prepared vehicle rear part that is loaded with the recharged battery device, to the vehicle main body.
- the maintenance of the battery device can also be done with ease, by replacing the vehicle rear part with another vehicle rear part loaded with a recharged battery device and moving the detached vehicle rear part to maintenance facilities.
- the new battery device when a different type of battery device having an increased capacity has appeared due to the progress of the battery technology and the new battery device is desired to be mounted to the an electric construction machine, it is possible to detach the vehicle rear part loaded with the currently used battery device from the vehicle main body and attach another vehicle rear part loaded with the different type of battery device to the vehicle main body. Consequently, the battery device can easily be replaced with different types of battery devices according to the progress of the battery technology.
- the rear frame of the vehicle rear part can be formed in various shapes differing in the length in the longitudinal direction, by which the number of the mounted batteries can be changed and adjusted to suit the operating time required of the electric construction machine.
- the battery room is formed inside the rear cover, the battery device can be protected from shocks from the outside during the swing of the vehicle body.
- the vehicle rear part in a shape imitating the counter weight, an external appearance having innovativeness can be given to the electric construction machine.
- the overhanging part of the main frame of the vehicle main body includes two longitudinal ribs overhanging and extending in parallel in the longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the rear frame of the vehicle rear part.
- the rear frame of the vehicle rear part includes a base frame which couples with the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame from above.
- the base frame mounted on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs using the bolt.
- fixing means for fixing the base frame on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame includes not only the bolt but also two positioning pins provided corresponding to the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame.
- the base frame mounted on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs and prevented from coming off using the two positioning pins and the bolt, the base frame being detachable from the two longitudinal ribs by removing the positioning pins and the bolt.
- the whole of the vehicle rear part can be attached to and detached from the vehicle main body with ease while leaving the battery device mounted on the vehicle rear part.
- the base frame includes two side plates to be arranged inside the two longitudinal ribs, a base plate connecting lower ends of the two side plates, and outward horizontal flanges provided at upper ends of the two side plates, respectively.
- the base frame is mounted on the two longitudinal ribs by making the horizontal flanges be supported on upper ends of the two longitudinal ribs.
- the movement of the rear frame in the transverse direction is restricted by the two side plates of the base frame and the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame, and the movement of the rear frame in the vertical direction is restricted by the horizontal flanges of the base frame and the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame. Consequently, the vehicle rear part can be fixed to the vehicle main body more stably.
- the base frame has a support part to be used for setting the vehicle rear part on forks of a forklift.
- the support part is provided on the lower surface of the base frame and between the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame.
- the vehicle rear part is movable with respect to the vehicle main body using the forklift.
- the vehicle rear part can be replaced safely by use of a forklift even when the vehicle rear part loaded with the battery device is heavy.
- the vehicle rear part further includes at least one rear post erected on a rear part of the base frame and a battery storage structure attached on the base frame with bolts and storing the battery device.
- the rear post and the battery storage structure are equipped with wire attaching parts.
- the vehicle rear part is movable with respect to the vehicle main body by using a crane by attaching wires for the crane to the wire attaching parts.
- the vehicle rear part can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when the vehicle rear part loaded with the battery storage structure is heavy.
- the base frame has a plurality of mount rubbers attached thereon at prescribed intervals in the longitudinal direction.
- the vehicle rear part further includes a battery storage structure attached on the base frame with bolts via the mount rubbers and storing the battery device.
- the battery storage structure has a plurality of wire attaching parts.
- the battery storage structure is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame by using a crane by attaching wires for the crane to the wire attaching parts.
- the battery storage structure can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when the battery storage structure loaded with the battery device is heavy.
- the vehicle rear part further includes a battery storage structure attached on the base frame and storing the battery device.
- the battery storage structure includes a battery table mount mounted on the base frame and multiple stages of battery tables mounted on the battery table mount.
- a battery table as the lowermost one of the multiple stages of battery tables is fixed on the battery table mount using bolts.
- the multiple stages of battery tables are supported to be separated from each other in the vertical direction via posts and are integrated by fixing upper and lower ends of each of the posts to corresponding battery tables with bolts.
- the vehicle main body includes the cab seat provided on the vehicle body frame and a machine room in which a plurality of devices including the electric motor and an inverter for controlling the electric motor are arranged.
- the rear cover included in the vehicle rear part and having the shape imitating the counter weight covers a rear part, a right-hand part, a left-hand part and a top part of the vehicle rear part.
- the machine room is separated from the other parts of the vehicle main body by a partition plate.
- the battery room formed by the rear cover secures a space insulated from heat sources in the machine room by the partition plate. The space prevents effects of heat on batteries of the battery device arranged in the battery room.
- the replacement of the battery device can be conducted easily and quickly and the working efficiency can be increased.
- the battery device can be replaced easily and quickly, the maintenance of the battery device can be done with ease.
- the battery device can be replaced by detaching the whole of the vehicle rear part from the vehicle main body, the battery device can easily be replaced with different types of battery devices according to the progress of the battery technology.
- the rear frame of the vehicle rear part can be formed in various shapes differing in the length in the longitudinal direction, by which the number of the mounted batteries can be changed and adjusted to suit the operating time required of the electric construction machine.
- the battery room is formed inside the rear cover, the battery device can be protected from shocks from the outside during the swing of the vehicle body.
- the vehicle rear part in a shape imitating the counter weight, an external appearance having innovativeness can be given to the electric construction machine.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an electric hydraulic shovel in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which an upper swing structure of the hydraulic shovel has been separated into a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part, wherein the separated upper swing structure is viewed from its left side.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the state in which the upper swing structure of the hydraulic shovel has been separated into the vehicle main body and the vehicle rear part, wherein the separated upper swing structure is viewed from its right side.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view magnifying a swing frame of the vehicle main body.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view magnifying a rear frame of the vehicle rear part.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a battery storage structure on which a battery device has been mounted.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the battery storage structure.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the battery storage structure.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the positional relationship between a battery table mount and a base frame of the rear frame and the details of base structure of the two parts when the battery table mount has been installed in the box-shaped base frame, wherein the left-hand side is a cutaway view in which front parts of the base frame and the battery table mount have been cut away at a plane extending in the transverse direction and the right-hand side is a cutaway view in which right-hand parts of the base frame and the battery table mount have been cut away at a plane extending in the longitudinal direction.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules have been stored in the battery table mount.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules have been mounted on a lowermost battery table and the loaded battery table has been attached on the battery table mount shown in FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules have been mounted on a second battery table and the loaded battery table has been attached on the lowermost battery table shown in FIG. 11 .
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the details of a method for attaching a battery module to a third battery table and showing a state in which a battery module has been detached from a right side plate of the third battery table.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the method for attaching a battery module to the third battery table and showing a state in which the battery module has been attached to the right side plate of the third battery table.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the method for attaching a battery table to the third battery table and showing a coupling relationship among a clamp bar, a battery support bolt and the battery module, wherein the left-hand side shows a state in which the battery module has been cramped, and the right-hand side shows an end of the clamp bar and a connecting part of the battery support bolt in a disassembled state.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the method for attaching a battery table to the third battery table and showing a state in which the battery module has been positioned and held by ribs provided on the bottom of a central plate of the third battery table.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the completed battery storage structure on the rear frame of the vehicle rear part, which is a state just before the battery storage structure is mounted on the base frame of the rear frame.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the completed battery storage structure on the rear frame of the vehicle rear part, which is a state in which the battery storage structure has been mounted on the base frame.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a state just before the rear frame loaded with the battery storage structure is mounted on the swing frame (main frame) of the vehicle main body.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the rear frame has been mounted on the swing frame (main frame) of the vehicle main body.
- FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram magnifying a connecting part between the rear frame and the swing frame (main frame) using positioning pins and a bolt.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the rear frame that is loaded with the battery storage structure, on the swing frame using a crane.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the rear frame that is loaded with the battery storage structure, on the swing frame using a forklift.
- FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing a driving/cooling system of the hydraulic shovel.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an electric hydraulic shovel in accordance with this embodiment.
- the reference character 1 in FIG. 1 represents the electric hydraulic shovel.
- the hydraulic shovel 1 comprises a lower travel structure 2 of the crawler type capable of traveling by itself, an upper swing structure 3 mounted on the lower travel structure 2 to be capable of swinging, and a work implement 4 of the swinging type attached to the front part of the upper swing structure 3 for performing earth/sand excavation, etc.
- the vehicle body of the hydraulic shovel 1 is formed by the upper swing structure 3 and the lower travel structure 2 .
- the work implement 4 is made up of a boom 4 A, an arm 4 B, a bucket 4 C, a boom cylinder 4 D, an arm cylinder 4 E, a bucket cylinder 4 F, etc.
- FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing a driving/cooling system of the hydraulic shovel 1 .
- the hydraulic shovel 1 comprises a hydraulic pump 17 , an electric motor 18 as a source of power, an inverter 19 , an oil tank 20 , a heat exchanger 21 including an oil cooler 22 and a radiator 23 , a control valve 24 , a hydraulic fluid supply line 25 , a hydraulic fluid discharge line 26 , a coolant line 27 ( 27 A, 27 B, 27 C), a coolant pump 28 , a cooling fan 30 , a battery device 31 , etc.
- the electric motor 18 is powered by the battery device 31 as a power source and controlled by the inverter 19 .
- the inverter 19 is controlled via unshown operating means and controller.
- the electric motor 18 is connected to the hydraulic pump 17 . Being driven by the electric motor 18 , the hydraulic pump 17 pumps up the hydraulic fluid from the oil tank 20 via the hydraulic fluid supply line 25 and drives hydraulic actuators such as the boom cylinder 4 D, the arm cylinder 4 E, the bucket cylinder 4 F, a travel hydraulic motor (unshown) and a swing hydraulic motor (unshown) by supplying the hydraulic fluid to the actuators via the control valve 24 .
- the hydraulic fluid returning from each actuator flows back to the oil tank 20 via the control valve 24 and the hydraulic fluid discharge line 26 .
- the hydraulic fluid discharge line 26 is equipped with the oil cooler 22 .
- the oil cooler 22 cools down the hydraulic fluid heated by the hydraulic devices by use of cooling air from the cooling fan 30 .
- the electric motor 18 and the inverter 19 have cooling jackets 18 A and 19 A, respectively.
- a circulatory path for circulating the coolant through the radiator 23 , the coolant line 27 ( 27 A, 27 B, 27 C), the coolant pump 28 and the cooling jackets 18 A and 19 A is formed.
- the radiator 23 cools down the coolant heated by the electric motor 18 and the inverter 19 by use of cooling air from the cooling fan 30 .
- FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams showing a state in which the upper swing structure 3 of the hydraulic shovel 1 has been separated into a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part.
- the upper swing structure 3 in the separated state is viewed from its left side in FIG. 2 and from its right side in FIG. 3 .
- terms indicating directions mean directions from the viewpoint of the operator seated on the cab seat.
- the upper swing structure (vehicle body) 3 is made up of a vehicle main body 100 and a vehicle rear part 200 .
- the vehicle main body 100 includes a swing frame (vehicle frame) 101 to whose front the work implement 4 is attached, and a cab seat 102 (generic name for equipment on which the operator is seated to operate the construction machine) and a machine room 103 which are mounted on the swing frame 101 .
- the cab seat 102 is arranged in a left-hand part of the vehicle main body 100 .
- the machine room 103 is arranged in a right-hand part of the vehicle main body 100 and on the right side of the cab seat 102 .
- the cab seat 102 is of the canopy type, which is equipped with a canopy 104 .
- the cab seat 102 has a floor panel 102 a (see FIG. 1 ), on which devices/equipment necessary for letting the operator operate the hydraulic shovel 1 are mounted.
- the devices/equipment include a seat 105 on which the operator is seated, control levers 106 a , 106 b and 107 , etc.
- the cab seat 102 may also be of the cabin type surrounded with panels and window panes.
- the machine room 103 stores the hydraulic pump 17 , the electric motor 18 , the inverter 19 , the oil tank 20 , the heat exchanger 21 (the oil cooler 22 and the radiator 23 ), the cooling fan 30 , etc.
- the exterior cover 110 is made up of a left cover 110 a covering a left rear part of the cab seat 102 , a rear cover 110 b covering a rear part of the cab seat 102 , a floor cover 110 c covering a lower front part and a side part of the floor panel 102 a of the cab seat 102 , and an upper right cover 110 d and a right side cover 110 e which are arranged on the right side of the cab seat 102 and covering the machine room 103 .
- the vehicle rear part 200 includes a rear frame 201 , a battery storage structure 203 and a rear cover 205 .
- the rear frame 201 is connected to the swing frame 101 of the vehicle main body 100 .
- the battery storage structure 203 storing the battery device 31 is mounted on the rear frame 201 .
- the rear cover 205 covers the rear frame 201 and the battery storage structure 203 and forms a battery room 204 thereinside together with the left cover 110 a and the rear cover 110 b of the vehicle main body 100 , etc.
- the rear cover 205 has a shape imitating the counter weight of the conventional engine-driven hydraulic shovels.
- the vehicle rear part 200 serves also as the counter weight that is generally employed for hydraulic shovels, by use of the weight of the battery storage structure 203 , the rear frame 201 and the rear cover 205 .
- the battery device 31 stored in the battery storage structure 203 is formed by electrically connecting a lot of battery modules 202 (see FIG. 6 ). As shown in FIG. 24 , the battery device 31 is electrically connected to the electric motor 18 installed in the machine room 103 and functions as a power supply for driving the electric motor 18 . The electric motor 18 can also be driven by the commercial power supply.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view magnifying the swing frame 101 of the vehicle main body 100 .
- the swing frame 101 of the vehicle main body 100 is provided as a vehicle body frame to serve as the base of the upper swing structure 3 .
- the swing frame 101 includes a main frame 120 , a left side frame 130 and a right side frame 140 .
- the main frame 120 includes a support bracket 121 , longitudinal ribs 122 a , 122 b , 123 a and 123 b , a base plate 124 , and a transverse plate 125 .
- the work implement 4 is attached to the support bracket 121 provided at the front of the main frame 120 .
- the left and right longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b are provided in a rear part of the main frame 120 to overhang and extend in parallel in the longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the vehicle rear part 200 .
- the longitudinal ribs 123 a and 123 b are arranged in a front part of the main frame 120 to link the support bracket 121 with the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b .
- the base plate 124 is a flat plate-like member attached to the lower ends of the longitudinal ribs 122 a , 122 b , 123 a and 123 b .
- the transverse plate 125 is erected on the base plate 124 to be sandwiched between the front longitudinal ribs ( 123 a , 123 b ) and the rear longitudinal ribs ( 122 a , 122 b ) and to extend across the longitudinal ribs.
- the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b form an overhanging part 122 .
- a left part 125 a of the transverse plate 125 protrudes and extends to the left side frame 130 .
- the left side frame 130 includes a left overhang beam 131 overhanging leftward from the front end of the left front longitudinal rib 123 a , a left overhang beam 132 overhanging leftward from a central part of the left rear longitudinal rib 122 a , and a left frame member 133 connected to the left ends of the left overhang beams 131 and 132 and the left part 125 a of the transverse plate 125 .
- the right side frame 140 includes a right overhang beam 141 , in a central part thereof, overhanging rightward from between the right front longitudinal rib 123 b and the right rear longitudinal rib 122 b , a right overhang beam 142 , in a rear part thereof, overhanging rightward from a central part of the right rear longitudinal rib 122 b , a right frame member 143 connected to the right ends of the right overhang beam 141 in the central part and the right overhang beam 142 in the rear part, a connection plate member 144 connecting the right front longitudinal rib 123 b to the front end of the right frame member 143 , and a heat exchanger support table 145 fixed to cross-link the connection plate member 144 with the right overhang beam 141 in the central part.
- the floor panel 102 a (see FIG. 1 ) of the cab seat 102 is attached on the front longitudinal ribs 123 a and 123 b , the transverse plate 125 and the left front overhang beam 131 of the main frame 120 .
- the cab seat 102 is mounted on the floor panel 102 a.
- Partition plates 151 and 152 joined with each other in an L-shape are attached to upper ends of the front and rear right longitudinal ribs 123 b and 122 b and the right rear overhang beam 142 of the main frame 120 .
- the machine room 103 is separated from the cab including the cab seat 102 and from the vehicle rear part 200 (especially, the battery room 204 ) by the partition plates 151 and 152 .
- Multiple stages of support tables (not shown) are provided on the right overhang beams 141 and 142 in the central and rear parts.
- the electric motor 18 , the inverter 19 , the hydraulic pump 17 , etc. shown in FIG. 24 are set on the support tables.
- the oil tank 20 is set on the connection plate member 144 .
- the heat exchanger 21 and the cooling fan 30 are set on the heat exchanger support table 145 .
- the aforementioned left cover 110 a and floor cover 110 c are attached to the left frame member 133 , the front face of the left overhang beam 131 of the left side frame 130 , the left end of the left part 125 a of the transverse plate 125 and the left end of the left overhang beam 132 .
- the aforementioned right side cover 110 e covering the machine room 103 is attached to the right frame member 143 and the right ends of the right overhang beams 141 and 142 of the right side frame 140 .
- Pin holes 155 a and 155 b are formed through lateral surfaces of rear end parts of the rear longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 .
- a hole 156 into which a bolt 302 (see FIG. 5 , etc.) is inserted, is formed through the lateral surface of the rear end part of the right rear longitudinal rib 122 b to adjoin the pin hole 155 b .
- Reinforcing plates 157 a and 157 b are attached by welding, etc. to parts of lateral surfaces of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b where the pin holes 155 a and 155 b are formed.
- Support plates 158 a and 158 b are attached by welding, etc. to front parts of medial surfaces of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b to be situated at a prescribed height.
- the lower surface of the tip (rear end part) of each support plate 158 a , 158 b is shaped to form a slanted guiding part.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view magnifying the rear frame 201 of the vehicle rear part 200 .
- the rear frame 201 of the vehicle rear part 200 includes a base frame 216 which couples with the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b in the rear part of the vehicle main body 100 from above.
- the rear frame 201 is configured so that the base frame 216 can be set on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b .
- the base frame 216 which has been set on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b is fixed to the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b by using the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the bolt 302 .
- the vehicle rear part 200 can be detached from the vehicle main body 100 by removing the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the bolt 302 .
- the rear frame 201 includes the aforementioned base frame 216 , a left outer frame 217 a in a curved shape, and a right outer frame 217 b in a curved shape.
- the base frame 216 is a box-like frame including two side plates 211 a and 211 b (left side plate 211 a , right side plate 211 b ), a front plate 212 a , a rear plate 212 b and a base plate 213 .
- the two side plates 211 a and 211 b extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle rear part 200 , are formed so that the base frame 216 can be inserted into the gap between the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b in the rear part of the vehicle main body 100 .
- the front plate 212 a connects the front ends of the two side plates 211 a and 211 b .
- the rear plate 212 b connects the rear ends of the two side plates 211 a and 211 b .
- the base plate 213 connects the lower ends of the front plate 212 a , the rear plate 212 b and the side plates 211 a and 211 b .
- Horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b protruding outward are provided at the upper ends of the side plates 211 a and 211 b , respectively.
- the outer frames 217 a and 217 b are integrally fixed to rear ends of side faces of the base frame 216 (rear ends of lateral surfaces of the side plates 211 a and 211 b ) by welding.
- the rear frame 201 further includes two rear posts 218 a and 218 b and guard pipes 219 a and 219 b .
- the rear posts 218 a and 218 b are integrally fixed to left and right rear ends of the top of the base frame 216 (rear ends of the tops of the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b ) by welding.
- Each guard pipe ( 219 a , 219 b ) is integrally fixed between the outer frame ( 217 a , 217 b ) and the rear post ( 218 a , 218 b ) by welding so as to protect the battery storage structure 203 and the battery device 31 from external shocks.
- the aforementioned rear cover 205 is attached and fixed to the curved outer frames 217 a and 217 b and the rear posts 218 a and 218 b with bolts. Upper ends of the two rear posts 218 a and 218 b are equipped with wire attaching parts 220 a and 220 b , to which wires 311 (see FIG. 22 ) used for pulling up the rear frame 201 with a crane are attached.
- Insertion support plates 221 a and 221 b are fixed by welding to the lateral surfaces of the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the base frame 216 , respectively.
- Pin holes 222 a and 222 b are formed through the lateral surfaces of the rear parts of the insertion support plates 221 a and 221 b and the side plates 211 a and 211 b .
- a tapped bolt hole 223 into which the bolt 302 is inserted, is formed through the lateral surface of the rear part of the right side plate 211 b to adjoin the pin hole 222 b.
- the rear frame 201 is put on the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 of the vehicle main body 100 by making the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b of the base frame 216 be supported on the upper ends of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 .
- the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the rear frame 201 are gradually inserted into the main frame 120 , by which the insertion support plates 221 a and 221 b that are attached to the lateral surfaces of the side plates 211 a and 211 b , slide along and under the support plates 158 a and 158 b that are attached to the medial surfaces of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b , with upper surfaces of the tips of the insertion support plates 221 a and 221 b sliding along the slanted guiding parts of the support plates 158 a and 158 b .
- the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the rear frame 201 have been inserted in the main frame 120 , the movement of the rear frame 201 in the vertical direction is restricted.
- the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the rear frame 201 are connected and integrated with the swing frame 101 of the vehicle main body 100 by inserting the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b into the pin holes 155 a and 155 b of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b and the pin holes 222 a and 222 b of the side plates 211 a and 211 b , inserting the bolt 302 into the hole 156 of the longitudinal rib 122 b and the bolt hole 223 of the side plate 211 b , and tightening up the bolt 302 .
- the movement of the rear frame 201 in the vertical and longitudinal directions is restricted by the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the movement of the rear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by the bolt 302 .
- a reinforcing plate 341 is attached to a part of the longitudinal rib 122 b of the main frame 120 where the pin hole 155 b for the positioning pin 301 b is formed.
- the positioning pin 301 b is inserted into the longitudinal rib 122 b via the reinforcing plate 341 .
- the positioning pin 301 b has a lock plate 342 at its top.
- the rear frame 201 has a plurality of mount rubbers 231 (four mount rubbers 231 for each side plate 211 a , 211 b in the illustrated example), a plurality of guide plates 232 (three guide plates 232 for each side plate 211 a , 211 b in the illustrated example), and a plurality of guide plates 233 (two guide plates 233 for each of the front and rear plates 212 a and 212 b in the illustrated example).
- the mount rubbers 231 are attached to the horizontal flange 214 a , 214 b of each side plate 211 a , 211 b of the base frame 216 via a reinforcing plate 230 a , 230 b at prescribed intervals in the longitudinal direction.
- the guide plates 232 are attached to the medial surface of each of the side plates 211 a and 211 b at prescribed intervals in the longitudinal direction.
- the guide plates 233 are attached to the medial surface of each of the front and rear plates 212 a and 212 b of the base frame 216 at prescribed intervals in the transverse direction.
- Each mount rubber 231 is a rubber member in a cylindrical shape.
- a mount bolt 234 that is attached to the horizontal flange 214 a , 214 b and the reinforcing plate 230 a , 230 b penetrates and protrudes from the center of the mount rubber 231 .
- the battery storage structure 203 is mounted on the base frame 216 via the reinforcing plates 230 a and 230 b and the mount rubbers 231 and fixed to the base frame 216 by attaching nuts to the mount bolts 234 .
- the mount rubbers 231 serve as antivibration rubbers for preventing vibrations of the battery storage structure 203 and the battery device 31 in the vertical direction.
- the guide plates 232 and 233 are formed of, for example, self-lubricating plastic material or
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the battery storage structure 203 on which the battery device 31 has been mounted.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the battery storage structure 203 .
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the battery storage structure 203 .
- the battery storage structure 203 includes a battery table mount 251 mounted on the base frame 216 and multiple stages (three stages in the illustrated example) of battery tables 252 , 253 and 254 mounted on the battery table mount 251 .
- a plurality of battery modules 202 are set in the battery table mount 251 and on the battery tables 252 , 253 and 254 .
- the battery table 252 as the lowermost one of the multiple stages of battery tables 252 , 253 and 254 , is fixed on the battery table mount 251 with bolts.
- the multiple stages of battery tables 252 , 253 and 254 are supported to be separate from each other in the vertical direction via posts 276 a , 286 a , 287 a and 287 b (explained later).
- the upper and lower ends of each post 276 a , 286 a , 287 a , 287 b are fixed to corresponding battery tables with bolts.
- the battery table mount 251 having a box-like shape similar to the base frame 216 , includes a left side plate 261 a , a right side plate 261 b , a front plate 262 a , a rear plate 262 b and a base plate 263 .
- the left and right side plates 261 a and 261 b are provided with horizontal flanges 264 a and 264 b protruding outward.
- the size of the box-shaped battery table mount 251 is set one step smaller than that of the box-shaped base frame 216 so that the side plates 261 a and 261 b and the front and rear plates 262 a and 262 b of the battery table mount 251 can be inserted into the space inside the side plates 211 a and 211 b and the front and rear plates 212 a and 212 b of the base frame 216 while being pressed and guided by the guide plates 232 and 233 .
- the base plate 263 has a plurality of vent holes 265 for forming an upward air flow for cooling the battery modules 202 .
- Each horizontal flange 264 a , 264 b of the battery table mount 251 has a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) bolt holes 266 , into which the mount bolts 234 penetrating the mount rubbers 231 of the horizontal flange 214 a , 214 b of the base frame 216 are inserted.
- Each horizontal flange 264 a , 264 b further has a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) tapped bolt holes 267 .
- the battery table 252 as the lowermost stage includes a central plate 271 a extending in the longitudinal direction, a left side plate 271 b situated to the left of the central plate 271 a and having substantially the same length as the central plate 271 a , a right side plate 271 c situated to the right rear of the central plate 271 a and being shorter than the central plate 271 a , and a framing member 272 supporting these plates and forming the exterior frame of the battery table 252 .
- Each plate has a plurality of vent holes 273 for forming an upward air flow for cooling the battery modules 202 .
- the central plate 271 a is separated from the left and right side plates 271 b and 271 c by left partition plate 274 a and right partition plate 274 b which are erected on each sides of the central plate 271 a . Lateral parts of the left and right side plates 271 b and 271 c are also provided with vertical partition plates 274 c and 274 d (see FIG. 6 , FIG. 8 , etc.) for positioning the battery modules 202 .
- a plurality of mount plates 275 are provided at appropriate positions on the framing member 272 .
- a post structure 276 having four posts 276 a is attached to the rear part of the battery table 252 where the right side plate 271 c is situated.
- the lower ends of the four posts 276 a are supported on the top surface of the framing member 272 .
- the lower ends of the posts 276 a on the right-hand side are fixed to the right partition plate 274 b with bolts, while the lower ends of the posts 276 a on the left-hand side are fixed to the left partition plate 274 a with bolts.
- the upper ends of the four posts 276 a are connected by a top plate 276 b having a plurality of tapped bolt holes.
- the lowermost battery table 252 is fixed on the battery table mount 251 by positioning the lowermost battery table 252 on the battery table mount 251 such that after the bolt holes of the mount plates 275 are aligned with the bolt holes 267 of the horizontal flanges 264 a and 264 b of the battery table mount 251 , bolts 255 are inserted into the bolt holes, and the bolts 255 are tightened up.
- the second battery table 253 also includes a central plate 281 a , a left side plate 281 b , a right side plate 281 c , a framing member 282 , vent holes 283 , partition plates 284 a , 284 b , 284 c and 284 d , and a post structure 286 including four posts 286 a and a top plate 286 b having tapped bolt holes.
- no mount plate is provided on the framing member 282 .
- the second battery table 253 further includes two additional upper posts 287 a erected on the top surface of the framing member 282 and five additional lower posts 287 b extending downward from the under surface of the framing member 282 .
- the lower ends of the upper posts 287 a are fixed to the top surface of the framing member 282 with bolts, while the upper ends of the lower posts 287 b are fixed to the under surface of the framing member 282 with bolts.
- a mount plate 288 a having tapped bolt holes is attached to the upper end of each upper post 287 a
- a mount plate 288 b having tapped bolt holes is attached to the lower end of each lower post 287 b.
- the second battery table 253 is fixed on the lowermost battery table 252 by positioning the second battery table 253 on the lowermost battery table 252 such that after the bolt holes of the mount plates 288 b of the lower posts 287 b are aligned with the bolt holes of the framing member 272 of the lowermost battery table 252 and unshown bolt holes of the left and right side plates 281 b and 281 c are aligned with the bolt holes of the top plate 276 b of the post structure 276 of the lowermost battery table 252 , bolts are inserted into the bolt holes, and the bolts are tightened up.
- the third battery table 254 has a size and a shape corresponding to the rear part of the lowermost battery table 252 where the right side plate 271 c is situated and corresponding to the rear part of the second battery table 253 where the right side plate 281 c is situated.
- the third battery table 254 includes a central plate 291 a , a left side plate 291 b , a right side plate 291 c , a framing member 292 , vent holes 293 , and partition plates 294 a , 294 b and 294 c .
- a plurality of mount plates 295 are attached to appropriate parts of the under surface of the framing member 292 .
- the third battery table 254 is fixed on the second battery table 253 by positioning the third battery table 254 on the second battery table 253 such that after the bolt holes of the mount plates 295 on the under surface of the framing member 292 are aligned with the bolt holes of the mount plates 288 a of the upper posts 287 a of the second battery table 253 and unshown bolt holes of the left and right side plates 291 b and 291 c are aligned with the bolt holes of the top plate 286 b of the post structure 286 of the second battery table 253 , bolts are inserted into the bolt holes, and the bolts are tightened up.
- a duct support plate 316 having a duct hole 316 a is attached to a front part of the framing member 292 of the third battery table 254 where the right side plate 291 c is situated.
- a duct 317 is connected to the duct hole 316 a of the duct support plate 316 .
- the other end of the duct 317 is connected to a duct hole 318 (see FIG. 2 ) formed through the partition plate 151 of the machine room 103 .
- the duct 317 has a cooling fan (unshown) installed therein.
- the whole of the battery storage structure 203 storing the battery modules 202 is covered with a flexible sheet (unshown) having a hole formed at a position corresponding to the duct 317 .
- the duct is inserted into the hole of the sheet and the part is sealed up by winding a string thereon.
- the cooling of the battery modules 202 can be performed efficiently during the operation of the hydraulic shovel 1 by discharging the air which flows upward through the vent holes 265 , 273 , 283 and 293 of the battery table mount 251 and the first through third battery tables 252 , 253 and 254 , into the machine room 103 with the cooling fan inside the duct 317 and then out of the machine room 103 to the outside with the cooling fan 30 of the machine room 103 .
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the positional relationship between the battery table mount 251 and the base frame 216 of the rear frame 201 and the details of base structure of the two parts when the battery table mount 251 has been installed in the box-shaped base frame 216 .
- the left-hand side of FIG. 9 is a cutaway view in which front parts of the base frame 216 and the battery table mount 251 have been cut away at a plane extending in the transverse direction.
- the right-hand side of FIG. 9 is a cutaway view in which right-hand parts of the base frame 216 and the battery table mount 251 have been cut away at a plane extending in the longitudinal direction.
- the base plate 263 of the battery table mount 251 has vent holes 265 as mentioned above.
- the interior surface (upper surface) of the base plate 263 is provided with two ribs 321 for positioning and holding the battery modules 202 .
- the medial surfaces of the side plates 261 a and 261 b are equipped with battery support bolts 322 for fixing the battery modules 202 .
- the battery table mount 251 has been attached on the base frame 216 of the rear frame 201 via the mount rubbers 231 .
- a prescribed gap (clearance) 325 is formed between the battery table mount 251 and the base frame 216 .
- the gap 325 functions as an air intake channel when the air around the battery modules 202 is heated due to the heating of the battery modules 202 and flows upward through the vent holes 265 , 273 , 283 and 293 , by which the cooling of the battery modules 202 can be performed efficiently.
- the base plate 213 of the base frame 216 is a two-stage structure including a lower plate 213 a and an upper plate 213 b .
- the interior surface (upper surface) of the lower plate 213 a is reinforced with two hollow square pipes 213 c stretched in the transverse direction.
- the exterior surface (lower surface) of the lower plate 213 a is flat and functions as a support part to be used for setting the vehicle rear part 200 on the forks 327 (see FIG. 23 ) of a forklift when the vehicle rear part 200 is separated from the vehicle main body 100 using the forklift.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules 202 have been stored in the battery table mount 251 .
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules 202 have been mounted on the lowermost battery table 252 and the loaded battery table 252 has been attached on the battery table mount 251 shown in FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules 202 have been mounted on the second battery table 253 and the loaded battery table 253 has been attached on the lowermost battery table 252 shown in FIG. 11 .
- the aforementioned FIG. 6 shows a state in which battery modules 202 have been mounted on the third battery table 254 and the loaded battery table 254 has been attached on the second battery table 253 shown in FIG. 12 .
- the battery support bolts 322 attached to the battery table mount 251 and the battery support bolts 314 attached to the battery tables 252 to 254 are situated at the corners (four corners) of the battery modules 202 .
- Each battery module 202 is held by the battery support bolts 314 or 322 and two clamp bars 329 stretched diagonally with respect to the top surface of the battery module 202 .
- Each end of the clamp bar 329 is attached and fixed to the top of a corresponding battery support bolt 314 or 322 .
- FIGS. 13 to 16 are schematic diagrams showing the details of a method for attaching a battery module 202 to the third battery table 254 .
- FIG. 13 shows a state in which a battery module 202 has been detached from the right side plate 291 c of the third battery table 254 .
- FIG. 14 shows a state in which a battery module 202 has been attached to the right side plate 291 c of the third battery table 254 .
- FIG. 13 shows a state in which a battery module 202 has been detached from the right side plate 291 c of the third battery table 254 .
- FIG. 14 shows a state in which a battery module 202 has been attached to the right side plate 291 c of the third battery table 254 .
- FIG. 13 shows a state in which a battery module 202 has been detached from the right side plate 291 c of the third battery table 254 .
- FIG. 14 shows a state in which a battery module 202 has been attached to the right side plate 291 c
- FIG. 15 shows coupling relationship among the clamp bar 329 , the battery support bolt 314 and the battery module 202 , wherein the left-hand side shows a state in which the battery module 202 has been cramped and the right-hand side shows an end of the clamp bar 329 and a connecting part of the battery support bolt 314 in a disassembled state.
- FIG. 16 shows a state in which a battery module 202 has been positioned and held by ribs 331 provided on the bottom of the central plate 291 a of the third battery table 254 .
- a bracket 333 is slid onto the battery support bolt 314 .
- a shoulder 202 a to be in contact with the bracket 333 is formed.
- Two ribs 331 (front, rear) are attached to the front and rear of the right side plate 291 c to adjoin the framing member 292 .
- Three ribs 331 (front, center, rear) are attached to the front, center and rear of the central plate 291 a .
- a shoulder 202 b (see FIG. 16 ) to be in contact with the rib 331 is formed.
- the battery module 202 is set on the right side plate 291 c while aligning the shoulders 202 b situated on the lower edges of the battery module 202 with the ribs 331 on the right side plate 291 c , by which the movement of the battery module 202 in the longitudinal direction is restricted.
- the four corners of the battery module 202 are in contact with or in close vicinity of corresponding battery support bolts 314 , respectively.
- the brackets 333 are slid onto the battery support bolts 314 , respectively, to let the brackets 333 be supported on the shoulders 202 a at the four corners of the battery module 202 .
- the two clamp bars 329 are stretched diagonally on the battery module 202 and the battery support bolts 314 are inserted into holes at the ends of the clamp bars 329 to make the battery support bolts 314 hold and support the two clamp bars 329 .
- the clamp bars 329 serve as supports for preventing the brackets 333 from being detached outward.
- double lock nuts 335 are screwed onto a threaded part formed at the upper end of each battery support bolt 314 and the lock nuts 335 are tightened up. Consequently, the brackets 333 are pressed against the shoulders 202 a at the four corners of the battery module 202 and the movement of the battery module 202 in the vertical direction is restricted.
- the battery module 202 can be detached by reversely conducting the above steps.
- each battery module 202 can be attached according to the same procedure as the above explanation regarding the attachment of one battery module.
- two central battery support bolts 314 are shared by the two battery modules 202 .
- a bracket (not shown), having a shape fitting with two shoulders 202 a at adjoining corners of the two battery modules 202 , is slid onto each of the central battery support bolts 314 and the double lock nuts 335 are tightened up, by which the two battery modules 202 are held down together and their vertical movement is restricted.
- the mounting of battery modules on the battery table mount 251 can also be conducted similarly by use of the battery support bolts 322 , the ribs 321 and the clamp bars 329 .
- the battery modules 202 are mounted and fixed on the battery table mount 251 , the lowermost battery table 252 , the second battery table 253 and the third battery table 254 by the above method explained referring to FIGS. 13 to 16 .
- the battery table mount 251 , the lowermost battery table 252 , the second battery table 253 and the third battery table 254 are stacked up and fixed one by one by the method explained referring to FIG. 6 and FIGS. 10 to 12 , by which the battery storage structure 203 storing the battery device 31 is completed.
- the completed battery storage structure 203 is mounted and fixed on the rear frame 201 of the vehicle rear part 200 .
- the stacking of the battery table mount 251 and the battery tables 252 to 254 and the mounting of the battery storage structure 203 on the rear frame 201 can be performed with ease by using a crane and the wires 311 attached to the wire attaching parts 312 . The same goes for the detaching of the battery storage structure 203 from the base frame 216 and the separation of the battery table mount 251 and the battery tables 252 to 254 .
- FIGS. 17 and 18 are schematic diagrams showing the mounting of the completed battery storage structure 203 on the rear frame 201 of the vehicle rear part 200 , wherein FIG. 17 shows a state just before the battery storage structure 203 is mounted on the base frame 216 of the rear frame 201 and FIG. 18 shows a state in which the battery storage structure 203 has been mounted on the base frame 216 .
- the battery modules 202 are unshown for convenience of illustration.
- the mount rubbers 231 have been attached to the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b of the base frame 216 via the reinforcing plates 230 a and 230 b , with the mount bolts 234 protruding from the mount rubbers 231 .
- the battery storage structure 203 is mounted on the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b of the base frame 216 by lowering the battery storage structure 203 and inserting the mount bolts 234 of the base frame 216 into bolt holes 256 formed in flange parts 251 a and 251 b of the battery table mount 251 . Then, nuts are attached to the mount bolts 234 and tightened up, by which the battery storage structure 203 is connected and integrated with the base frame 216 . Conversely, by loosening and removing the nuts from the mount bolts 234 and lifting the battery storage structure 203 , the battery storage structure 203 can be detached from the base frame 216 .
- FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a state just before the rear frame 201 loaded with the battery storage structure 203 is mounted on the swing frame 101 (main frame 120 ) of the vehicle main body 100 .
- FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the rear frame 201 has been mounted on the swing frame 101 (main frame 120 ) of the vehicle main body 100 .
- FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram magnifying a connecting part between the rear frame 201 and the swing frame 101 (main frame 120 ) using the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the bolt 302 .
- the battery modules 202 and parts of the vehicle main body 100 exclusive of the swing frame 101 are unshown for convenience of illustration.
- the pin holes 155 a and 155 b and the holes 156 have been formed through the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 of the swing frame 101
- the pin holes 222 a and 222 b and the bolt hole 223 have been formed through the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the base frame 216 of the rear frame 201 .
- the rear frame 201 loaded with the battery storage structure 203 is put on the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 of the vehicle main body 100 by lowering the rear frame 201 and making the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b of the base frame 216 be supported on the upper ends of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 .
- the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the rear frame 201 are gradually inserted into the main frame 120 , by which the insertion support plates 221 a and 221 b , the plates being attached to the lateral surfaces of the side plates 211 a and 211 b , slide along and under the support plates 158 a and 158 b , the plates being attached to the medial surfaces of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b , with the upper surfaces of the tips of the insertion support plates 221 a and 221 b sliding along the slanted guiding parts of the support plates 158 a and 158 b .
- the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the rear frame 201 have been inserted in the main frame 120 , the movement of the rear frame 201 in the vertical direction is restricted.
- the positions of the base frame 216 (rear frame 201 ) and the main frame 120 (vehicle main body 100 ) are adjusted so that the pin holes 222 a and 222 b of the side plates 211 a and 211 b of the base frame 216 are aligned with the pin holes 155 a and 155 b of the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 .
- the rear frame 201 loaded with the battery storage structure 203 is connected and integrated with the swing frame 101 of the vehicle main body 100 by inserting the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b into the pin holes 155 a and 155 b and the pin holes 222 a and 222 b , inserting the bolt 302 into the hole 156 and the bolt hole 223 , and tightening up the bolt 302 .
- the movement of the rear frame 201 in the vertical and longitudinal directions is restricted by the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b
- the movement of the rear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by the bolt 302 .
- the mounting of the rear frame 201 on the swing frame 101 can be conducted with ease by attaching the wires 311 (see FIG. 22 ) to some wire attaching parts selected from the wire attaching parts 220 a and 220 b at the upper ends of the rear posts 218 a and 218 b and the wire attaching parts 312 of the battery tables 252 to 254 of the battery storage structure 203 (e.g., the wire attaching parts 220 a and 220 b of the rear posts 218 a and 218 b and the wire attaching parts 312 of the uppermost battery table 254 ) and pulling up the wires 311 using a crane.
- some wire attaching parts selected from the wire attaching parts 220 a and 220 b at the upper ends of the rear posts 218 a and 218 b and the wire attaching parts 312 of the battery tables 252 to 254 of the battery storage structure 203 e.g., the wire attaching parts 220 a and 220 b of the rear posts 218 a and 2
- FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting, on the swing frame 101 using a crane, of the rear frame 201 that is loaded with the battery storage structure 203 . Since the rear posts 218 a and 218 b of the rear frame 201 and the battery storage structure 203 in this embodiment are equipped with the wire attaching parts 220 a , 220 b and 312 as shown in FIG. 22 , the mounting of the rear frame 201 can be conduct with ease by attaching the wires 311 to arbitrarily selected wire attaching parts 220 a , 220 b , 312 and pulling up the wires 311 using a crane. The same goes for the detaching of the rear frame 201 from the swing frame 101 .
- FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting, on the swing frame 101 using a forklift, of the rear frame 201 that is loaded with the battery storage structure 203 . Since the support part 328 to be used for setting the rear frame 201 on the forks 327 of a forklift is provided on the lower surface of the base frame 216 (lower surface of the lower plate 213 a of the base plate 213 ) and between the longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the swing frame 101 in this embodiment as shown in FIG. 23 , the mounting of the rear frame 201 can be conduct with ease also by using a forklift. The same goes for the detaching of the rear frame 201 from the swing frame 101 .
- the rear cover 205 may either be attached immediately after the completion of the battery storage structure 203 or after mounting and fixing the rear frame on the swing frame.
- the upper swing structure 3 as the vehicle body of the hydraulic shovel 1 is made up of the vehicle main body 100 and the vehicle rear part 200 , and the hydraulic shovel 1 is configured so that the vehicle rear part 200 is detachable from the vehicle main body 100 by removing the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the bolt 302 . Therefore, the replacement of the vehicle rear part 200 is facilitated.
- the battery device 31 can be replaced easily and quickly and the working efficiency can be increased by preparing another vehicle rear part 200 loaded with a recharged battery device 31 , detaching the already-attached vehicle rear part 200 from the vehicle main body 100 when the electricity amount of the battery device 31 on the vehicle rear part 200 has become insufficient, and attaching, to the vehicle main body 100 , the prepared vehicle rear part 200 loaded with the recharged battery device 31 .
- the maintenance of the battery device 31 can also be done with ease, by replacing the vehicle rear part 200 with another vehicle rear part 200 loaded with a recharged battery device 31 and moving the detached vehicle rear part 200 to maintenance facilities.
- the vehicle rear part 200 loaded with the currently used battery device 31 is detached from the vehicle main body 100 and another vehicle rear part 200 loaded with the battery device 31 of the different type is attached to the vehicle main body 100 . Therefore, the battery device 31 can easily be replaced with different types of battery devices according to the progress of the battery technology.
- the rear frame 201 of the vehicle rear part 200 can be formed in various shapes differing in the length in the longitudinal direction, by which the number of the mounted batteries can be changed and adjusted to suit the operating time required of the electric hydraulic shovel.
- the battery room 204 is formed inside the rear cover 205 . Therefore, the battery device 31 can be protected from shocks from the outside during the swing of the upper swing structure 3 (vehicle body).
- the vehicle rear part 200 By forming the vehicle rear part 200 in a shape imitating the counter weight, an external appearance having innovativeness can be given to the electric hydraulic shovel.
- the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b overhanging and extending to the underside of the vehicle rear part 200 are provided in the rear part of the main frame 120 of the vehicle main body 100 .
- the rear frame 201 of the vehicle rear part 200 is equipped with the base frame 216 which couples with the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 from above.
- the base frame 216 mounted on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b . Therefore, the movement of the rear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by the base frame 216 and the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 . Consequently, the vehicle rear part 200 can be held and fixed stably with respect to the vehicle main body 100 .
- the base frame 216 mounted on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b and prevented from coming off using the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the bolt 302 .
- the whole of the vehicle rear part 200 is detachable from the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b by removing the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the bolt 302 . Therefore, the whole of the vehicle rear part 200 can be attached to and detached from the vehicle main body 100 with ease while leaving the battery device 31 mounted on the vehicle rear part 200 .
- the rear frame 201 is mounted on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 by making the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b of the base frame 216 be supported on the upper ends of the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b .
- the movement of the rear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by the two side plates 211 a and 211 b of the base frame 216 and the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120
- the movement of the rear frame 201 in the vertical direction is restricted by the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b of the base frame 216 and the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 . Consequently, the vehicle rear part 200 can be stably fixed to the vehicle main body 100 .
- the support part to be used for setting the vehicle rear part 200 on the forks 327 of a forklift is provided on the lower surface of the base frame 216 (lower surface of the lower plate 213 a of the base plate 213 ) and between the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 .
- the vehicle rear part 200 is movable with respect to the vehicle main body 100 using the forklift. Therefore, the vehicle rear part 200 can be replaced safely by use of a forklift even when the vehicle rear part 200 loaded with the battery device 31 is heavy.
- the vehicle rear part 200 and the battery storage structure 203 are equipped with the wire attaching parts 220 a , 220 b and 312 .
- the vehicle rear part 200 is movable with respect to the vehicle main body 100 using a crane. Therefore, the vehicle rear part 200 can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when the vehicle rear part 200 loaded with the battery storage structure 203 is heavy.
- the base frame 216 is provided with a plurality of mount rubbers 231 .
- the battery storage structure 203 is attached on the base frame 216 with the mount bolts 234 via the mount rubbers 231 . Therefore, vertical vibrations of the battery storage structure 203 and the battery device 31 during the operation of the hydraulic shovel 1 are absorbed, by which the battery device 31 and the battery storage structure 203 can be protected from vertical operating vibrations of the hydraulic shovel 1 .
- the battery table mount 251 By standardizing the lowermost attaching part of the battery storage structure 203 (i.e., the battery table mount 251 ), it becomes possible to mount various types of battery storage structures differing in the configuration. Consequently, various types of batteries can easily be mounted according to the progress of the battery technology.
- the battery storage structure 203 is equipped with a plurality of wire attaching parts 312 .
- the battery storage structure 203 is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame 216 by using a crane. Therefore, the battery storage structure 203 can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when the battery storage structure 203 loaded with the battery device 31 is heavy.
- the battery storage structure 203 is made up of the battery table mount 251 and multiple stages of battery tables 252 to 254 .
- the battery table mount 251 and the multiple stages of battery tables 252 to 254 are supported and fixed to be separate from each other in the vertical direction via the posts 276 a , 286 a , 287 a and 287 b . Therefore, a lot of battery modules can be mounted and the attaching/detaching of the battery modules can be conducted safely and easily.
- the rear cover 205 of the vehicle rear part 200 covers a rear part, a right-hand part, a left-hand part and a top part of the vehicle rear part 200 .
- the machine room 103 is separated from the other parts of the vehicle main body 100 by the partition plates 151 and 152 .
- the battery room 204 is insulated by the partition plates 151 and 152 from heat sources such as the electric motor 18 , the inverter 19 , etc., in the machine room 103 and a space preventing effects of heat on the battery modules 202 of the battery device 31 arranged in the battery room 204 is secured. Therefore, the temperature rise as a cause of deterioration of the battery device 31 can be prevented.
- the overhanging part 122 of the main frame 120 is formed by the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b in the above embodiment, the overhanging part 122 may be configured differently as long as the structure of the overhanging part 122 can support the base frame 216 of the vehicle rear part 200 .
- the overhanging part 122 can be a frame structure having a part supporting the base frame 216 .
- the overhanging part 122 may also be formed of three longitudinal ribs including a third longitudinal rib that supports the central part of the base frame 216 .
- the base frame 216 in the above embodiment includes the two side plates 211 a and 211 b to be arranged inside the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 , the base plate 213 connecting the lower ends of the two side plates 211 a and 211 b , and the outward horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b provided at the upper ends of the two side plates 211 a and 211 b , respectively, and the rear frame 201 is mounted on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b by making the horizontal flanges 214 a and 214 b be supported on the upper ends of the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b .
- the base frame 216 may include two side plates to be arranged outside the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b of the main frame 120 and a top plate connecting the upper ends of the side plates, and the rear frame 201 may be mounted on the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b by making the top plate be supported on the upper ends of the two longitudinal ribs 122 a and 122 b.
- the battery storage structure 203 in the above embodiment includes the battery table mount 251 and the battery tables 252 to 254 , the number of stages of the battery tables 252 to 254 may be changed properly, depending on the number of batteries to be mounted.
- the configuration of the battery tables 252 to 254 may also be changed properly, depending on the type of the battery device to be mounted.
- hydraulic shovel 1 has been illustrated in the above embodiment as an example of the electric construction machine, the present invention is not to be restricted to hydraulic shovels; the present invention is applicable also to a wide range of other construction machines such as wheel loaders, hydraulic cranes, etc.
Abstract
An electric construction machine that enables quick and easy replacement of the battery device with different types of battery devices is provided. An upper swing structure has a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part. The battery device is mounted on the vehicle rear part and the vehicle rear part is attachable and detachable to/from a vehicle body frame of the vehicle main body using a bolt. A main frame overhangs and extends in a longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the vehicle rear part. The vehicle rear part also includes a rear frame to be mounted on the main frame and is fixed with the bolt and a rear cover covering the rear frame forming a battery compartment, and having a shape imitating a counter weight.
Description
- The present invention relates to an electric construction machine such as hydraulic shovel, wheel loader, etc., which has an electric motor as a source of power and is operable with a battery device and a commercial power supply.
- Construction machines such as hydraulic shovels used for excavation work and demolition work are generally configured to supply the hydraulic fluid for the operation (hydraulic operating fluid) to hydraulic actuators such as a hydraulic motor for the traveling, a hydraulic motor for swinging, various hydraulic cylinders constituting a work implement, etc. by driving a hydraulic pump with a diesel engine.
- Meanwhile, in response to the upsurge of the efforts toward low-carbon society, there has recently been proposed an electric hydraulic shovel comprising an electric motor as the source of power for driving the hydraulic pump in place of the engine and a battery device for supplying electric power to the electric motor (Patent Literature 1).
- In the above electric hydraulic shovel according to the conventional technology, the cab seat is arranged on the left side of the upper swing structure with respect to the transverse direction of the upper swing structure. The hydraulic pump, the electric motor, an oil tank, a heat exchanger (oil cooler), etc. are arranged on the right side of the cab seat. The battery device is arranged to the rear of the cab seat. The hydraulic pump, the electric motor, the oil tank, the heat exchanger, the battery device, etc. are stored in a single storage space formed by a cover. The hydraulic pump, the electric motor, the oil tank, the heat exchanger, etc. are cooled down by a cooling air flow which is circulated inside the storage space by a cooling fan.
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- Patent Literature 1: JP,A 11-140906
- However, there is certain limitation on the amount of electricity storable in the battery device. With the present performance of batteries, it is difficult, even for a small-sized construction machine (e.g., small hydraulic shovel (so-called mini-shovel)), to continue the operation for an entire day with no replacement of the battery device, unless the battery device is used together with the commercial power supply.
- Therefore, when an electric hydraulic shovel is used for operations for a long time at a place where no commercial power supply is available, the operator is forced to temporarily stop the current operation, move the hydraulic shovel to a place where the commercial power supply is available, and recharge the batteries, or to call a serviceperson to make him/her remove the exterior cover of the hydraulic shovel and replace the currently used battery device with a recharged battery device. The recharging of the batteries and the replacement of the heavy battery device at the worksite take a long time, which not only are inconvenient but also seriously deteriorate the working efficiency of the hydraulic shovel.
- Further, the battery device needs periodical maintenance by a serviceperson. Also for the maintenance of the battery device, the exterior cover of the hydraulic shovel has to be removed or the battery device has to be detached from the hydraulic shovel for checking the battery device. In the case of checking the battery device without detaching it from the construction machine, however, performing the check properly and efficiently is impossible since the battery device has been installed in a small space. The detaching of the battery device at the worksite also takes a considerably long time similarly to the replacement of the battery device, which seriously deteriorates the working efficiency.
- Furthermore, the battery technology is progressing remarkably these days. Especially, the lithium-ion batteries have high charging capacities and their capacities are expected to increase more and more in years to come. Therefore, it is desirable that the electric construction machines be designed to allow for replacement of the batteries with different types of batteries according to the progress of the battery technology.
- It is therefore the primary object of the present invention to provide an electric construction machine that enables quick and easy replacement of the battery device while allowing for easy replacement of the battery device with different types of battery devices according to the progress of the battery technology.
- (1) To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electric construction machine having a battery device mounted on a rear part of a vehicle body thereof, the electric construction machine performing operations by driving an electric motor with the battery device, wherein the vehicle body is made up of a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part, wherein the vehicle main body includes a vehicle body frame to whose front a work implement is attached and a cab seat and a machine room, the cab seat and the machine room being provided on the vehicle body frame, wherein the vehicle body frame includes a main frame to whose front the work implement is attached, wherein the main frame has an overhanging part overhanging and extending in a longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the vehicle rear part, wherein the vehicle rear part includes a rear frame to be mounted on the overhanging part and a rear cover covering the rear frame, the rear cover forming therein a battery room in which the battery device is arranged and having a shape imitating a counter weight, and wherein the rear frame mounted on the overhanging part is fixed on the overhanging part using a bolt and is detachable from the overhanging part by removing the bolt.
- As mentioned above, the capacity (storable amount of electricity) of the battery device is limited and with the present performance of batteries, it is difficult even for a small-sized construction machine (e.g., small hydraulic shovel (so-called mini-shovel)) to continue the operation for an entire day with no replacement of the battery device unless the battery device is used together with the commercial power supply.
- In the present invention, the vehicle body is made up of the vehicle main body and the vehicle rear part. The electric construction machine is configured so that the vehicle rear part is detachable from the vehicle main body by removing the bolt. Therefore, the replacement of the vehicle rear part is facilitated. Even when the electric construction machine is used for operations for a long time at a place where no commercial power supply is available, it is possible to replace the battery device easily and quickly and to increase the working efficiency by preparing another vehicle rear part loaded with a recharged battery device, detaching the already-attached vehicle rear part from the vehicle main body when the electricity amount of the battery device on the vehicle rear part has become insufficient, and attaching the prepared vehicle rear part that is loaded with the recharged battery device, to the vehicle main body.
- The maintenance of the battery device can also be done with ease, by replacing the vehicle rear part with another vehicle rear part loaded with a recharged battery device and moving the detached vehicle rear part to maintenance facilities.
- Further, when a different type of battery device having an increased capacity has appeared due to the progress of the battery technology and the new battery device is desired to be mounted to the an electric construction machine, it is possible to detach the vehicle rear part loaded with the currently used battery device from the vehicle main body and attach another vehicle rear part loaded with the different type of battery device to the vehicle main body. Consequently, the battery device can easily be replaced with different types of battery devices according to the progress of the battery technology.
- Furthermore, the rear frame of the vehicle rear part can be formed in various shapes differing in the length in the longitudinal direction, by which the number of the mounted batteries can be changed and adjusted to suit the operating time required of the electric construction machine.
- Moreover, since the battery room is formed inside the rear cover, the battery device can be protected from shocks from the outside during the swing of the vehicle body. By forming the vehicle rear part in a shape imitating the counter weight, an external appearance having innovativeness can be given to the electric construction machine.
- (2) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (1), the overhanging part of the main frame of the vehicle main body includes two longitudinal ribs overhanging and extending in parallel in the longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the rear frame of the vehicle rear part. The rear frame of the vehicle rear part includes a base frame which couples with the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame from above. The base frame mounted on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs using the bolt.
- With this configuration, the movement of the rear frame in the transverse direction is restricted by the base frame and the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame. Consequently, the vehicle rear part can be held and fixed stably with respect to the vehicle main body.
- (3) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (2), fixing means for fixing the base frame on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame includes not only the bolt but also two positioning pins provided corresponding to the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame. The base frame mounted on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs and prevented from coming off using the two positioning pins and the bolt, the base frame being detachable from the two longitudinal ribs by removing the positioning pins and the bolt.
- With this configuration, the whole of the vehicle rear part can be attached to and detached from the vehicle main body with ease while leaving the battery device mounted on the vehicle rear part.
- (4) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (2), the base frame includes two side plates to be arranged inside the two longitudinal ribs, a base plate connecting lower ends of the two side plates, and outward horizontal flanges provided at upper ends of the two side plates, respectively. The base frame is mounted on the two longitudinal ribs by making the horizontal flanges be supported on upper ends of the two longitudinal ribs.
- With this configuration, the movement of the rear frame in the transverse direction is restricted by the two side plates of the base frame and the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame, and the movement of the rear frame in the vertical direction is restricted by the horizontal flanges of the base frame and the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame. Consequently, the vehicle rear part can be fixed to the vehicle main body more stably.
- (5) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (2), the base frame has a support part to be used for setting the vehicle rear part on forks of a forklift. The support part is provided on the lower surface of the base frame and between the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame. The vehicle rear part is movable with respect to the vehicle main body using the forklift.
- With this configuration, the vehicle rear part can be replaced safely by use of a forklift even when the vehicle rear part loaded with the battery device is heavy.
- (6) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (2), the vehicle rear part further includes at least one rear post erected on a rear part of the base frame and a battery storage structure attached on the base frame with bolts and storing the battery device. The rear post and the battery storage structure are equipped with wire attaching parts. The vehicle rear part is movable with respect to the vehicle main body by using a crane by attaching wires for the crane to the wire attaching parts.
- With this configuration, the vehicle rear part can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when the vehicle rear part loaded with the battery storage structure is heavy.
- (7) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (2), the base frame has a plurality of mount rubbers attached thereon at prescribed intervals in the longitudinal direction. The vehicle rear part further includes a battery storage structure attached on the base frame with bolts via the mount rubbers and storing the battery device.
- With this configuration, vertical vibrations of the battery storage structure and the battery device during the operation of the construction machine are absorbed, by which the battery device and the battery storage structure can be protected from vertical operating vibrations of the construction machine.
- Further, by standardizing the lowermost attaching part of the battery storage structure (i.e., battery table mount), it becomes possible to mount various types of battery storage structures differing in the configuration. Consequently, various types of batteries can easily be mounted according to the progress of the battery technology.
- (8) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (7), the battery storage structure has a plurality of wire attaching parts. The battery storage structure is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame by using a crane by attaching wires for the crane to the wire attaching parts.
- With this configuration, the battery storage structure can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when the battery storage structure loaded with the battery device is heavy.
- (9) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (2), the vehicle rear part further includes a battery storage structure attached on the base frame and storing the battery device. The battery storage structure includes a battery table mount mounted on the base frame and multiple stages of battery tables mounted on the battery table mount. A battery table as the lowermost one of the multiple stages of battery tables is fixed on the battery table mount using bolts. The multiple stages of battery tables are supported to be separated from each other in the vertical direction via posts and are integrated by fixing upper and lower ends of each of the posts to corresponding battery tables with bolts.
- With this configuration, a lot of battery modules can be mounted and the attaching/detaching of the battery modules can be conducted safely and easily.
- (10) Preferably, in the electric construction machine (1), the vehicle main body includes the cab seat provided on the vehicle body frame and a machine room in which a plurality of devices including the electric motor and an inverter for controlling the electric motor are arranged. The rear cover included in the vehicle rear part and having the shape imitating the counter weight covers a rear part, a right-hand part, a left-hand part and a top part of the vehicle rear part. The machine room is separated from the other parts of the vehicle main body by a partition plate. When the vehicle rear part is connected with the vehicle main body, the battery room formed by the rear cover secures a space insulated from heat sources in the machine room by the partition plate. The space prevents effects of heat on batteries of the battery device arranged in the battery room.
- With this configuration, the temperature rise as a cause of deterioration of the battery modules can be prevented.
- According to the present invention, the replacement of the battery device can be conducted easily and quickly and the working efficiency can be increased.
- Since the battery device can be replaced easily and quickly, the maintenance of the battery device can be done with ease.
- Further, since the battery device can be replaced by detaching the whole of the vehicle rear part from the vehicle main body, the battery device can easily be replaced with different types of battery devices according to the progress of the battery technology.
- Furthermore, the rear frame of the vehicle rear part can be formed in various shapes differing in the length in the longitudinal direction, by which the number of the mounted batteries can be changed and adjusted to suit the operating time required of the electric construction machine.
- Moreover, since the battery room is formed inside the rear cover, the battery device can be protected from shocks from the outside during the swing of the vehicle body. By forming the vehicle rear part in a shape imitating the counter weight, an external appearance having innovativeness can be given to the electric construction machine.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an electric hydraulic shovel in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which an upper swing structure of the hydraulic shovel has been separated into a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part, wherein the separated upper swing structure is viewed from its left side. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the state in which the upper swing structure of the hydraulic shovel has been separated into the vehicle main body and the vehicle rear part, wherein the separated upper swing structure is viewed from its right side. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view magnifying a swing frame of the vehicle main body. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view magnifying a rear frame of the vehicle rear part. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a battery storage structure on which a battery device has been mounted. -
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the battery storage structure. -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the battery storage structure. -
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the positional relationship between a battery table mount and a base frame of the rear frame and the details of base structure of the two parts when the battery table mount has been installed in the box-shaped base frame, wherein the left-hand side is a cutaway view in which front parts of the base frame and the battery table mount have been cut away at a plane extending in the transverse direction and the right-hand side is a cutaway view in which right-hand parts of the base frame and the battery table mount have been cut away at a plane extending in the longitudinal direction. -
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules have been stored in the battery table mount. -
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules have been mounted on a lowermost battery table and the loaded battery table has been attached on the battery table mount shown inFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which battery modules have been mounted on a second battery table and the loaded battery table has been attached on the lowermost battery table shown inFIG. 11 . -
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the details of a method for attaching a battery module to a third battery table and showing a state in which a battery module has been detached from a right side plate of the third battery table. -
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the method for attaching a battery module to the third battery table and showing a state in which the battery module has been attached to the right side plate of the third battery table. -
FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the method for attaching a battery table to the third battery table and showing a coupling relationship among a clamp bar, a battery support bolt and the battery module, wherein the left-hand side shows a state in which the battery module has been cramped, and the right-hand side shows an end of the clamp bar and a connecting part of the battery support bolt in a disassembled state. -
FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the method for attaching a battery table to the third battery table and showing a state in which the battery module has been positioned and held by ribs provided on the bottom of a central plate of the third battery table. -
FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the completed battery storage structure on the rear frame of the vehicle rear part, which is a state just before the battery storage structure is mounted on the base frame of the rear frame. -
FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the completed battery storage structure on the rear frame of the vehicle rear part, which is a state in which the battery storage structure has been mounted on the base frame. -
FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a state just before the rear frame loaded with the battery storage structure is mounted on the swing frame (main frame) of the vehicle main body. -
FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the rear frame has been mounted on the swing frame (main frame) of the vehicle main body. -
FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram magnifying a connecting part between the rear frame and the swing frame (main frame) using positioning pins and a bolt. -
FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the rear frame that is loaded with the battery storage structure, on the swing frame using a crane. -
FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of the rear frame that is loaded with the battery storage structure, on the swing frame using a forklift. -
FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing a driving/cooling system of the hydraulic shovel. - In the following, an embodiment of an electric construction machine in accordance with the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, by illustrating a case where the present invention is applied to a hydraulic shovel.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an electric hydraulic shovel in accordance with this embodiment. - The
reference character 1 inFIG. 1 represents the electric hydraulic shovel. Thehydraulic shovel 1 comprises alower travel structure 2 of the crawler type capable of traveling by itself, anupper swing structure 3 mounted on thelower travel structure 2 to be capable of swinging, and a work implement 4 of the swinging type attached to the front part of theupper swing structure 3 for performing earth/sand excavation, etc. The vehicle body of thehydraulic shovel 1 is formed by theupper swing structure 3 and thelower travel structure 2. The work implement 4 is made up of aboom 4A, anarm 4B, abucket 4C, aboom cylinder 4D, anarm cylinder 4E, abucket cylinder 4F, etc. -
FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing a driving/cooling system of thehydraulic shovel 1. - The
hydraulic shovel 1 comprises ahydraulic pump 17, anelectric motor 18 as a source of power, aninverter 19, anoil tank 20, aheat exchanger 21 including anoil cooler 22 and aradiator 23, acontrol valve 24, a hydraulicfluid supply line 25, a hydraulicfluid discharge line 26, a coolant line 27 (27A, 27B, 27C), acoolant pump 28, a coolingfan 30, abattery device 31, etc. - The
electric motor 18 is powered by thebattery device 31 as a power source and controlled by theinverter 19. Theinverter 19 is controlled via unshown operating means and controller. Theelectric motor 18 is connected to thehydraulic pump 17. Being driven by theelectric motor 18, thehydraulic pump 17 pumps up the hydraulic fluid from theoil tank 20 via the hydraulicfluid supply line 25 and drives hydraulic actuators such as theboom cylinder 4D, thearm cylinder 4E, thebucket cylinder 4F, a travel hydraulic motor (unshown) and a swing hydraulic motor (unshown) by supplying the hydraulic fluid to the actuators via thecontrol valve 24. The hydraulic fluid returning from each actuator flows back to theoil tank 20 via thecontrol valve 24 and the hydraulicfluid discharge line 26. The hydraulicfluid discharge line 26 is equipped with theoil cooler 22. Theoil cooler 22 cools down the hydraulic fluid heated by the hydraulic devices by use of cooling air from the coolingfan 30. - The
electric motor 18 and theinverter 19 havecooling jackets radiator 23, the coolant line 27 (27A, 27B, 27C), thecoolant pump 28 and thecooling jackets radiator 23 cools down the coolant heated by theelectric motor 18 and theinverter 19 by use of cooling air from the coolingfan 30. -
FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams showing a state in which theupper swing structure 3 of thehydraulic shovel 1 has been separated into a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part. Theupper swing structure 3 in the separated state is viewed from its left side inFIG. 2 and from its right side inFIG. 3 . In this description, terms indicating directions (right, left, front, rear, etc.) mean directions from the viewpoint of the operator seated on the cab seat. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 to 3 , the upper swing structure (vehicle body) 3 is made up of a vehiclemain body 100 and a vehiclerear part 200. - The vehicle
main body 100 includes a swing frame (vehicle frame) 101 to whose front the work implement 4 is attached, and a cab seat 102 (generic name for equipment on which the operator is seated to operate the construction machine) and amachine room 103 which are mounted on theswing frame 101. Thecab seat 102 is arranged in a left-hand part of the vehiclemain body 100. Themachine room 103 is arranged in a right-hand part of the vehiclemain body 100 and on the right side of thecab seat 102. - The
cab seat 102 is of the canopy type, which is equipped with acanopy 104. Thecab seat 102 has afloor panel 102 a (seeFIG. 1 ), on which devices/equipment necessary for letting the operator operate thehydraulic shovel 1 are mounted. The devices/equipment include aseat 105 on which the operator is seated, control levers 106 a, 106 b and 107, etc. Thecab seat 102 may also be of the cabin type surrounded with panels and window panes. - The
machine room 103 stores thehydraulic pump 17, theelectric motor 18, theinverter 19, theoil tank 20, the heat exchanger 21 (theoil cooler 22 and the radiator 23), the coolingfan 30, etc. - Most of the vehicle
main body 100 exclusive of thecab seat 102 is covered with anexterior cover 110. Theexterior cover 110 is made up of aleft cover 110 a covering a left rear part of thecab seat 102, arear cover 110 b covering a rear part of thecab seat 102, afloor cover 110 c covering a lower front part and a side part of thefloor panel 102 a of thecab seat 102, and an upperright cover 110 d and aright side cover 110 e which are arranged on the right side of thecab seat 102 and covering themachine room 103. - The vehicle
rear part 200 includes arear frame 201, abattery storage structure 203 and arear cover 205. Therear frame 201 is connected to theswing frame 101 of the vehiclemain body 100. Thebattery storage structure 203 storing thebattery device 31 is mounted on therear frame 201. Therear cover 205 covers therear frame 201 and thebattery storage structure 203 and forms abattery room 204 thereinside together with theleft cover 110 a and therear cover 110 b of the vehiclemain body 100, etc. Therear cover 205 has a shape imitating the counter weight of the conventional engine-driven hydraulic shovels. The vehiclerear part 200 serves also as the counter weight that is generally employed for hydraulic shovels, by use of the weight of thebattery storage structure 203, therear frame 201 and therear cover 205. Thebattery device 31 stored in thebattery storage structure 203 is formed by electrically connecting a lot of battery modules 202 (seeFIG. 6 ). As shown inFIG. 24 , thebattery device 31 is electrically connected to theelectric motor 18 installed in themachine room 103 and functions as a power supply for driving theelectric motor 18. Theelectric motor 18 can also be driven by the commercial power supply. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view magnifying theswing frame 101 of the vehiclemain body 100. - The
swing frame 101 of the vehiclemain body 100 is provided as a vehicle body frame to serve as the base of theupper swing structure 3. As shown inFIG. 4 , theswing frame 101 includes amain frame 120, aleft side frame 130 and aright side frame 140. - The
main frame 120 includes asupport bracket 121,longitudinal ribs base plate 124, and atransverse plate 125. The work implement 4 is attached to thesupport bracket 121 provided at the front of themain frame 120. The left and rightlongitudinal ribs main frame 120 to overhang and extend in parallel in the longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the vehiclerear part 200. Thelongitudinal ribs main frame 120 to link thesupport bracket 121 with thelongitudinal ribs base plate 124 is a flat plate-like member attached to the lower ends of thelongitudinal ribs transverse plate 125 is erected on thebase plate 124 to be sandwiched between the front longitudinal ribs (123 a, 123 b) and the rear longitudinal ribs (122 a, 122 b) and to extend across the longitudinal ribs. The twolongitudinal ribs part 122. Aleft part 125 a of thetransverse plate 125 protrudes and extends to theleft side frame 130. - The
left side frame 130 includes aleft overhang beam 131 overhanging leftward from the front end of the left frontlongitudinal rib 123 a, aleft overhang beam 132 overhanging leftward from a central part of the left rearlongitudinal rib 122 a, and aleft frame member 133 connected to the left ends of the left overhang beams 131 and 132 and theleft part 125 a of thetransverse plate 125. - The
right side frame 140 includes aright overhang beam 141, in a central part thereof, overhanging rightward from between the right frontlongitudinal rib 123 b and the right rearlongitudinal rib 122 b, aright overhang beam 142, in a rear part thereof, overhanging rightward from a central part of the right rearlongitudinal rib 122 b, aright frame member 143 connected to the right ends of theright overhang beam 141 in the central part and theright overhang beam 142 in the rear part, aconnection plate member 144 connecting the right frontlongitudinal rib 123 b to the front end of theright frame member 143, and a heat exchanger support table 145 fixed to cross-link theconnection plate member 144 with theright overhang beam 141 in the central part. - The
floor panel 102 a (seeFIG. 1 ) of thecab seat 102 is attached on the frontlongitudinal ribs transverse plate 125 and the leftfront overhang beam 131 of themain frame 120. Thecab seat 102 is mounted on thefloor panel 102 a. -
Partition plates FIGS. 2 and 3 ) are attached to upper ends of the front and rear rightlongitudinal ribs rear overhang beam 142 of themain frame 120. Themachine room 103 is separated from the cab including thecab seat 102 and from the vehicle rear part 200 (especially, the battery room 204) by thepartition plates electric motor 18, theinverter 19, thehydraulic pump 17, etc. shown inFIG. 24 are set on the support tables. Theoil tank 20 is set on theconnection plate member 144. Theheat exchanger 21 and the coolingfan 30 are set on the heat exchanger support table 145. - The aforementioned
left cover 110 a andfloor cover 110 c are attached to theleft frame member 133, the front face of theleft overhang beam 131 of theleft side frame 130, the left end of theleft part 125 a of thetransverse plate 125 and the left end of theleft overhang beam 132. The aforementionedright side cover 110 e covering themachine room 103 is attached to theright frame member 143 and the right ends of the right overhang beams 141 and 142 of theright side frame 140. - Pin holes 155 a and 155 b, as through holes for positioning
pins FIG. 5 , etc.), are formed through lateral surfaces of rear end parts of the rearlongitudinal ribs main frame 120. Ahole 156, into which a bolt 302 (seeFIG. 5 , etc.) is inserted, is formed through the lateral surface of the rear end part of the right rearlongitudinal rib 122 b to adjoin thepin hole 155 b. Reinforcingplates FIG. 19 , etc.) are attached by welding, etc. to parts of lateral surfaces of thelongitudinal ribs -
Support plates FIG. 19 , etc.) are attached by welding, etc. to front parts of medial surfaces of thelongitudinal ribs support plate -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view magnifying therear frame 201 of the vehiclerear part 200. - The
rear frame 201 of the vehiclerear part 200 includes abase frame 216 which couples with the twolongitudinal ribs main body 100 from above. Therear frame 201 is configured so that thebase frame 216 can be set on the twolongitudinal ribs base frame 216 which has been set on the twolongitudinal ribs longitudinal ribs bolt 302. The vehiclerear part 200 can be detached from the vehiclemain body 100 by removing the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and thebolt 302. - Specifically, the
rear frame 201 includes theaforementioned base frame 216, a leftouter frame 217 a in a curved shape, and a rightouter frame 217 b in a curved shape. - The
base frame 216 is a box-like frame including twoside plates left side plate 211 a,right side plate 211 b), afront plate 212 a, arear plate 212 b and abase plate 213. The twoside plates rear part 200, are formed so that thebase frame 216 can be inserted into the gap between the twolongitudinal ribs main body 100. Thefront plate 212 a connects the front ends of the twoside plates rear plate 212 b connects the rear ends of the twoside plates base plate 213 connects the lower ends of thefront plate 212 a, therear plate 212 b and theside plates Horizontal flanges side plates outer frames side plates - The
rear frame 201 further includes tworear posts guard pipes rear posts horizontal flanges battery storage structure 203 and thebattery device 31 from external shocks. The aforementionedrear cover 205 is attached and fixed to the curvedouter frames rear posts rear posts wire attaching parts FIG. 22 ) used for pulling up therear frame 201 with a crane are attached. -
Insertion support plates FIG. 23 , etc.) are fixed by welding to the lateral surfaces of theside plates base frame 216, respectively. Pin holes 222 a and 222 b, as through holes for the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b, are formed through the lateral surfaces of the rear parts of theinsertion support plates side plates bolt hole 223, into which thebolt 302 is inserted, is formed through the lateral surface of the rear part of theright side plate 211 b to adjoin thepin hole 222 b. - The
rear frame 201 is put on thelongitudinal ribs main frame 120 of the vehiclemain body 100 by making thehorizontal flanges base frame 216 be supported on the upper ends of thelongitudinal ribs main frame 120. Subsequently, theside plates rear frame 201 are gradually inserted into themain frame 120, by which theinsertion support plates side plates support plates longitudinal ribs insertion support plates support plates side plates rear frame 201 have been inserted in themain frame 120, the movement of therear frame 201 in the vertical direction is restricted. - The
side plates rear frame 201 are connected and integrated with theswing frame 101 of the vehiclemain body 100 by inserting the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b into the pin holes 155 a and 155 b of thelongitudinal ribs side plates bolt 302 into thehole 156 of thelongitudinal rib 122 b and thebolt hole 223 of theside plate 211 b, and tightening up thebolt 302. In this state, the movement of therear frame 201 in the vertical and longitudinal directions is restricted by the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and the movement of therear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by thebolt 302. - As shown in
FIG. 21 , a reinforcingplate 341 is attached to a part of thelongitudinal rib 122 b of themain frame 120 where thepin hole 155 b for thepositioning pin 301 b is formed. Thepositioning pin 301 b is inserted into thelongitudinal rib 122 b via the reinforcingplate 341. Thepositioning pin 301 b has a lock plate 342 at its top. By fixing the lock plate 342 to the reinforcingplate 341 with abolt 343, thepositioning pin 301 b is firmly fixed to thelongitudinal rib 122 b of themain frame 120 and securely prevented from coming off. The same goes for thepositioning pin 301 a on the left side unshown inFIG. 21 . - The
rear frame 201 has a plurality of mount rubbers 231 (fourmount rubbers 231 for eachside plate guide plates 232 for eachside plate guide plates 233 for each of the front andrear plates horizontal flange side plate base frame 216 via a reinforcingplate guide plates 232 are attached to the medial surface of each of theside plates guide plates 233 are attached to the medial surface of each of the front andrear plates base frame 216 at prescribed intervals in the transverse direction. - Each
mount rubber 231 is a rubber member in a cylindrical shape. Amount bolt 234 that is attached to thehorizontal flange plate mount rubber 231. Thebattery storage structure 203 is mounted on thebase frame 216 via the reinforcingplates mount rubbers 231 and fixed to thebase frame 216 by attaching nuts to themount bolts 234. In the state in which thebattery storage structure 203 has been attached on thebase frame 216, themount rubbers 231 serve as antivibration rubbers for preventing vibrations of thebattery storage structure 203 and thebattery device 31 in the vertical direction. - In the state in which the
battery storage structure 203 has been mounted on thebase frame 216, part of thebattery storage structure 203 is accommodated in the space inside the base frame 216 (explained later). When themount rubbers 231 prevent the vibrations of thebattery storage structure 203 and thebattery device 31 in the vertical direction in the state in which part of thebattery storage structure 203 has been accommodated in the space inside thebase frame 216, theguide plates 232 which are attached to the medial surfaces of the twoside plates guide plates 233 which are attached to the medial surfaces of the front andrear plates battery storage structure 203 and thebattery device 31 in the longitudinal and transverse directions while allowing the vibration of thebattery storage structure 203 and thebattery device 31 in the vertical direction. Theguide plates -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of thebattery storage structure 203 on which thebattery device 31 has been mounted.FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of thebattery storage structure 203.FIG. 8 is a perspective view of thebattery storage structure 203. - The
battery storage structure 203 includes abattery table mount 251 mounted on thebase frame 216 and multiple stages (three stages in the illustrated example) of battery tables 252, 253 and 254 mounted on thebattery table mount 251. A plurality ofbattery modules 202 are set in thebattery table mount 251 and on the battery tables 252, 253 and 254. The battery table 252, as the lowermost one of the multiple stages of battery tables 252, 253 and 254, is fixed on thebattery table mount 251 with bolts. The multiple stages of battery tables 252, 253 and 254 are supported to be separate from each other in the vertical direction viaposts post - Specifically, the
battery table mount 251, having a box-like shape similar to thebase frame 216, includes aleft side plate 261 a, aright side plate 261 b, afront plate 262 a, arear plate 262 b and abase plate 263. The left andright side plates horizontal flanges battery table mount 251 is set one step smaller than that of the box-shapedbase frame 216 so that theside plates rear plates battery table mount 251 can be inserted into the space inside theside plates rear plates base frame 216 while being pressed and guided by theguide plates base plate 263 has a plurality of vent holes 265 for forming an upward air flow for cooling thebattery modules 202. - Each
horizontal flange battery table mount 251 has a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) bolt holes 266, into which themount bolts 234 penetrating themount rubbers 231 of thehorizontal flange base frame 216 are inserted. Eachhorizontal flange - The battery table 252 as the lowermost stage (first stage) includes a
central plate 271 a extending in the longitudinal direction, aleft side plate 271 b situated to the left of thecentral plate 271 a and having substantially the same length as thecentral plate 271 a, aright side plate 271 c situated to the right rear of thecentral plate 271 a and being shorter than thecentral plate 271 a, and a framingmember 272 supporting these plates and forming the exterior frame of the battery table 252. Each plate has a plurality of vent holes 273 for forming an upward air flow for cooling thebattery modules 202. Thecentral plate 271 a is separated from the left andright side plates left partition plate 274 a andright partition plate 274 b which are erected on each sides of thecentral plate 271 a. Lateral parts of the left andright side plates vertical partition plates FIG. 6 ,FIG. 8 , etc.) for positioning thebattery modules 202. - A plurality of mount plates 275, each having a tapped bolt hole, are provided at appropriate positions on the framing
member 272. - Further, a
post structure 276 having fourposts 276 a is attached to the rear part of the battery table 252 where theright side plate 271 c is situated. The lower ends of the fourposts 276 a are supported on the top surface of the framingmember 272. The lower ends of theposts 276 a on the right-hand side are fixed to theright partition plate 274 b with bolts, while the lower ends of theposts 276 a on the left-hand side are fixed to theleft partition plate 274 a with bolts. The upper ends of the fourposts 276 a are connected by atop plate 276 b having a plurality of tapped bolt holes. - The lowermost battery table 252 is fixed on the
battery table mount 251 by positioning the lowermost battery table 252 on thebattery table mount 251 such that after the bolt holes of the mount plates 275 are aligned with the bolt holes 267 of thehorizontal flanges battery table mount 251, bolts 255 are inserted into the bolt holes, and the bolts 255 are tightened up. - Similarly to the lowermost (first) battery table 252, the second battery table 253 also includes a
central plate 281 a, aleft side plate 281 b, a right side plate 281 c, a framingmember 282, vent holes 283,partition plates post structure 286 including fourposts 286 a and atop plate 286 b having tapped bolt holes. However, no mount plate is provided on the framingmember 282. Instead, the second battery table 253 further includes two additionalupper posts 287 a erected on the top surface of the framingmember 282 and five additionallower posts 287 b extending downward from the under surface of the framingmember 282. The lower ends of theupper posts 287 a are fixed to the top surface of the framingmember 282 with bolts, while the upper ends of thelower posts 287 b are fixed to the under surface of the framingmember 282 with bolts. Amount plate 288 a having tapped bolt holes is attached to the upper end of eachupper post 287 a, while amount plate 288 b having tapped bolt holes is attached to the lower end of eachlower post 287 b. - The second battery table 253 is fixed on the lowermost battery table 252 by positioning the second battery table 253 on the lowermost battery table 252 such that after the bolt holes of the
mount plates 288 b of thelower posts 287 b are aligned with the bolt holes of the framingmember 272 of the lowermost battery table 252 and unshown bolt holes of the left andright side plates 281 b and 281 c are aligned with the bolt holes of thetop plate 276 b of thepost structure 276 of the lowermost battery table 252, bolts are inserted into the bolt holes, and the bolts are tightened up. - The third battery table 254 has a size and a shape corresponding to the rear part of the lowermost battery table 252 where the
right side plate 271 c is situated and corresponding to the rear part of the second battery table 253 where the right side plate 281 c is situated. The third battery table 254 includes acentral plate 291 a, aleft side plate 291 b, aright side plate 291 c, a framingmember 292, vent holes 293, andpartition plates mount plates 295, each having a tapped bolt hole, are attached to appropriate parts of the under surface of the framingmember 292. - The third battery table 254 is fixed on the second battery table 253 by positioning the third battery table 254 on the second battery table 253 such that after the bolt holes of the
mount plates 295 on the under surface of the framingmember 292 are aligned with the bolt holes of themount plates 288 a of theupper posts 287 a of the second battery table 253 and unshown bolt holes of the left andright side plates top plate 286 b of thepost structure 286 of the second battery table 253, bolts are inserted into the bolt holes, and the bolts are tightened up. - Right and left lateral parts of the framing
members wire attaching parts 312, to which wires 311 (seeFIG. 22 ) for pulling up each battery table with a crane can be attached. Further, a plurality ofbattery support bolts 314 for fixing thebattery modules 202 are erected on appropriate parts of the first through third battery tables 252, 253 and 254. - As shown in
FIG. 6 , aduct support plate 316 having aduct hole 316 a is attached to a front part of the framingmember 292 of the third battery table 254 where theright side plate 291 c is situated. Aduct 317 is connected to theduct hole 316 a of theduct support plate 316. The other end of theduct 317 is connected to a duct hole 318 (seeFIG. 2 ) formed through thepartition plate 151 of themachine room 103. Theduct 317 has a cooling fan (unshown) installed therein. The whole of thebattery storage structure 203 storing thebattery modules 202 is covered with a flexible sheet (unshown) having a hole formed at a position corresponding to theduct 317. The duct is inserted into the hole of the sheet and the part is sealed up by winding a string thereon. With this configuration, the cooling of thebattery modules 202 can be performed efficiently during the operation of thehydraulic shovel 1 by discharging the air which flows upward through the vent holes 265, 273, 283 and 293 of thebattery table mount 251 and the first through third battery tables 252, 253 and 254, into themachine room 103 with the cooling fan inside theduct 317 and then out of themachine room 103 to the outside with the coolingfan 30 of themachine room 103. -
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the details of the positional relationship between thebattery table mount 251 and thebase frame 216 of therear frame 201 and the details of base structure of the two parts when thebattery table mount 251 has been installed in the box-shapedbase frame 216. The left-hand side ofFIG. 9 is a cutaway view in which front parts of thebase frame 216 and thebattery table mount 251 have been cut away at a plane extending in the transverse direction. The right-hand side ofFIG. 9 is a cutaway view in which right-hand parts of thebase frame 216 and thebattery table mount 251 have been cut away at a plane extending in the longitudinal direction. - The
base plate 263 of thebattery table mount 251 hasvent holes 265 as mentioned above. The interior surface (upper surface) of thebase plate 263 is provided with tworibs 321 for positioning and holding thebattery modules 202. The medial surfaces of theside plates battery support bolts 322 for fixing thebattery modules 202. - The
battery table mount 251 has been attached on thebase frame 216 of therear frame 201 via the mount rubbers 231. In the state in which thebattery table mount 251 has been installed in thebase frame 216, a prescribed gap (clearance) 325 is formed between thebattery table mount 251 and thebase frame 216. During the operation of thehydraulic shovel 1, thegap 325 functions as an air intake channel when the air around thebattery modules 202 is heated due to the heating of thebattery modules 202 and flows upward through the vent holes 265, 273, 283 and 293, by which the cooling of thebattery modules 202 can be performed efficiently. - The
base plate 213 of thebase frame 216 is a two-stage structure including alower plate 213 a and anupper plate 213 b. The interior surface (upper surface) of thelower plate 213 a is reinforced with two hollowsquare pipes 213 c stretched in the transverse direction. The exterior surface (lower surface) of thelower plate 213 a is flat and functions as a support part to be used for setting the vehiclerear part 200 on the forks 327 (seeFIG. 23 ) of a forklift when the vehiclerear part 200 is separated from the vehiclemain body 100 using the forklift. -
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state in whichbattery modules 202 have been stored in thebattery table mount 251.FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state in whichbattery modules 202 have been mounted on the lowermost battery table 252 and the loaded battery table 252 has been attached on thebattery table mount 251 shown inFIG. 10 .FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a state in whichbattery modules 202 have been mounted on the second battery table 253 and the loaded battery table 253 has been attached on the lowermost battery table 252 shown inFIG. 11 . The aforementionedFIG. 6 shows a state in whichbattery modules 202 have been mounted on the third battery table 254 and the loaded battery table 254 has been attached on the second battery table 253 shown inFIG. 12 . - As shown in the figures, the
battery support bolts 322 attached to thebattery table mount 251 and thebattery support bolts 314 attached to the battery tables 252 to 254 are situated at the corners (four corners) of thebattery modules 202. Eachbattery module 202 is held by thebattery support bolts clamp bars 329 stretched diagonally with respect to the top surface of thebattery module 202. Each end of theclamp bar 329 is attached and fixed to the top of a correspondingbattery support bolt -
FIGS. 13 to 16 are schematic diagrams showing the details of a method for attaching abattery module 202 to the third battery table 254. Specifically,FIG. 13 shows a state in which abattery module 202 has been detached from theright side plate 291 c of the third battery table 254.FIG. 14 shows a state in which abattery module 202 has been attached to theright side plate 291 c of the third battery table 254.FIG. 15 shows coupling relationship among theclamp bar 329, thebattery support bolt 314 and thebattery module 202, wherein the left-hand side shows a state in which thebattery module 202 has been cramped and the right-hand side shows an end of theclamp bar 329 and a connecting part of thebattery support bolt 314 in a disassembled state.FIG. 16 shows a state in which abattery module 202 has been positioned and held byribs 331 provided on the bottom of thecentral plate 291 a of the third battery table 254. - As shown in
FIGS. 13 to 15 , abracket 333 is slid onto thebattery support bolt 314. At each of the four corners of thebattery module 202, ashoulder 202 a to be in contact with thebracket 333 is formed. Two ribs 331 (front, rear) are attached to the front and rear of theright side plate 291 c to adjoin the framingmember 292. Three ribs 331 (front, center, rear) are attached to the front, center and rear of thecentral plate 291 a. On each of the front lower edge and the rear lower edge of thebattery module 202, ashoulder 202 b (seeFIG. 16 ) to be in contact with therib 331 is formed. - First, the
battery module 202 is set on theright side plate 291 c while aligning theshoulders 202 b situated on the lower edges of thebattery module 202 with theribs 331 on theright side plate 291 c, by which the movement of thebattery module 202 in the longitudinal direction is restricted. In this state, the four corners of thebattery module 202 are in contact with or in close vicinity of correspondingbattery support bolts 314, respectively. Subsequently, thebrackets 333 are slid onto thebattery support bolts 314, respectively, to let thebrackets 333 be supported on theshoulders 202 a at the four corners of thebattery module 202. Subsequently, the twoclamp bars 329 are stretched diagonally on thebattery module 202 and thebattery support bolts 314 are inserted into holes at the ends of the clamp bars 329 to make thebattery support bolts 314 hold and support the two clamp bars 329. The clamp bars 329 serve as supports for preventing thebrackets 333 from being detached outward. Subsequently,double lock nuts 335 are screwed onto a threaded part formed at the upper end of eachbattery support bolt 314 and thelock nuts 335 are tightened up. Consequently, thebrackets 333 are pressed against theshoulders 202 a at the four corners of thebattery module 202 and the movement of thebattery module 202 in the vertical direction is restricted. Thebattery module 202 can be detached by reversely conducting the above steps. - As shown in
FIG. 16 , twobattery modules 202 are mounted on thecentral plate 291 a of the third battery table 254. Also in this case, eachbattery module 202 can be attached according to the same procedure as the above explanation regarding the attachment of one battery module. In this case where twobattery modules 202 are attached, however, two centralbattery support bolts 314 are shared by the twobattery modules 202. Specifically, a bracket (not shown), having a shape fitting with twoshoulders 202 a at adjoining corners of the twobattery modules 202, is slid onto each of the centralbattery support bolts 314 and thedouble lock nuts 335 are tightened up, by which the twobattery modules 202 are held down together and their vertical movement is restricted. - The mounting of battery modules on the
battery table mount 251 can also be conducted similarly by use of thebattery support bolts 322, theribs 321 and the clamp bars 329. - Next, an example of a procedure for assembling the
battery storage structure 203 storing thebattery device 31 in this embodiment configured as above will be explained below. - First, the
battery modules 202 are mounted and fixed on thebattery table mount 251, the lowermost battery table 252, the second battery table 253 and the third battery table 254 by the above method explained referring to FIGS. 13 to 16. - Subsequently, the
battery table mount 251, the lowermost battery table 252, the second battery table 253 and the third battery table 254 are stacked up and fixed one by one by the method explained referring toFIG. 6 andFIGS. 10 to 12 , by which thebattery storage structure 203 storing thebattery device 31 is completed. - Thereafter, the completed
battery storage structure 203 is mounted and fixed on therear frame 201 of the vehiclerear part 200. - The stacking of the
battery table mount 251 and the battery tables 252 to 254 and the mounting of thebattery storage structure 203 on therear frame 201 can be performed with ease by using a crane and thewires 311 attached to thewire attaching parts 312. The same goes for the detaching of thebattery storage structure 203 from thebase frame 216 and the separation of thebattery table mount 251 and the battery tables 252 to 254. -
FIGS. 17 and 18 are schematic diagrams showing the mounting of the completedbattery storage structure 203 on therear frame 201 of the vehiclerear part 200, whereinFIG. 17 shows a state just before thebattery storage structure 203 is mounted on thebase frame 216 of therear frame 201 andFIG. 18 shows a state in which thebattery storage structure 203 has been mounted on thebase frame 216. InFIGS. 17 and 18 , thebattery modules 202 are unshown for convenience of illustration. - As mentioned above, the
mount rubbers 231 have been attached to thehorizontal flanges base frame 216 via the reinforcingplates mount bolts 234 protruding from the mount rubbers 231. - The
battery storage structure 203 is mounted on thehorizontal flanges base frame 216 by lowering thebattery storage structure 203 and inserting themount bolts 234 of thebase frame 216 into bolt holes 256 formed in flange parts 251 a and 251 b of thebattery table mount 251. Then, nuts are attached to themount bolts 234 and tightened up, by which thebattery storage structure 203 is connected and integrated with thebase frame 216. Conversely, by loosening and removing the nuts from themount bolts 234 and lifting thebattery storage structure 203, thebattery storage structure 203 can be detached from thebase frame 216. - Incidentally, instead of completing the
battery storage structure 203 and thereafter mounting the completedbattery storage structure 203 on thebase frame 216 of therear frame 201 as explained above, it is also possible to complete thebattery storage structure 203 on thebase frame 216, by successively mounting thebattery table mount 251 and the battery tables 252 to 254 on thebase frame 216 while attaching thebattery modules 202 on each mount/table. - Next, a procedure for mounting and fixing the
rear frame 201 that is loaded with thebattery storage structure 203 as above, on the vehiclemain body 100 will be explained referring toFIGS. 19 to 23 . -
FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a state just before therear frame 201 loaded with thebattery storage structure 203 is mounted on the swing frame 101 (main frame 120) of the vehiclemain body 100.FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which therear frame 201 has been mounted on the swing frame 101 (main frame 120) of the vehiclemain body 100.FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram magnifying a connecting part between therear frame 201 and the swing frame 101 (main frame 120) using the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and thebolt 302. InFIGS. 19-21 , thebattery modules 202 and parts of the vehiclemain body 100 exclusive of theswing frame 101 are unshown for convenience of illustration. - As mentioned above, the pin holes 155 a and 155 b and the
holes 156 have been formed through thelongitudinal ribs main frame 120 of theswing frame 101, and the pin holes 222 a and 222 b and thebolt hole 223 have been formed through theside plates base frame 216 of therear frame 201. Thesupport plates longitudinal ribs insertion support plates side plates base frame 216. - The
rear frame 201 loaded with thebattery storage structure 203 is put on thelongitudinal ribs main frame 120 of the vehiclemain body 100 by lowering therear frame 201 and making thehorizontal flanges base frame 216 be supported on the upper ends of thelongitudinal ribs main frame 120. Subsequently, theside plates rear frame 201 are gradually inserted into themain frame 120, by which theinsertion support plates side plates support plates longitudinal ribs insertion support plates support plates side plates rear frame 201 have been inserted in themain frame 120, the movement of therear frame 201 in the vertical direction is restricted. - Subsequently, the positions of the base frame 216 (rear frame 201) and the main frame 120 (vehicle main body 100) are adjusted so that the pin holes 222 a and 222 b of the
side plates base frame 216 are aligned with the pin holes 155 a and 155 b of thelongitudinal ribs main frame 120. Then, therear frame 201 loaded with thebattery storage structure 203 is connected and integrated with theswing frame 101 of the vehiclemain body 100 by inserting the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b into the pin holes 155 a and 155 b and the pin holes 222 a and 222 b, inserting thebolt 302 into thehole 156 and thebolt hole 223, and tightening up thebolt 302. In this state, the movement of therear frame 201 in the vertical and longitudinal directions is restricted by the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b, and the movement of therear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by thebolt 302. - The mounting of the
rear frame 201 on theswing frame 101 can be conducted with ease by attaching the wires 311 (seeFIG. 22 ) to some wire attaching parts selected from thewire attaching parts rear posts wire attaching parts 312 of the battery tables 252 to 254 of the battery storage structure 203 (e.g., thewire attaching parts rear posts wire attaching parts 312 of the uppermost battery table 254) and pulling up thewires 311 using a crane. -
FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting, on theswing frame 101 using a crane, of therear frame 201 that is loaded with thebattery storage structure 203. Since therear posts rear frame 201 and thebattery storage structure 203 in this embodiment are equipped with thewire attaching parts FIG. 22 , the mounting of therear frame 201 can be conduct with ease by attaching thewires 311 to arbitrarily selectedwire attaching parts wires 311 using a crane. The same goes for the detaching of therear frame 201 from theswing frame 101. -
FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting, on theswing frame 101 using a forklift, of therear frame 201 that is loaded with thebattery storage structure 203. Since thesupport part 328 to be used for setting therear frame 201 on theforks 327 of a forklift is provided on the lower surface of the base frame 216 (lower surface of thelower plate 213 a of the base plate 213) and between thelongitudinal ribs swing frame 101 in this embodiment as shown inFIG. 23 , the mounting of therear frame 201 can be conduct with ease also by using a forklift. The same goes for the detaching of therear frame 201 from theswing frame 101. - The
rear cover 205 may either be attached immediately after the completion of thebattery storage structure 203 or after mounting and fixing the rear frame on the swing frame. - By this embodiment configured as above, the following effects are achieved:
- 1. The
upper swing structure 3 as the vehicle body of thehydraulic shovel 1 is made up of the vehiclemain body 100 and the vehiclerear part 200, and thehydraulic shovel 1 is configured so that the vehiclerear part 200 is detachable from the vehiclemain body 100 by removing the positioning pins 301 a and 301 b and thebolt 302. Therefore, the replacement of the vehiclerear part 200 is facilitated. Even when the electrichydraulic shovel 1 is used for operations for a long time at a place where no commercial power supply is available, thebattery device 31 can be replaced easily and quickly and the working efficiency can be increased by preparing another vehiclerear part 200 loaded with a rechargedbattery device 31, detaching the already-attached vehiclerear part 200 from the vehiclemain body 100 when the electricity amount of thebattery device 31 on the vehiclerear part 200 has become insufficient, and attaching, to the vehiclemain body 100, the prepared vehiclerear part 200 loaded with the rechargedbattery device 31. - 2. The maintenance of the
battery device 31 can also be done with ease, by replacing the vehiclerear part 200 with another vehiclerear part 200 loaded with a rechargedbattery device 31 and moving the detached vehiclerear part 200 to maintenance facilities. - 3. When a
battery device 31 of a different type has to be mounted, the vehiclerear part 200 loaded with the currently usedbattery device 31 is detached from the vehiclemain body 100 and another vehiclerear part 200 loaded with thebattery device 31 of the different type is attached to the vehiclemain body 100. Therefore, thebattery device 31 can easily be replaced with different types of battery devices according to the progress of the battery technology. - 4. The
rear frame 201 of the vehiclerear part 200 can be formed in various shapes differing in the length in the longitudinal direction, by which the number of the mounted batteries can be changed and adjusted to suit the operating time required of the electric hydraulic shovel. - 5. The
battery room 204 is formed inside therear cover 205. Therefore, thebattery device 31 can be protected from shocks from the outside during the swing of the upper swing structure 3 (vehicle body). By forming the vehiclerear part 200 in a shape imitating the counter weight, an external appearance having innovativeness can be given to the electric hydraulic shovel. - 6. The two
longitudinal ribs rear part 200 are provided in the rear part of themain frame 120 of the vehiclemain body 100. Therear frame 201 of the vehiclerear part 200 is equipped with thebase frame 216 which couples with the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120 from above. Thebase frame 216 mounted on the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120 is fixed on the twolongitudinal ribs rear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by thebase frame 216 and the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120. Consequently, the vehiclerear part 200 can be held and fixed stably with respect to the vehiclemain body 100. - 7. The
base frame 216 mounted on the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120 is fixed on the twolongitudinal ribs bolt 302. The whole of the vehiclerear part 200 is detachable from the twolongitudinal ribs bolt 302. Therefore, the whole of the vehiclerear part 200 can be attached to and detached from the vehiclemain body 100 with ease while leaving thebattery device 31 mounted on the vehiclerear part 200. - 8. The
rear frame 201 is mounted on the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120 by making thehorizontal flanges base frame 216 be supported on the upper ends of the twolongitudinal ribs rear frame 201 in the transverse direction is restricted by the twoside plates base frame 216 and the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120, and the movement of therear frame 201 in the vertical direction is restricted by thehorizontal flanges base frame 216 and the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120. Consequently, the vehiclerear part 200 can be stably fixed to the vehiclemain body 100. - 9. The support part to be used for setting the vehicle
rear part 200 on theforks 327 of a forklift is provided on the lower surface of the base frame 216 (lower surface of thelower plate 213 a of the base plate 213) and between the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120. The vehiclerear part 200 is movable with respect to the vehiclemain body 100 using the forklift. Therefore, the vehiclerear part 200 can be replaced safely by use of a forklift even when the vehiclerear part 200 loaded with thebattery device 31 is heavy. - 10. The vehicle
rear part 200 and thebattery storage structure 203 are equipped with thewire attaching parts rear part 200 is movable with respect to the vehiclemain body 100 using a crane. Therefore, the vehiclerear part 200 can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when the vehiclerear part 200 loaded with thebattery storage structure 203 is heavy. - 11. The
base frame 216 is provided with a plurality ofmount rubbers 231. Thebattery storage structure 203 is attached on thebase frame 216 with themount bolts 234 via the mount rubbers 231. Therefore, vertical vibrations of thebattery storage structure 203 and thebattery device 31 during the operation of thehydraulic shovel 1 are absorbed, by which thebattery device 31 and thebattery storage structure 203 can be protected from vertical operating vibrations of thehydraulic shovel 1. - 12. By standardizing the lowermost attaching part of the battery storage structure 203 (i.e., the battery table mount 251), it becomes possible to mount various types of battery storage structures differing in the configuration. Consequently, various types of batteries can easily be mounted according to the progress of the battery technology.
- 13. The
battery storage structure 203 is equipped with a plurality ofwire attaching parts 312. Thebattery storage structure 203 is movable in the vertical direction with respect to thebase frame 216 by using a crane. Therefore, thebattery storage structure 203 can be replaced safely by use of a crane even when thebattery storage structure 203 loaded with thebattery device 31 is heavy. - 14. The
battery storage structure 203 is made up of thebattery table mount 251 and multiple stages of battery tables 252 to 254. Thebattery table mount 251 and the multiple stages of battery tables 252 to 254 are supported and fixed to be separate from each other in the vertical direction via theposts - 15. The
rear cover 205 of the vehiclerear part 200 covers a rear part, a right-hand part, a left-hand part and a top part of the vehiclerear part 200. Themachine room 103 is separated from the other parts of the vehiclemain body 100 by thepartition plates rear part 200 is connected with the vehiclemain body 100, thebattery room 204 is insulated by thepartition plates electric motor 18, theinverter 19, etc., in themachine room 103 and a space preventing effects of heat on thebattery modules 202 of thebattery device 31 arranged in thebattery room 204 is secured. Therefore, the temperature rise as a cause of deterioration of thebattery device 31 can be prevented. - Incidentally, while the overhanging
part 122 of themain frame 120 is formed by the twolongitudinal ribs part 122 may be configured differently as long as the structure of the overhangingpart 122 can support thebase frame 216 of the vehiclerear part 200. For example, the overhangingpart 122 can be a frame structure having a part supporting thebase frame 216. The overhangingpart 122 may also be formed of three longitudinal ribs including a third longitudinal rib that supports the central part of thebase frame 216. Thebase frame 216 in the above embodiment includes the twoside plates longitudinal ribs main frame 120, thebase plate 213 connecting the lower ends of the twoside plates horizontal flanges side plates rear frame 201 is mounted on the twolongitudinal ribs horizontal flanges longitudinal ribs base frame 216 may include two side plates to be arranged outside the twolongitudinal ribs main frame 120 and a top plate connecting the upper ends of the side plates, and therear frame 201 may be mounted on the twolongitudinal ribs longitudinal ribs - Further, while the
battery storage structure 203 in the above embodiment includes thebattery table mount 251 and the battery tables 252 to 254, the number of stages of the battery tables 252 to 254 may be changed properly, depending on the number of batteries to be mounted. The configuration of the battery tables 252 to 254 may also be changed properly, depending on the type of the battery device to be mounted. - Furthermore, while the
hydraulic shovel 1 has been illustrated in the above embodiment as an example of the electric construction machine, the present invention is not to be restricted to hydraulic shovels; the present invention is applicable also to a wide range of other construction machines such as wheel loaders, hydraulic cranes, etc. -
- 1 electric hydraulic shovel
- 2 lower travel structure (vehicle body)
- 3 upper swing structure (vehicle body)
- 4 work implement
- 17 hydraulic pump
- 18 electric motor
- 19 inverter
- 20 oil tank
- 22 oil cooler
- 23 radiator
- 30 cooling fan
- 31 battery device
- 100 vehicle main body
- 101 swing frame (vehicle body frame)
- 102 cab seat
- 103 machine room
- 104 canopy
- 110 exterior cover
- 120 main frame
- 130, 140 side frame
- 122 a, 122 b longitudinal rib
- 151, 152 partition plate
- 200 vehicle rear part
- 201 rear frame
- 202 battery module
- 203 battery storage structure
- 204 battery room
- 205 rear cover
- 211 a, 211 b side plate
- 212 a front plate
- 212 b rear plate
- 213 base plate
- 214 a, 214 b horizontal flange
- 216 base frame
- 217 a, 217 b outer frame
- 218 a, 218 b post
- 219 a, 219 b guard pipe
- 220 a, 220 b wire attaching part
- 231 mount rubber
- 232, 233 guide plate
- 234 mount bolt
- 251 battery table mount
- 252 first (lowermost) battery table
- 253 second battery table
- 254 third battery table
- 261 a, 261 b side plate
- 262 a front plate
- 262 b rear plate
- 263 base plate
- 264 a, 264 b horizontal flange
- 265, 273, 283, 293 vent hole
- 276 a,286 a, 287 a, 287 b post
- 301 a,301 b positioning pin
- 302 bolt
- 311 wire
- 312 wire attaching part
- 314, 322 battery support bolt
- 321, 331 rib
- 327 forks of a forklift
- 329 clamp bar
Claims (10)
1. An electric construction machine having a battery device mounted on a rear part of a vehicle body thereof, the electric construction machine performing operations by driving an electric motor with the battery device,
wherein the vehicle body is made up of a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part,
wherein the vehicle main body includes a vehicle body frame to whose front a work implement is attached and a cab seat and a machine room, the cab seat and the machine room being provided on the vehicle body frame,
wherein the vehicle body frame includes a main frame to whose front the work implement is attached,
wherein the main frame has an overhanging part overhanging and extending in a longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the vehicle rear part,
wherein the vehicle rear part includes a rear frame to be mounted on the overhanging part and a rear cover covering the rear frame, the rear cover forming therein a battery room in which the battery device is arranged and having a shape imitating a counter weight, and
wherein the rear frame mounted on the overhanging part is fixed on the overhanging part using a bolt and is detachable from the overhanging part by removing the bolt.
2. The electric construction machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the overhanging part of the main frame of the vehicle main body includes two longitudinal ribs overhanging and extending in parallel in the longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the rear frame of the vehicle rear part, and
the rear frame of the vehicle rear part includes a base frame which couples with the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame from above, and
the base frame mounted on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs using the bolt.
3. The electric construction machine according to claim 2 , wherein
fixing means for fixing the base frame on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame includes not only the bolt but also two positioning pins provided corresponding to the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame, and
the base frame mounted on the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame is fixed on the two longitudinal ribs and prevented from coming off using the two positioning pins and the bolt, the base frame being detachable from the two longitudinal ribs by removing the positioning pins and the bolt.
4. The electric construction machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the base frame includes two side plates to be arranged inside the two longitudinal ribs, a base plate connecting lower ends of the two side plates, and outward horizontal flanges provided at upper ends of the two side plates, respectively, and
the base frame is mounted on the two longitudinal ribs by making the horizontal flanges be supported on upper ends of the two longitudinal ribs.
5. The electric construction machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the base frame has a support part to be used for setting the vehicle rear part on forks of a forklift, the support part being provided on the lower surface of the base frame and between the two longitudinal ribs of the main frame, and
the vehicle rear part is movable with respect to the vehicle main body using the forklift.
6. The electric construction machine according to claim 2 , wherein:
the vehicle rear part further includes at least one rear post erected on a rear part of the base frame and a battery storage structure for storing the battery device, the battery storage structure being attached on the base frame with bolts and,
the rear post and the battery storage structure are equipped with wire attaching parts, and
the vehicle rear part is movable with respect to the vehicle main body by using a crane by attaching wires for the crane to the wire attaching parts.
7. The electric construction machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the base frame has a plurality of mount rubbers attached thereon at prescribed intervals in the longitudinal direction, and
the vehicle rear part further includes a battery storage structure attached on the base frame with bolts via the mount rubbers and storing the battery device.
8. The electric construction machine according to claim 7 , wherein
the battery storage structure has a plurality of wire attaching parts, and
the battery storage structure is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame by using a crane by attaching wires for the crane to the wire attaching parts.
9. The electric construction machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the vehicle rear part further includes a battery storage structure attached on the base frame and storing the battery device,
the battery storage structure includes a battery table mount mounted on the base frame and multiple stages of battery tables mounted on the battery table mount,
a battery table as the lowermost one of the multiple stages of battery tables is fixed on the battery table mount using bolts, and
the multiple stages of battery tables are supported to be separate from each other in the vertical direction via posts and are integrated by fixing upper and lower ends of each of the posts to corresponding battery tables with bolts.
10. The electric construction machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle main body includes the cab seat provided on the vehicle body frame and a machine room in which a plurality of devices including the electric motor and an inverter for controlling the electric motor are arranged, and
the rear cover included in the vehicle rear part and having the shape imitating the counter weight covers a rear part, a right-hand part, a left-hand part and a top part of the vehicle rear part, and
the machine room is separated from the other parts of the vehicle main body by a partition plate, and
when the vehicle rear part is connected with the vehicle main body, the battery room formed by the rear cover secures a space insulated from heat sources in the machine room by using the partition plate, the space preventing effects of heat on batteries of the battery device arranged in the battery room.
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