Battery powered work machine, and battery powered forklift
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1. A battery powered work machine comprising:
- a first part to which a heating element is attached;
a second part to which a heating element different from the heating element attached to the first part is attached, the second part being arranged to be opposite to the first part; and
a plurality of air passages defined between the first part and the second part for allowing air to pass,wherein a plurality of integrally formed partition members are arranged between the first part and the second part to couple the first part and the second part, and at least one air passage is at least partially defined by a respective partition member adjacent the first and second parts,wherein the first part, the second part, and the plurality of partition members are included in a radiator of the battery powered work machine, each of the first part and the second part is attached in such a manner that a respective portion thereof, other than a portion thereof adjacent the plurality of air passages, and other than a portion thereof adjacent the heating element, is configured for operative contact with a heat conducting member attached thereto, andwherein a first control device for controlling a driving electric motor driven by electric power fed from a battery for allowing the machine to travel is operatively disposed in the machine anterior to a second control device in the machine, and the second control device is configured for controlling a cargo-handling electric motor driven by electric power fed from the battery, and operatively associated with an oil tank storing operating oil in the machine.
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Abstract
A heat sink includes a first part on which a control device is attached, a second part on which an electronic component is attached and that is arranged to be opposite to the first part, and plural air passages provided between the first part and the second part for allowing air to pass. Plural plate-like members are arranged between the first part and the second part, and the air passage is formed by a space enclosed by the first part, the adjacent partition member, and the second part.
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1. A battery powered work machine comprising:
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a first part to which a heating element is attached; a second part to which a heating element different from the heating element attached to the first part is attached, the second part being arranged to be opposite to the first part; and a plurality of air passages defined between the first part and the second part for allowing air to pass, wherein a plurality of integrally formed partition members are arranged between the first part and the second part to couple the first part and the second part, and at least one air passage is at least partially defined by a respective partition member adjacent the first and second parts, wherein the first part, the second part, and the plurality of partition members are included in a radiator of the battery powered work machine, each of the first part and the second part is attached in such a manner that a respective portion thereof, other than a portion thereof adjacent the plurality of air passages, and other than a portion thereof adjacent the heating element, is configured for operative contact with a heat conducting member attached thereto, and wherein a first control device for controlling a driving electric motor driven by electric power fed from a battery for allowing the machine to travel is operatively disposed in the machine anterior to a second control device in the machine, and the second control device is configured for controlling a cargo-handling electric motor driven by electric power fed from the battery, and operatively associated with an oil tank storing operating oil in the machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A battery powered work machine comprising:
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a first part to which a heating element is attached; a second part to which a heating element different from the heating element mounted on the first part is attached, the second part being arranged to be opposite to the first part; and a plurality of air passages provided between the first part and the second part for allowing air to pass, wherein a first structure formed by providing a plurality of partition members on the first part and a second structure formed by providing a plurality of partition members on the second part are combined in such a manner that an end of a respective partition member of the first structure and an end of a respective partition member of the second structure face one another; and a radiator including a respective one of the air passages at least partially defined by the first part, an adjacent one of the plurality of partition members, and the second part, wherein each of the first part and the second part is attached in such a manner that a respective portion thereof, other than a portion thereof adjacent the plurality of air passages, and other than a portion thereof adjacent the heating element, is configured for operative contact with a heat conducting member attached thereto, and wherein a first control device for controlling a driving electric motor driven by electric power fed from a battery for allowing the machine to travel is operatively disposed in the machine anterior to a second control device in the machine with the second control device configured for controlling a cargo-handling electric motor that is driven by electric power fed from the battery, and operatively associated with an oil tank in the machine. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A battery powered forklift comprising:
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a fork mounted on a front of a body on which a front wheel and a rear wheel are attached; a counter weight provided on a rear of the body; a driving electric motor driven by electric power fed from a battery for allowing the body to travel; a cargo-handling electric motor driven by electric power fed from the battery operatively associated with an oil tank in the forklift which stores operating oil; a first part to which a first control device for controlling the driving electric motor and a second control device for controlling the cargo-handling electric motor are attached; a second part to which an electronic component is attached, the second part disposed opposite to the first part; a plurality of air passages provided between the first part and the second part for allowing air to pass, wherein a first structure formed by mounting a plurality of partition members on the first part and a second structure formed by mounting a plurality of partition members on the second part are combined in such a manner that an end of a respective partition member of the first structure and an end of a respective partition member of the second structure face one another; and a radiator including a respective one of the air passages at least partially defined by the first part, an adjacent one of the plurality of partition members, and the second part, the radiator arranged side by side with the operating oil, wherein the first control device is arranged anterior to the second control device on the body.
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13. A battery powered work machine comprising:
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a first part to which a heating element is attached; a second part to which a heating element different from the heating element attached to the first part is attached, the second part being arranged to be opposite to the first part; a plurality of air passages defined between the first part and the second part for allowing air to pass; a fork mounted on a front of a body to which a front wheel and a rear wheel are attached; and a counter weight provided on a rear of the body, wherein a plurality of integrally formed partition members are arranged between the first part and the second part to couple the first part and the second part, and at least one air passage is at least partially defined by a respective one of the partition members adjacent the first and second parts, wherein the first part, the second part, and the plurality of partition members are included in a radiator of the battery powered work machine, each of the first part and the second part is attached in such a manner that a respective portion thereof, other than a portion thereof adjacent the plurality of air passages, and other than a portion thereof adjacent the heating element, is configured for operative contact with a heat conducting member attached thereto, and wherein a first control device for controlling a driving electric motor driven by electric power fed from a battery for allowing the machine to travel is operatively disposed in the machine anterior to a second control device in the machine with the second control device configured for controlling a cargo-handling electric motor driven by electric power fed from the battery, and operatively associated with an oil tank storing operating oil in the machine, wherein the battery powered work machine is a forklift vehicle, and wherein the first control device, the second control device, the electronic component, and the radiator are stored in a storage space in which the cargo-handling electric motor and the operating oil tank storing the operating oil are stored, and wherein the storage space is provided in the body, below a bottom of the battery, and above a bottom of the body.
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14. A battery powered work machine comprising:
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a first part to which a heating element is attached; a second part to which a heating element different from the heating element attached to the first part is attached, the second part being arranged to be opposite to the first part; a plurality of air passages defined between the first part and the second part for allowing air to pass; a fork mounted on a front of a body to which a front wheel and a rear wheel are attached; and a counter weight provided on a rear of a body, wherein a plurality of integrally formed partition members are arranged between the first part and the second part to couple the first part and the second part, and at least one air passage is at least partially defined by a respective partition member adjacent the first and second parts, wherein the first part, the second part, and the plurality of partition members are included in a radiator of the battery powered work machine, each of the first part and the second part is attached in such a manner that a respective portion thereof, other than a portion thereof adjacent the plurality of air passages, and other than a portion thereof adjacent the heating element, is configured for operative contact with a heat conducting member attached thereto, and wherein a first control device for controlling a driving electric motor driven by electric power fed from a battery for allowing the machine to travel is operatively disposed in the machine anterior to a second control device in the machine with the second control device configured for controlling a cargo-handling electric motor driven by electric power fed from the battery, and operatively associated with an oil tank in the machine, wherein the first control device, the second control device, and the radiator are stored in a storage space in which the cargo-handling electric motor and the operating oil tank storing the operating oil are stored, and the storage space is provided in the body, below a bottom of the battery.
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