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Work vehicle

  • US 9,579,988 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2013
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A work vehicle which is provided with a battery and at least one motor, the motor being driven by electric power supplied from the battery, the work vehicle comprising:

  • a charging terminal to which a feed terminal provided in a charging device disposed at an outside of the work vehicle is connected at a time of charging the battery;

    a communication terminal to which a communication terminal for the charging device to communicate with the work vehicle is connected at the time of charging the battery;

    an in-vehicle controller which controls the work vehicle, and controls the charging device through the communication terminal at the time of charging the battery;

    a start unit which makes the in-vehicle controller start in response to a signal from the charging device at the time of charging the battery;

    a signal terminal which is connected to a terminal to transmit a signal from the charging device at the time of charging the battery; and

    a switch which is provided between the charging terminal and a terminal of the battery,wherein the in-vehicle controller makes the switch enter into a connection state after starting by the start unit, andwherein when the switch enters into the connection state, the battery supplies electric power to be consumed by a control unit which is provided in the charging device to control the charging of the battery, andwherein the in-vehicle controller makes the control unit start the charging.

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