Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Amphibious vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 两栖车
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Application No.: US14439527Application Date: 2013-11-08
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Publication No.: US09381907B2Publication Date: 2016-07-05
- Inventor: Shinichi Sato , Takashi Matsunaga
- Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRY, LTD.
- Current Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRY, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2012-251104 20121115
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/080209 WO 20131108
- International Announcement: WO2014/077193 WO 20140522
- Main IPC: B60W20/00
- IPC: B60W20/00 ; B60K6/36 ; B60K6/442 ; B60K6/46 ; B60F3/00 ; B63H23/30 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/08 ; B60W10/26 ; B60W10/02 ; B63H5/07 ; B63H21/20

Abstract:
Provided is an amphibious vehicle such that the deterioration of a fuel economy ratio due to driving at a low load ratio can be suppressed. The amphibious vehicle can travel on land, sea, and waterfront and is provided with: a gas turbine; an electric generator to which output from the gas turbine is transmitted via a first clutch; a water propeller to which the output from the gas turbine is transmitted via a second clutch; a storage battery that is charged with or discharges electric power produced by the electric generator; a motor rotated and driven by electric power supplied from the storage battery; a wheel rotated and driven by rotation and driving of the motor; and a control apparatus that controls the above units. When travelling on land, the control apparatus causes electric power to be supplied from the storage battery to the motor so that a front wheel is rotated and driven by the motor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150274150A1 AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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