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Title:
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014097742
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an amphibious vehicle capable of suppressing deterioration in fuel economy caused by operation with a low load ratio.

An amphibious vehicle, capable of traveling on ground, water and waterside, includes: a gas turbine 130; a generator 140 receiving output of the gas turbine 130 via a first clutch 161; an aquatic pusher 120 receiving output of the gas turbine 130 via a second clutch 162; a battery 142 for charging and discharging power generated by the generator 140; a motor 112 for performing rotary-drive by power supplied from the battery 142; a wheel 111 rotary-driven by the rotary-driving of the motor 112; and a control device 130 for controlling the aforementioned components. Further, when the vehicle travels on the ground, the control device causes the battery 142 to supply the motor 112 with power so as to rotary-drive the front wheel 111.


Inventors:
SATO SHINICHI
MATSUNAGA TAKASHI
Application Number:
JP2012251104A
Publication Date:
May 29, 2014
Filing Date:
November 15, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD
International Classes:
B63H23/30; B60F3/00; B60K6/36; B60K6/442; B60K6/46; B60W10/06; B60W10/08; B60W10/26; B60W20/00; B63H21/17
Domestic Patent References:
JP2009067122A2009-04-02
JP2009056968A2009-03-19
JP2012171363A2012-09-10
JP2004524204A2004-08-12
JP2009067121A2009-04-02
JP2009067207A2009-04-02
JP2007503360A2007-02-22
JP2008525265A2008-07-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshiro Mitsuishi
Mitsuishi Shunpei
Yasuyuki Tanaka
Hiroshi Matsumoto
Tetsuzo Yamada