Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Koki Tsuruda

Yasumi Fukuzumi

Fumio Minami

Yoshihiro Takahashi

Kenta Nishimura

A mower comprises: a cutter housing having an inner hole in which an output shaft of a motor is inserted; and a motor cover provided above the cutter housing with a space therebetween, the motor cover covering the motor. Cooling air leadout openings for leading cooling air in the motor cover to the outside are formed in the motor cover, the cooling air leadout openings being positioned inward of a peripheral wall part of the motor cover and outward of the inner hole of the cutter housing.

Mower with motor cooling arrangement

A prime mover of a mower that is a work machine comprises: a motor having a motor rotation shaft extended along a substantially vertical direction, and a motor housing disposed coaxially with the motor rotation shaft; a centrifugal fan disposed above the motor; and a motor cover that accommodates the motor and the centrifugal fan so as to extend to the upper end of a side part of the centrifugal fan. A cooling air inlet is formed in the motor housing, the centrifugal fan having a base part provided above the cooling air inlet, and the outer diameter of the base part being greater than the outer diameter of the cooling air inlet.

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Wako, Japan

Koki Tsuruda