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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Furusho, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Hiranuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshitaka Shizu, Aichi, JP;
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a shovel including a swiveling motor, and a swiveling speed reducer that reduces the rotational speed of an output shaft of the swiveling motor. The swiveling speed reducer includes a first gear mechanism; a first gear case that houses the first gear mechanism; a first oil check pipe that is disposed in the first gear case; a first communication portion that allows an inside of the first gear case and the first oil check pipe to communicate with each other; and a second communication portion that connects a position of the first gear case higher than a position where the first communication portion is connected, and a high position of the first oil check pipe.