Patent ID: 8191342

Claim:
A riding lawnmower vehicle comprising: a right main drive wheel and left main drive wheel; at least one caster wheel; right and left electric traction motors, each provided on a right and left end of a main frame constituting a vehicle body; a driver's seat provided on top of the main frame; a mower working machine provided under the main frame and driven by an electric motor for driving the mower working machine; a secondary battery that is supported by the main frame and supplies electric power to the right and left electric traction motors and the motor for driving the mower working machine; and a control unit that controls operation of the right and left electric traction motors, wherein the right and left main drive wheels are respectively supported at a left end and a right end of the main frame, and independently driven by the right and left electric traction motors, which can operate as traction power sources, when viewed from one end to the other end in the width direction of the vehicle, the main drive wheels overlap at least a part of the secondary battery; when viewed from one end to the other end in the width direction of the vehicle, the right and left electric traction motors overlap the main drive wheels; and at least part of the control unit is positioned on a top surface side of the main frame and under the driver's seat.