Work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10215117-B2
Application number	US-201515306955-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2015
Priority date	Jul 24, 2014
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

In a work vehicle according to the present invention, a control device calculates, for each of a plurality of speed-changing stages in a PTO transmission, an expected maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is output from the PTO shaft when an engine rotational speed changing operation member is operated to a maximum extent, and shows, in a listed manner, the calculated results in a liquid crystal display part of a display device. The present invention can inform an operator of the maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is output from the PTO shaft for each speed-changing stage in the PTO transmission without performing a speed changing operation on the PTO transmission.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A work vehicle, comprising:
an engine configured to output power that has a rotational speed corresponding to an operation on an engine rotational speed changing operation member;
a traveling-system transmission disposed in a traveling-system power transmission path from the engine to travel members and configured to perform a speed change action corresponding to an operation on a traveling-system speed changing operation member;
a multi-stage power take off (PTO) transmission disposed in a working-system power transmission path from the engine to a PTO shaft and configured to perform a speed change action corresponding to an operation on a PTO speed changing operation member; and
a display device having a liquid crystal display part and a control device,
wherein the control device is configured to:
calculate, for each of a plurality of speed-changing stages in the PTO transmission, an expected maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is output from the PTO shaft when the engine rotational speed changing operation member is operated to a maximum extent, and
show the calculated results, so as to correspond to each of the plurality of speed-changing stages, in the liquid crystal display part in a listed manner.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an engine rotational speed upper limit setting member and a traveling-mode switching operation member,
wherein:
the control device is configured to store a plurality of engine rotational speed upper limit values that are set by the engine rotational speed upper limit setting member; and
the control device is configured such that, in a state in which an output rotational speed of the engine when the engine rotational speed changing operation member is operated to a maximum extent is limited to one engine rotational speed upper limit value that is made effective by the traveling-mode switching operation member:
the control device activates and controls a fuel injection device that supplies fuel to the engine to cause an output rotational speed of the engine to arrive at a rotational speed corresponding to an amount of operation on the engine rotational speed changing operation member; and
the control device calculates the expected maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power for each speed-changing stage in the PTO transmission based on the effective engine rotational speed upper limit.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a PTO clutch that is disposed in the working-system power transmission path and is configured to connect or disconnect power from the engine to the PTO shaft in response to an operation on a PTO ON-OFF operation member,
wherein, when the PTO ON-OFF operation member is operated for ON, the control device is configured to cause the liquid crystal display part to shift to a PTO rotational speed display screen that shows the expected maximum rotational speeds of PTO rotational power of respective speed-changing stages in the PTO transmission in a listed manner.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display switching operation member that is capable of being manually operated,
wherein, in response to a predetermined operation on the display switching operation member, the control device causes the liquid crystal display part to shift to a PTO rotational speed display screen that shows the expected maximum rotational speeds of PTO rotational power of respective speed-changing stages in the PTO transmission in a listed manner.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a PTO rotational speed sensor that detects an actual rotational speed of the PTO shaft, wherein
the control device causes the liquid crystal display part to also show the actual rotational speed of the PTO shaft based on the PTO rotational speed sensor when showing the expected maximum rotational speeds of PTO rotational power of respective speed-changing stages in the PTO transmission.

6. A work vehicle, comprising:
an engine rotational speed changing operation member;
an engine configured to have a rotational speed corresponding to an operation on the engine rotational speed changing operation member;
a multi-stage power take off (PTO) transmission disposed in a working-system power transmission path from the engine to a PTO shaft and configured to perform a speed change action corresponding to an operation on a PTO speed changing operation member; and
a control device configured to calculate a plurality of expected maximum rotational speed values, the plurality of expected maximum rotational speed values include, for each of a plurality of speed-changing stages in the PTO transmission, a corresponding expected maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is expected to be output from the PTO shaft responsive to maximum operation of the engine rotational speed changing operation member, and
a display device configured to concurrently display each value of the plurality of expected maximum rotational speed values.

7. A work vehicle, comprising:
an engine rotational speed changing operation member;
an engine configured to have a rotational speed corresponding to an operation on the engine rotational speed changing operation member;
a multi-stage power take off (PTO) transmission disposed in a working-system power transmission path from the engine to a PTO shaft and configured to perform a speed change action corresponding to an operation on a PTO speed changing operation member; and
a display device configured to concurrently display each value of a plurality of expected maximum rotational speed values,
wherein the plurality of expected maximum rotational speed values include, for each of a plurality of speed-changing stages in the PTO transmission, a corresponding expected maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is expected to be output from the PTO shaft responsive to maximum operation of the engine rotational speed changing operation member.

Assignees

• Yanmar Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ueda Ryouhei

Classifications

• B60W2540/215

  Selection or confirmation of options · CPC title

• B60W2050/0026

  Lookup tables or parameter maps · CPC title

• A01B71/02 Primary

  Setting or adjusting mechanisms · CPC title

• B60W10/30

  including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps · CPC title

• B60W50/14

  Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention · CPC title