Surrounding display device for traveling crane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10450169-B2
Application number	US-201615574643-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2016
Priority date	Sep 1, 2015
Publication date	Oct 22, 2019
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a surrounding display device for a traveling crane, whereby the positional relationship between surrounding objects and a boom can be easily understood. This surrounding display device (A) is for a traveling crane (100) equipped with a traveling vehicle body (101) and a boom (105), the surrounding display device (A) being equipped with: cameras (1L), (1R) provided to the leading end of the boom (105); a control device (2) connected to the cameras (1L), (1R); and a monitor (3) connected to the control device (2). The control device (2) superimposes the positional information of the boom (105) on the images photographed with the cameras (1L), (1R) and displays the result on the monitor (3). Thus, the positional relationship between surrounding objects and the boom (105) can be easily understood.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane comprising a traveling vehicle body, and a boom, the surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane further comprising:
a camera that is provided in a leading end portion of the boom;
a control apparatus that is connected to the camera; and
a monitor that is connected to the control apparatus,
wherein the control apparatus overlaps positional information of the boom and positional information of the traveling vehicle body on an image photographed with the camera to display the positional information on the monitor, and
wherein the positional information of the traveling vehicle body is a line that indicates a side surface position of the traveling vehicle body.

2. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 1 , wherein,
the positional information of the boom is a line that indicates a leading end position of the boom.

3. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 1 , wherein,
the positional information of the boom is a line that indicates a side surface position of the boom.

4. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 1 , wherein,
the positional information of the boom is a silhouette of a projection of the leading end portion of the boom.

5. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 1 , wherein,
the control apparatus performs a viewpoint conversion process on the image photographed with the camera to generate a viewpoint-converted image as viewed immediately downward from the leading end portion of the boom, and overlaps the positional information of the boom on the viewpoint-converted image to display the positional information on the monitor.

6. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 1 , wherein,
the camera is composed of a right camera provided in the leading end portion of the boom so as to face toward a right side, and a left camera provided in the leading end portion of the boom so as to face toward a left side, and
the control apparatus displays respective images photographed with the right camera and the left camera on the monitor.

7. A surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane comprising a traveling vehicle body, and a boom, the surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane further comprising:
a camera that is provided in a leading end portion of the boom;
a control apparatus that is connected to the camera; and
a monitor that is connected to the control apparatus,
wherein the control apparatus overlaps positional information of the boom on an image photographed with the camera to display the positional information on the monitor, and
wherein the control apparatus performs a viewpoint conversion process on the image photographed with the camera to generate a viewpoint-converted image as viewed immediately sideways from the leading end portion of the boom, and overlaps the positional information of the boom on the viewpoint-converted image to display the positional information on the monitor.

8. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 7 , wherein,
the positional information of the boom is a line that indicates a leading end position of the boom.

9. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 7 , wherein,
the positional information of the boom is a line that indicates a side surface position of the boom.

10. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 7 , wherein,
the positional information of the boom is a silhouette of a projection of the leading end portion of the boom.

11. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 7 , wherein,
the control apparatus performs a viewpoint conversion process on the image photographed with the camera to generate a viewpoint-converted image as viewed immediately downward from the leading end portion of the boom, and overlaps the positional information of the boom on the viewpoint-converted image to display the positional information on the monitor.

12. The surroundings display apparatus for a mobile crane according to claim 7 , wherein,
the camera is composed of a right camera provided in the leading end portion of the boom so as to face toward a right side, and a left camera provided in the leading end portion of the boom so as to face toward a left side, and
the control apparatus displays respective images photographed with the right camera and the left camera on the monitor.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Oishi Takayuki

Classifications

• H04N23/633

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• B66C23/88

  Safety gear (for cranes in general B66C15/00; for rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms B66D1/54) · CPC title

• B60R2300/305

  merging camera image with lines or icons · CPC title

• B60R2300/60

  characterised by monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior scenes from a transformed perspective · CPC title