Drive device for PTO shaft of working machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10632841-B2
Application number	US-201715627741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	Jun 22, 2016
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A drive device for a PTO shaft includes a parking switch to detect a parking state of a vehicle body, a permission switch constituted of a self-returning switch and connected to the parking switch, the permission switch being configured to be switched to permit driving a PTO shaft, the PTO shaft being configured to be driven by a power of a prime mover disposed on the vehicle body, and a first switch device to be switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven when the permission switch is switched to permit driving the PTO shaft under a state where the parking switch detects the parking state of the vehicle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drive device for a PTO shaft comprising:
a parking switch to detect a parking state of a vehicle body;
a permission switch constituted of a self-returning switch and connected to the parking switch, the permission switch being configured to be switched to permit driving a PTO shaft, the PTO shaft being configured to be driven by a power of a prime mover disposed on the vehicle body;
a first switch device to be switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven when the permission switch is switched to permit driving the PTO shaft under a state where the parking switch detects the parking state of the vehicle body;
an on-off switch to switch the driving of the PTO shaft to be turned on and to be turned off;
a seat switch to detect an operator seated on an operator seat; and
a second switch device connected to an output terminal of the first switch device and to an output terminal of the seat switch, the second switch device being configured to be switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven based on an input from the output terminal of the first switch device or from the output terminal of the seat switch,
wherein a first input terminal of the first switch device is connected to an output terminal of the parking switch or to an output terminal of the permission switch, and
a second input terminal of the first switch device is connected to an output terminal of the on-off switch.

2. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 1 , comprising
a plurality of first neutral switches to detect neutral positions of a plurality of devices mounted on the vehicle body,
wherein the first switch device is switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven when the first neutral switches detect the neutral positions and the permission switch is switched to permit driving the PTO shaft under the state where the parking switch detects the parking state of the vehicle body.

3. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 1 , comprising:
a seat switch to detect an operator seated on an operator seat; and
an alarm device to output an alarm when the seat switch does not detect the operator seated on the operator seat under a state where the parking switch does not detect the parking state of the vehicle body and not to output the alarm when the seat switch detects the operator seated on the operator seat or the parking switch detects the parking state of the vehicle body.

4. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 1 , comprising
a controller to control the PTO shaft,
wherein the on-off switch includes
a first switch arranged on an operation portion disposed on the vehicle body, the first switch being configured to be switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven, the PTO shaft being disposed on the vehicle body, and
a second switch arranged on a portion different from the operation portion, the second switch being configured to be switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven,

the controller drives the PTO shaft when the permission switch is switched to permit driving the PTO shaft under the state where the parking switch detects the parking state of the vehicle body in a case where any one of the first switch and the second switch is turned on.

5. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 4 ,
wherein the controller includes
a first controller to stop driving the PTO shaft when the parking switch does not detect the parking state of the vehicle body under a state where the second switch is turned on to drive the PTO shaft.

6. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 5 , comprising:
a travel detector to detect traveling of the vehicle body;
a seat switch to detect an operator seated on an operator seat; and
an alarm device to output an alarm based on controls of the controller,
wherein the controller includes
a second controller to make the alarm device output the alarm when the seat switch does not detect the operator seated on the operator seat under a condition where the travel detector detects traveling of the vehicle body during the driving of the PTO shaft, and
a third controller to make the alarm device output the alarm when the seat switch does not detect the operator seated on the operator seat under a condition where the travel detector does not detect traveling of the vehicle body during the driving of the PTO shaft.

7. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 5 ,
wherein the first switch is configured to be switched to a first position representing the turn-on and to a second position representing the turn-off, including
a first output terminal corresponding to the first position, and
a second output terminal corresponding to the second position, and

the second output terminal is connected to the controller by a plurality of lines.

8. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 1 , comprising
a plurality of first neutral switches to detect a neutral position of the PTO shaft,
wherein the second switch device continues operation of the engine when the first neutral switches detect the neutral position of the PTO shaft.

9. A drive device for a PTO shaft comprising:
a parking switch to detect a parking state of a vehicle body;
a permission switch constituted of a self-returning switch and connected to the parking switch, the permission switch being configured to be switched to permit driving a PTO shaft, the PTO shaft being configured to be driven by a power of a prime mover disposed on the vehicle body;
a first switch device to be switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven when the permission switch is switched to permit driving the PTO shaft under a state where the parking switch detects the parking state of the vehicle body;
an on-off switch to switch the driving of the PTO shaft to be turned on and to be turned off;
a seat switch to detect an operator seated on an operator seat;
a second switch device including
a third input terminal, the second switch device being configured to be switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven upon an input to the third input terminal;

a first circuit including the parking switch and the permission switch connected in series, the parking switch including an output terminal connected to a first input terminal of the first switch device, the permission switch including an output terminal connected to the first input terminal of the first switch device;
a second circuit including
the on-off switch having an output terminal connected to a second input terminal of the first switch device, and
the first switch device having an output terminal connected to the third input terminal of the second switch device; and

a third circuit including
the seat switch having an output terminal connected to the third input terminal of the second switch device.

10. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 9 , comprising
a plurality of first neutral switches to detect neutral positions of a plurality of devices mounted on the vehicle body,
wherein the first switch device is switched to enable the PTO shaft to be driven when the first neutral switches detect the neutral positions and the permission switch is switched to permit driving the PTO shaft under the state where the parking switch detects the parking state of the vehicle body.

11. The drive device for the PTO shaft according to claim 9 , comprising:
a seat switch to detect an operator seated on an operator seat; and
an alarm device to output an alarm when the seat switch does not detect the operator seated on the operator seat under a state where the parking switch does not detect the parking state of the vehicle body and not to output the alarm when

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Togo Manabu
• Miyake Hiroshi
• Kataoka Ryuji
• Gono Tsuyoshi

Classifications

• F16D48/06

  Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure · CPC title

• B60W2510/186

  Status of parking brakes · CPC title

• B60W30/1888

  Control of power take off [PTO] · CPC title

• F16D48/10

  Preventing unintentional or unsafe engagement · CPC title

• B60W10/30

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