Adjusting device for operating machines

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10843906-B2
Application number	US-201615559191-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2016
Priority date	Mar 23, 2015
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

An adjusting device for operating machines is equipped with: a control unit; input units connected to the control unit; and a display unit connected to the control unit. The control unit stores the item ID and adjustment value of each of a plurality of adjustment items. Upon receiving a change operation, the control unit changes the adjustment value of a specified adjustment item to a specified value. Upon receiving a change end operation, the control unit displays, on the display unit, the item ID and the adjustment value corresponding to the adjustment item with the adjustment value changed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adjusting device of a work machine having a hydraulic circuit for changing adjustment values of a plurality of adjustment items related to a hydraulic operation of the work machine, the adjusting device comprising:
a control section;
an input section connected with the control section; and
a display section connected with the control section, wherein:
the plurality of adjustment items include at least two of at least one item relating to engine rotation frequency of the work machine, at least one item relating to automatic retraction and extension of a boom of the work machine, at least one item relating to height limitation of the boom of the work machine, or at least one item relating to movement of lifting cargos of the work machine,
the display section comprises a seven-segment display,
the control section is configured to:
store a plurality of item identifiers for identifying the plurality of adjustment items respectively and an adjustment value which is a value changeable by the input section for each of the plurality of adjustment items,
when a change starting operation for starting a change of the adjustment value is received from the input section, be transferred to an adjusting mode and indicate one item identifier of the plurality of item identifiers on the seven-segment display,
every time an item identifier switching operation for switching one item identifier to be indicated on the seven-segment display is received from the input section in the adjusting mode, switch one item identifier to be indicated on the seven-segment display such that the plurality of item identifiers are sequentially indicated one by one,
when an adjustment item designating operation for designating one adjustment item identified by one item identifier currently indicated on the seven-segment display is received from the input section in the adjusting mode, indicate the adjustment value of the one designated adjustment item instead of one item identifier corresponding to the one designated adjustment item,
when a change operation for changing the adjustment value is received from the input section in the adjustment mode, change a value currently indicated on the seven-segment display as the adjustment value according to the change operation,
when a change completion operation for terminating the change of the adjustment value is received from the input section in the adjusting mode, terminate the adjusting mode and sequentially indicate on the seven-segment display the one item identifier and the adjustment value corresponding to the one adjustment item whose adjustment value is changed, and
when the change completion operation from the input section is received in the adjusting mode, indicate a part or all of the plurality of adjustment items on the seven-segment display such that an adjustment item whose adjustment value is changed and an adjustment item whose adjustment value is not changed are discriminatingly indicated.

2. The adjusting device of the work machine according to claim 1 , wherein:
the control section is further configured to:
store a last adjustment value of each of the plurality of adjustment items; and
when the change completion operation from the input section is received in the adjusting mode, determine that an adjustment item whose adjustment value is different from the last adjustment value is an adjustment item whose adjustment value is changed.

3. The adjusting device of the work machine according to claim 1 , wherein:
the control section is further configured to:
store a change flag of each of the plurality of adjustment items;
when the change operation from the input section is received in the adjusting mode, change a change flag of an adjustment item designated by the change operation to represent a change; and
when the change completion operation from the input section is received in the adjusting mode, determine that an adjustment item whose change flag represents a change is an adjustment item whose adjustment value is changed.

4. The adjusting device of the work machine according to claim 1 , wherein:
the control section is further configured to:
when a change continuation operation for continuing the change of the adjustment value, indicate one item identifier of the plurality of item identifiers for next item identifier switching operation and next change operation from the input section, and
when the change completion operation from the input section is received in the adjusting mode, sequentially indicate on the seven-segment display only an adjustment item whose adjustment value is changed.

5. The adjusting device of the work machine according to claim 1 , wherein the seven-segment display is a 4-digit seven-segment display.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Ikeuchi Nanami
• Kusanagi Hiroaki

Classifications

• B66C23/42

  with jibs of adjustable configuration, e.g. foldable · CPC title

• B66C13/42 Primary

  Hydraulic transmitters · CPC title

• B66C13/40

  Applications of devices for transmitting control pulses; Applications of remote control devices (control in general G05) · CPC title

• B66C13/16

  Applications of indicating, registering, or weighing devices (in crane hooks B66C1/40; in safety gear B66C15/00; weighing-apparatus G01G; remote indicating in general G08) · CPC title