Work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11053661-B2
Application number	US-201716329236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Priority date	Mar 29, 2017
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A work machine includes: a satellite communication antenna for detecting a position of an upper swing structure; angle sensors detecting postures of two work devices; position computing devices that calculate postures/positions of the two work devices on the basis of outputs from the satellite communication antenna and the angle sensors; a display device on which the position of at least one work device of the two work devices and a position of a target surface are displayed; a display selection switch that outputs a first input signal for displaying a work device selected by an operator from between the two work devices on the display device; and a display changeover section that displays the work device corresponding to the first input signal input from the display selection switch out of the two work devices and the position of the target work object of the work device on the display device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A work machine including:
a plurality of work devices;
an operation device for operating the plurality of work devices;
a position sensor that detects a position of a machine body to which the plurality of work devices are attached;
a plurality of posture sensors that detect postures of the plurality of work devices; and
a controller having a position computing device that calculates positions of the plurality of work devices on the basis of outputs from the position sensor and the plurality of posture sensors, wherein
the work machine comprises:
a display device on which a position of at least one work device among the plurality of work devices and a position of a target work object of the at least one work device are displayed; and
a display selection device that is used for an operator to select a work device to be displayed on the display device from among the plurality of work devices, the display selection device outputting a first input signal for causing the work device selected by the operator to be displayed on the display device, and
the controller further includes a display changeover section that selectively causes the work device corresponding to the first input signal input from the display selection device among the plurality of work devices to be displayed and causes the position of the target work object of the work device corresponding to the first input signal input from the display selection device to be displayed on the display device.

2. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller includes:
a work device control section that executes machine control controlling to control actions of the plurality of work devices in such a manner that control points of the plurality of work devices are located above a plurality of target work objects of the plurality of work devices, on the basis of the plurality of work devices and positions of the plurality of target work objects of the plurality of work devices at a time of operating the operation device; and
a control changeover section that changes over a work device for which the machine control controlling is made valid among the plurality of work devices in accordance with a second input signal.

3. The work machine according to claim 2 , further comprising
a control selection device that is used for the operator to select the work device for which the machine control controlling is made valid from among the plurality of work devices, the control selection device outputting the second input signal for making valid the machine control controlling over the work device selected by the operator to the control changeover section.

4. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of work devices include a front work device and a blade work device,
the plurality of target work objects include a plurality of target surfaces, and
the controller includes:
a distance computing section that calculates a first distance which is a distance between the front work device and a target surface of the front work device and a second distance which is a distance between the blade work device and a target surface of the blade work device; and
a changeover determination section that determines a work device to be displayed on the display device out of the plurality of work devices on the basis of the first distance and the second distance, and that outputs the first input signal based on a determination to the display changeover section.

5. The work machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of work devices include a front work device and a blade work device,
the plurality of target work objects include a plurality of target surfaces, and
the controller includes:
a distance computing section that calculates a first distance which is a distance between the front work device and a target surface of the front work device and a second distance which is a distance between the blade work device and a target surface of the blade work device; and
a changeover determination section that determines the work device for which the machine control controlling is made valid out of the plurality of work devices on the basis of the first distance and the second distance, and that outputs the second input signal based on a determination to the control changeover section.

6. The work machine according to claim 5 , wherein
the changeover determination section further determines the work device to be displayed on the display device out of the plurality of work devices on the basis of the first distance and the second distance, and outputs the first input signal based on a determination to the display changeover section.

7. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the work machine includes an upper swing structure and a lower travel structure,
the plurality of work devices include a front work device and a blade work device,
the front work device is attached to the upper swing structure,
the blade work device is attached to the lower travel structure,
the plurality of target work objects include a plurality of target surfaces, and
the controller includes
a changeover determination section that determines the work device to be displayed on the display device out of the plurality of work devices on the basis of a relative swing angle between the upper swing structure and the lower travel structure, and that outputs the first input signal based on a determination to the display changeover section.

8. The work machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the work machine includes an upper swing structure and a lower travel structure,
the plurality of work devices include a front work device and a blade work device,
the front work device is attached to the upper swing structure,
the blade work device is attached to the lower travel structure,
the plurality of target work objects include a plurality of target surfaces, and
the controller includes
a changeover determination section that determines the work device for which the machine control controlling is made valid out of the plurality of work devices on the basis of a relative swing angle between the upper swing structure and the lower travel structure, and that outputs the second input signal based on a determination to the control changeover section.

9. The construction machine according to claim 8 , wherein
the changeover determination section further determines a work device to be displayed on the display device out of the plurality of work devices on the basis of the relative swing angle between the upper swing structure and the lower travel structure, and outputs the first input signal based on a determination to the display changeover section.

Assignees

• Hitachi Construction Mach Co

Inventors

• Kikuchi Jun
• Ishida Seiji
• Edamura Manabu

Classifications

• E02F9/20

  Drives; Control devices (gearings in general F16H; controlling in general G05; electric multi-motor drives H02K, H02P) · CPC title

• E02F9/26

  Indicating devices {(E02F5/145 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E02F9/22

  Hydraulic or pneumatic drives {(for dipper or bucket arm position control E02F3/43, for blade position control for graders E02F3/844; for turntables E02F9/121; for fork-lift trucks B66F9/22)} · CPC title

• E02F9/2004

  Control mechanisms, e.g. control levers (control levers per se G05G) · CPC title

• E02F9/2221

  Control of flow rate; Load sensing arrangements (E02F9/2203 take precedence over E02F9/2221) · CPC title