Display system of work machine, work machine, and display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9816253-B2
Application number	US-201514917394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2015
Priority date	Oct 23, 2015
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

A display system of a work machine having a working unit with a bucket attached thereto, includes a generation unit generating drawing information to draw an image of the bucket viewed from a side using information of shape and size of the bucket, and a display unit displaying the image of the bucket viewed from the side and an image indicating a cross-section of landform based on the drawing information. The information of the shape and size includes, in the side view of the bucket, a distance between a blade edge of the bucket and a bucket pin attaching the bucket to the working unit, a distance between the bucket pin and a predetermined position at an outer side of the bucket, and an angle formed by a straight line connecting the bucket pin and the blade edge and a straight line connecting the bucket pin and the predetermined position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display system of a work machine that has a working unit with a bucket attached thereto, the display system comprising:
a generation unit that generates drawing information to draw an image of the bucket viewed from a side using information of shape and size of the bucket; and
a display unit that displays the image of the bucket viewed from the side and an image that indicates a cross-section of landform based on the drawing information generated by the generation unit, wherein
the information of the shape and size of the bucket includes, in the side view of the bucket:
a distance between a blade edge of the bucket and a bucket pin that attaches the bucket to the working unit;
a distance between the bucket pin and a predetermined position at an outer side of the bucket; and
an angle formed by a straight line that connects the bucket pin and the blade edge of the bucket and a straight line that connects the bucket pin and the predetermined position, and

wherein the generation unit:
changes first drawing information to include a first portion, that couples a bucket cylinder, which drives the bucket, and the arm of the working unit to the bucket, and a second drawing information of second portion which is a portion from the first portion to the blade edge, based on the information of the shape and size of the bucket using the first drawing information and the second drawing information;
obtains third drawing information by generating information of a figure that passes through at least one position on the outer side of the bucket between the first portion and the blade edge; and
generates said drawing information using the first drawing information, the second drawing information, and the third drawing information.

2. A display system of a work machine that has a working unit with a bucket attached thereto, the display system comprising:
a generation unit that generates drawing information to draw an image of the bucket viewed from a side using information of shape and size of the bucket; and
a display unit that displays the image of the bucket viewed from the side and an image that indicates a cross-section of landform based on the drawing information generated by the generation unit, wherein
the information of the shape and size of the bucket includes, in the side view of the bucket:
a distance between a blade edge of the bucket and a bucket pin that attaches the bucket to the working unit;
an angle formed by a straight line that connects the blade edge and the bucket pin and a straight line that indicates a bottom surface of the bucket;
a length of the bottom surface in the side view of the bucket;
a length from the bucket pin to at least one position on an outer side of the bucket between a portion that couples the bucket to the working unit and the blade edge;
an angle formed by the straight line that connects the blade edge and the bucket pin and a straight line from the bucket pin to at least one position on the outer side of the bucket between the portion that couples the bucket to the working unit and the blade edge;
a length of, in the side view of the bucket, a straight line that connects the bucket pin and a position of a bucket rear side end at the bottom surface; and
an angle formed by the straight line that connects the blade edge and the bucket pin and the straight line that connects the bucket pin and the position of the bucket rear side end at the bottom surface, and

wherein the generation unit:
changes first drawing information to include a first portion, that couples a bucket cylinder, which drives the bucket, and the arm of the working unit to the bucket, and second drawing information of a second portion which is a portion from the first portion to the blade edge, based on the information of the shape and size of the bucket using the first drawing information and the second drawing information;
obtains third drawing information by generating information of a figure that passes through at least one position on the outer side of the bucket between the first portion and the blade edge; and
generates said drawing information using the first drawing information, the second drawing information, and the third drawing information.

3. The display system of a work machine according to claim 2 , wherein the display unit
displays, together with the image of the bucket viewed from the side, information of a target construction surface that indicates a target shape of a construction object of the work machine.

4. A work machine comprising the display system of the work machine according to claim 2 .

5. A display method comprising:
generating drawing information to draw an image of a bucket, included in a work machine, viewed from a side using information of shape and size of the bucket;
displaying the image of the bucket viewed from the side and an image that indicates a cross-section of landform based on the drawing information generated by the generation unit;
changing first drawing information to include a first portion, that couples a bucket cylinder, which drives the bucket, and the arm of the working unit to the bucket, and second drawing information of a second portion which is a portion from the first portion to the blade edge, based on the information of the shape and size of the bucket using the first drawing information and the second drawing information;
obtaining third drawing information by generating information of a figure that passes through at least one position on the outer side of the bucket between the first portion to the blade edge; and
generating said drawing information using the first drawing information, the second drawing information, and the third drawing information;
wherein the information of the shape and size of the bucket includes, in the side view of the bucket:
a distance between a blade edge of the bucket and a bucket pin that attaches the bucket to the working unit;
a distance between the bucket pin and a predetermined position at an outer side of the bucket; and
an angle formed by a straight line that connects the bucket pin and the blade edge of the bucket and a straight line that connects the bucket pin and the predetermined position.

6. A display method comprising:
generating drawing information to draw an image of a bucket, included in a work machine, viewed from a side using information of shape and size of the bucket;
displaying the image of the bucket viewed from the side and an image that indicates a cross-section of landform based on the drawing information generated by the generation unit;
changing first drawing information to include a first portion, that couples a bucket cylinder, which drives the bucket, and the arm of the working unit to the bucket, and second drawing information of a second portion which is a portion from the first portion to the blade edge, based on the information of the shape and size of the bucket using the first drawing information and the second drawing information;
obtaining third drawing information by generating information of a figure that passes through at least one position on the outer side of the bucket between the first portion to the blade edge; and
generating said drawing information using the first drawing information, the second drawing information, and the third drawing information;
wherein the information of the shape and size of the bucket includes, in the side view of the bucket:
a distance between a blade edge of the bucket and a bucket pin that attaches the bucket to the working unit;
an angle formed by a straight line that connects the blade edge and the bucket pin and a straight line that indicates a bottom surface of the bucket;
a length of the bottom surface in the side view of the bucket;
a length from the

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yasuda Yuichiro
• Arimatsu Daiki

Classifications

• E02F9/261 Primary

  Surveying the work-site to be treated · CPC title

• E02F9/264

  Sensors and their calibration for indicating the position of the work tool · CPC title

• E02F3/32

  working downwardly and towards the machine, e.g. with backhoes · CPC title

• E02F9/26 Primary

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

• E02F5/145

  control and indicating devices · CPC title