Snow removal machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9828735-B2
Application number	US-201615018431-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2016
Priority date	Feb 25, 2015
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a snow removal machine capable of adjusting a snow throwing direction of a snow throwing section by means of a snow throwing drive section, which comprises: a snow throwing direction sensor for detecting a snow throwing direction of the snow throwing section; a snow removal machine inclination angle sensor for detecting an inclination angle of the snow removal machine or the snow throwing section relative to a horizontal surface; and a control section that controls the snow throwing drive section to adjust the snow throwing direction of the snow throwing section based on respective detection values of the snow throwing direction detected by the snow throwing direction sensor and the inclination angle detected by the snow removal machine inclination angle sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A snow removal machine configured to adjust a snow throwing direction of a snow throwing section using a snow throwing drive section, comprising:
a snow throwing direction sensor for detecting a first inclination angle in an up-down direction and a pivoting angle of the snow throwing section as a snow throwing direction of the snow throwing section;
a snow removal machine inclination angle sensor for detecting a second inclination angle of the snow removal machine or the snow throwing section of the snow removal machine relative to a horizontal surface; and
a control section that controls the snow throwing drive section to adjust the snow throwing direction of the snow throwing section based on respective detection values of the snow throwing direction detected by the snow throwing direction sensor and the second inclination angle detected by the snow removal machine inclination angle sensor.

2. The snow removal machine according to claim 1 , wherein the snow throwing drive section comprises a chute guide pivotable in the up-down direction for adjusting a snow throwing angle in the up-down direction,
the snow throwing drive section comprises a guide drive section for pivotally driving the chute guide in the up-down direction,
the snow throwing direction sensor comprises a guide angle sensor for detecting an inclination angle of the chute guide in the up-down direction as the first inclination angle, and
the control section controls the guide drive section to adjust the inclination angle of the chute guide in the up-down direction based on respective detection values of the inclination angle of the chute guide in the up-down direction detected by the guide angle sensor and the second inclination angle detected by the snow removal machine inclination angle sensor.

3. The snow removal machine according to claim 1 , wherein the snow throwing section comprises a chute pivotable for adjusting the snow throwing direction,
the snow throwing drive section comprises a chute drive section for pivotally driving the chute,
the snow throwing direction sensor comprises a chute angle sensor for detecting a pivoting angle of the chute as the pivoting angle of the snow throwing section, and
the control section controls the chute drive section to adjust the pivoting angle of the chute based on respective detection values of the pivoting angle of the chute detected by the chute angle sensor and the second inclination angle detected by the snow removal machine inclination angle sensor.

4. The snow removal machine according to claim 3 , wherein
the chute is pivotable to adjust the snow throwing direction in a horizontal direction, the horizontal direction being along a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the horizontal surface, and the horizontal direction being substantially perpendicular to the up-down direction,
the chute drive section is for pivotally driving the chute to adjust the snow throwing direction in the horizontal direction, and
the chute angle sensor is for detecting the pivoting angle of the chute in the horizontal direction.

5. The snow removal machine according to claim 3 , wherein
the chute is pivotable to adjust the snow throwing direction in a horizontal direction, the horizontal direction being along a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the horizontal surface, and the horizontal direction being substantially perpendicular to the up-down direction,
the chute drive section is for pivotally driving the chute to adjust the snow throwing direction in the horizontal direction, and
the chute angle sensor is for detecting the pivoting angle of the chute in the horizontal direction.

6. The snow removal machine according to claim 1 , wherein the snow throwing section comprises a chute and a chute guide which are pivotable for adjusting the snow throwing direction,
the snow throwing drive section comprises a chute drive section for pivotally driving the chute, and a guide drive section for pivotally driving the chute guide,
the snow throwing direction sensor comprises a chute angle sensor for detecting a pivoting angle of the chute as the pivoting angle of the snow throwing section, and a guide angle sensor for detecting an inclination angle of the chute guide in the up-down direction, as the first inclination angle, and
the control section both: controls the chute drive section to adjust the pivoting angle of the chute based on respective detection values of the pivoting angle of the chute detected by the chute angle sensor and the second inclination angle detected by the snow removal machine inclination angle sensor; and controls the guide drive section to adjust the inclination angle of the chute guide in the up-down direction based on respective detection values of the inclination angle of the chute guide in the up-down direction detected by the guide angle sensor and the second inclination angle detected by the snow removal machine inclination angle sensor.

7. The snow removal machine according to claim 1 , wherein the pivoting angle of the snow throwing section controls the snow throwing direction of the snow throwing section in a horizontal direction, the horizontal direction being along a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the horizontal surface, and the horizontal direction being substantially perpendicular to the up-down direction.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yuki Toru
• Fukano Jun
• Nakayama Shinsaku
• Hirose Yoshihisa

Classifications

• E01H5/045 Primary

  Means per se for conveying or discharging the dislodged material, e.g. rotary impellers, discharge chutes (dislodging apparatus provided therewith E01H5/07, E01H5/08, E01H5/104, E01H5/12) · CPC title