Working vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9894827-B2
Application number	US-201314653170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2013
Priority date	Dec 17, 2012
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

The purpose is to provide a working vehicle such that, when a reverse switch coupler is detached, or when a wire connecting a reverse switch to a control device is disconnected, driving of a PTO shaft can be reliably prevented and reliability of the reverse switch can be improved. In a tractor, a reverse switch includes a normally closed type first contact, and a normally open type second contact that is switched in association with the first contact. When an input voltage from the first contact is higher than a set voltage, and when the input voltage from the first contact is lower than the set voltage and an input voltage from the second contact is equal to or lower than the set voltage, a control device controls the actuator such that the PTO clutch is disconnected.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A working vehicle comprising:
an actuator which switches a transmission state and an interruption state of a power-take off (“PTO”) clutch; and
a reverse switch detecting rearward traveling operation,
characterized in that
the reverse switch has a first contact which is normally closed type and a second contact which is normally opened type and switched interlockingly with the first contact, and these contacts are connected to a control device so that the first contact is closed and the second contact is opened while rearward traveling operation is performed and the first contact is opened and the second contact is closed while the rearward traveling operation is not performed, and
when an input voltage from the first contact is higher than a set voltage, or when the input voltage from the first contact is not higher than the set voltage and an input voltage from the second contact is not higher than the set voltage, the control device controls the actuator so as to shift the PTO clutch to the interruption state.

2. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a PTO switch selecting the transmission state or the interruption state of the PTO clutch; and
an overriding switch turned ON so as to enable drive of the PTO shaft at the time of rearward traveling,
wherein when the input voltage from the first contact is higher than the set voltage and both the PTO switch and the overriding switch are turned ON, the control device controls the actuator so as to shift the PTO clutch to the transmission state.

3. The working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein when the input voltage from the first contact is not detected to be not higher than the set voltage until a predetermined abnormality detection time from turning ON of a power switch, or when the input voltage from the second contact is not detected to be higher than the set voltage until the predetermined abnormality detection time from turning ON of the power switch, the control device judges that abnormality occurs in the reverse switch, and controls the actuator so as to shift the PTO clutch to the interruption state.

4. The working vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein when the abnormality is judged to occur in the reverse switch, the power switch is turned OFF once and turned ON again, and after the turning ON of the power switch for the predetermined abnormality detection time, only when the input voltage from the first contact is detected to be not higher than the set voltage and the input voltage from the second contact is detected to be higher than the set voltage, the PTO clutch can be shifted to the transmission state after the predetermined abnormality detection time.

5. The working vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein when the input voltage from the first contact is not detected to be not higher than the set voltage until a predetermined abnormality detection time from turning ON of a power switch, or when the input voltage from the second contact is not detected to be higher than the set voltage until the predetermined abnormality detection time from turning ON of the power switch, the control device judges that abnormality occurs in the reverse switch, and controls the actuator so as to shift the PTO clutch to the interruption state.

6. The working vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein when the abnormality is judged to occur in the reverse switch, the power switch is turned OFF once and turned ON again, and after the turning ON of the power switch for the predetermined abnormality detection time, only when the input voltage from the first contact is detected to be not higher than the set voltage and the input voltage from the second contact is detected to be higher than the set voltage, the PTO clutch can be shifted to the transmission state after the predetermined abnormality detection time.

Assignees

• Yanmar Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kato Katsunori

Classifications

• B60K17/28

  characterised by arrangement, location, or type of power take-off · CPC title

• A01D69/08

  Clutches · CPC title

• B60K25/06

  from the transmission power take-off · CPC title

• F16D28/00

  Electrically-actuated clutches (arrangements for synchronisation F16D23/02; clutches actuated directly by means of an electromagnet F16D27/00; automatic clutches F16D43/00 - F16D45/00; external control F16D48/00) · CPC title

• A01B71/02 Primary

  Setting or adjusting mechanisms · CPC title