IP Library Granted Patent US 12691817
Granted Patent B2
US 12691817 · App. 18/708,647 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Construction machine

Inventors: Hyunjoo Park (Incheon, KR); Dongyoun Sohn (Seongnam-si, KR); Byoungheon Park (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
B60Q1/44E02F9/0866E02F9/0891E02F9/18
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Patent No.
US 12691817
App. No.
18/708,647
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A construction machine according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a rear member, which is provided at the rear of an engine room and has a through-hole allowing communication with the engine room; a support plate attached to the other surface of the rear member, which is opposite to one surface facing the engine room; a multifunctional auxiliary brake light, which is coupled to the support plate, and extends in the horizontal direction so as to express one selected from a plurality of on/off patterns; a cable connected to the multifunctional auxiliary brake light through the through-hole of the rear member; and a control device connected to the cable so as to control the multifunctional auxiliary brake light.

Claims (42)

1 . A construction machine comprising:

a rear member provided at a rear of an engine room and having a through-hole communicating with the engine room;

a support plate attached to the other surface of the rear member opposite to one surface facing the engine room;

a multifunctional auxiliary brake light coupled to the support plate and extending in a left-right direction to express a selected one of a plurality of lighting or flashing patterns;

a cable connected to the multifunctional auxiliary brake light through the through-hole of the rear member; and

a control device connected to the cable to control the multifunctional auxiliary brake light,

wherein the rear member is a counterweight.

2 . The construction machine of claim 1 , wherein the support plate is formed in a structure that seals the engine room.

3 . The construction machine of claim 1 , wherein

the counterweight includes a curved shape, and

the multifunctional auxiliary brake light has a shape corresponding to the curved shape of the counterweight and is coupled to the counterweight.

4 . The construction machine of claim 3 , further comprising:

a protective plate coupled to the support plate and surrounding an edge of the multifunctional auxiliary brake light to protect the multifunctional auxiliary brake light.

5 . The construction machine of claim 4 , wherein the protective plate is buried in the counterweight to be coupled to the counterweight.

6 . The construction machine of claim 1 , wherein

the multifunctional auxiliary brake light includes:

a lamp portion; and

a coupling portion fastened to the support plate by a bolt to couple the lamp portion to the support plate.

7 . The construction machine of claim 6 , wherein the coupling portion includes a bolt fastening hole and a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed radially around the bolt fastening hole.

8 . A construction machine comprising:

a traveling body; and

a rotating body rotatably installed above the traveling body and including:

an engine room;

a rear member provided at a rear of the engine room and having a through-hole communicating with the engine room;

a support plate attached to a surface of the rear member opposite to a surface facing the engine room;

a multifunctional auxiliary brake light coupled to the support plate and extending in a left-right direction to express a selected one of a plurality of lighting or flashing patterns; and

a cable connected to the multifunctional auxiliary brake light through the through-hole of the rear member;

a control device connected to the cable to control the multifunctional auxiliary brake light; and

various work devices.

9 . The construction machine of claim 8 , further comprising:

an operating device configured to perform various operations of the traveling body and the rotating body;

a swing sensor configured to detect a turning operation of the rotating body; and

a safety shut-off valve configured to cut off pilot pressure to control the operation of the work device,

wherein the control device is configured to select one of the plurality of lighting or flashing patterns to be expressed by the multifunctional auxiliary brake light according to an information signal provided by one or more of the operating device, the swing sensor, and the safety shut-off valve and operation information of the work device.

10 . The construction machine of claim 9 , wherein, when a forward/reverse gear neutral signal is input, the safety shut-off valve operates, and a brake operation signal is input, the control device is configured to turn on the multifunctional auxiliary brake light as an auxiliary brake light.

11 . The construction machine of claim 9 , wherein, when a forward/reverse gear neutral signal is input, the safety shut-off valve does not operate, and a work signal of the work device is not input, the control device is configured to recognize as a work ready state and to turn on the multifunctional auxiliary brake light to warn that work starts.

12 . The construction machine of claim 9 , wherein, when a forward/reverse gear neutral signal is input, the safety shut-off valve does not operate, and a work signal from the work device is input, the control device is configured to recognize as a working state and to cause the multifunctional auxiliary brake light to be flashed to warn that work is in progress.

13 . The construction machine of claim 9 , wherein, when a forward/reverse gear neutral signal is not input and a work signal from the work device is not input, the control device is configured to turn on the multifunctional auxiliary brake light as an auxiliary brake light.

14 . The construction machine of claim 9 , wherein, when a forward/reverse gear neutral signal is not input, a work signal from the work device is input, and a turning signal is not input, the control device is configured to recognize as a working state and to flash the multifunctional auxiliary brake light to warn that work is in progress.

15 . The construction machine of claim 9 , wherein, when the forward/reverse gear neutral signal is not input, a work signal from the work device is input, and a turning signal is input, the control device is configured to repeatedly and sequentially turn on the multifunctional auxiliary brake light in a turning direction to indicate the turning direction.

16 . The construction machine of claim 8 , wherein the rear member is an engine room cover.

17 . The construction machine of claim 16 , wherein the support plate is formed to surround the multifunctional auxiliary brake light entirely.