IP Library Granted Patent US 9,249,710
Granted Patent B2
US 9,249,710 · App. 14/354,943 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Work vehicle

Inventors: Tadashi Mori (Hirakata, JP); Jin Yogita (Hirakata, JP)
Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,249,710
App. No.
14/354,943
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work vehicle includes an engine, an injector injecting a reducing agent to an exhaust gas exhausted from the engine, a determination portion determining whether or not a temperature of the injector is high, a stop determination portion determining whether or not the engine has stopped while the injector is in a high-temperature state as a result of determination by the determination portion, a counter counting the number of times of stop of the engine while the injector is in the high-temperature state based on a result of determination by the stop determination portion, and a warning portion giving a warning in connection with stop of the engine when a count value of the counter exceeds a first prescribed value.

Claims (48)

1. A work vehicle, comprising:

an engine;

an injector injecting a reducing agent to an exhaust gas exhausted from said engine;

a display;

a determination portion determining whether a temperature of said injector is high;

a stop determination portion determining whether said engine has stopped when said injector is determined to be in a high-temperature state as a result of determination by said determination portion;

a counter counting the number of times of stop of said engine when said injector is determined to be in the high-temperature state based on a result of determination by said stop determination portion; and

a warning portion giving a warning on the display in connection with stop of said engine when a count value of said counter exceeds a first prescribed value.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

said warning portion gives said warning when said engine starts.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication portion transmitting information on said counter to an external apparatus provided to be able to communicate with said work vehicle.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a collection apparatus collecting a particulate matter, which is provided upstream of said injector, wherein

said determination portion determines whether said injector is in the high-temperature state based on at least any one of a temperature of the exhaust gas which has passed through said collection apparatus and a temperature of said injector.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling apparatus for cooling said injector during operation of said engine; and

an idle reduction execution portion capable of stopping said engine in an idling state, wherein

said idle reduction execution portion does not stop said engine in said idling state when said determination portion determines that said injector is in the high-temperature state when said counter exceeds a second prescribed value greater than said first prescribed value.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling apparatus for cooling said injector during operation of said engine; and

a stop prohibition portion prohibiting stop of said engine when said determination portion determines that said injector is in the high-temperature state when the count value of said counter exceeds a second prescribed value greater than said first prescribed value.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein

said cooling apparatus operates based on motive power from said engine.

8. A work vehicle, comprising:

an engine;

an injector injecting a reducing agent to an exhaust gas exhausted from said engine;

a display; and

a controller programmed to execute:

a determination unit configured to determine whether a temperature of said injector is high;

a stop determination unit configured to determine whether said engine has stopped when said injector is determined to be in a high-temperature state as a result of determination by said determination unit;

a counter counting the number of times of stop of said engine when said injector is determined to be in the high-temperature state based on a result of determination by said stop determination unit; and

a warning unit configured to give a warning on the display in connection with stop of said engine when a count value of said counter exceeds a first prescribed value.

9. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising a collection apparatus collecting a particulate matter, which is provided upstream of said injector, wherein

said determination unit determines whether said injector is in the high-temperature state based on at least any one of a temperature of the exhaust gas which has passed through said collection apparatus and a temperature of said injector.

10. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a cooling apparatus for cooling said injector during operation of said engine; and

wherein the controller is further programmed to execute:

an idle reduction execution unit capable of stopping said engine in an idling state, wherein

said idle reduction execution unit does not stop said engine in said idling state when said determination unit determines that said injector is in the high-temperature state when said count value exceeds a second prescribed value greater than said first prescribed value.

11. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is further programmed to execute:

a communication unit configured to transmit information on said counter to an external apparatus provided to be able to communicate with said work vehicle.

12. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein

said warning unit gives said warning when said engine starts.

13. The work vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a cooling apparatus for cooling said injector during operation of said engine; and

wherein the controller is further programmed to execute:

a stop prohibition unit configured to prohibit stop of said engine when said determination unit determines that said injector is in the high-temperature state when the count value of said counter exceeds a second prescribed value greater than said first prescribed value.

14. The work vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein

said cooling apparatus operates based on motive power from said engine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2014
From: MORI, TADASHI; YOGITA, JIN
To: KOMATSU LTD.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150198074A1 · Jul 16, 2015