IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,976,286
Granted Patent B2
US 9,976,286 · App. 15/032,092 · Granted May 22, 2018

Work machine and correction method of working equipment parameter for work machine

Inventors: Masanobu Seki (Fujisawa, JP); Tsutomu Iwamura (Yokohama, JP); Katsuhiro Ikegami (Hiratsuka, JP); Masashi Ichihara (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
E02F9/265E02F3/32E02F3/435E02F9/2271B60W2050/146E02F3/401
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Patent No.
US 9,976,286
App. No.
15/032,092
Granted
May 22, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work machine includes: first working equipment with first working equipment parameter; second working equipment including a parallel link and being attachable to the first working equipment; a swing angle detector that detects swing angle information of the first working equipment; an attitude calculating unit that calculates an attitude of the first working equipment based on the detected swing angle information of the first working equipment; a working equipment parameter storage that stores the first working equipment parameter defined for a component of the first working equipment; a correction information acquiring unit that acquires information on the second working equipment as correction information; and a working equipment parameter correction unit that corrects the first working equipment parameter based on the correction information on the second working equipment acquired by the correction information acquiring unit.

Claims (32)

1. A work machine comprising:

a work machine body;

first working equipment swingably connected to the work machine body;

second working equipment attachable to the first working equipment and comprising a parallel link;

a swing angle detector configured to detect swing angle information of the first working equipment with respect to the work machine body;

an attitude calculating unit configured to calculate an attitude angle of the first working equipment based on the detected swing angle information of the first working equipment;

a working equipment parameter storage configured to store a first working equipment parameter that is set for a component of the first working equipment;

a correction information acquiring unit that is configured to acquire information on the second working equipment as correction information; and

a working equipment parameter correction unit that is configured to correct the first working equipment parameter based on the correction information acquired by the correction information acquiring unit.

2. The work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a hydraulic cylinder configured to swing the first working equipment, wherein

the swing angle detector is a stroke displacement detector configured to detect a stroke displacement of the hydraulic cylinder.

3. The work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display unit, wherein

the working equipment parameter correction unit displays the attitude of the first working equipment or an attitude of the second working equipment on the display unit.

4. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the working equipment parameter corrected by the working equipment parameter correction unit is outputted to a working equipment controller configured to control the first working equipment.

5. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the first working equipment comprises an arm and a bucket.

6. The work machine according to claim 5 , wherein

the second working equipment is a parallel-link working equipment provided at an end of the arm.

7. The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the work machine body comprises a carrier, and an upper structure.

8. A correction method of a parameter for a work machine, the work machine comprising:

a work machine body;

first working equipment swingably connected to the work machine body;

second working equipment attachable to the first working equipment and comprising a parallel link;

a swing angle detector configured to detect swing angle information of the first working equipment with respect to the work machine body;

an attitude calculating unit configured to calculate an attitude angle of the first working equipment based on the detected swing angle information of the first working equipment; and

a working equipment parameter storage configured to store a first working equipment parameter that is set for a component of the first working equipment, the method being used for correcting the first working equipment parameter, the method comprising:

acquiring information on the second working equipment as correction information; and

correcting the first working equipment parameter based on the acquired correction information, the acquiring of the information on the second working equipment and the correcting of the first working equipment parameter being performed by a computer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2016
From: SEKI, MASANOBU; IWAMURA, TSUTOMU; IKEGAMI, KATSUHIRO; ICHIHARA, MASASHI
To: KOMATSU LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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