IP Library Granted Patent US 9,731,723
Granted Patent B2
US 9,731,723 · App. 15/277,682 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Working vehicle

Inventors: Akimichi Iwata (Osaka, JP); Hiroshi Isobe (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,731,723
App. No.
15/277,682
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working vehicle includes an engine, a pair of right and left traveling portions rotated by a power of the engine, a pair of right and left brake operation devices for respectively operating to brake the traveling portions, an engine controller which controls driving of the engine, and a control mode selection switch which can alternatively select the isochronous control and the droop control. The engine controller selects any of an isochronous control and a droop control so as to control the engine. In the case that the isochronous control is designated by the control mode selection switch, the engine is controlled according to the isochronous control when one of the right and left brake operation devices is under a non-operation state, and the engine is controlled according to the droop control when both of the right and left brake operation devices are under an operation state.

Claims (21)

1. A working vehicle comprising:

an engine which is mounted to a travel machine body;

a pair of right and left traveling portions which are rotated by a power of the engine;

a pair of right and left brake operation devices for respectively operating to brake the pair of right and left traveling portions;

an engine controller which controls driving of the engine; and

the engine controller selecting any of an isochronous control and a droop control so as to control the engine,

wherein the working vehicle has a control mode selection switch which can alternatively select the isochronous control and the droop control, and

wherein in the case that the isochronous control is designated by the control mode selection switch, the engine is controlled according to the isochronous control when one of the right and left brake operation devices is under a non-operation state, and the engine is controlled according to the droop control when both of the right and left brake operation devices are under an operation state.

2. The working vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the engine controller stores a predetermined rotation speed in addition to a high idling rotation speed based on a rated rotation speed of the engine, and the engine controller sets the predetermined rotation speed to the high idling rotation speed in the case that the isochronous control is designated by the control mode selection switch and both of the right and left brake operation devices are under the operation state.

3. The working vehicle according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a meter controller which displays a driving operation condition of the travel machine body,

wherein the control mode selection switch is electrically connected to the meter controller, and an operation state of the brake operation device is informed the meter controller.

4. The working vehicle according to claim 3 ,

wherein the engine controller stores a first rotation speed as a high idling rotation speed for an isochronous control, and sets the high idling rotation speed of the engine to the first rotation speed in the case that the isochronous control is designated by an engine control selector switch via a driving controller.

5. The working vehicle according to claim 3 ,

further comprising a driving operation display device which is controlled by the meter controller and displays a driving operation condition of the travel machine body,

wherein the control mode selection switch is installed at a position which is outside the driving operation display device.

6. The working vehicle according to claim 3 ,

further comprising a forward and backward movement switching lever for operating to switch a traveling direction of the travel machine body to a forward travel and a backward travel, and an erroneous operation prevention body which covers the forward and backward movement switching lever from a lower side,

wherein the control mode selection switch is installed on the erroneous operation prevention body.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054162/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2016
From: IWATA, AKIMICHI; ISOBE, HIROSHI
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040166/0076 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-065898 · Mar 27, 2014 · national
JP 2014-065899 · Mar 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015059521 · Mar 26, 2015
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