IP Library Granted Patent US 10,316,498
Granted Patent B2
US 10,316,498 · App. 15/704,448 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Excavator

Inventor: Takaaki Morimoto (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,316,498
App. No.
15/704,448
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An excavator includes a machine guidance device having a machine guidance function, wherein the machine guidance function sets a standard surface at a position closer to a ground surface than an excavation target surface, compares a height of a region of work by an end attachment with a height of the standard surface, and performs guidance by a report sound based on a result of the comparison.

Claims (20)

1. An excavator comprising a machine guidance device having a machine guidance function, wherein

the machine guidance function

sets a standard surface at a position closer to a ground surface than an excavation target surface,

compares a height of a region of work by an end attachment with a height of the excavation target surface to perform guidance by a report sound based on a result of the comparison, and

compares the height of the region of work by the end attachment with a height of the standard surface, to perform guidance by a report sound based on a result of the comparison.

2. The excavator according to claim 1 , wherein the report sound relating to the excavation target surface is a different sound from the report sound relating to the standard surface.

3. The excavator according to claim 1 , wherein the excavator prioritizes the guidance relating to the excavation target surface over the guidance relating to the standard surface.

4. The excavator according to claim 1 , wherein the standard surface is set for each predetermined work time.

5. The excavator according to claim 1 , wherein a standard line indicating the standard surface is displayed on a display screen for the guidance.

6. The excavator according to claim 1 , wherein when a standard line indicating the standard surface intersects an excavation target line indicating the excavation target surface, the excavator prioritizes the guidance relating to the excavation target surface at a point where the standard line and the excavation target line intersect each other.

7. The excavator according to claim 1 , wherein when a standard line indicating the standard surface intersects another standard line indicating another standard surface, the excavator sets the standard line and the other standard line so as not to extend beyond an intersection point where the standard line and the other standard line intersect each other.

8. The excavator according to claim 7 , wherein the report sound differs for each of the standard line and the other standard line.

9. The excavator according to claim 1 , wherein the excavator sets a plurality of work amount standard lines at different heights from the standard surface, and performs the guidance for excavation up to a surface indicated by each of the plurality of work amount standard lines.

10. The excavator according to claim 9 , wherein the report sound differs for each of the plurality of work amount standard lines.

11. The excavator according to claim 1 , further comprising a pressure reducing valve configured to delay a movement of the end attachment, when the end attachment exceeds the standard surface.

12. The excavator according to claim 5 , wherein the guidance performed with respect to the standard line is executed at a time of rough drilling work.

13. The excavator according to claim 5 , wherein the standard line is set for each unit of work.

14. The excavator according to claim 5 , wherein the excavator displays a guidance display section configured to display both the standard line and the excavation target surface, adjacent to a captured image display section configured to display an image captured by a rear camera.

15. The excavator according to claim 5 , wherein the excavator displays a guidance display section configured to display both the standard line and the excavation target surface, and further displays a numerical value indicating a positional relationship between a bucket tip and the excavation target surface.

16. The excavator according to claim 5 , wherein the standard line and the excavation target surface are determined based on a reference surface and an attitude of the attachment when contacting the reference surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2017
From: MORIMOTO, TAKAAKI
To: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043590/0965 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-056872 · Mar 19, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016058566 · Mar 17, 2016
Related Publication 20180002899A1 · Jan 4, 2018