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US 10,781,574 · App. 16/020,110 · Granted Sep 22, 2020

Shovel

Inventor: Hiroyuki Tsukamoto (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO (S.H.I) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO, LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,781,574
App. No.
16/020,110
Granted
Sep 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shovel includes a traveling undercarriage, an upper turning structure, an attachment, an end attachment position detecting device, an object detecting device, and a processor. The upper turning structure is turnably mounted on the traveling undercarriage. The attachment is attached to the upper turning structure, and includes an end attachment at an end thereof. The end attachment position detecting device is configured to detect the position of the end attachment. The object detecting device is configured to detect the position of an object. The processor is configured to control the movement of at least one of the attachment and the upper turning structure, based on the relative positional relationship between the excavation completion position of the end attachment and the position of the object.

Claims (14)

1. A shovel comprising:

a traveling undercarriage;

an upper turning structure turnably mounted on the traveling undercarriage;

an attachment including a boom attached to the upper turning structure, an aim attached to the boom, and an end attachment attached to the arm;

an object detecting device configured to detect an object in an area around the shovel; and

a processor configured to calculate a position at which the end attachment is located when excavation with the end attachment is completed, calculate a position of the object detected by the object detecting device, and control a movement of at least one of the attachment and the upper turning structure, based on a relative positional relationship between the calculated position of the end attachment and the calculated position of the object.

2. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to calculate a target line serving as a target along which the end attachment moves, based on the relative positional relationship, and to control the movement of the at least one of the attachment and the upper turning structure along the calculated target line.

3. The shovel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to slow movements of the attachment and the upper turning structure within a final position range of the target line.

4. The shovel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the target line is a trajectory line along which the end attachment travels a shortest distance to a target position while avoiding a contact with the object.

5. The shovel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the target line is generated between the object and a movement trajectory line in a case of independently performing a turning operation to a loading position after independently performing a boom raising operation from the calculated position of the end attachment.

6. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to slow the movement of the at least one of the attachment and the upper turning structure, the movement being responsive to a lever operation, when a height position of the end attachment reaches a threshold.

7. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the relative positional relationship includes height information, and the object detecting device is configured to detect a height of the object.

8. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control a control pressure to a flow control valve, the control pressure being generated by a lever operation.

9. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the object detecting device includes at least one of a camera and a millimeter wave radar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: TSUKAMOTO, HIROYUKI
To: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046216/0110 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-257352 · Dec 28, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016088952 · Dec 27, 2016
Related Publication 20180305902A1 · Oct 25, 2018