IP Library Granted Patent US 11,738,643
Granted Patent B2
US 11,738,643 · App. 16/803,518 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Display integrated into door

Inventors: John Pfaff (Bismarck, ND); Dennis Agnew (Moffit, ND); Matthew Sagaser (Bismarck, ND); Joel Honeyman (Horace, ND)
Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
B60K35/00G06F3/0488G06T11/00B60K2370/1438B60K2370/151B60K2370/1529B60K2370/177B60K2370/785B60Y2200/415
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,738,643
App. No.
16/803,518
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include power machines having doors with a display that allows the display of information, such as gauges, user inputs, mapped obstacles, boundaries, etc., allowing the operator of the machine to see the displayed information closer to the line of sight with the work area.

Claims (33)

1. A power machine comprising:

a cab;

a cab door having glass including an open glass area, the cab door moveable with respect to the cab between a closed position and an open position and configured to allow an operator to enter into and exit out of the cab when in the open position; and

a display integrated into the cab door and arranged adjacent to the open glass area, the display including display material integrated into the glass of the cab door and the display material configured to generate images to display information to the operator of the power machine, the display being visible to the operator when looking through the cab door when the cab door is in the closed position, and the display configured to allow at least partial visibility through the display to view a work area outside of the cab.

2. The power machine of claim 1 , wherein the display including the display material integrated into the glass of the cab door is a touchscreen display allowing the operator to provide input through the display to control one or more machine functions and/or display parameters.

3. The power machine of claim 2 , wherein the touchscreen display is configured to control the one or more display parameters by selecting information to be displayed.

4. The power machine of claim 3 , wherein the touchscreen display is configured to allow the operator to reconfigure the display of information.

5. The power machine of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display augmented control information.

6. The power machine of claim 5 , wherein the display being configured to display augmented control information includes the display being configured to display augmented reality images for the work area, the augmented reality images including at least one of representations of obstructions, defined paths, virtual roads, and boundaries.

7. The power machine of claim 1 , wherein the cab door is located over an opening at a front of the cab.

8. The power machine of claim 1 , wherein the display integrated into the cab door surrounds the open glass area.

9. A power machine comprising:

a cab;

a cab door having glass including an open glass area, the cab door moveable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the cab and configured to allow an operator to enter into and exit out of a front of the cab when the cab door is in the open position; and

a display integrated into the glass of the cab door and surrounding the open glass area, the display having display material integrated into the glass of the cab door and the display material integrated into the glass configured to generate images to display information to the operator of the power machine when the door is in the closed position while also allowing at least partial visibility through the display material of a work area outside of the cab.

10. The power machine of claim 9 , wherein the display with the display material integrated into the glass of the cab door is a touchscreen display allowing the operator to provide input through the display to control one or more machine functions and/or display parameters.

11. The power machine of claim 10 , wherein the touchscreen display is configured to control the one or more display parameters by selecting information to be displayed responsive to operator touchscreen input.

12. The power machine of claim 11 , wherein the touchscreen display is configured to allow the operator to reconfigure the display of information.

13. A power machine comprising:

a cab;

a cab door including a window, the cab door moveable with respect to the cab and configured to allow an operator to enter into and exit out of a front of the cab;

a display integrated into the cab door and arranged adjacent to the window and visible to the operator when looking through the cab door, the display having display material integrated into glass of the cab door and the display material configured and arranged to allow at least partial visibility through the display material and the cab door of a work area outside of the cab, the display material further configured to generate images to display information to the operator of the power machine; and

a controller configured to control the display to display augmented reality information.

14. The power machine of claim 13 , wherein the augmented reality information includes augmented reality images for the work area.

15. The power machine of claim 14 , wherein the augmented reality images include representations of obstructions.

16. The power machine of claim 14 , wherein the augmented reality images include representations of at least one of defined paths, virtual roads, and boundaries.

17. The power machine of claim 13 , wherein the glass of the cab door into which the display material is integrated includes glass of the window of the cab door.

18. A power machine comprising:

a cab;

a cab door including a window, the cab door moveable with respect to the cab and configured to allow an operator to enter into and exit out of the cab; and

a touchscreen display integrated into the cab door and arranged adjacent to the window, the touch screen display having display material configured to generate images to display information to the operator of the power machine while allowing at least partial visibility through the display material of a work area outside of the cab, the touchscreen display configured to allow the operator to provide input through the touchscreen display to control one or more machine functions and/or display parameters.

19. The power machine of claim 18 , wherein the touchscreen display is configured to control the one or more display parameters by selecting information to be displayed.

20. The power machine of claim 19 , wherein the touchscreen display is configured to allow the operator to reconfigure the display of information.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 7, 2023
From: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
To: DOOSAN BOBCAT NORTH AMERICA INC.
Reel/Frame 065489/0238 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2023
From: HONEYMAN, JOEL
To: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064108/0383 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 061365/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: PFAFF, JOHN; AGNEW, DENNIS; SAGASER, MATTHEW
To: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 053461/0412 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052802/0464 →