IP Library Granted Patent US 10,280,597
Granted Patent B2
US 10,280,597 · App. 15/715,648 · Granted May 7, 2019

Shovel

Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I)CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
E02F9/264E02F9/20E02F9/26
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,280,597
App. No.
15/715,648
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shovel includes an attachment configured to execute work; a guidance unit configured to guide an operation of the attachment; and a display unit configured to display information related to the work by the attachment. The guidance unit changes color of a partial area or an entire area of a display screen of the display unit, depending on a distance between a position of the attachment while the work is being performed and a target surface as a reference of the work.

Claims (17)

1. A shovel comprising:

an attachment configured to execute work;

a guidance unit configured to guide an operation of the attachment; and

a display unit configured to display information related to the work by the attachment,

a sensor providing detection signals from which a distance between a position of the attachment and a target surface can be determined,

wherein the guidance unit changes color of a partial area or an entire area of a surrounding of an image indicating the determined distance between a position of the attachment and a target surface displayed on a display screen of the display unit, depending on the distance between the position of the attachment while the work is being performed and the target surface as a reference of the work.

2. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guidance unit displays an image of the attachment and a target line representing the target surface, on the display screen.

3. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guidance unit changes a shape or a size of the partial area of the display screen, depending on the distance between the position of the attachment while the work is being performed and the target surface.

4. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guidance unit blinks the partial area or the entire area of the display screen, and changes a time interval of the blinking, depending on the distance between the position of the attachment while the work is being performed and the target surface.

5. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the area whose color is changed depending on the distance between the position of the attachment while the work is being performed and the target surface, includes position display bars arranged and displayed in a vertical direction on the display screen, which are end attachment position display bars to represent the position of the attachment with respect to the target surface.

6. The shovel as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the area whose size is changed depending on the distance between the position of the attachment while the work is being performed and the target surface, includes position display bars arranged and displayed in a vertical direction on the display screen, which are end attachment position display bars to represent the position of the attachment with respect to the target surface.

7. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the attachment includes a bucket, and

wherein the guidance unit displays an image of a side view of a part of the shovel including the bucket, depending on the distance between the position of the bucket and the target surface.

8. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the attachment includes a bucket, and

wherein the guidance unit displays an image of a front view of the shovel, and an image of a side view of a part of the shovel including the bucket, depending on the distance between the position of the bucket and the target surface.

9. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guidance unit further displays the distance between the position of the bucket and the target surface, along with a triangular icon.

10. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guidance unit further displays a revolution angle of a revolving upper body of the shovel with respect to a reference, along with an icon of the shovel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2017
From: IZUMIKAWA, TAKEYA
To: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043702/0582 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-067683 · Mar 27, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016058872 · Mar 18, 2016
Related Publication 20180016771A1 · Jan 18, 2018
Cited By (1)
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