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US 10,689,829 · App. 15/128,371 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Input control method of touch panel monitor for working machine

Inventor: Hideo Yamada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
E02F9/2004B60K31/00B60K35/00B60K37/06E02F9/16E02F9/226E02F9/2292E02F9/2296E02F9/26F15B15/26F15B21/08B60K2370/145B60K2370/1438B60K2370/61E02F3/32F15B2211/6303
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Patent No.
US 10,689,829
App. No.
15/128,371
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method for controlling input to a touch panel includes a monitor screen display displaying a rear camera image screen, a measurement screen at the touch panel, and an input operation screen display in which an input operation can be performed. When the machine is operable, a monitor screen can be displayed in an input lock state in which the input operation is inhibited by turning off a hydraulic lock switch and releasing a hydraulic lock state. A specific input lock releasing operation on the touch panel releases the lock and the monitor screen display is switched to the input operation screen display.

Claims (12)

1. An input control method of a touch panel monitor for a working machine capable of switching, on a touch panel mounted on the working machine, between a monitor screen display and an input operation screen display where a monitor input operation is enabled, wherein

the working machine includes:

a working unit that operates with operating hydraulic pressure,

a hydraulic actuator that actuates respective units of the machine; and

a hydraulic lock switch that switches between a hydraulic lock state where a manual operation of a hydraulic circuit that operates the hydraulic actuator is disabled, and a hydraulic unlock state where the manual operation of the hydraulic circuit is enabled, and

when the working machine is operable, control is performed such that a monitor input lock state where the monitor input operation is disabled while enabling the monitor screen display is created,

control is performed such that the monitor input lock state is released to switch the input operation screen display from disabled to enabled by entering a specific monitor input unlock operation on the touch panel so that the display is switched to the input operation screen display, and

control is performed such that the touch panel enters into the monitor input lock state when the hydraulic lock state is switched to the hydraulic unlock state by the hydraulic lock switch.

2. The input control method of a touch panel monitor for a working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

control is performed such that the touch panel automatically enters into the monitor input lock state when there is no monitor input operation on the touch panel for a predetermined period even in a state where the monitor input, operation is enabled after the monitor input lock state is released.

3. The input control method of a touch panel monitor for a working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

when an operation screen that influences the operation of the working machine is displayed on the touch panel, control is performed such that a setting change screen is displayed by simultaneously touching a plurality of positions on the touch panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2016
From: YAMADA, HIDEO
To: CATERPILLAR SARL
Reel/Frame 039836/0618 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-084681 · Apr 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170107693A1 · Apr 20, 2017