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US 10,934,688 · App. 16/142,221 · Granted Mar 2, 2021

Shovel

Inventor: Takashi Nishi (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
E02F9/264E02F3/32B60R1/00B60R2300/105B60R2300/30
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Patent No.
US 10,934,688
App. No.
16/142,221
Granted
Mar 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shovel includes a traveling undercarriage, an upper rotating structure swingably mounted on the traveling undercarriage, an attachment attached to the upper rotating structure and including a boom, an arm, and an end attachment, and a display device. The display device is configured to display the attitude information of the end attachment in a three-dimensional model that enables three-dimensional visual recognition of the attitude information. The three-dimensional model is displayed in accordance with the attitude of the end attachment.

Claims (19)

1. A shovel comprising:

a traveling undercarriage;

an upper rotating structure swingably mounted on the traveling undercarriage;

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

a display device configured to display a three-dimensional model that displays attitude information of the end attachment in such a manner as to enable three-dimensional visual recognition of the attitude information relative to a target surface, the three-dimensional model being configured to display a change in a relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface as a change in an area of a plane image of the three-dimensional model.

2. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a center line is formed in the three-dimensional model.

3. The shovel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the center line is a transverse center line, and the three-dimensional model is configured to turn about the center line serving as a central axis in accordance with the relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface in a side view.

4. The shovel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the center line is a longitudinal center line, and the three-dimensional model is configured to turn about the center line serving as a central axis in accordance with the relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface in a top plan view.

5. The shovel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the three-dimensional model is configured to turn clockwise or counterclockwise in accordance with the relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface in a front view.

6. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the three-dimensional model internally includes a transverse plane passing through a center and a longitudinal plane passing through the center, and

the transverse plane and the longitudinal plane are translucently displayed and are colored.

7. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional model has a circular shape.

8. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bar representation representing a relationship between a height of a working part and a height of the target surface is displayed together with the three-dimensional model.

9. The shovel as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the bar representation includes a plurality of bar representations that are displayed one with respect to each of ends of the working part.

10. The shovel as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the bar representations are displayed one on each of opposite sides of the three-dimensional model.

11. The shovel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface in a side view, the relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface in a top plan view, and the relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface in a front view is displayed in a region adjacent to the three-dimensional model.

12. A display device for a shovel, the shovel including a traveling undercarriage, an upper rotating structure swingably mounted on the traveling undercarriage, and an attachment attached to the upper rotating structure and including a boom, an arm, and an end attachment, wherein:

the display device is configured to display a three-dimensional model that displays attitude information of the end attachment in such a manner as to enable three-dimensional visual recognition of the attitude information relative to a target surface, the three-dimensional model being configured to display a change in a relative angle of the end attachment to the target surface as a change in an area of a plane image of the three-dimensional model.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2018
From: NISHI, TAKASHI
To: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046975/0976 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-071608 · Mar 31, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017013328 · Mar 30, 2017
Related Publication 20190024346A1 · Jan 24, 2019