IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,317,555
Granted Patent B2
US 11,317,555 · App. 16/618,611 · Granted May 3, 2022

Work vehicle

Inventors: Shinnosuke Ishikawa (Osaka, JP); Yoshitomo Fujimoto (Osaka, JP); Takashi Uchida (Osaka, JP); Koichiro Kan (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
A01B63/008A01B63/02A01B69/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,317,555
App. No.
16/618,611
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A machine body side control device is configured to control an actuator based on information on a posture change of a machine body obtained from a machine body side sensor and information on a position of an implement relative to the ground surface obtained from an implement side sensor via an implement side control device.

Claims (27)

1. A work vehicle comprising:

an implement connected to a machine body and capable of carrying out a ground work;

an actuator provided in the machine body and capable of changing a position of the implement relative to the machine body;

a machine body side sensor provided in the machine body and capable of detecting a posture change of the machine body;

an implement side sensor provided in the implement and capable of detecting a position of the implement relative to the ground surface, wherein the position of the implement includes a tilt of the implement relative to the ground surface and a height of the implement relative to the ground surface;

an implement side control device provided in the implement and obtaining the position of the implement relative to the ground surface from the implement side sensor;

a machine body side control device provided in the machine body and controlling the actuator so that the positon of the implement relative to the ground surface may agree to a target position;

a displacement calculation section which calculates a displacement amount of the position of the implement from the target position obtained from the implement side sensor via the implement side control device; and

the machine body side control device being configured to control the actuator based on information on the posture change of the machine body obtained from the machine body side sensor and information on the position of the implement relative to the ground surface obtained from the implement side sensor, and to adjust the actuator so as to resolve:

a level difference, which is calculated in accordance with the displacement amount, in the height direction, between the ground surface with which the machine body is placed in contact, and the ground surface immediately below the implement, and

a tilt difference between the ground surface with which the machine body is placed in contact, and the ground surface immediately below the implement.

2. The work vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the implement is configured to carry out a ground work under a state of being spaced from the ground surface.

3. The work vehicle of claim 2 , wherein:

as the implement side sensor, there is provided a distance sensor for detecting a height of the implement relative to the ground surface; and

the machine body side control device is configured to effect controlling of the actuator, based on information relating to the height of the implement relative to the ground surface detected by the distance sensor.

4. The work vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:

the implement side control device stores therein a work map in which respective target values for a ground work are set for respective unit sections; and

the machine body side control device is configured to obtain a target value from the implement side control device and calculate the target position from the target value.

5. A work vehicle comprising:

an implement connected to a machine body and capable of carrying out a ground work;

an actuator provided in the machine body and capable of changing a position of the implement relative to the machine body;

a machine body side sensor provided in the machine body and capable of detecting a posture change of the machine body;

an implement side sensor provided in the implement and capable of detecting a position of the implement relative to the ground surface;

an implement side control device provided in the implement and obtaining the position of the implement relative to the ground surface from the implement side sensor;

a machine body side control device provided in the machine body and controlling the actuator so that the positon of the implement relative to the ground surface may agree to a target position; and

the machine body side control device being configured to control the actuator based on information on the posture change of the machine body obtained from the machine body side sensor and information on the position of the implement relative to the ground surface obtained from the implement side sensor,

wherein the actuator includes a lift cylinder capable of lifting up/down the implement relative to the machine body, a link cylinder capable of changing a length of a top link capable of changing a posture of the implement in a pitching direction relative to the machine body, and a rolling cylinder capable of changing a posture of the implement in a rolling direction relative to the machine body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2020
From: ISHIKAWA, SHINNOSUKE; FUJIMOTO, YOSHITOMO; UCHIDA, TAKASHI; KAN, KOICHIRO
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053174/0103 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-126559 · Jun 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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