Control device of general-purpose engine
US10989159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D2041/228
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device of a general-purpose engine which can continue operation of a working machine even when an operation management unit of the working machine has failed. The control device includes an engine control unit that controls the general-purpose engine based on a command from the operation management unit managing an operating state of the working machine, a communication interface for communicating with an external device; a management program acquisition unit that acquires a management program that is used by the operation management unit to manage the operating state, from the external device through the communication interface and stores the acquired management program in a storage medium, and an operation management substitute unit that manages the operating state of the working machine in place of the operation management unit in accordance with the management program when a failure of operation management unit is detected.
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