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Electronic control system for construction machinery

US6718245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 14, 2002
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02F9/2296
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system having a monitoring function in addition to a control function is able to suppress an increase in the amount of data communication and the communication frequency via a common communication line, and is flexibly adaptable for the addition of a new function without causing mutual interference between control data and monitor data. In particular, a hydraulic excavator 1 includes a first control unit 17 for a prime mover 14, a second control unit 23 for a hydraulic pump 18, a third control unit 33 for control valves 24, 25 and 26, and first and second monitor units 45, 46. A first common communication line 39 for control and a second common communication line 40 for monitoring are further provided as common buses for data communication.

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