Patentable/Patents/US-10385546
US-10385546

Work vehicle

PublishedAugust 20, 2019
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Technical Abstract

A lift cylinder is attached to a center part of a vehicle body in a vehicle width direction. The lift cylinder causes a work implement to move up and down. A supporting member is attached to the center part of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction and extends upward from the vehicle body. An imaging device is supported by the supporting member and captures images of a region in front of the vehicle body. A penetrating part is formed in the supporting member. The lift cylinder is disposed through the penetrating part.

Patent Claims
19 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A work vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a work implement disposed in front of the vehicle body; a lift cylinder attached to a center part in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle body such that the lift cylinder is inclined in a front-back direction of the vehicle body, the lift cylinder being configured to move the work implement up and down; a supporting member attached to the center part of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, the supporting member extending upward from the vehicle body; and an imaging device supported by the supporting member, the imaging device being configured to capture an image of a region in front of the vehicle body, a penetrating part being formed in the supporting member, and the lift cylinder being disposed through the penetrating part.

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2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the imaging device has a front imaging device disposed in front of the lift cylinder.

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3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting member includes a pillar part extending upward from the vehicle body, and a holding part extending forward from the pillar part, and the imaging device has a work implement imaging device supported by the holding part.

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4. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body has a mounting member to which the lift cylinder is attached, and the supporting member is attached to the mounting member.

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5. The work vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the vehicle body has a universal joint supporting the lift cylinder to be rotatable in a front and a rear direction and to be rotatable in a left and a right direction, and the lift cylinder is attached to the mounting member via the universal joint.

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6. The work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein a front surface of the pillar part is inclined forward and upward from the vehicle body.

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7. The work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the holding part has a shape that is tapered forward.

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8. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the lift cylinder overlaps the supporting member as seen in a side view of the vehicle.

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9. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication device that communicates with an external remote operating device, the communication device being configured to transmit an image data captured by the imaging device to the remote operating device, and receive an operation signal for operating the work vehicle from the remote operating device; and a controller configured to control the work vehicle on the basis of the operation signal received from the remote operating device.

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10. A work vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a work implement disposed in front of the vehicle body; a lift cylinder attached to a center part in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle body such that the lift cylinder in a front-back direction of the vehicle body, the lift cylinder being configured to move the work implement up and down; a supporting member attached to the vehicle body and extending upward from the vehicle body; and an imaging device supported by the supporting member, the imaging device being configured to capture an image of a region in front of the vehicle body, the supporting including a pillar part extending upward from the vehicle body, and a first beam part extending in the vehicle width direction from the pillar part, and a penetrating part being formed by the pillar part and the first beam part, and the lift cylinder being disposed through the penetrating part.

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11. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the imaging device has a front imaging device disposed in front of the lift cylinder.

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12. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the imaging device has a work implement imaging device supported by the first beam part.

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13. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein a front surface of the pillar part is inclined forward and upward from the vehicle body.

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14. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising a headlight supported by the first beam part.

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15. A work vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising a rotating lamp, the supporting member having a second beam part extending in the vehicle width direction from the pillar part above the first beam part, and the rotating lamp being supported by the second beam part.

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16. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein an upper end of the rotating lamp is positioned higher than an upper end of the lift cylinder.

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17. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the lift cylinder overlaps the supporting member as seen in a side view of the vehicle.

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18. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the vehicle body includes a universal joint supporting the lift cylinder to be rotatable in a front and a rear direction and to be rotatable in a left and a right direction; and a mounting member to which the lift cylinder is attached via the universal joint.

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19. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising a communication device that communicates with an external remote operating device, the communication device being configured to transmit an image data captured by the imaging device to the remote operating device, and receive an operation signal for operating the work vehicle from the remote operating device; and a controller configured to control the work vehicle on the basis of the operation signal received from the remote operating device.

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Filing Date

February 16, 2016

Publication Date

August 20, 2019

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