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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 12/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/02 (2006.01); B62D 5/083 (2006.01); B62D 5/09 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/12 (2006.01); E02F 9/08 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); E02F 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/008 (2013.01); B62D 1/12 (2013.01); B62D 5/006 (2013.01); B62D 5/0832 (2013.01); B62D 5/091 (2013.01); B62D 6/02 (2013.01); B62D 12/00 (2013.01); E02F 9/0841 (2013.01); E02F 9/2004 (2013.01); E02F 9/225 (2013.01); E02F 3/283 (2013.01);
Abstract
An articulated work vehicle with linked front and rear frames includes a joystick lever, a force imparting component, a speed sensor, and a controller. The joystick lever is configured to change a steering angle of the front frame with respect to the rear frame by operation by an operator. The force imparting component is configured to impart an assist force or a counterforce to operation of the joystick lever by the operator. The speed sensor is configured to sense speed of the work vehicle. The controller is configured to control the force imparting component so as to impart the assist force or the counterforce according to the speed sensed by the speed sensor.