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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takeya Izumikawa, Chiba, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/12 (2006.01); E02F 3/32 (2006.01); E02F 3/36 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/123 (2013.01); E02F 3/32 (2013.01); E02F 3/36 (2013.01); E02F 9/2004 (2013.01); E02F 9/261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper swiveling body that is rotatably mounted on the lower traveling body, and a controller configured to perform straight facing control by which an actuator is operated to cause the upper swiveling body to face a target construction surface straight, based on information related to the target construction surface and information related to a direction of the upper swiveling body.