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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Morita, Kanagawa, JP;
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A shovel () according to embodiments of the present invention includes a lower travelling body (), an upper pivot body () pivotably mounted to the lower travelling body (), an excavation attachment (AT) rotatably mounted to the upper pivot body, and a controller () provided to the upper pivot body (). The controller () is configured to autonomously perform a compound operation including an operation of the excavation attachment (AT) and a pivot operation. The controller () may be configured to, in response to an automatic switch (NS) provided in a cabin () mounted to the upper pivot body () being operated, autonomously perform the compound operation.