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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Sou Sakuta, Chiba, JP;
Takeya Izumikawa, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/43 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/431 (2013.01); E02F 3/435 (2013.01); E02F 9/2221 (2013.01); E02F 9/262 (2013.01); E02F 9/265 (2013.01); E02F 3/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shovel includes a traveling lower body; a revolving upper body rotatably installed on the traveling lower body; an object detection device provided on the revolving upper body; a control device provided in the revolving upper body; and an actuator configured to move a driven object, wherein the object detection device is configured to detect an object in a detection space set in surroundings of the shovel, and wherein the control device is configured to allow a motion of the driven object in a direction other than a direction heading for the detected object.