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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2021
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Takeshima, Tokyo, JP;
Naoya Akiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Kazushi Nakata, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Yatsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Otaka, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Nameki, Tokyo, JP;
Ryouichi Nagasaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takaomi Komura, Tokyo, JP;
KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller provided in a bulldozer maintains the engagement of an inside steering clutch over a predetermined period beginning from a switching start point at which switching starts, when switching from a slow turn mode to a pivot turn mode, and when switching from the pivot turn mode to the slow turn mode, maintains the braking of an inside steering brake over a predetermined period beginning from a switching start point at which the switching starts.