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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomofumi Hokari, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Yasuda, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Nozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/2025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A work machine start-up system includes a control unit configured to control a work machine, a proximity detection unit configured to detect that a specific operator is in close proximity to the work machine, and a start-up unit configured to start at least part of the control unit when it is detected that the specific operator is in close proximity to the work machine.