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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Applicant:
Kazuhiko Hayashi, Komatsu, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiko Hayashi, Komatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A blade control system of the present invention includes a distance calculating part, a blade load obtaining part and a lift cylinder controlling part. The distance calculating part is configured to obtain distance between a designed surface and a cutting edge of a blade. The blade load obtaining part is configured to obtain blade load acting on the blade. The lift cylinder controlling part is configured to execute a dozing control when the aforementioned distance is greater than a first distance. Further, the lift cylinder controlling part is configured to execute a dozing control when the aforementioned distance is less than a second distance.