Scraper vehicle, method of controlling the same, and towing vehicle
AssigneeJDC Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Obata, Hidetoshi Morimoto, Yuu Sato, Tsukasa Baba, Takeo Asakura, Masaaki Kusano
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Abstract
A scraper vehicle is described that can contribute, with a relatively simple and low-cost configuration, to shortening of a construction period, reduction of construction cost, and the like without travel being disabled easily. The scraper vehicle includes an auxiliary drive system that supplies, in excavation by the scraper, a driving force to at least part of traveling wheels of the scraper vehicle. The driving force is supplied constantly or in accordance with a travel resistance of the scraper vehicle.
Claims18
A scraper vehicle comprising:
- a scraper capable of excavation;
- and
- an auxiliary drive system configured to supply, in excavation by the scraper, a driving force to at least part of traveling wheels of the scraper vehicle, constantly or in accordance with a travel resistance of the scraper vehicle,
- wherein the auxiliary drive system accumulates energy in response to retraction of the scraper, and supplies, in accordance with the travel resistance of the scraper vehicle even during accumulation of the energy, the driving force to the at least part of the traveling wheels of the scraper vehicle.
A method of controlling a scraper vehicle including a scraper capable of excavation, the method comprising:
- controlling an auxiliary drive system to supply, in excavation by the scraper, a driving force to at least part of traveling wheels of the scraper vehicle, constantly or in accordance with a travel resistance of the scraper vehicle, to accumulate energy in response to retraction of the scraper, and to supply, in accordance with the travel resistance of the scraper vehicle even during accumulation of the energy, the driving force to the at least part of the traveling wheels of the scraper vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.