# US 11,898,322 B2 · Working machine control device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,898,322 B2 - Document ID: US11898322B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/976,930 - Filed: 2019-01-24 - Published: 2021-01-14 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-29 - Assignees: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hitoshi Sasaki; Seiji Saiki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11898322B2 ## CPC - E02F 9/205: {Remotely operated machines, e.g. unmanned vehicles (E02F3/8866 takes precedence)} - E02F 9/2012: {Setting the functions of the control levers, e.g. changing assigned functions among operations levers, setting functions dependent on the operator or seat orientation} - E02F 9/2203: {Arrangements for controlling the attitude of actuators, e.g. speed, floating function} - E02F 9/2285: {Pilot-operated systems} - G05D 1/0022: {characterised by the communication link (data switching networks in general H04L12/00)} - G06F 3/1423: {controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display} - E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A master-side device is provided outside a working machine and transmits, to a slave-side device, a command for controlling activation of an actuator. The master-side device is provided with a master-side lever and an operation pattern switching unit. The operation pattern switching unit switches a master-side operation pattern in which a first command according to an operation of the master-side lever is combined with a second command for an operation of a machine-side lever. The slave-side device transmits, to the master-side device, information of a machine-side operation pattern selected by an operation pattern switching valve. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A working machine control device capable of remotely controlling a working machine provided with an actuator, a control valve which controls activation of the actuator, a machine-side operation device which outputs a pilot pressure according to operation to the control valve, and an operation pattern switching valve which is provided in a pilot line between the machine-side operation device and the control valve and switches a machine-side operation pattern as a combination of operation of the machine-side operation device and activation of the actuator, the working machine control device comprising: a slave-side device which is disposed in the working machine and controls activation of the actuator by controlling a pilot pressure of the pilot line; and a master-side device which is provided outside the working machine and is radio-communicable with the slave-side device, and transmits a command for controlling activation of the actuator to the slave-side device, wherein the slave-side device transmits information of a machine-side operation pattern selected by the operation pattern switching valve to the master-side device, and the master-side device includes: a master-side operation device which outputs a first command according to operation of an operator; an operation pattern switching unit which switches a master-side operation pattern as a combination of the first command and a second command to be transmitted to the slave-side device for operating the machine-side operation device based on an instruction from an operator who refers to the information of the machine-side operation pattern, and converts the first command to the second command according to the switched master-side operation pattern; and a communication unit which transmits the second command converted by the operation pattern switching unit to the slave-side device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The working machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the master-side device further includes a first display unit which displays the information of the machine-side operation pattern selected by the operation pattern switching valve. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The working machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the master-side device further includes: a first operator identification device which identifies the operator who operates the master-side operation device; and an operation pattern selection unit which stores the operator who operates the master-side operation device and the master-side operation pattern switched by the operation pattern switching unit based on an instruction from the operator in combination and selects the master-side operation pattern corresponding to the operator identified by the first operator identification device, and the operation pattern switching unit switches a master-side operation pattern to the master-side operation pattern selected by the operation pattern selection unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The working machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the slave-side device transmits stroke amount information as information on an amount of stroke of the machine-side operation device to the master-side device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The working machine control device according to claim 4, wherein, the master-side device further includes a second display unit which displays the stroke amount information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The working machine control device according to claim 4, wherein the master-side device further includes an operation characteristic setting unit which sets a master-side operation characteristic as a relationship between an amount of operation as an amount of operation to be applied to the master-side operation device and a command value according to the amount of operation, and the operation characteristic setting unit sets the master-side operation characteristic according to the master-side operation pattern switched by the operation pattern switching unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The working machine control device according to claim 6, wherein the operation characteristic setting unit conducts operation characteristic identical control for setting the master-side operation characteristic of a first operation of the master-side operation device to be on a side closer to a machine-side operation characteristic of a second operation of the machine-side operation device, the second operation being operation corresponding to the first operation, the second operation is operation to be applied to the machine-side operation device for causing the actuator to conduct target activation for the first operation, and the machine-side operation characteristic represents a relationship between an amount of operation as an amount of operation to be applied to the machine-side operation device according to the second operation and the pilot pressure output from the machine-side operation device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The working machine control device according to claim 7, wherein the master-side device further includes an acquisition unit which acquires an instruction from the operator on whether to conduct the operation characteristic identical control or not, and when the acquisition unit acquires an instruction not to conduct the operation characteristic identical control, the operation characteristic setting unit refrains from conducting the operation characteristic identical control. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The working machine control device according to claim 6, wherein the master-side device includes: a second operator identification device which identifies the operator who operates the master-side operation device; and an operation characteristic selection unit which stores the operator who operates the master-side operation device and the master-side operation characteristic set by the operation characteristic setting unit in combination and selects the master-side operation characteristic corresponding to an operator identified by the second operator identification device, and the operation characteristic setting unit sets the master-side operation characteristic selected by the operation characteristic selection unit.