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US 2023/0407598 A1Published application
Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle
AssigneeKomatsu Ltd.
InventorsKazuki Ichikawa, Masaaki Imaizumi, Ken Hirabayashi, Kento Niiyama
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Abstract
A work vehicle includes a power source, a travel device that includes a clutch capable of adjusting a degree of engagement between the power source and a transmission, and travels on a basis of power transmitted from the power source, working equipment, a drive device that operates the working equipment on a basis of power transmitted from the power source, and a control device that outputs a control command for controlling the degree of engagement of the clutch on a basis of a state of the working equipment.
Claims7
A work vehicle comprising:
- a power source;
- a travel device that includes a clutch capable of adjusting a degree of engagement between the power source and a transmission, and travels on a basis of power transmitted from the power source;
- working equipment;
- a drive device that operates the working equipment on a basis of power transmitted from the power source;
- and
- a control device that outputs a control command for controlling the degree of engagement of the clutch on a basis of a state of the working equipment.
3 more elements
A control method for a work vehicle comprising:
- in the work vehicle including working equipment, outputting a control command for performing engagement of a clutch disposed between a power source and a transmission and capable of adjusting a degree of engagement such that power generated in the power source is transmitted to a travel device including the clutch;
- and
- outputting a control command for decreasing the degree of engagement of the clutch on a basis of a state of the working equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.