AUTOMATIC SUPPLY SYSTEM OF CONSUMABLE MATERIAL

• US 20140027013A1
• Filed: 05/09/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Sudou, Tsugio, Takeda, Koji, Tojima, Masanori, Yamashita, Kouichi
• Granted Patent: US 10,155,653 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 141/192
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/32 Arrangements of safety or warning devices; Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/348 by interrogating an information transmitter, e.g. a transponder B67D7/145 takes precedence

Abstract

An automatic supply system of a consumable material includes: an automatic supply device that automatically supplies a consumable material to a vehicle capable of being loaded with a cargo; and a control device that obtains loading information indicating whether or not the cargo is loaded on the vehicle, and is able to control an automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle based on the obtained loading information, wherein, when the control device determines that the cargo is loaded on the vehicle from the obtained loading information, the control device controls the automatic supply device not to perform the automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle.

Claims

1. An automatic supply system of a consumable material comprising:

an automatic supply device that automatically supplies a consumable material to a vehicle capable of being loaded with a cargo; and

a control device that obtains loading information indicating whether or not the cargo is loaded on the vehicle, and is able to control an automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle based on the obtained loading information,

wherein, when the control device determines that the cargo is loaded on the vehicle from the obtained loading information, the control device controls the automatic supply device not to perform the automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle.

2. The automatic supply system of a consumable material according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cargo detection unit capable of detecting whether or not the cargo is loaded on the vehicle as the loading information,

wherein the cargo detection unit comprises at least one of a loadage detecting unit that detects loadage of the cargo loaded on the vehicle, an imaging unit that takes an image of the cargo loaded on the vehicle, and a vehicle weight measuring unit that measures a weight of the vehicle.

3. The automatic supply system of a consumable material according to claim 1, further comprising:

a notifying unit that provides a notification that the cargo is loaded on the vehicle.

4. The automatic supply system of a consumable material according to claim 1,

wherein the vehicle comprises a vessel capable of loading the cargo, and

the automatic supply device automatically supplies the consumable material to the vehicle in a range on a lower side in the vertical direction of the vessel, the range being an inner side than an edge portion of the vessel as viewed in a plan view from the vertical direction.

5. An automatic supply system of a consumable material comprising:

an automatic supply device that automatically supplies a consumable material to a vehicle having a vessel capable of loading a cargo; and

a control device capable of controlling the automatic supply device,

wherein the automatic supply device automatically supplies the consumable material to the vehicle in a range on a lower side in the vertical direction of the vessel, the range being an inner side than an edge portion of the vessel as viewed in a plan view from the vertical direction.