Pitching control system for a skid steer vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a pitching of a skid steer vehicle including vehicle body, a set of right driving wheels having tires thereon and arranged on one side of the vehicle body, a set of left driving wheels having tires thereon and arranged on an opposite side of the vehicle, a first driving means for driving the set of right driving wheels, a second driving means for driving the set of left driving wheels, and a pair of first and second control levers provided in an operator'"'"'s compartment of the vehicle body, comprising:
- means for generating detection signals indicating detection of a pitching motion of said skid steer vehicle while said skid steer vehicle is in a mode of operation including straight running operation and skid steer turning operation, said pitching motion being based on deformation of said tires and a small wheel base of the vehicle; and
control means for generating control signals including pitching suppressing signals on the basis of said detection signals from said means for generating detection signals, said control means simultaneously and independently delivering said control signals to said right and left driving means until said pitching motion of said skid steer vehicle is suppressed.
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Abstract
A skid steer vehicle having a set of right driving wheels and a set of left driving wheels, a right driving unit for driving the right driving wheels, a left driving unit for driving the left driving wheels, and a pitching control system to suppress a pitching motion of the vehicle, the pitching control system being provided with a pitching motion detector or detectors to generate a signal indicating occurrence of the pitching motion of the vehicle, and a control unit for individually controlling the right and left driving units until suppression of the pitching motion of the vehicle is detected.
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1. A system for controlling a pitching of a skid steer vehicle including vehicle body, a set of right driving wheels having tires thereon and arranged on one side of the vehicle body, a set of left driving wheels having tires thereon and arranged on an opposite side of the vehicle, a first driving means for driving the set of right driving wheels, a second driving means for driving the set of left driving wheels, and a pair of first and second control levers provided in an operator'"'"'s compartment of the vehicle body, comprising:
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means for generating detection signals indicating detection of a pitching motion of said skid steer vehicle while said skid steer vehicle is in a mode of operation including straight running operation and skid steer turning operation, said pitching motion being based on deformation of said tires and a small wheel base of the vehicle; and control means for generating control signals including pitching suppressing signals on the basis of said detection signals from said means for generating detection signals, said control means simultaneously and independently delivering said control signals to said right and left driving means until said pitching motion of said skid steer vehicle is suppressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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