Display device and display controller of construction machinery
First Claim
1. A display unit for a construction machine including a front attachment and control means for carrying out an automatic control of said front attachment, said display unit being provided in a cab of said construction machine, and comprising a display portion for displaying positional information for said front attachment and setting information for said automatic control of said front attachment, and an operating portion for instructing change of contents displayed on said display portion and input of said setting information, thereby controlling the displayed contents in accordance with an instructions from said operating portion,wherein said display portion is capable of selectively displaying a first screen for displaying the setting state of a target plane or area in works to be performed under said automatic control by using numerical values and a movable symbolic illustration, and at least one second screen for providing another display, said first screen being a screen used when said input of setting information is instructed by said operating portion, and said movable symbolic illustration displayed on said first screen including a line representing said setting state of the target plane or area in works, said line being movable depending on the instruction of said operating portion when said input of setting information is instructed by said operating portion, each of said first and second screens having a menu area used for changing said first and second screens from one to the other in accordance with an instruction from said operating portion.
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Abstract
A display unit for a construction machine is provided which allow for an operator to easily set a target plane or area in works to be performed under automatic control, and to freely change the contents to be displayed regardless of whether the machine is under the automatic control, so that information which the operator wants to see can be promptly displayed.
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9 Claims
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1. A display unit for a construction machine including a front attachment and control means for carrying out an automatic control of said front attachment, said display unit being provided in a cab of said construction machine, and comprising a display portion for displaying positional information for said front attachment and setting information for said automatic control of said front attachment, and an operating portion for instructing change of contents displayed on said display portion and input of said setting information, thereby controlling the displayed contents in accordance with an instructions from said operating portion,
wherein said display portion is capable of selectively displaying a first screen for displaying the setting state of a target plane or area in works to be performed under said automatic control by using numerical values and a movable symbolic illustration, and at least one second screen for providing another display, said first screen being a screen used when said input of setting information is instructed by said operating portion, and said movable symbolic illustration displayed on said first screen including a line representing said setting state of the target plane or area in works, said line being movable depending on the instruction of said operating portion when said input of setting information is instructed by said operating portion, each of said first and second screens having a menu area used for changing said first and second screens from one to the other in accordance with an instruction from said operating portion.
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8. A display unit for a construction machine including a front attachment and control means for carrying out an automatic control of said front attachment, said display unit being provided in a cab of said construction machine including, and comprising a display portion for displaying positional information of said front attachment and setting information for said automatic control of said front attachment, and an operating portion for instructing change of contents displayed on each said display portion input of said setting information, thereby controlling the displayed contents in accordance with an instruction from said operating portion,
wherein said display portion is capable of selectively displaying a first screen for displaying the setting state of a target plane or area in works to be performed under said automatic control by using numerical values and a movable symbolic illustration, a second screen for displaying states of a body of said construction machine and said front attachment by using numerical values and a movable symbolic illustration, and a third screen for displaying, in enlarged scale, the positional relationship of a fore end of said front attachment relative to the target plane or area in said works by using a movable symbolic illustration, said first screen being a screen used when said input of setting information is instructed by said operating portion, and said movable symbolic illustration displayed on said first screen including a line representing said setting state of the target plane or area in works, said line being movable depending on the instruction of said operating portion when said input of setting information is instructed by said operating portion, and each of said first, second and third screens having a menu area used for changing said first, second and third screens from one to another in accordance with an instruction from said operating portion.
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9. A display control unit for a construction machine including a front attachment and control means for carrying out an automatic control of said front attachment, said display control unit being provided in a cab of said construction machine for controlling, in accordance with an instruction from an operating portion, contents displayed on a display portion for displaying positional information of said front attachment and setting information for said automatic control of said front attachment, said display control unit comprising:
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first control means for causing said display portion to selectively display a first screen for displaying the setting state of a target plane or area in works to be performed under automatic control by using numerical values and a movable symbolic illustration, and at least one second screen for providing another display, and to display a menu area including an item of screen change in each of said first and second screens;
second control means for processing said item of screen change in accordance with an instruction from said operating portion and changing said first and second screens from one to the other; and
said first control means being configured to display said first screen such that said movable symbolic illustration displayed on said first screen includes a line representing said setting state of the target plane or area in works, said line being movable depending on the instruction of said operating portion when said input of setting information is instructed by said operating portion.
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Specification