Display system for work vehicle having power take off (PTO)

• US 9,302,582 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2013
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Inventors: Togo, Manabu, Ono, Keita, Kitagawa, Ryuji, Masumoto, Koji, Satoh, Kengo
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James
• Application Number:
  US13/775,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20140067198A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,135 Days
• Field of Search: 701/33.7
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/151 Instrument output devices for configurable output
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/167 Vehicle dynamics information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/172 Driving mode indication
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 25/06 from the transmission power take-off transmissions having power-take-off B60K17/28
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/20 Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10

Abstract

A display system for a work vehicle includes a rotation speed display section for selectively displaying an engine rotation speed or a PTO rotation speed in a same display area, a display selection switch for outputting a display selection command, a discrimination display section for displaying a discrimination object for discriminating which of the engine rotation speed and the PTO rotation speed is being displayed and a display control section for selectively providing an engine rotation speed display signal or a PTO rotation speed display signal to the rotation speed display section based on the display selection command and providing the discrimination display section with a display signal for the discrimination object based on the display selection command.

Claims

1. A display system for a work vehicle having at least one kind of Power Take Off (PTO) mode, comprising:

a rotation speed display section for selectively displaying an engine rotation speed or at least one kind of PTO rotation speed in a same display area;

a display selection switch for outputting an engine display selection command selecting the engine rotation speed to be displayed, and also outputting a PTO display selection command selecting the PTO rotation speed to be displayed;

a discrimination display section for displaying a group of discriminating objects each having an icon, the icon having a turn-ON state and a turn-OFF state; and

a display control section for controlling contents displayed by the rotation speed display section, and also controlling the turn-ON state and the turn-OFF state of the icon of the discrimination display section;

wherein the group of discriminating objects includes an engine discrimination object for identifying the engine rotation speed and at least one kind of PTO discrimination object for identifying the PTO rotation speed;

wherein in response to the engine display selection command, the display control section provides the rotation speed display section with an engine rotation speed display signal generated based on a detection signal from an engine rotational speed sensor that detects the engine rotational speed, and the icon of the engine discrimination object to be turned ON and the icon of each of any other discrimination objects than the engine discrimination object to be turned OFF; and

wherein in response to the PTO display selection command, the display control section provides the rotation speed display section with a PTO rotation speed display signal generated based on a detection signal from the engine rotational speed sensor, and causes the discrimination display section to turn the icon of the PTO discrimination object associated with the PTO display selection command ON and turn the icon of each of any other discrimination objects other than the turned-ON discrimination object OFF;

wherein when the PTO display selection command is outputted and power transmission to the PTO shaft is blocked, the display control section provides the rotation speed display section with a display signal indicative of a zero rotational speed instead of the PTO rotation speed display signal; and

wherein when the engine display selection command is outputted and the power transmission to the PTO shaft is blocked, the display control section provides the rotation speed display section with the engine rotation speed display signal.

2. A display system according to claim 1, wherein there are provided a plurality of kinds of PTO mode, the rotation speed display section being capable of displaying a PTO rotation speed in each PTO mode, the discrimination object being assigned to each PTO mode.

3. A display system according to claim 2, wherein there are provided a plurality of PTO shafts;

and

each PTO mode corresponds to power take-off from each PTO shaft.

4. A display system according to claim 2, wherein there is provided a PTO shaft for transmitting rotational power from a PTO speed changer having a plurality of speeds;

and

each PTO mode corresponds to a speed selected in the PTO speed changer.

5. A display system according to claim 1, wherein the rotation speed display section is a flat panel display, and the discrimination display section is a lamp display.

6. A display system according to claim 1, wherein the rotation speed display section and the discrimination display section are assigned to adjacent areas in a same flat panel display.

7. A display system according to claim 1, wherein the rotation speed display section is a number display section and the discrimination display section is an icon display section.

8. A display system according to claim 1, wherein as the PTO rotation speed, there is used a rotation speed of a rear PTO shaft and a mid PTO shaft that are selectively driven;

and

the PTO rotation speed calculation section calculates PTO rotation speed data of whichever driven PTO shaft.

9. A display system according to claim 1, wherein the rotation speed display section is configured to display the engine rotation speed and the PTO rotation speed with seven segments.

10. A display system according to claim 1, wherein the rotation speed display section and the discrimination display section are arranged adjacent each other.