Control method for driving a ripper
First Claim
1. A control method for automatically controlling a ripper attached to a rear portion of a body of a bulldozer, the bulldozer having a ripper lifting device configured to raise and lower the ripper, a ripper tilting device configured to tilt the ripper in and out, an operating lever that is moveably provided and configured to actuate the ripper lifting device and the ripper tilting device, and a steering lever that is moveably provided and configured to control a drive unit of the bulldozer, said method comprising:
- a first step in which it is determined whether ripping work by the ripper has ended;
a second step in which at least a first control of pulling the ripper out of a ground is automatically executed when it is determined that the ripping work has ended.
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Abstract
A method for driving a ripper is provided in which the movement of a ripper attached to the rear of the body of a bulldozer is controlled. The method includes a first step in which the ripper is operated while the bulldozer is moving forward or is stopped, a second step in which the bulldozer is reversed and the ripper is raised, and a third step in which the ripper is automatically raised.
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1. A control method for automatically controlling a ripper attached to a rear portion of a body of a bulldozer, the bulldozer having a ripper lifting device configured to raise and lower the ripper, a ripper tilting device configured to tilt the ripper in and out, an operating lever that is moveably provided and configured to actuate the ripper lifting device and the ripper tilting device, and a steering lever that is moveably provided and configured to control a drive unit of the bulldozer, said method comprising:
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a first step in which it is determined whether ripping work by the ripper has ended; a second step in which at least a first control of pulling the ripper out of a ground is automatically executed when it is determined that the ripping work has ended. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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