Display system for work vehicle having a display switching command device for switching a display in a display device

• US 9,116,015 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2009
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Shinnosuke, Nishi, Eiji, Fukumoto, Toshiya, Tomiyama, Yuji, Honda, Katsuhiko, Okabe, Nobuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kong, Sze-Hon
• Application Number:
  US12/556,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20100191404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,176 Days
• Field of Search: 701/123, 701/29.1, 701/29.4, 701/99, 701/102, 701/112, 340/439, 340/461, 340/462, 340/691.6
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/174 Economic driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/215 characterised by the combination of multiple visual outputs, e.g. combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• 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 35/654 the user being the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/02 Indicating value of two or more variables simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/14 Measures for saving energy, e.g. in green houses
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/84 Data processing systems or methods, management, administration

Abstract

A display system for a work vehicle is disclosed including a display device (43) having an information display area (49), a display control unit (44) for controlling the display device, and a display switching command device (52A) which outputs a display switching command for switching a display in the display device. The display control unit (44) selects and sets, based on an output from the display switching command device (52A), one or more of an operating time display mode for displaying an operating time of an engine, an instantaneous fuel consumption display mode for displaying an instantaneous fuel consumption, an average fuel consumption display mode for displaying an average fuel consumption, and an amount of used fuel display mode for displaying an amount of used fuel, as a display mode for the information display area (49).

Claims

1. A display system for a work vehicle comprising:

a display device having an information display area;

a display control unit for controlling the display device for reading and displaying written and stored information;

a display switching command device which outputs a display switching command for switching a display in the display device;

a rotation sensor for detecting an output rotational speed of an engine; and

a key switch,

wherein the display control unit selects and sets, based on an output from the display switching command device, one or more of an operating time display mode for displaying an operating time of an engine, an instantaneous fuel consumption display mode for displaying an instantaneous fuel consumption, an average fuel consumption display mode for displaying an average fuel consumption, and an amount of used fuel display mode for displaying an amount of used fuel, as a display mode for the information display area,

wherein, when the display control unit is stopped by the key switch, a storing operation is performed to readably store a total operating time of the engine, the operating time of the engine after a reset thereof, the average fuel consumption or the average fuel consumption after a reset thereof, and the amount of used fuel or the amount of the fuel used after a reset thereof, which have been computed until the output rotational speed falls below to a second predetermined rotational speed; and

wherein, when the output rotational speed detected by the rotation sensor becomes greater than or equal to a first predetermined rotational speed and then an engine stall is determined by detecting the output rotational speed fallen below the second predetermined rotational speed, the storing operation is performed to readably store the total operating time of the engine, the operating time of the engine after a reset thereof, the average fuel consumption or the average fuel consumption after a reset thereof, and the amount of used fuel or the amount of the fuel used after a reset thereof, which have been computed until the output rotational speed falls below the second predetermined rotational speed.

2. A display system for a work vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a reset command device which outputs a reset command for the operating time of the engine,

wherein the display control unit resets the operating time of the engine based on the reset command from the reset command device, and

the operating time display mode includes a total operating time display mode for displaying a total operating time of the engine and an after-reset operating time display mode for displaying the operating time of the engine after a reset.

3. A display system for a work vehicle according to claim 2, wherein

the reset command device outputs a reset command for resetting the average fuel consumption display, and the display control unit resets the average fuel consumption display based on the average fuel consumption reset command, and displays an average fuel consumption after the reset in the average fuel consumption display mode.

4. A display system for a work vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the reset command device outputs a reset command for resetting the amount of used fuel display, and wherein the amount of used fuel display is reset based on the amount of used fuel reset command from the reset command device, and an amount of used fuel after the reset is displayed in the amount of used fuel display mode.

5. A display system for a work vehicle according to claim 2, wherein

the display switching command device includes a manually operated switch and outputs a generated switch signal to the display control unit.

6. A display system for a work vehicle according to claim 5, wherein

the display control unit cyclically sets the display mode of the information display area through:

the total operating time display mode, the after-reset operating time display mode, the instantaneous fuel consumption display mode, the average fuel consumption display mode, and the amount of used fuel display mode, based on switch signals sequentially outputted by the switch, in the stated sequence.

7. A display system for a work vehicle according to claim 5, wherein

the manually operated switch is also used as the reset command device.

8. A display system for a work vehicle according to claim 7, wherein

a switch signal outputted as a result of a short pressing-down operation of the manually operated switch is used as the display switching command, and a switch signal outputted as a result of a long pressing-down operation of the manually operated switch is used as the reset command.