JP2002034307A - Turning control device in four-wheel drive vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of the so-called automatic lift control device loaded on an agricultural tractor or the like, wherein the automatic lift control device is mainly used for reducing the turning diameters of the tractor on rotary works, but has often been operated on high speed travels or has often lifted an implement in unnecessary times such as a fertilizer-applying time to deteriorate the operability and work efficiency of the tractor. SOLUTION: The operation of the automatic lift control device in the tractor is restrained, (1) when the high speed travel state of the vehicle is detected with a sensor for detecting the high speed travel state, (2) when an automatic brake control device for braking a rear wheel among the inside wheels on a turning travel is mounted and further when the automatic brake control device is switched on, or (3) when a signal is not inputted from a sensor on the rotary work machine side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with an automatic lift control device for raising a working machine during a turn, an automatic brake control device for braking a rear wheel inside the turn, and the like. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, four-wheel drive vehicles such as tractors include:
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-251002, there is known an apparatus provided with an automatic lift control device that raises a work machine when turning a vehicle body. The automatic lift control device disclosed in the above publication is configured to operate by braking the rear wheel on the inside of the turn by depressing the brake pedal.

[0003]

However, these automatic lift control devices are mainly operated for the purpose of reducing the turning radius at the time of rotary work. The automatic lift device was always activated when the user stepped on. For this reason, the operability of the vehicle may be impaired during high-speed running, or the work efficiency may be degraded by raising the work machine when unnecessary, for example, when applying fertilizer.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above-mentioned object, and is intended to provide an accurate operation of a turning control device in a four-wheel drive vehicle. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a four-wheel drive vehicle comprising: means for detecting a turning state of a vehicle body; and an auto-lift control device that raises a work implement based on the detection of the turning state. A sensor that detects a high-speed running state of the vehicle is provided, and a control unit that checks the operation of the auto-lift control device is provided when the high-speed running state of the vehicle is detected by the sensor. Turning control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic lift control device for raising a work implement based on the detection of the turning state, and an automatic brake for applying a brake to a rear wheel inside the turning state. A four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with a brake control device, wherein the vehicle is provided with a sensor for detecting a high-speed running state of the vehicle, and the automatic lift is provided when the sensor detects the high-speed running state of the vehicle. A turning control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle, comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of the control device and the automatic brake control device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auto-lift control device for raising a working machine based on the detection of the turning state, and an auto-brake for applying a brake to a rear wheel on the inside of the turn. A four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with a control device, wherein the vehicle is provided with a control unit that suppresses the operation of the auto-lift control device when the auto-brake control device is not set in an operable state. A turning control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a four-wheel drive vehicle including a means for detecting a turning state of the vehicle body, and an automatic lift control device for raising a work machine based on the detection of the turning state. When the vehicle is connected to a sensor on the working machine side and there is no input signal from this sensor,
A turning control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle is provided with a control unit for controlling the operation of the auto lift control device.

[0008]

In the present invention, the turning state of the vehicle body is detected, and when the turning state is detected, the automatic lift control device which raises the work machine operates. According to the first and second aspects of the invention, when the high-speed running state of the vehicle is detected, the operation of the auto-lift control device is suppressed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the automatic brake control device is not set in an operable state,
The operation of the automatic lift control device is suppressed. Further, in the invention according to claim 4, when there is no input signal from the sensor on the work implement side, the operation of the automatic lift control device is suppressed.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the automatic lift control device does not operate during high-speed running, and the operability of the vehicle is not impaired. Claim 2
Similarly, the operability of the vehicle is not impaired without operating the automatic lift control device and the automatic brake control device during high-speed traveling.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the state in which the auto-brake control device is operable is assumed to be a work requiring the operation of the auto-lift control device, and the auto-lift control device can be operated accurately. Similarly, in the invention of claim 3, when there is an input signal of the sensor on the working side,
Assuming that the operation requires the operation of the auto-lift control device, the auto-lift control device can be accurately operated.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control system in a tractor as an example of a four-wheel drive vehicle, in which a tillage depth of a rotary is set with a tillage depth adjustment dial provided on an input side of a control unit, and a tillage position adjustment dial is used. Set the highest position of the work equipment. Then, the height of the working machine is detected by the lift arm sensor, and the tillage amount of the rotary is detected by the rear cover sensor.

Further, a steering angle sensor is provided as means for detecting the steering angle of the steering, and an automatic brake switch is provided for turning on / off a means for braking the rear wheel inside the turn when turning. Further, a check switch for shifting from the normal control mode to the check mode is provided, and the work implement is raised to the highest position, or the work implement is lowered to the position set by the position lever. Provide a lifting switch.

On the output side of the control unit, a solenoid for raising the working machine and a solenoid for lowering the working machine are provided. A solenoid for right brake and a solenoid for left brake are provided as means for independently braking the rear wheel inside the turn when the auto brake switch is on, and the rotational speed of the front wheel is increased during the turn. A double-speed device is provided as a means, and a double-speed solenoid for turning on and off the double-speed device is provided.

The solenoids for the left and right brakes and the solenoids for the double speed are connected to switches that are opened and closed according to the values detected by a high-speed sensor. When the vehicle is running at high speed, the rear wheels inside the turning are braked. Means (auto-brake control device), means for increasing the rotation speed of the front wheels during turning (front wheel speed-up control device), and means for raising the work implement during subsequent turning (auto-lift control device)
And do not work.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the entire control.
First, the detection values of the sensors are read (step 10).
1) When both the check switch and the elevation switch are turned on and immediately after the power is turned on (steps 102 to 103), the current sensor values are recorded in the EEPROM as the respective reference values (step 102). 10
4). In the check mode, the steering wheel is set to the neutral position in the left and right direction (straight running state) and recorded as a reference value of the steering angle sensor.

On the other hand, if at step 102 either one or both switches are off,
If it is not immediately after the power is turned on in step 3, sensor processing (step 105), position control or depth control (step 106), front wheel speed-up control (step 107), autobrake control (step 108), and autolift control (step 108) Step 10) after performing each processing of 109)
Return to 1.

FIGS. 3 to 6 are flowcharts of each subroutine. First, in a routine of position control or depth control, a lift arm target value and a detection value of a lift arm sensor are compared, and work is performed in accordance with a deviation. Either an ascending signal is output to the ascending solenoid, or a descending signal is output to the working equipment descending solenoid, or control is performed so as not to output a signal when the deviation is in the dead zone. When the UP mode is set in the automatic lift control routine described below, the set value of the raising position adjustment dial is set to the lift arm target value,
An ascending signal is output to the work implement ascending solenoid to raise the work implement to the highest position.

Next, the front wheel speed increasing control and the automatic brake control will be described. Both routines are executed only when the work implement lift flag is set to 1 in an automatic lift control routine to be described later. In the front wheel speed-up control, when the work implement lift flag is set to 1 and the detection value of the steering angle sensor becomes equal to or greater than a set value, the double speed solenoid is turned on to operate the speed doubler. Then, the rotation speed of the front wheels is increased to approximately twice that of the rear wheels.

On the other hand, in the automatic brake control, the work implement lift flag is set to 1 and the detected value of the steering angle sensor becomes greater than or equal to the set value within a certain time while the work implement rise timer is counting. When this happens, one of the left and right brake solenoids is turned on, and the rear wheel inside the turn is braked. When the work implement ascent timer finishes counting, the left and right brake solenoids are turned off, and the one-side braking of the rear wheels is not performed.

Further, the auto-lift control will be described. First, when the auto-brake switch is on (step 201) and there is a signal input from the rear cover sensor (step 202), the process proceeds to the next step. This is such that this control is operated only during the rotary work, and the turning control including the auto lift control is not operated during other work such as fertilizer application.

Next, not immediately after the work implement raising operation has been performed (step 203), but also after the work implement lowering timer has finished counting (step 204), the detection value of the steering angle sensor changes from the straight running state. When you come off (Step 2
05), the UP mode is set (step 206).
This means that the UP mode is not set immediately after the work implement raising operation is performed, and in the above-described position control, the set value of the raising position adjustment dial is not set to the lift arm target value, thereby avoiding the maximum lifting of the work equipment. I do.

Immediately after a work implement lowering operation to be described later is started, a work implement lowering timer is started (step 208).
(→ 209) If the work machine descent timer does not finish counting, that is, do not set the UP mode for a certain period of time after the work machine is lowered and touched down, the inexperienced operator makes the machine meander after turning. Even if this happens, make sure that the implement does not rise again.

Then, in step 207, the work implement rise timer is started, and the work implement elevation flag is set to 1
Set to. Next, if the work implement lowering operation has just been performed, the process proceeds from step 208 to step 209, where the work implement lowering timer is started, the work implement elevation timer is cleared, and the work implement elevation flag is returned to 0.
In addition, even if it is not immediately after the work implement lowering operation, if the detection value of the steering angle sensor returns to the straight traveling state, the process returns from step 210 to step 209.

This is because when the work implement is descending or when the steering angle of the steering is once returned to the straight running state, the work implement elevation flag is returned to 0 and the front wheel speed increase control and the automatic brake control are not operated. It is like that. That is, when the turning is completed, the steering operation is performed while lowering the work implement, but even if the inexperienced operator excessively operates the steering, the automatic brake control is not operated.

Thus, when the tractor performs the turning control during the rotary work, the automatic lifting of the work implement or the lifting operation by the operator is given top priority, and then the front wheel speed-up control and the automatic brake control are performed. Will be. Here, a steering angle sensor that detects the steering angle of the steering will be described. FIG. 7 shows the inside of the steering column 11. A screw 13 having a coarse pitch is provided at an intermediate portion of the steering shaft 12, and a boss 14 is screwed to the screw 13. A pin 15 is provided on the outer surface of the boss 14.
The pin 15 is engaged with a slide groove 16 formed on the rear side (driver's seat side) of the steering column 11. Further, a steering angle sensor 17 is connected to the tip of the pin 15.

When the steering wheel 18 is steered and the steering shaft 12 is rotated, the boss 14 engaged with the screw portion 13 moves up and down.
The pin 15 protruding from 4 moves up and down in the slide groove 16. 8 and 9 show the steering angle sensor 17, in which a bracket 19 is fixedly mounted near the slide groove 16 of the steering column 11, and the bracket 19 is screwed to the steering angle sensor 17. The steering angle sensor 17 uses a rotary potentiometer, and is mounted so that the sensor shaft 20 projects toward the driver's seat. Then, the detection arm 21 is connected to the sensor shaft 20.
Of the detection arm 21, the locking groove 21a is opened in the other end of the detection arm 21, and the pin 15 protruding from the slide groove 16 is engaged with the locking groove 21a. Also,
When the steering wheel 18 is in the neutral position and the body is in a straight-ahead state, the steering angle sensor 17 is set so that the steering column 11 and the detection arm 21 are orthogonal to each other.
Is set.

When the steering wheel 18 is steered to the left or right, the pin 15 moves up and down along the slide groove 16, and the detection arm 21 rotates to change the detection value of the steering angle sensor 17. . The control unit calculates the steering angle of the steering based on the detection value of the steering angle sensor 17. At this time, the pin 15 moves up and down at an equal rate in proportion to the amount of steering of the steering wheel 18. Is big.
That is, the resolution of the steering angle sensor 17 near the neutral position of the steering angle is increased, and a minute change in the steering angle can be finely detected.

In this embodiment, a rotary potentiometer is used as the steering angle sensor 17, but the present invention is not limited to this. Although illustration is omitted, for example, a linear operation type potentiometer may be attached in the axial direction of the steering column 11. When that happens,
Since the sensor arm moves linearly in parallel with the steering column 11, the detection section can be made compact.

Thus, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention extends to the modified ones.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the entire control.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of position control or depth control.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a front wheel speed increase control.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an automatic brake control.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an automatic lift control.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view showing the inside of the steering column.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a main part of the steering column showing a mounting state of the steering angle sensor.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a main part of the steering column showing a mounting state of the steering angle sensor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 steering column 12 steering shaft 14 boss 15 pin 17 steering angle sensor

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Means for detecting a turning state of a vehicle body,
An auto-lift control device that raises a work implement based on the detection of the turning state, wherein the vehicle is provided with a sensor that detects a high-speed running state of the vehicle, and the sensor A turning control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle, further comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of the automatic lift control device when the high-speed running state of the vehicle is detected. Means for detecting a turning state of the vehicle body,
A four-wheel drive vehicle including an auto-lift control device that raises a work machine based on the detection of the turning state and an auto-brake control device that applies a brake to a rear wheel inside the turning,
The vehicle includes a sensor that detects a high-speed running state of the vehicle, and a control unit that checks the operation of the auto-lift control device and the auto-brake control device when the sensor detects the high-speed running state of the vehicle. A turning control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle, comprising: 3. Means for detecting a turning state of the vehicle body,
A four-wheel drive vehicle including an auto-lift control device that raises a work machine based on the detection of the turning state and an auto-brake control device that applies a brake to a rear wheel inside the turning,
Turning control in a four-wheel-drive vehicle, wherein the vehicle is provided with a control unit that checks the operation of the auto-lift control device when the auto-brake control device is not set in an operable state. apparatus. 4. A device for detecting a turning state of a vehicle body,
A four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with an automatic lift control device that raises the work implement based on the detection of the turning state, wherein the vehicle is connected to a sensor on the work implement side, and there is no input signal from this sensor. A turning control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle, further comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of the auto-lift control device.