WORK VEHICLE

• Main Authors: NISHIKUBO TAKUYA, SHINYA KOICHI, YOSHIMURA FUMIYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 24.06.2021
• Subjects: CONTROLLING; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

To provide a work vehicle that is able to prevent contact with an obstacle at a start point of automatic travel and is able to realize smooth automatic travel.SOLUTION: A work vehicle 1 comprises: a vehicle body 2 having wheels 3F, 3R; a control device that automatically travels the vehicle body along a preset travel route; a driver seat mounted on the vehicle body; a driver seat protection body provided around the driver seat; a first obstacle detection device 31A provided at a side of the driver seat protection body and is able to detect an obstacle; and a second obstacle detection device 31B provided at a position different from the first obstacle detection device in forward and backward directions and is able to detect an obstacle; wherein, at a start point of automatic travel, the control device sets the first obstacle detection device to a detection state in which an obstacle is detected and, during automatic travel after the start of the automatic travel, sets the first obstacle detection device to a non-detection state in which the obstacle is not detected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 【課題】自動走行による動き出し時における障害物との接触を防止することが可能であって円滑な自動走行を実現することができる作業車両を提供する。【解決手段】作業車両１は、車輪３Ｆ、３Ｒを有する車体２と、車体を予め設定された走行ルートに沿って自動走行させる制御装置と、車体に搭載された運転席と、運転席の周囲に設けられた運転席保護体と、運転席保護体の側部に設けられ且つ障害物を検出可能な第１障害物検出装置３１Ａと、第１障害物検出装置と前後方向において異なる位置に設けられ且つ障害物を検出可能な第２障害物検出装置３１Ｂとを備え、制御装置は、自動走行の開始時点においては第１障害物検出装置を障害物の検出を行う検出状態とし、自動走行の開始後の自動走行中に前記第１障害物検出装置を前記障害物の検出を行わない非検出状態とする。【選択図】図６