阅读说明：本技术 作业机械 (Working machine ) 是由 萩原直树 沟口和彦 穴原圭一郎 于 2020-04-21 设计创作，主要内容包括：具备：传感器,其能够区分检测回归反射材料和除此以外的物体；电磁阀,其限制从操作装置输出的操作信号；以及控制装置,其基于传感器的检测结果来控制电磁阀,控制装置基于传感器检测到的物体是否是回归反射材料的信息、以及传感器检测到的物体的位置是第一检测区域和第二检测区域中的哪一个区域的信息来控制电磁阀,其中,第一检测区域被设定为至少一部分包含车体的运转范围,第二检测区域被设定为与第一检测区域的上方邻接。由此,能够抑制由于将作业机械的结构物排除在检测对象之外而导致的检测范围的减小,并且能够抑制作业机械与障碍物的接触。(The disclosed device is provided with: a sensor capable of detecting the retro-reflective material and other objects; a solenoid valve that limits an operation signal output from the operation device; and a control device that controls the electromagnetic valve based on a detection result of the sensor, the control device controlling the electromagnetic valve based on information on whether or not the object detected by the sensor is a retro-reflective material and information on which of a first detection region and a second detection region the position of the object detected by the sensor is, wherein the first detection region is set so as to at least partially include an operating range of the vehicle body, and the second detection region is set so as to be adjacent to an upper portion of the first detection region. This can suppress a reduction in the detection range due to the structure of the work machine being excluded from the detection target, and can suppress contact between the work machine and the obstacle.)

1. A working machine is characterized by comprising:

an actuator for driving the vehicle body;

an operating device operated to drive the actuator;

a sensor provided on the vehicle body for detecting an object existing around the vehicle body;

a restricting device that restricts driving of the actuator by the operating device; and

a control device that controls the restriction device based on a detection result of the sensor,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the sensor is capable of distinguishing a specific object from the object,

the control device controls the limiting device based on information on whether the object detected by the sensor is the specific object and information on which of a first detection region and a second detection region the position of the object detected by the sensor is, when the object is detected by the sensor, wherein the first detection region is set so as to at least partially include an operating range of the vehicle body, and the second detection region is set so as to be adjacent to an upper side of the first detection region.

2. The work machine of claim 1,

the control means controls the restricting means when the object is detected in the second detection region and when the specific object is detected in the first detection region.

3. The work machine of claim 2,

when the object is detected in the first detection region and the object is not detected in the second detection region, the control means does not perform control by the restriction means in a case where the detected object is not the specific object.

4. The working machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the sensor is an infrared depth sensor.

5. The working machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the specific object is a retro-reflective material.

6. The work machine of claim 1,

the vehicle body is composed of an upper rotating body and a lower traveling body,

the restricting device restricts at least one of a traveling operation of the lower traveling structure and a rotational operation of the upper rotating body with respect to the lower traveling structure.

7. The work machine of claim 1,

the vehicle body is composed of an upper rotating body and a lower traveling body,

at least a part of a boundary between the first detection region and the second detection region is set between a lower end of the upper rotating body and an upper end of the lower traveling body.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a working machine.

Background

The following techniques are known for a working machine such as a hydraulic excavator: the monitor in the cab displays an image obtained by a camera provided in the vehicle body, thereby assisting the operator in monitoring the surroundings of the work machine.

As a technique related to such monitoring of the surroundings of a work machine, for example, patent document 1 discloses a work vehicle surroundings monitoring system that sets a monitoring area in the surroundings of a work vehicle and detects the presence of an operator in the monitoring area, the work vehicle surroundings monitoring system including: a retro-reflector attached to the worker; and a periphery monitoring device that projects laser light from the work vehicle in a scanning manner to the monitoring area, receives the laser light reflected by the retro-reflector, and detects the presence of the operator based on a reception level thereof, wherein the retro-reflector is configured using a corner cube reflector in which a large number of corner cubes are arrayed, the periphery monitoring device includes a coaxial retro-reflection type photosensor that projects non-diffused laser light and receives the reflected light thereof almost coaxially, outputs the reception level of the reflected light, and the periphery monitoring device pulse-drives a laser light source of the photosensor at a predetermined cycle, and detects the presence of the operator based on a reception pulse.

Patent document 2 discloses an object detection system for a construction machine, which detects an object existing around the construction machine, the construction machine including an upper rotating body mounted on a lower traveling body via a rotating mechanism, the object detection system including an object detection unit that detects the object based on an output of a scanning type distance measuring device attached to the upper rotating body, light emitted from the scanning type distance measuring device passing through a gap between the upper rotating body and the lower traveling body, and patent document 3 discloses an operation limiting device for a construction machine, the operation limiting device including: a human detection unit that detects a human for each of a plurality of predetermined regions set in accordance with a front-rear-left-right direction of a construction machine and a separation distance from the construction machine; a selection unit that selects the content of the restriction corresponding to the predetermined range when the person detection unit detects the person; and a limiting unit that limits the operation of the construction machine by the content of the limitation.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2005-032141

Patent document 2: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2015-229836

Patent document 3: japanese patent laid-open No. 2014-218849

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, in the conventional technique described in patent document 1, although the operator can be detected by projecting the laser beam in a scanning manner and detecting the reflected light of the retro-reflective material attached to the operator, it is impossible to recognize another material or an obstacle having no retro-reflective material. Further, in the conventional technique described in patent document 2, since the detection range in the vertical direction is limited to a plane passing between the upper rotating body and the lower traveling body, the lower traveling body that relatively rotates with respect to the upper rotating body can be excluded from the detection target, but the operation of the working machine cannot be appropriately limited when detecting an obstacle because the detection cannot be performed when the operator or another obstacle is located at a position lower than the lower surface of the upper rotating body, even if the technique of patent document 3 is applied, for example.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a work machine capable of suppressing a reduction in a detection range due to the exclusion of a structure of the work machine from a detection target, and suppressing contact between the work machine and an obstacle.

Means for solving the problems

The present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above problems, and one example thereof is given. A working machine is provided with an actuator for driving a vehicle body; an operating device operated to drive the actuator; a sensor provided at the vehicle body for detecting an object existing around the vehicle body; a restricting device that restricts driving of the actuator by the operating device; and a control device that controls the restricting device based on a detection result of the sensor, the sensor being capable of detecting a specific object differentially from the objects, the control device controlling the restricting device based on information on whether the object detected by the sensor is the specific object and information on which of a first detection region and a second detection region the position of the object detected by the sensor is, when the object is detected by the sensor, wherein the first detection region is set so as to at least partially include an operating range of the vehicle body, and the second detection region is set so as to be adjacent to an upper portion of the first detection region.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a reduction in the detection range due to the structure of the work machine being excluded from the detection target, and to suppress contact between the work machine and the obstacle.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a side view schematically showing an external appearance of a hydraulic excavator as an example of a working machine.

Fig. 2 is a plan view schematically showing an external appearance of a hydraulic excavator as an example of a work machine.

Fig. 3 shows a state in the cab.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a part of a hydraulic circuit system applied to a hydraulic excavator by drawing it out together with an associated structure.

Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a structure relating to the periphery monitoring function of the hydraulic excavator by extracting the structure.

Fig. 6 shows a relationship between a solenoid valve current output from the control device to the solenoid valve and an actuator speed.

Fig. 7 shows an example of the detection range of the sensor.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing content of the object/retroreflective material determination unit.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing content of the operation restriction determination unit.

Fig. 10 shows another example of the detection range of the sensor.

Detailed Description

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 9. In the present embodiment, a hydraulic excavator is shown as an example of the working machine and described, but the present invention can be applied to other working machines such as a crane and a road machine such as a wheel loader.

Fig. 1 and 2 schematically show the external appearance of a hydraulic excavator as an example of a work machine according to the present embodiment, with fig. 1 being a side view and fig. 2 being a plan view. Fig. 3 shows a state in the cab.

In fig. 1 and 2, the excavator 100 is generally configured by a vehicle body configured by a crawler-type lower traveling structure 1 and an upper revolving structure 2 provided rotatably with respect to the lower traveling structure 1, and a front work machine 3 provided on the front side of the upper revolving structure 2 so as to be capable of pitching operation. In fig. 2, a part of the front working machine 3 is omitted for simplicity of illustration.

The front work implement 3 is configured by coupling a plurality of driven members (a boom 3a, an arm 3b, and a bucket 3c) that rotate in the vertical direction. The base end of the boom 3a is rotatably supported at the front portion of the upper rotating body 2. One end of the arm 3b is rotatably coupled to the tip end of the boom 3a, and the bucket 3c is rotatably coupled to the other end (tip end) of the arm 3 b. The boom 3a, the arm 3b, and the bucket 3c are driven by a boom cylinder 3d, an arm cylinder 3e, and a bucket cylinder 3f, which are hydraulic actuators, respectively.

Lower carrier 1 is constituted by: a pair of crawler belts 1e and 1f wound around the pair of left and right crawler frames 1c and 1d, respectively; traveling hydraulic motors 1a and 1b as hydraulic actuators that drive the crawler belts 1e and 1f, respectively, via a speed reduction mechanism or the like, not shown. In fig. 1, only one of the right and left paired components is shown with reference numerals for each component of the lower traveling structure 1, and only the parenthetical reference numerals for the other component are shown in the drawing, and the illustration is omitted.

The upper swing structure 2 is configured by arranging each member on a swing frame serving as a base, and the swing frame is rotated and driven relative to the lower traveling structure 1 by a swing hydraulic motor 10 serving as a hydraulic actuator, whereby the upper swing structure 2 is rotatable relative to the lower traveling structure 1.

On the front side above the revolving frame of the upper revolving structure 2, in addition to the cab 4 on which the operator rides to operate the hydraulic excavator 100, an engine 25 as a prime mover, a hydraulic pump 26 and a pilot pump 27 driven by the engine 25, and a hydraulic circuit system (see fig. 4 below) for driving the hydraulic actuators (the traveling hydraulic motors 1a and 1b, the revolving hydraulic motor 10, the boom cylinder 3d, the arm cylinder 3e, and the bucket cylinder 3f) are mounted. Further, a control device 20 that controls the operation of the entire hydraulic excavator 100 is disposed on the upper swing structure 2.

As shown in fig. 3, in the cab 4, a seat 4a on which an operator sits is disposed; operation devices 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e for performing a driving operation of front work implement 3, a rotation operation of upper swing structure 2, a traveling operation of lower traveling structure 1, and the like; in addition to the door lock lever 4f and the like, a monitor 4g is disposed at a position that is easily visible to an operator sitting on the seat 4a and does not obstruct the view from the outside.

A plurality of sensors 14 to 16 for imaging the periphery of the upper rotating body 2 are mounted on the upper part of the upper rotating body 2 at the left, right, and rear sides. The plurality of sensors 14 to 16 are referred to as a right side sensor 14, a rear sensor 15, and a left side sensor 16, respectively, depending on the arrangement. That is, the plurality of sensors 14 to 16 include: a left sensor 16 provided behind the cab 4 on the left side of the upper swing structure 2 and having the front and left sides of the upper swing structure 2 as detection ranges; a right side sensor 14 provided on the right side of the upper rotating body 2, the front and right sides of the upper rotating body 2 being detection ranges; and a rear sensor 15 provided behind the upper rotating body 2, the rear sensor having the right and left sides of the upper rotating body 2 as a detection range.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a part of a hydraulic circuit system applied to a hydraulic excavator by drawing it out together with an associated structure. Fig. 4 shows a configuration related to the swing hydraulic motor 10 as a representative of the plurality of hydraulic actuators of the hydraulic excavator 100.

In fig. 4, the hydraulic circuit system includes: an engine 25 as a prime mover; a hydraulic pump 26 and a pilot pump 27 driven by the engine 25; a plurality of hydraulic actuators (here, only the rotary hydraulic motor 10 is illustrated) which are driven by hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 26; a plurality of directional control valves (here, only the directional control valve 28 of the rotary hydraulic motor 10 is illustrated) that control the flow of the hydraulic oil supplied from the hydraulic pump 26 to the plurality of hydraulic actuators; and a plurality of hydraulic pilot type operation devices (only the operation device 4b related to the rotation operation is illustrated here) that instruct the operation of the plurality of hydraulic actuators and generate pilot pressures (operation signals) for switching the plurality of directional control valves.

The diverter valve 28 is of the center bypass type having a center bypass passage located on a center bypass line 28 a. The center bypass passage is connected in series with the center bypass line 28a, and when the spool of the selector valve 28 is in the neutral position, the center bypass passage is communicated with the center bypass line 28a, and when the spool of the selector valve 28 is switched to the left or right switching position in fig. 4, the center bypass passage is blocked from the center bypass line 28 a. The upstream side of the center bypass line 28a is connected to the discharge line 26a of the hydraulic pump 26, and the downstream side of the center bypass line 28a is connected to the tank line 41.

The switching valve 28 is switched by pilot pressure (operation signal) from the operation device 4 b. The operation device 4b includes a pair of pilot valves that generate pilot pressure by using the discharge pressure of the pilot pump 27 as the initial pressure according to the operation amount. For example, when the operating device 4b is operated in a direction corresponding to left rotation (for example, left side) from the neutral position, the pilot pressure generated by one pilot valve in accordance with the operation amount is output to the pressure receiving portion on the right side in fig. 4 of the direction switching valve 28, and the direction switching valve 28 is switched to the switching position on the right side in fig. 4. Thereby, the turning hydraulic motor 10 turns, and the upper turning body 2 turns leftward with respect to the lower traveling body 1. On the other hand, for example, when the operating device 4b is operated in a direction corresponding to the right rotation (for example, the right side) from the neutral position, the pilot pressure generated by the other pilot valve is output to the pressure receiving portion on the left side in fig. 4 of the direction switching valve 28 in accordance with the operation amount, and the direction switching valve 28 is switched to the switching position on the left side in fig. 4. Thereby, the turning hydraulic motor 10 is turned, and the upper turning body 2 is turned rightward with respect to the lower traveling body 1.

Solenoid valves 23a and 23b are provided in the lines from the operation device 4b to the 2 pressure receiving portions of the selector valve 28, respectively. The solenoid valves 23a and 23b are restricting devices that restrict pilot pressure (operation signal) output from the operation device 4b to the selector valve 28, and restrict the operating speed of the rotary hydraulic motor as the hydraulic actuator by restricting the pilot pressure (operation signal) based on a solenoid valve current (command signal) from the control device 20 described later.

Fig. 6 shows a relationship between a solenoid valve current output from the control device to the solenoid valve and an actuator speed. The horizontal axis of fig. 6 represents the ratio of the solenoid current output from the control device 20 to the solenoid valves 23a and 23b to a predetermined value. Here, the value of the solenoid current when the solenoid valves 23a and 23b are completely closed is set to 100%. In the vertical axis of fig. 6, the speed of the hydraulic actuator when the pilot pressure output from the operation device 4b to the selector valve 28 is not limited is represented as V1. That is, fig. 6 shows that the hydraulic actuator is operated at a speed V1 corresponding to the pilot pressure output from the operation device 4b when the solenoid valve current is 0 (zero%), the speed of the hydraulic actuator is restricted with the increase of the solenoid valve current when the solenoid valve current increases beyond a certain ratio, the speed of the hydraulic actuator is restricted to V2 (< V1) when the solenoid valve current is 50%, and the speed of the hydraulic actuator is restricted to 0 (zero) when the solenoid valve current is 100%.

A pilot relief valve (not shown) for keeping the discharge pressure of the pilot pump 27 constant is provided in the discharge line 27a of the pilot pump 27. Further, a lock valve 27b is provided in the discharge line 27a of the pilot pump 27, and the lock valve 27b is switched in accordance with the operation of the door lock lever 4 f. The door lock lever 4f is provided with a position switch (not shown) which is in a closed state when the door lock lever 4f is in the unlocking position (descending position) and is in an open state when the door lock lever 4f is in the locking position (ascending position). Then, for example, when the position switch is in the off state, the solenoid portion of the lock valve 27b is energized via the position switch, and the lock valve 27b is switched to the communication position. Thereby, the discharge line 27a of the pilot pump 27 is communicated, and the discharge pressure of the pilot pump 27 is introduced into the operation device 4b and the like. As a result, the pilot pressure is generated by the operation of the operation device 4b or the like, and the hydraulic actuator can be operated (operable state). On the other hand, when the position switch is in the on state, the lock valve 27b is in the off position. Thereby, the discharge line 27a of the pilot pump 27 is shut off. As a result, the pilot pressure is not generated even if the operation device 4b or the like is operated, and the hydraulic actuator does not operate (inoperable state).

The hydraulic circuit systems of the left and right travel hydraulic motors 1a and 1b, the boom cylinder 3d, the arm cylinder 3e, and the bucket cylinder 3f, which are not shown in fig. 4, have substantially the same configuration.

Further, solenoid valves 24a and 24b are provided in lines from at least 2 pressure receiving portions of the operation devices 4d and 4e related to the traveling operation to the selector valves (not shown) of the hydraulic motors 1a and 1b, respectively, and the operating speeds of the traveling hydraulic motors 1a and 1b as hydraulic actuators are limited by limiting the pilot pressure (operation signal) based on the solenoid valve current (command signal) from the control device 20.

The excavator 100 of the present embodiment configured as described above has a periphery monitoring function that restricts the operation of the excavator 100 based on the detection results of the sensors 14 to 16.

Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration related to the periphery monitoring function of the hydraulic excavator according to the present embodiment.

In fig. 5, the periphery monitoring function is composed of: a plurality of sensors 14-16; solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b as restricting means; and a control device 20 for generating command signals for the solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b based on the detection results of the plurality of sensors 14 to 16.

The sensors 14 to 16 detect the distance and direction from the sensors 14 to 16 to the object, and output the detected position of the object in the three-dimensional coordinate system as a detection result, for example, an infrared depth sensor. The sensors 14 to 16 can detect the retroreflective material and other members (objects) separately, and output information as a detection result as to whether or not the detected object is a retroreflective material.

Fig. 7 shows an example of the detection range of the sensor.

In fig. 7, the detection range of the right sensor 14 among the sensors 14 to 16 is shown as a representative figure. As shown in fig. 7, the detection range 30 of the sensor 14 is set by a first detection region 30b and a second detection region 30a, the first detection region 30b is set to at least partially include the operation range of the lower traveling structure 1 relative to the upper rotating structure 2, the second detection region 30a is set to be adjacent to the first detection region 30b, and the boundary between the first detection region 30b and the second detection region 30a is set to be along an imaginary plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the upper rotating structure 2 at a height between the lower end of the upper rotating structure 2 and the upper end of the lower traveling structure 1. The setting of the detection range is stored in a storage area, not shown, of the control device 20, and can be adjusted via, for example, an external device for maintenance.

The first detection region 30b and the second detection region 30a determine an object (member) to be detected by the sensor 14. The first detection region 30b is to detect only the retro-reflective material worn by the operator who performs work around the hydraulic excavator 100 and the retro-reflective material of other objects. The second detection region 30a is a region to be detected, which is a retroreflective material or other objects. That is, the control device 20 acquires information on the three-dimensional position of the detected object and the type (whether or not the detected object is a retro-reflective material) of the detected object as the detection result from the sensor 14, and when the three-dimensional position of the detected object is the first detection region 30b, the detected object is determined as the detected object only when the detected object is the retro-reflective material, and even if only an object other than the retro-reflective material such as the lower traveling body 1 is detected, the detected object is determined as the undetected object. In addition, the control device 20, when detecting that the three-dimensional position of the object is the second detection region 30a, detects any of the retroreflective material and the other objects as the detected object.

The control device 20 includes an object/retroreflective material determination unit 20a and an operation restriction determination unit 20 b.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing content of the object/retroreflective material determination unit, and fig. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing content of the operation restriction determination unit.

As shown in fig. 8, the object/retroreflective material determiner 20a first determines whether or not an object is detected based on the detection results from the sensors 14 to 16 (step S100). Specifically, as described above, it is determined whether or not the retroreflective material is detected in the first detection region 30b or whether or not any one of the objects is detected in the second detection region 30 a. In the case where the determination result in step S100 is no, the process of step S100 is repeated until the object is detected.

Further, when the determination result in step S100 is yes and the sensor that has detected the object is the right sensor 14 or the left sensor 16, it is determined whether or not the retroreflective material is included in the detected object (step S110), when the determination result is yes, the detection flag a is output to the operation restriction determination unit 20B (step S111), when the determination result is no, the detection flag B is output to the operation restriction determination unit 20B (step S112), and the process is ended.

Further, when the determination result in step S100 is yes and the sensor that has detected the object is the rear sensor 15, it is determined whether or not the retroreflective material is included in the detected object (step S120), when the determination result is yes, the detection flag C is output to the operation restriction determination unit 20b (step S121), when the determination result is no, the detection flag D is output to the operation restriction determination unit 20b (step S122), and the process is ended.

Next, the operation restriction determination unit 20b determines which of the detection flags output from the object/retroreflective material determination unit 20a is (step S200), and when it is determined that the detection flag is a or C, the rotation operation and the travel operation are stopped by setting both the solenoid currents output to the rotation solenoid valves 23a and 23b and the solenoid currents output to the travel solenoid valves 24a and 24b to 100% (step S201), and the process is ended. That is, when it is considered that the operator who has the retroreflective material attached thereto is detected, both the turning operation and the traveling operation are stopped, whereby the hydraulic shovel 100 can be prevented from contacting the operator.

When it is determined in step S200 that the detection flag is B, the solenoid current output to the rotation solenoid valves 23a and 23B is set to 50% and the solenoid current output to the travel solenoid valves 24a and 24B is set to 100%, whereby the operation speed of the rotation operation is decelerated and the travel operation is stopped (step S202), and the process ends. That is, when an object other than the retro-reflective material (i.e., an object other than the operator) is detected on the side of the excavator 100 (more precisely, on the side of the upper swing structure 2), the rotation speed is stopped and decelerated without stopping the rotation, and the traveling operation is stopped, whereby it is possible to suppress a decrease in the work efficiency and to appropriately suppress contact with the object detected on the side.

When it is determined in step S200 that the detection flag is D, the solenoid current output to the rotation solenoid valves 23a and 23b is set to 0 (zero)%, and the solenoid current output to the travel solenoid valves 24a and 24b is set to 100%, whereby the travel operation is stopped without limiting the operation speed of the rotation operation (step S203), and the process is terminated. That is, when an object other than the retro-reflective material (i.e., an object other than the operator) is detected behind the excavator 100 (more precisely, behind the upper swing structure 2), the travel operation is stopped while maintaining the rotation speed, whereby it is possible to appropriately suppress contact with the object detected behind while suppressing a decrease in the work efficiency.

The effects of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

In the conventional technique of detecting an operator by projecting a laser beam in a scanning manner and detecting reflected light from a retro-reflective material attached to the operator, it is impossible to identify another material or an obstacle having no retro-reflective material. In the conventional technique in which the detection range in the vertical direction is limited to a plane passing through between the upper rotating body and the lower traveling body, the lower traveling body that is relatively rotationally moved with respect to the upper rotating body can be excluded from the detection target, but the detection cannot be performed when the operator or another obstacle is located at a position lower than the lower surface of the upper rotating body. Therefore, for example, even if the conventional technique of restricting the operation of the work machine when an obstacle is detected is applied, the operation of the work machine cannot be appropriately restricted when an obstacle is detected.

In contrast, in the present embodiment, the excavator 100 includes: operation devices 4b to 4e that output operation signals for driving the traveling hydraulic motors 1a and 1b, the hydraulic cylinders 3d to 3f, and the turning hydraulic motor 10, which are hydraulic actuators; sensors 14 to 16 capable of detecting a retro-reflective material as a specific object and other objects separately; solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b as restricting means for restricting the drive of the hydraulic actuators by restricting operation signals output from the operation devices 4b to 4 e; and a control device 20 for controlling the electromagnetic valves 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b based on the detection results of the sensors 14-16, when the sensors 14 to 16 detect an object, the control device 20 controls the solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, and 24b based on information on whether or not the object (member) detected by the sensors 14 to 16 is a retro-reflective material and information on which of the first detection region 30b and the second detection region 30a the position of the object (member) detected by the sensors 14 to 16 is, wherein at least a part of the first detection region 30b includes an operation range of the vehicle body, the second detection region 30a is adjacent to the first detection region 30b, therefore, it is possible to suppress a reduction in the detection range due to the exclusion of the structure of the excavator 100 from the detection target, and to suppress contact between the excavator 100 and the obstacle.

The setting of the detection region is not limited to the region setting described in fig. 7, and for example, as shown in fig. 10, a region corresponding to the relative operation range of the lower traveling structure 1 with respect to the upper rotating structure may be set as a first detection region 31b and the other regions may be set as second detection regions 31a with respect to the detection region 31 of the sensor 14. By setting the first detection region 31b based on the operating range of the lower traveling structure 1 in this manner, object detection can be performed with higher accuracy.

The features of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

(1) In the above embodiment, the working machine (for example, the excavator 100) includes: actuators (e.g., traveling hydraulic motors 1a, 1b, and a turning hydraulic motor 10) for driving a vehicle body (e.g., a lower traveling structure 1 and an upper turning structure 2); operating devices 4b to 4e operated to drive the actuators; sensors 14 to 16 provided on the vehicle body and detecting an object existing around the vehicle body; a restricting device (e.g., solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b) that restricts driving of the actuator by the operating device; and a control device 20 that controls the restricting device based on a detection result of the sensor that can detect a specific object differentially from the objects, the control device controlling the restricting device based on information on whether the object detected by the sensor is the specific object and information on which of a first detection region 30b and a second detection region 30a the position of the object detected by the sensor is, when the object is detected by the sensor, wherein the first detection region 30b is set so as to at least partially include an operating range of the vehicle body, and the second detection region 30a is set so as to be adjacent to an upper portion of the first detection region.

This can suppress a reduction in the detection range due to the structure of the work machine being excluded from the detection target, and can suppress contact between the work machine and the obstacle.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, in the work machine (e.g., the hydraulic excavator 100) according to (1), the control device 20 controls the limiting device (e.g., the solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b) when the object is detected in the second detection region and when the specific object is detected in the first detection region.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, in the work machine (for example, the hydraulic excavator 100) according to (2), when the object is detected in the first detection region and the object is not detected in the second detection region, the control device 20 does not perform control by the limiting device (for example, the solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, and 24b) when the detected object is not the specific object.

(4) In the above embodiment, in the working machine (e.g., the hydraulic shovel 100) of the above (1), the sensors 14 to 16 are infrared depth sensors.

(5) In the above embodiment, in the work machine (e.g., the hydraulic excavator 100) according to (1), the specific object is a retro-reflective material.

(6) In the above-described embodiment, in the work machine (e.g., hydraulic excavator 100) according to (1), the vehicle body is configured by the upper swing structure 2 and the lower traveling structure 1, and the limiting device (e.g., solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b) limits at least one of the traveling operation of the lower traveling structure 1 and the rotating operation of the upper swing structure with respect to the lower traveling structure 1.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, in the work machine (e.g., the hydraulic excavator 100) according to (1), the vehicle body is configured by the upper swing structure 2 and the lower traveling structure 1, and at least a part of a boundary between the first detection region 30b and the second detection region 30a is set between a lower end of the upper swing structure and an upper end of the lower traveling structure 1.

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The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and includes various modifications and combinations within a scope not departing from the gist thereof. The present invention is not limited to the configuration having all of the configurations described in the above embodiments, and includes configurations in which some of the configurations are deleted. A part or all of the above-described structures, functions, and the like can be realized by designing an integrated circuit, for example. The respective structures, functions, and the like described above may be realized by software by interpreting and executing a program for realizing the respective functions by a processor.

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1a lower traveling body; 1a, 1b travel hydraulic motor; 1c, 1d track frames; 1e, 1f crawler, 2 upper rotating body; 3 front working machine; 3a movable arm; 3b, a bucket rod; 3c a bucket; 3d boom cylinders; 3e a bucket rod hydraulic cylinder; 3f a bucket cylinder; 4a cab; 4a seat; 4b to 4e operating means; 4f door lock lever; 4g of a monitor; 10 rotating hydraulic motors; 14 right side sensor; 14 a sensor; 15 rear sensor; 15 a sensor; 16 left side sensor; 16 sensors; 20a control device; 20a an object/retroreflective material determining section; 20b an operation restriction determination unit; 23a, 23b solenoid valves; 24a, 24b solenoid valves; 25 engine; 26a hydraulic pump; 26a discharge line; 27a pilot pump; 27a discharge line; 27b a locking valve; 28a diverter valve; 28a central bypass line; 30. 31a detection range; 30a, 31a second detection region; 30b, 31b a first detection area; 41 tank line; 100 hydraulic excavator.