Method and System for Detecting Engagement with a Work Tool Accessory

摘要

The present disclosure is in the field of construction and mining machinery and is directed to a quick coupler, a machine incorporating a quick coupler, and a method for detecting positive engagement between a quick coupler and a work tool accessory. The various embodiments involve detecting the strain exerted on an engagement mechanism of the quick coupler by an attachment mechanism of a work tool accessory or determining the proximity between the engagement mechanism and the attachment mechanism in order to determine if the work tool accessory is positively coupled with the quick coupler.

主权项

1. A quick coupler comprising:
a first engagement mechanism including a first sensor incorporated into the first engagement mechanism, wherein the first sensor detects a first strain within the first engagement mechanism caused by a first work tool attachment mechanism.