Patent ID: 11920320
Assignee: ÅLÖ AB
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  A  G | IPC A  B  E  G

Claim 21:
22. A method for obtaining information related to an implement, said method being performed at said implement connectable to a work vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
connecting the implement to a first part of an arm via a fastening arrangement;
connecting an attaching arrangement to a second part of the arm, said attachment arrangement being connectable to a tool;
connecting the implement to the work vehicle by connecting an implement hydraulic connection to a vehicle hydraulic connection;
carrying a first hydraulic fluid, via a first hydraulic circuit, to at least one first hydraulic function and a second hydraulic fluid, via a second hydraulic circuit, to at least one second hydraulic function, wherein at least one of the first hydraulic function or the second hydraulic function includes a lifting function;
receiving obtained sensor signals related to the lifting function of the implement from at least one first sensor at a local control element;
processing obtained sensor signals using the local control element;
feeding information related to the obtained sensor signals to a digital interface; and
transmitting the obtained sensor signals from the digital interface to the work vehicle;
wherein the step of determining the information related to the obtained sensor signals comprises determining a load weight;
wherein the first hydraulic circuit is controlled by means of a work vehicle mounted control valve configured to carry a hydraulic fluid to at least one hydraulic function; and
wherein the digital interface comprises a digital interface part connectable to the work vehicle, the digital interface part is connectable to the work vehicle by means of a corresponding vehicle digital interface part connectable to the local control element, such that, when the digital interface parts are connected, digital communication between the work vehicle and the local control element of the implement is provided.