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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF EXCAVATORS AND OTHER POWER MACHINES

A power machine can include operator input devices and a control system configured to command movement of actuators based on operator inputs received from the operator input devices. Movement of one or more of the actuators can be commanded based on input at one or more of the operator input devices and a response curve selected from a plurality of different response curves. Movement of one or more of the actuators can be based on a selected control mode for the power machine that corresponds to a selected control-function mapping of the operator input devices to the one or more actuators. A lift arm can be variously controlled to execute automatic or other operations. An excavator can be operated in a sustained-speed travel mode. Actuation of a bucket or other implement can be implemented based on signals from a material sensor.

CONSTRUCTION MACHINE
20230228061 · 2023-07-20 ·

The present invention is related to a construction machine, the construction machine including: a main pump; a swing motor operated by receiving a hydraulic oil from the main pump; a swing valve configured to control flow of the hydraulic oil by the main pump to supply the hydraulic oil to the swing motor and to control the flow of the hydraulic oil having been discharged from the swing motor; a hydraulic oil control valve unit provided between the swing motor and the swing valve and configured to control the flow of the hydraulic oil according to a pressure of the hydraulic oil at opposite ends; a first accumulator configured to store the hydraulic oil having passed through the hydraulic oil control valve unit when the swing motor is decelerated; a regeneration control valve provided between the hydraulic oil control valve unit and the first accumulator; and a controller configured to control the hydraulic oil control valve unit and the regeneration control valve by determining acceleration or deceleration of the swing motor.

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN FOR A WORKING MACHINE, ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN FOR A WORKING MACHINE, AND WORKING MACHINE.
20230226913 · 2023-07-20 ·

A method for operating an electric drivetrain of a working machine is provided wherein, the drivetrain includes a work drive with a hydraulic work device and an electric work motor, and a travel drive with an electric travel motor. The method includes operating the work drive independently of the travel drive, and supplying a power demanded by the work drive taking into account an efficiency of the work motor and an efficiency of the work device.

HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR DRIVE SYSTEM

A hydraulic excavator drive system includes: a first pump that is connected to a head-side chamber of a boom cylinder by a head-side line and to a rod-side chamber of the boom cylinder by a rod-side line to form a closed circuit; and a second pump that supplies hydraulic oil to at least one of an arm cylinder or a bucket cylinder. The hydraulic excavator drive system further includes a switching valve located on a relay line that connects a supply line extending from the second pump to the rod-side line. The switching valve opens the relay line at a boom raising operation and blocks the relay line except at the boom raising operation.

HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR DRIVE SYSTEM

A hydraulic excavator drive system includes: a first pump that is connected to a head-side chamber of a boom cylinder by a head-side line and to a rod-side chamber of the boom cylinder by a rod-side line to form a closed circuit; and a second pump that supplies hydraulic oil to at least one of an arm cylinder or a bucket cylinder. The hydraulic excavator drive system further includes a switching valve located on a relay line that connects a supply line extending from the second pump to the rod-side line. The switching valve opens the relay line at a boom raising operation and blocks the relay line except at the boom raising operation.

ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINE
20230228059 · 2023-07-20 · ·

An electric construction machine includes a driving system configured to drive a machine body under electric power, a heat exchange device configured to exchange heat of a cooling medium for cooling the driving system, a cooling fan configured to send air for cooling the heat exchange device, and a cooling fan control unit configured to control the rotation of the cooling fan according to a set operating mode. The operating mode includes a driving mode in which the driving system is driven and a charging mode in which the driving of the driving system is stopped to charge a battery configured to store electric power. The cooling fan control unit is configured to set the rotation rate of the cooling fan in the charging mode to a charging mode rotation rate that corresponds to the driving state of the driving system.

Double acting demolition device and utility machine for demolishing structures
11559814 · 2023-01-24 · ·

The application relates to a double acting demolition device according to one embodiment for demolishing structures. The device includes a first crushing jaw for crushing operation, a first cutting jaw for cutting operation, and a combination jaw. The first jaws are separate jaws. The combination jaw is attachable to the first cutting jaw for constructing a second crushing jaw and to the first crushing jaw for constructing a second cutting jaw. The second crushing jaw is used jointly with the first crushing jaw in crushing operation and the second cutting jaw is used jointly with the first cutting jaw in cutting operation. In crushing operation, the first crushing jaw rotates around a fulcrum other than that of the second cutting jaw in cutting operation.

WORKING MACHINE
20230228062 · 2023-07-20 · ·

A working machine includes a controller that performs shift shock reduction control when shift-down switching from a second state to a first state, in which a motor speed can be increased up to a first maximum speed lower than a second maximum speed available in the second state, is performed. The controller includes a first processor configured to, based on a drop amount that is a difference between target and actual numbers of revolutions of a prime mover, compute a first reduction amount for reducing an amount of hydraulic fluid supply from a traveling pump to a traveling motor, a second processor configured to compute a second reduction amount based on a degree of straight traveling of a machine body, and a reduction controller configured to, based on the first or second reduction amount, whichever is larger in absolute value, perform the shift shock reduction control.

Control mapping for hydraulic machines

A machine control system can store model weights determined via machine learning using a training dataset correlating preset hydraulic valve displacements to measured movement parameters of a machine component. The machine control system can receive an input command for the component and machine state data from machine sensors. A control mapping model can use the model weights to map a combination of the input command and the machine state data into a predicted displacement of the hydraulic valve that causes movement of the component in response to the input command.

Valveless hydraulic system

Disclosed herein is an integrated pump system in which a motor is directly coupled to a pump, preferably using a modular connection. The integrated pump system may operate in a uni-directional or bi-directional mode. The integrated pump system incorporates an internal cooling channel which directs the returning low pressure hydraulic fluid past the controller and the motor for cooling purposes. The low pressure hydraulic fluid is also directly fed into the coupling between the motor and the pump to provide both cooling and lubrication.