Patent classifications
E02F9/2221
IMMOBILIZATION OF ELECTROHYDRAULIC POWER MACHINE
Power machines having an electric power source and a controller configured to provide improved immobilization of power machine functions when an operator is not present or properly positioned within an operator station or compartment of the power machine.
HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BUCKET SHAKE OPERATION IN A WORK MACHINE WITH A HYDRAULIC PUMP AND UNLOADER VALVE
An excavator or other work machine includes a tilting bucket operated by a hydraulic actuator controlled by a bucket control valve responsive to control signals including a bucket shake control signal, which causes the bucket to move repeatedly in the rack and dump directions to shake debris from the bucket in a bucket shake operation. The actuator is powered by pressure from a hydraulic pump, and a control system includes an unloader valve to relieve pressure from the supply line to unload the pump when there is no demand for power. The control system is arranged to maintain a constant pressure signal in a load sensing line, to maintain the unloader valve constantly in a closed condition, for the duration of the bucket shake operation. This may be achieved by pressurising an actuator of a quick coupler to lock the bucket to the machine.
WORK VEHICLE
A work vehicle includes: an engine; a hydraulic pump that is driven by the engine; hydraulic cylinders that are extended and contracted by pressurized fluid delivered from the hydraulic pump; a work device that is moved according to the extension/contraction operations of the hydraulic cylinders; a travel device that is driven independently of the work device; an electrically driven motor that is driven by electric power generated by the engine to operate the travel device; and a controller that controls the hydraulic cylinders and the electrically driven motor. The controller controls the output power of the hydraulic pump and the output power of the electrically driven motor by changing the distribution ratios of a first torque consumed by the work device and a second torque consumed by the travel device among torques output by the engine, on the basis of a reaction force received by the vehicle body.
System for controlling the operation of a hydraulic winch
A system for controlling a winch assembly having a hydraulic motor, a drum, a cable, and a cable tension sensor. A controller is configured to access a winch load threshold defining a hold zone and a reel zone, and one of the hold zone and the reel zone including loads greater than the winch load threshold and another of the hold zone and the reel zone including loads less than the winch load threshold. The controller is further configured to determine whether the winch assembly is operating within the hold zone or the reel zone, and generate a zero flow command while the winch assembly is operating within the hold zone to prevent rotation of the hydraulic winch motor, and generate a pressure differential command while the rotatable winch drum is operating within the reel zone to permit rotation of the hydraulic winch motor.
Work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a lifting mechanism to control at least one of a height and a posture of a work machine connected to the work vehicle. The lifting mechanism is able to control at least one of the height and the posture by using a hydraulic drive. The work vehicle includes an oil-temperature acquirer to acquire an oil temperature to be used for the hydraulic drive, a maximum oil amount setter to set a maximum oil amount according to the oil temperature acquired by the oil-temperature acquirer, the maximum oil amount being a maximum value of a supply amount of oil used to drive the hydraulic drive, and a hydraulic drive controller to control the hydraulic drive below the maximum oil amount set by the maximum oil amount setter.
HYDRAULIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE
A vehicle includes: a prime mover; a hydraulic fluid manifold; a hydraulic machine; a hydraulic accumulator; one or more hydraulic actuators; a valve arrangement; and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an actuator demand signal indicative of a demand to move the one or more hydraulic actuators; and to control the hydraulic machine and the valve arrangement to cause movement of the one or more actuators in accordance with the actuator demand signal by bringing the hydraulic accumulator into fluid communication with a first actuator chamber of the one or more hydraulic actuators, and to synchronise therewith changing a pressure in a second actuator chamber of the one or more hydraulic actuators. The second actuator chamber is in fluid communication with the hydraulic machine.
Remote Wireless Electric Cab
A remote wireless electric cab preferably includes a cab member, an electrical bulkhead, a cab bridge controller and a cab transceiver. The cab member preferably includes a cab enclosure, at least one of electric joystick, at least one electric treadle, a button panel and an operator display. The electrical bulkhead preferably includes a signal socket and a power socket. A vehicle controller is preferably used to receive electrical signals from the button panel and the operator display. The vehicle controller is also connected to the cab bridge controller. Electrical control signals originate from the electric joysticks, the electric treadles, the button panel and a display touch screen in the electric cab. The electric control signals are sent to the cab bridge controller and transmitted through the cab transceiver and the frame transceiver to the frame bridge controller. The electrical control signals are sent to a hydraulic controller.
HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND ROTARY MACHINE FIXTURE
A rotary machine fixture couples a first rotary machine to a second rotary machine and fixes the first rotary machine and the second rotary machine to a work vehicle. A hydraulic pump drive assembly to supply hydraulic fluid for a work vehicle includes an electric machine configured to convert electrical energy from an electrical supply line to rotary motion, a hydraulic pump configured to circulate the hydraulic fluid through a hydraulic supply line from the rotary motion of the electric machine, a fixture having a first rotary machine interface configured to mount the electric machine to the fixture, a second rotary machine interface configured to mount the hydraulic pump to the fixture, and a work vehicle interface configured to mount the fixture to the work vehicle such that the hydraulic pump and the electric machine are fixed to the work vehicle through the fixture.
Working machine
A working machine includes a prime mover, a hydraulic pump to be driven by power of the prime mover and to output operation fluid, a hydraulic actuator to be operated by the operation fluid, and a control device. The control device has a revolving-speed controller to increase and decrease a revolving speed of the prime mover, a first setting portion to set a limit value of the revolving speed of the prime mover, and a revolving-speed limiter to limit the revolving speed of the prime mover set by the revolving-speed controller to the limit value set by the first setting portion.
Construction machine
A low idling controller (26A) switches an idling state flag from “clear” to “set” upon detecting a non-operation of an operating device (14). A rotational speed controller (26B) switches a rotational speed command from a set rotational speed by a rotational speed command device (27) to a low idling rotational speed based upon the idling state flag. At this time, an engine (8) drives in the low idling rotational speed lower than the set rotational speed. A gate controller (24) stops switching of an inverter (23) while the low idling controller (26A) is lowering a rotational speed of the engine (8).