The present disclosure relates to a safety system for a construction machine, and the safety system for a construction machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pilot pump which supplies a pilot working fluid; multiple spools which are operated by the pilot working fluid to control a supply of a main working fluid and each have a signal unit formed in one region thereof; a signal line which sequentially connects the pilot pump and the signal units of the multiple spools and discharges the pilot working fluid, which is supplied by the pilot pump, to a hydraulic tank; and a pressure sensor which measures pressure in the signal line.

This construction machine includes a first hydraulic drive device that is driven by a first prime mover and a second hydraulic drive device that is driven by a second prime mover. The first hydraulic drive device has a first closed circuit that connects a first hydraulic actuator and a first closed-circuit pump and a first assist flow path that connects the first closed circuit and a first open-circuit pump and that supplies pressure oil from the first open-circuit pump to the first closed circuit. The second hydraulic drive device is provided with a second closed circuit that connects a second hydraulic actuator and a second closed-circuit pump. The present invention also includes a first emergency flow path that branches from the first assist flow path and connects to the second closed circuit and that supplies pressure oil from the first open-circuit pump to the second closed circuit.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a vehicle body, an electric power take-off system, and a hydraulic component. The energy storage device is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The vehicle body is supported by the chassis, and includes an on-board receptacle for storing refuse therein. The electric power take-off system is positioned on the vehicle body, and includes an electric motor configured to drive a hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power. An amount of electrical power at least one of received by and provided to the electric motor is limited by a controller to control an output characteristic of the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic component is in fluid communication with the hydraulic pump and configured to operate using hydraulic power from the electric power take-off system.

There is provided a controller capable of predicting the maintenance timing of a constituent component such as a board or an electronic component or a cooling fan mounted on a board. The controller (C) of the present invention obtains a remaining life of at least one or more of a substrate (1), an electronic component (2) mounted on the board (1), and a cooling fan (3) based on temperatures detected by temperature sensors (S1), (S2) installed on the board (1).

The present invention relates to an electric driven hydraulic power system for heavy equipment, and more particularly, to a hydraulic power system, which includes a hydraulic pump operated by a battery and a motor, a supply line for supplying a hydraulic oil that is supplied by the hydraulic pump, a plurality of actuators, and a controller for controlling the motor and the actuators, in which electrical efficiency is significantly improved. In particular, the present invention relates to an electric driven hydraulic power system in which a plurality of motors and a plurality of hydraulic pumps corresponding to the motors, respectively, are provided, and a main control valve (MCV) for receiving a hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pumps to supply the hydraulic oil to a plurality of actuators is provided, so that efficient control is performed according to an operating load, an operating temperature, a supply flow rate, and the like to minimize power consumption of the motor, and thus electrical efficiency is improved to dramatically increase an operating time.

An example robot includes movable members, a hydraulic system including at least (i) hydraulic actuators configured to operate the movable members, and (ii) a source of hydraulic fluid, and a controller. The controller may be configured to: determine a task to be performed by the robot, where the task includes a plurality of phases; cause hydraulic fluid having a first pressure level to flow from the source to the hydraulic actuators for the robot to perform a first phase of the plurality of phases of the task; based on a second phase of the task, determine a second pressure level for the hydraulic fluid; and adjust, based on the second pressure level, operation of the hydraulic system before the robot begins the second phase of the task.

An electro-pneumatic controller adapted to use a non-inert fluid as a control fluid includes a base portion and a cap portion removeably secured to the base portion. A non-intrinsically-safe process may be disposed within an interior of the cap portion. A plurality of passageways may be disposed through the base portion. The electro-pneumatic controller may also include a flameproof barrier assembly which may include a plurality of flameproof joints each disposed within desired portion of the plurality of passageways. The plurality of flameproof joints cooperate to at least partially define a first zone, the flameproof joints adapted to prevent or to limit the spread of an open fire or explosion that might occur due to the ignition of the non-inert control fluid.

A control system includes: an engine; a first hydraulic pump and a second hydraulic pump driven by the engine; a switching device provided in a flow path that connects the first hydraulic pump to the second hydraulic pump, and configured to perform switching between a merged state in which the flow path is opened and a separated state in which the flow path is closed; a first hydraulic actuator to which hydraulic fluid discharged from the first hydraulic pump is supplied in the separated state; a second hydraulic actuator to which hydraulic fluid discharged from the second hydraulic pump is supplied in the separated state; a determining unit configured to determine whether output of the engine is limited; and a merging-separating control unit configured to control the switching device so as to perform switching to the merged state when the determining unit determines that output of the engine is limited.

The present invention is a hydraulically operated splitting device with a piston cylinder unit comprising an extending chamber and a retracting chamber in which a piston is supported, displaceable in an extending direction and a retracting direction, allowing the extending chamber and the retracting chamber to be impinged with pressurized hydraulic medium for moving the piston at a displacement speed, a cylinder housing at which a plurality of pressure pads is supported, displaceable perpendicular to the extending direction and the retracting direction, a wedged lance connected to a piston rod of the piston and mobile with said piston, which engages wedge-shaped pressure areas of the pressure pads complementary to the wedged lance, and moves the pressure pads perpendicular to the extending direction and the retracting direction, a lubrication unit by which lubricant can be inserted from a lubricant reservoir to an area between the wedged lance and the pressure pads, with the splitting device comprising a protective unit by which the displacement speed can be reduced depending on the fill level of the lubricant in the lubricant reservoir.

An example robot includes movable members, a hydraulic system including at least (i) hydraulic actuators configured to operate the movable members, and (ii) a source of hydraulic fluid, and a controller. The controller may be configured to: determine a task to be performed by the robot, where the task includes a plurality of phases; cause hydraulic fluid having a first pressure level to flow from the source to the hydraulic actuators for the robot to perform a first phase of the plurality of phases of the task; based on a second phase of the task, determine a second pressure level for the hydraulic fluid; and adjust, based on the second pressure level, operation of the hydraulic system before the robot begins the second phase of the task.