F15B11/165

INLET SECTION FOR USE IN A HYDRAULIC DISTRIBUTOR
20230127835 · 2023-04-27 ·

An inlet section for use in a hydraulic distributor including a valve body and a slider with a first area and a second area. The inlet section further including said slider being longitudinally slidable within the valve body between a first position in which it prevents passage of fluid from a high pressure line to a low pressure line, and a second position in which it enables passage of fluid. The inlet section further including a main spring active on the second area of the slider in a direction consistent with action of the second pressure and a control device of the slider. The control device of the slider includes a mechanical actuator member selectively active on the slider in a direction consistent with the action of the first pressure on the first area of the slider so as to force the slider in the second position.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYDRAULIC PUMP OPERATION WITHIN A WORK VEHICLE

A system for controlling pump operation within a work vehicle includes a pump configured to discharge hydraulic fluid into a fluid supply conduit for delivery to first and second hydraulic loads of an associated agricultural implement. Furthermore, the agricultural vehicle includes a pump compensator assembly configured to control the operation of the pump. The pump compensator assembly, in turn, includes a pump regulation actuator and a flow compensator valve. Moreover, the pump compensator assembly includes an electronically controlled pressure compensator valve configured to at least partially control the flow of the hydraulic fluid to the pump regulation actuator for use in controlling the operation of the pump.

Pressure compensation valve with load-sense fluid signal generation and a reverse free flow configuration integrated therewith
11598353 · 2023-03-07 · ·

An example valve includes: a first port, a second port, and a load-sense port; a valve piston configured to block fluid flow from the first port to the second port when the valve piston is in a neutral position; a reverse flow spring applying a first biasing force on the valve piston in a proximal direction; and a pressure compensation spring disposed in a spring chamber and applying a second biasing force on the valve piston in a distal direction, wherein when pressure level of fluid at the second port is higher than pressure level of fluid at the load-sense port, fluid flows from the second port to the spring chamber and the load-sense port, and wherein when pressure level of fluid at the load-sense port is higher than pressure level of fluid at the second port, fluid of the load-sense port is provided to the spring chamber.

ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
20230060393 · 2023-03-02 ·

The disclosure concerns an electronic control unit for a hydraulic system, the hydraulic system comprising a pump drivingly coupled to a motor, the pump configured to provide a supply pressure in a supply line of the hydraulic system. The electronic control unit is configured to receive a load sensing signal corresponding to a sensed load measure of the hydraulic system; determine, based on the load sensing signal and a predetermined pump margin, a target torque parameter for the motor; and adjust the motor based on the target torque parameter. The disclosure further concerns a hydraulic system and a method for controlling a hydraulic system.

Variable system pressure based on implement position

A hydraulic system for controlling an implement on a work machine may include a hydraulic reservoir, a hydraulic pump in fluid communication with the reservoir, a central valve in fluid communication with the pump and configured for controlling the implement, a pressure relief system arranged in fluid communication with the hydraulic pump and the central valve, and a controller. The controller may be configured for controlling the hydraulic pump, the central valve and the pressure relief system and selecting between operating the hydraulic system at a first pressure and a second pressure based on a factor relating to implement position.

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE
20230160179 · 2023-05-25 · ·

A hydraulic system for a working machine includes hydraulic actuators actuated with hydraulic fluid delivered from a hydraulic pump, control valves each of which is shiftable among shift positions to control a flowrate of hydraulic fluid flowing to the corresponding hydraulic actuator, a detection fluid passage, an interlocking control valve, and a pressure detection unit. Each control valve includes an input port, an output port, and a flowrate reduction section. One of the control valves includes a flowrate increase section. The interlocking control valve is configured to be shifted in accordance with a shift of the one of the control valves among the shift positions and to be shifted to a blocking position to block a pilot fluid introduced into the interlocking control valve from the detection fluid passage when the one of the control valves is shifted to the increase position.

WORKING MACHINE
20230112211 · 2023-04-13 · ·

A working machine includes a machine body, a first hydraulic actuator mounted on the machine body, a first control valve that controls the first hydraulic actuator, a controller that controls the first control valve, and a second hydraulic actuator that is different from the first hydraulic actuator. When the second hydraulic actuator and the first hydraulic actuator are operated in combination, the controller reduces the amount of change in the flow rate of a hydraulic fluid supplied from the first control valve to the first hydraulic actuator with respect to changes in a manipulation amount to operate the first hydraulic actuator to a value smaller than that when the first hydraulic actuator is solely operated.

Pressurizing device
11603868 · 2023-03-14 · ·

A pressurizing device includes: a pressurizing unit that pressurizes a pressurized object by supplying a working fluid; a first cylinder mechanism that supplies the working fluid in a first cylinder to the pressurizing unit by output of a first drive source; a second cylinder mechanism that supplies the working fluid in a second cylinder to the pressurizing unit by output of a second drive source; and a control device that controls the first drive source and the second drive source, in which the control device performs transition control to transition to a second supply state of supplying the working fluid from the second cylinder mechanism to the pressurizing unit when satisfying a remaining amount condition of the working fluid in the first cylinder of the first cylinder mechanism in a first supply state of supplying the working fluid from the first cylinder mechanism to the pressurizing unit.

WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
20220316174 · 2022-10-06 · ·

A work machine comprises: a work implement; a hydraulic cylinder; a hydraulic pump that supplies the hydraulic oil to the hydraulic cylinder via a hydraulic circuit; a relief valve that can set a relief pressure of the hydraulic circuit to either a first set pressure or a second set pressure higher than the first set pressure; a detection unit that detects at least one of a pressure of the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic circuit and a speed of the work implement; and a relief pressure changing unit that changes a relief pressure of the relief valve from the first set pressure to the second set pressure based on a detection value of at least one of the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic circuit and the speed of the work implement when the controlled state of the work implement is the excavation state.

Hydraulic-electric coupling driven multi-actuator system and control method

The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic-electric coupling driven multi-actuator system and control method, and belongs to technical fields of hydraulic transmission and electro-mechanical transmission. The hydraulic-electric coupling driven multi-actuator system comprises one or more hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuators, first inverters, control valves, centralized hydraulic units and control units, wherein the number of the first inverters and the number of the control valves are the same as that of the hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuators; each hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuator is correspondingly connected with one first inverter and one control valve; the centralized hydraulic units are connected with the control valves and configured to supply oil for the hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuators and to perform power compensation; and the control units are respectively connected with the hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuators, and each control unit is configured to control output torque of a first motor of the corresponding hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuator based on pressure information of the hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuator, such that pressure of driving cavities of the hydraulic-electric hybrid driven actuators is equal, which greatly reduces throttling loss caused by the load differences of the actuators.