IP Library Granted Patent US 7,908,068
Granted Patent B2
US 7,908,068 · App. 12/092,361 · Granted Mar 15, 2011

Engine controller of hydraulic shovel

Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,908,068
App. No.
12/092,361
Granted
Mar 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydraulic shovel including a selection means for an engine which is capable of arbitrarily selecting either of an isochronous control and a droop control, and a traveling detection means for detecting the traveling state of a traveling device. The hydraulic shovel further includes a control means for the engine which selects the isochronous control when the traveling detection means detects the traveling state to maintain the rotational speed of the engine during rated operation while an output is increased, and selects the droop control when the traveling detection means does not detect the traveling state to set the rotational speed of the engine lower than that during the rated operation while the output is increased.

Claims (14)

1. An engine controller of a hydraulic shovel comprising:

an engine rotation selection means selecting one of isochronous control and droop control; and

a detection means detecting a traveling state of a traveling device,

wherein:

when the detection means detects the traveling state, the engine rotation selection means selects the isochronous control and a rated driving engine rotation speed is maintained at a time of increase of output; and

when the detection means does not detect the traveling state, the engine rotation selection means selects the droop control and engine rotation speed at a time of increase of output is lower than the rated driving engine rotation speed.

2. The engine controller of the hydraulic shovel as set forth in claim 1 , wherein engine rotation speed of minimum output at the time of selecting the isochronous control is substantially equal to engine rotation speed of minimum output at the time of selecting the droop control.

3. The engine controller of the hydraulic shovel as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the detection means also serves as an alarm means notifying circumference about traveling state.

4. The engine controller of the hydraulic shovel as set forth in claim 1 , wherein:

a mode selection means selecting one of economy mode and normal mode is provided, and

when the economy mode is selected, engine rotation speed is set lower than the rated driving engine rotation speed.

5. The engine controller of the hydraulic shovel as set forth in claim 2 , wherein:

a mode selection means selecting one of economy mode and normal mode is provided, and

when the economy mode is selected, engine rotation speed is set lower than the rated driving engine rotation speed.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054162/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2008
From: KONDOU, MASAMI
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021475/0522 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2005-318799 · Nov 1, 2005 · national
JP 2006-044427 · Feb 21, 2006 · national
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Continuity (1)
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