IP Library Granted Patent US 8,567,186
Granted Patent B2
US 8,567,186 · App. 12/530,986 · Granted Oct 29, 2013

Control apparatus for working vehicle

Inventors: Koji Hyodo (Kasumigaura, JP); Nobuyuki Hidaka (Kasumigaura, JP); Masaki Yoshikawa (Kasama, JP); Tsuyoshi Takeyama (Ryugasaki, JP); Kazuo Chonan (Moriya, JP); Yasuo Yamazaki (Ryugasaki, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,567,186
App. No.
12/530,986
Granted
Oct 29, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control apparatus for a working vehicle includes a travel circuit HC 1 formed through a closed circuit connection of a variable displacement hydraulic pump driven by an engine and a variable displacement hydraulic motor, a work circuit HC 2 that includes a work hydraulic pump driven by the engine and a work hydraulic actuator that operates by pressure oil from the work hydraulic pump, a relief valve that relieves high pressure oil of the travel circuit HC 1 , a rotation speed control unit that controls the engine rotation speed in correspondence to an accelerator pedal operation amount, a state detection unit that detects a vehicle state of high load travel and high load work, and a speed limitation unit that reduces an engine rotation speed upper limit when the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work is detected.

Claims (39)

1. A control apparatus for working vehicle, comprising:

a travel circuit that is formed through a closed circuit connection of a variable displacement hydraulic pump driven by an engine and a variable displacement hydraulic motor;

a work circuit that comprises a work hydraulic pump that is driven by the engine and a work hydraulic actuator that operates by pressure oil from the work hydraulic pump;

a relief device that relieves high pressure oil of at least one of the travel circuit and the work circuit;

an operating member that instructs an engine rotation speed;

a rotation speed control unit that controls the engine rotation speed in correspondence to an operation amount of the operating member;

a state detection unit that detects a vehicle state of high load travel and high load work; and

a speed limitation unit that reduces an upper limit of engine rotation speed, which upper limit of engine rotation speed is controlled by the rotation speed control unit, when at least the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work is detected by the state detection unit, wherein:

the state detection unit comprises:

a travel circuit pressure detector that detects a load pressure in the travel circuit;

a work circuit pressure detector that detects a load pressure in the work circuit; and

the state detection unit determines the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work at least when a travel circuit pressure detected by the travel circuit pressure detector is equal to or greater than a set travel circuit pressure and a work circuit pressure detected by the work circuit pressure detector is equal to or greater than a set work circuit pressure.

2. A control apparatus for working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the speed limitation unit reduces the upper limit of the engine rotation speed when the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work continues to be detected by the state detection unit for a predetermined length of time.

3. A control apparatus for working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the relief device is a relief valve that relieves high pressure oil in the travel motion circuit; and

when the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work is detected by the state detection unit, the speed limitation unit reduces the upper limit of the engine rotation speed to a first rotation speed at which a relationship that a maximum travel load pressure in the travel circuit corresponds to a relief pressure that is defined by the relief valve is established.

4. A control apparatus for working vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein:

the maximum travel load pressure in the travel circuit becomes the relief pressure when the engine rotation speed is equal to or greater than a second rotation speed; and

the first rotation speed is set to a higher value than the second rotation speed.

5. A control apparatus for working vehicle comprising:

a travel circuit that is formed through a closed circuit connection of a variable displacement hydraulic pump driven by an engine and a variable displacement hydraulic motor;

a work circuit that comprises a work hydraulic pump that is driven by the engine and a work hydraulic actuator that operates by pressure oil from the work hydraulic pump;

a relief device that relieves high pressure oil of at least one of the travel circuit and the work circuit;

an operating member that instructs an engine rotation speed;

a rotation speed control unit that controls the engine rotation speed in correspondence to an operation amount of the operating member;

a state detection unit that detects a vehicle state of high load travel and high load work; and

a speed limitation unit that reduces an upper limit of engine rotation speed that is controlled by the rotation speed control unit when at least the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work is detected by the state detection unit,

wherein:

the state detection unit comprises:

a vehicle speed detector that detects a vehicle speed;

an operation amount detector that detects an operation amount of the operating member;

a work circuit pressure detector that detects a load pressure in the working circuit; and

the state detection unit determines the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work at least when a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector is equal to or less than a set vehicle speed, an operation amount detected by the operation amount detector is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and a work circuit pressure detected by the work circuit pressure detector is equal to or greater than a set work circuit pressure.

6. A control apparatus for working vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein:

the state detection unit further includes a travel decision unit that makes a decision as to whether or not a vehicle is in a travelable state in which the vehicle is allowed to travel forward and rearward; and

the state detection unit determines the vehicle state of high load travel and high load work when the travel decision unit determines that the vehicle is in a travelable state, a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector is equal to or less than a set vehicle speed, an operation amount detected by the operation amount detector is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and a work circuit pressure detected by the work circuit pressure detector is equal to or greater than a set work circuit pressure.

7. A control apparatus for working vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein:

the set vehicle speed is set to a greater value as the engine rotation speed increases.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: KCM CORPORATION
To: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050088/0068 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 24, 2017
From: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
To: KCM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041806/0087 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 9, 2011
From: TCM CORPORATION
To: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026880/0893 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2009
From: HYODO, KOJI; HIDAKA, NOBUYUKI; YOSHIKAWA, MASAKI; TAKEYAMA, TSUYOSHI; CHONAN, KAZUO; YAMAZAKI, YASUO
To: TCM CORPORATION; HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023529/0340 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-061955 · Mar 12, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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