IP Library Granted Patent US 9,322,603
Granted Patent B2
US 9,322,603 · App. 13/704,937 · Granted Apr 26, 2016

Work machine

Inventors: Koji Hyodo (Kasumigaura, JP); Kazuo Chounan (Moriya, JP); Tetsuji Tanaka (Abiko, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,322,603
App. No.
13/704,937
Granted
Apr 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work machine includes a thermostat provided upon a path that conducts the cooling water to the radiator, and that opens and closes the path according to a temperature of the cooling water, a fan device that blows external air at the radiator, an output changeover switch that changes over output of the engine between high and low, a rotational speed setting unit that sets a rotational speed for the fan device according to the temperature of the cooling water, and a rotational speed adjustment unit that adjusts rotational speed of the fan device, wherein, within a temperature range for the cooling water in which the thermostat is fully opened from fully closed, the rotational speed of the fan device to be lower when the output changeover switch is changed over so as to limit the output of the engine.

Claims (54)

1. A work machine, comprising:

an engine;

a radiator for cooling a cooling water of the engine;

a thermostat, provided upon a path that conducts the cooling water to the radiator, and that increases its aperture area as a temperature of the cooling water increases within a cooling water temperature range from an opening-start temperature at which the thermostat starts opening to a fully-open temperature at which the thermostat is fully open, to increase a flow rate of the cooling water supplied to the radiator;

a fan device that blows external air at the radiator;

an output changeover switch that is operated to select one of a first mode in which an output of the engine is limited and a second mode in which the output of the engine is not limited;

a rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed for the fan device according to the temperature of the cooling water; and

a rotational speed adjustment unit that adjusts a rotational speed of the fan device to be equal to the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit, wherein:

the rotational speed setting unit sets the target rotational speed of the fan device to be lower in the first mode selected by the output changeover switch and to be higher in the second mode selected by the output changeover switch at any temperature within the cooling water temperature range between the opening-start temperature and the fully-open temperature.

2. A work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a hydraulic oil cooler for cooling hydraulic oil supplied by a hydraulic pump; and

a hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic oil, wherein:

the fan device blows external air at the radiator and the hydraulic oil cooler; and

the rotational speed adjustment unit adjusts the rotational speed of the fan device to be a higher rotational speed among the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit, and the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit.

3. A work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a hydraulic fluid cooler for cooling hydraulic fluid of a torque converter that transmits propulsion drive force; and

a hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic fluid, wherein:

the fan device blows external air at the radiator and the hydraulic fluid cooler; and

the rotational speed adjustment unit adjusts the rotational speed of the fan device to be a higher rotational speed among the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit and the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit.

4. A work machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a hydraulic oil cooler for cooling hydraulic oil supplied by a hydraulic pump;

a hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic oil;

a hydraulic fluid cooler for cooling hydraulic fluid of a torque converter that transmits propulsion drive force; and

a hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic fluid, wherein:

the fan device blows external air at the radiator, the hydraulic oil cooler, and the hydraulic fluid cooler; and

the rotational speed adjustment unit adjusts the rotational speed of the fan device to be a highest rotational speed among the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit, the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit, and the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit.

5. A work machine, comprising:

an engine;

a radiator for cooling a cooling water of the engine;

a thermostat, provided upon a path that conducts the cooling water to the radiator, and that increases its aperture area as a temperature of the cooling water increases within a cooling water temperature range from an opening-start temperature at which the thermostat starts opening to a fully-open temperature at which the thermostat is fully open, to increase a flow rate of the cooling water supplied to the radiator;

a fan device that blows external air at the radiator;

an output changeover switch that is operated to select one of a first mode in which an output of the engine is limited and a second mode in which the output of the engine is not limited;

a rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed for the fan device according to the temperature of the cooling water; and

a rotational speed adjustment unit that adjusts a rotational speed of the fan device to be equal to the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit, wherein:

the rotational speed setting unit sets the target rotational speed of the fan device to be lower in the first mode selected by the output changeover switch and to be higher in the second mode selected by the output changeover switch at any temperature within the cooling water temperature range between the opening-start temperature and the fully-open temperature; and

the rotational speed setting unit also sets the target rotational speed of the fan device to be lower in the first mode selected by the output changeover switch and to be higher in the second mode selected by the output changeover switch at any temperature within a range between a first predetermined temperature lower than the opening start temperature and a second predetermined temperature higher than the fully-open temperature.

6. A work machine according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a hydraulic oil cooler for cooling hydraulic oil supplied by a hydraulic pump; and

a hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic oil, wherein:

the fan device blows external air at the radiator and the hydraulic oil cooler; and

the rotational speed adjustment unit adjusts the rotational speed of the fan device to be a higher rotational speed among the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit, and the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit.

7. A work machine according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a hydraulic fluid cooler for cooling hydraulic fluid of a torque converter that transmits propulsion drive force; and

a hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic fluid, wherein:

the fan device blows external air at the radiator and the hydraulic fluid cooler; and

the rotational speed adjustment unit adjusts the rotational speed of the fan device to be a higher rotational speed among the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit and the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit.

8. A work machine according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a hydraulic oil cooler for cooling hydraulic oil supplied by a hydraulic pump;

a hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic oil;

a hydraulic fluid cooler for cooling hydraulic fluid of a torque converter that transmits propulsion drive force; and

a hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit that sets a target rotational speed of the fan device according to a temperature of the hydraulic fluid, wherein:

the fan device blows external air at the radiator, the hydraulic oil cooler, and the hydraulic fluid cooler; and

the rotational speed adjustment unit adjusts the rotational speed of the fan device to be a highest rotational speed among the target rotational speed set by the rotational speed setting unit, the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic oil temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit, and the target rotational speed set by the hydraulic fluid temperature dependent rotational speed setting unit.

9. A work machine according to claim 5 , wherein, if the temperature of the cooling water is greater than or equal to a third predetermined temperature higher than the second predetermined temperature in the first mode selected by the output changeover switch, the rotational speed setting unit sets the target rotational speed of the fan device to a same rotational speed as when the second mode is selected by the output changeover switch.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2013
From: HYODO, KOJI; CHOUNAN, KAZUO; TANAKA, TETSUJI
To: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029616/0166 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-139087 · Jun 18, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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