IP Library Granted Patent US 8,874,328
Granted Patent B2
US 8,874,328 · App. 13/995,260 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Method for controlling auto idle state of heavy construction equipment

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Patent No.
US 8,874,328
App. No.
13/995,260
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for controlling an auto idle state of heavy construction equipment of an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: storing, by a vehicle controller (VCU) that receives engine actuation information from an engine controller (ECU), an average traveling value of a worker-set engine RPM for a first set time when the heavy construction equipment is actuated at the worker-set engine RPM; and actuating, by the engine controller (ECU) that receives information on the average traveling value of the worker-set engine RPM for the first set time from the vehicle controller (VCU), an engine at a variable auto idle engine RPM, which varies depending on the average traveling value of the worker-set engine RPM for the first set time, when work is temporarily stopped and the worker-set engine RPM is switched to an auto idle engine RPM.

Claims (8)

1. A method for controlling an auto idle state of heavy construction equipment, comprising:

storing, by a vehicle controller (VCU) that receives engine actuation information from an engine controller (ECU), an average traveling value of a worker-set engine RPM for a first set time when the heavy construction equipment is actuated at the worker-set engine RPM; and

calculating a variable auto idle engine RPM changed depending on the average traveling value of the worker-set engine RPM for the first set time and actuating an engine at the variable auto idle engine RPM when work is stopped for a previously set predetermined time.

2. The method for controlling an auto idle state of heavy construction equipment of claim 1 , further comprising:

actuating the engine at a previously set auto idle engine RPM when the work of the heavy construction equipment is further stopped for a previously set second set time after being switched to the variable auto idle engine RPM.

3. The method for controlling an auto idle state of heavy construction equipment of claim 2 , wherein when the variable auto idle engine RPM is calculated to be lower than the set auto idle engine RPM, the variable auto idle engine RPM is changed to the set auto idle engine RPM.

4. The method for controlling an auto idle state of heavy construction equipment of claim 1 , wherein the calculating of the average traveling value of the set engine RPM is performed based on only fluctuations of a set engine RPM set by an operator for the first set time.

5. The method for controlling an auto idle state of heavy construction equipment of claim 1 , wherein the calculating of the average traveling value of the set engine RPM is performed by providing the variable auto idle engine RPM used for the first set time.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065761/0942 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: HYUNDAI DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
To: HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065761/0957 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2013
From: PARK, JUN HONG; JANG, JEONG KWON
To: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030734/0571 →