IP Library Granted Patent US 9,523,315
Granted Patent B2
US 9,523,315 · App. 14/376,286 · Granted Dec 20, 2016

Engine control device for work vehicle

Inventors: Koji Hyodo (Kasumigaura, JP); Isamu Aoki (Tsukuba, JP); Tetsuji Tanaka (Abiko, JP); Keigo Kikuchi (Ryugasaki, JP)
Assignee: KCM Corporation
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Patent No.
US 9,523,315
App. No.
14/376,286
Granted
Dec 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An engine control device for work vehicle includes: a target rotation speed setting unit that sets a target rotation speed of an engine corresponding to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal; a rotation speed control unit that controls a rotation speed of the engine according to the target rotation speed; a travel driving unit that transmits rotation of the engine to wheels via a torque converter; a speed ratio detection unit that detects a speed ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft of the torque converter; and a target rotation speed correction unit that corrects the target rotation speed set by the target rotation speed setting unit so as to increase the target rotation speed based on the speed ratio when the operation amount of the accelerator pedal is smaller than a predetermined value and the speed ratio detected by the speed ratio detection unit is smaller than a predetermined value within a range which is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 1.

Claims (13)

1. An engine control device for work vehicle, comprising:

a target rotation speed setting unit that sets a target rotation speed of an engine corresponding to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal;

a rotation speed control unit that controls a rotation speed of the engine according to the target rotation speed;

a travel driving unit that transmits rotation of the engine to wheels via a torque converter;

a speed ratio detection unit that detects a speed ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft of the torque converter; and

a target rotation speed correction unit that corrects the target rotation speed set by the target rotation speed setting unit so as to increase the target rotation speed based on the speed ratio when the operation amount of the accelerator pedal is smaller than a predetermined value and the speed ratio detected by the speed ratio detection unit is smaller than a predetermined value within a range which is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 1.

2. The engine control device for work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the target rotation speed correction unit increases an increase amount for increasing the target rotation speed with decrease in the speed ratio.

3. The engine control device for work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

when the target rotation speed is corrected by the target rotation speed correction unit, the rotation speed control unit gradually increases the rotation speed of the engine toward the target rotation speed corrected by the target rotation speed correction unit; and when the target rotation speed setting unit again sets the target rotation speed that is not corrected and corresponds to the operation amount of the accelerator pedal after the target rotation speed was corrected by the target rotation speed correction unit, the rotation speed control unit immediately decreases the rotation speed of the engine to the target rotation speed set by the target rotation speed setting unit.

4. The engine control device for work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an operation detection unit that detects that a front work device has been operated, wherein:

the target rotation speed correction unit corrects the target rotation speed set by the target rotation speed setting unit so as to increase the target rotation speed based on the speed ratio, taking into account operation of the front work device detected by the operation detection unit.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: KCM CORPORATION
To: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050088/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2016
From: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
To: KCM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039551/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2014
From: HYODO, KOJI; AOKI, ISAMU; TANAKA, TETSUJI; KIKUCHI, KEIGO
To: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033446/0531 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-021749 · Feb 3, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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