IP Library Granted Patent US 10,851,809
Granted Patent B2
US 10,851,809 · App. 16/623,273 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

Hydraulic system

Inventors: Akihiro Kondo (Kobe, JP); Hideyasu Muraoka (Akashi, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
F15B11/0423F15B11/165F15B2211/45F15B2211/6346
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Patent No.
US 10,851,809
App. No.
16/623,273
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydraulic system includes: an operation device that outputs an operation signal corresponding to an operating amount of an operating unit; a pump that supplies hydraulic oil to a hydraulic actuator via a control valve; a bleed valve that defines a bleed flow rate, at which the hydraulic oil is released to a tank; and a controller that controls the bleed valve, so an opening area of the valve decreases in accordance with increase in the operation signal. The controller: when a rapid acceleration operation is not performed on the device, changes the opening area of the valve between a maximum value and zero along a normal opening line; and when the rapid acceleration operation is performed, changes the opening area of the valve between the maximum value and minimum value greater than zero along a special opening line from when the operation is started until a predetermined time elapses.

Claims (29)

1. A hydraulic system comprising:

an operation device that outputs an operation signal corresponding to an operating amount of an operating unit;

a pump that supplies hydraulic oil to a hydraulic actuator via a control valve;

a bleed valve that defines a bleed flow rate, at which the hydraulic oil discharged from the pump is released to a tank; and

a controller that controls the bleed valve, such that an opening area of the bleed valve decreases in accordance with increase in the operation signal outputted from the operation device, wherein

the controller determines whether or not a rapid acceleration operation is performed on the operation device, and

the controller:

in a case where the rapid acceleration operation is not performed, changes the opening area of the bleed valve between a maximum value and zero along a normal opening line; and

in a case where the rapid acceleration operation is performed, changes the opening area of the bleed valve between the maximum value and a minimum value greater than zero along a special opening line from when the rapid acceleration operation is started until when a predetermined time elapses.

2. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein

in the case where the rapid acceleration operation is performed, when the predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the rapid acceleration operation, the controller shifts the opening area of the bleed valve from a point on the special opening line to a point on the normal opening line.

3. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein

the pump is a variable displacement pump,

the hydraulic system further comprises a regulator that adjusts a tilting angle of the pump, and

the controller controls the regulator, such that a discharge flow rate of the pump increases in accordance with increase in the operation signal outputted from the operation device.

4. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein

the pump is a variable displacement pump, and

the hydraulic system further comprises:

the control valve interposed between the pump and the hydraulic actuator, the control valve adjusting an amount of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic actuator; and

a regulator that adjusts a tilting angle of the pump, such that a pressure difference between an upstream-side pressure and a downstream-side pressure of a meter-in restrictor of the control valve is constant, the regulator increasing a discharge flow rate of the pump in accordance with increase in the operation signal outputted from the operation device.

5. The hydraulic system according to claim 2 , wherein

the pump is a variable displacement pump,

the hydraulic system further comprises a regulator that adjusts a tilting angle of the pump, and

the controller controls the regulator, such that a discharge flow rate of the pump increases in accordance with increase in the operation signal outputted from the operation device.

6. The hydraulic system according to claim 2 , wherein

the pump is a variable displacement pump, and

the hydraulic system further comprises:

the control valve interposed between the pump and the hydraulic actuator, the control valve adjusting an amount of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic actuator; and

a regulator that adjusts a tilting angle of the pump, such that a pressure difference between an upstream-side pressure and a downstream-side pressure of a meter-in restrictor of the control valve is constant, the regulator increasing a discharge flow rate of the pump in accordance with increase in the operation signal outputted from the operation device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2020
From: KONDO, AKIHIRO; MURAOKA, HIDEYASU
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051451/0175 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-118568 · Jun 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200182265A1 · Jun 11, 2020