IP Library Granted Patent US 11,525,242
Granted Patent B2
US 11,525,242 · App. 17/174,908 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Control method for construction machinery and control system for construction machinery

Inventors: Wooyong Jung (Seoul, KR); Wonsun Sohn (Seoul, KR); Jaiseok Bang (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
E02F9/2246E02F3/435E02F9/2235E02F9/2296F04B17/05F04B49/20
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Patent No.
US 11,525,242
App. No.
17/174,908
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a control method for construction machinery, an operation performed by the construction machinery is divided into a plurality of subordinate works. A current subordinate work currently performed by the construction machinery is determined. A maximum absorbing torque of a hydraulic pump is adjusted according to the determined subordinate work. An engine speed change map is adjusted according to the determined subordinate work.

Claims (27)

1. A control method for construction machinery, the control method comprising:

dividing an operation performed by the construction machinery into a plurality of subordinate works;

determining a current subordinate work currently performed by the construction machinery;

adjusting a maximum absorbing torque of a hydraulic pump according to the determined subordinate work; and

adjusting an engine speed change map according to the determined subordinate work.

2. The control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the maximum absorbing torque of the hydraulic pump comprises controlling the hydraulic pump to have a maximum absorbing torque that is increased or decreased by a preset ratio from an initial absorbing torque value according to a load amount of the current subordinate work.

3. The control method of claim 2 , wherein the initial absorbing torque value is determined by a power mode selected by an operator.

4. The control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the maximum absorbing torque of the hydraulic pump comprises

controlling the hydraulic pump to have a first maximum absorbing torque that is increased by a first ratio from the initial absorbing torque value when the current subordinate work is in a high load area; and

controlling the hydraulic pump to have a second maximum absorbing torque that is decreased by a second ratio from the initial absorbing torque value when the current subordinate work is in a low load area.

5. The control method of claim 4 , wherein adjusting the maximum absorbing torque of the hydraulic pump further comprises controlling to have a third maximum absorbing torque that is less than the first maximum absorbing torque value and greater than the second maximum absorbing torque value when the current subordinate work is in a middle load area.

6. The control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the engine speed change map comprises controlling an engine to have an engine speed change rate that is increased or decreased by a preset ratio from an initial engine speed change rate in high-speed control according to a required working speed of the current subordinate work.

7. The control method of claim 6 , wherein the initial engine speed change rate is determined by a fuel dial set value preset by an operator.

8. The control method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the engine speed change map comprises

controlling the engine to have a first engine speed change rate in high-speed control when the current subordinate work has a first required working speed; and

controlling the engine to have a second engine speed change rate less than the first engine speed change rate in high-speed control when the current subordinate work has a second required working speed less than the first required working speed.

9. A control system for construction machinery, the construction machinery including an engine, a hydraulic pump driven by the engine and a control valve configured to control a flow direction of a hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump to control operations of actuators, the control system comprising:

a controller configured to determine a current subordinate work of the construction machinery and output a pump control signal and an engine control signal according to the determined current subordinate work;

a pump regulator configured to adjust a swash plate angle of the hydraulic pump to have a maximum absorbing torque corresponding to the pump control signal; and

an engine control unit configured to adjust an engine rpm to have an engine speed change map corresponding to the engine control signal.

10. The control system of claim 9 , wherein the controller controls the swash plate angle of the hydraulic pump to have the maximum absorbing torque that is increased or decreased by a preset ratio from an initial absorbing torque value of the hydraulic pump according to a load amount of the current subordinate work.

11. The control system of claim 9 , wherein the initial absorbing torque value is determined by a power mode selected by an operator.

12. The control system of claim 9 , wherein the controller outputs a first pump control signal to have a first maximum absorbing torque that is increased by a first ratio from the initial absorbing torque value when the current subordinate work is in a high load area, and the controller outputs a second pump control signal to have a second maximum absorbing torque that is decreased by a second ratio from the initial absorbing torque value when the current subordinate work is in a low load area.

13. The control system of claim 12 , wherein the controller outputs a third pump control signal to have a third maximum absorbing torque that is less than the first maximum absorbing torque value and greater than the second maximum absorbing torque value when the current subordinate work is in a middle load area.

14. The control system of claim 9 , wherein the controller controls the engine to have an engine speed change rate that is increased or decreased by a preset ratio from an initial engine speed change rate in high-speed control according to a required working speed of the current subordinate work.

15. The control system of claim 14 , wherein the initial engine speed change rate is determined by a fuel dial set value preset by an operator.

16. The control system of claim 9 , wherein the controller outputs a first engine control signal to have a first engine speed change rate in high-speed control when the current subordinate work has a first required working speed, and the controller outputs a second engine control signal to have a second engine speed change rate less than the first engine speed change rate in high-speed control when the current subordinate work has a second required working speed less than the first required working speed.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jul 27, 2026
From: HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
To: HD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075412/0880 →
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 Feb 18, 2022
From: JUNG, WOOYONG; SOHN, WONSUN; BANG, JAISEOK
To: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059049/0674 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0018383 · Feb 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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