IP Library Granted Patent US 12,631,001
Granted Patent B2
US 12,631,001 · App. 18/376,039 · Granted May 19, 2026

Working vehicle

Inventors: Yuta Kobayashi (Nagano, JP); Shumpei Okutani (Nagano, JP); Kengo Kumeuchi (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
E02F9/123E02F9/0866
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Patent No.
US 12,631,001
App. No.
18/376,039
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working vehicle includes a control valve unit, a first drive unit, a travel unit, a lower body, an upper body, a second drive unit, a cab, a plurality of work units and a plurality of traveling hydraulic motors, an operation unit, and a controller. The first drive unit includes a first hydraulic pump, a first electric motor. The controller performs a control of the first electric motor and the second electric motor to adjust a first rotation speed of the first electric motor and a second rotation speed of the second electric motor such that a total rotation speed of the first rotation speed and the second rotation speed matches a target rotation speed calculated from required amount of pressure oil.

Claims (44)

1 . A working vehicle, comprising:

a control valve unit;

a first drive unit supplying hydraulic oil to a primary side of the control valve unit;

a travel unit;

a lower body provided with the travel unit;

an upper body slewably disposed on the lower body;

a second drive unit causing the upper body to slew;

a cab disposed in the upper body;

a plurality of work units and a plurality of traveling hydraulic motors operated by pressure oil from a secondary side of the control valve unit;

an operation unit operated by an operator; and

a controller,

wherein the first drive unit includes a first hydraulic pump, a first electric motor that drives the first hydraulic pump, a first rotation speed sensor that detects a first rotation speed of the first electric motor, a second hydraulic pump, a second electric motor that drives the second hydraulic pump, and a second rotation speed sensor that detects a second rotation speed of the second electric motor,

the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump are respectively a fixed displacement gear pump, and a check valve is disposed on an output side of the first hydraulic pump and an output side of the second hydraulic pump, respectively,

the controller performs control of a total rotation speed obtained by combining the first rotation speed detected by the first rotation speed sensor and the second rotation speed detected by the second rotation speed sensor to match a target rotation speed calculated from a required flow quantity of the pressure oil necessary at the secondary side of the control valve unit, and

the controller performs, when the total rotation speed obtained by combining the first rotation speed and the second rotation speed is to match the target rotation speed calculated from the required flow quantity of the pressure oil, the control of the total rotation speed to match the target rotation speed by gradually increasing the first rotation speed of the first electric motor with a minimum rotation speed set as a starting point, in a case where the first electric motor can no longer cope with the required flow quantity of the pressure oil, gradually increasing the second rotation speed, and in a case where the required flow quantity of the pressure oil is further increased, making the first rotation speed equal to the second rotation speed and gradually increasing them both.

2 . The working vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the second rotation speed does not exceed the first rotation speed.

3 . The working vehicle according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second drive unit includes a slewing electric motor with a speed reducer, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is matched to the target rotation speed in a case where the second drive unit is not operated, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is reduced to be lower than the target rotation speed and horsepower is reduced in a case where the second drive unit is operated.

4 . The working vehicle according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second drive unit includes a slewing electric motor with a speed reducer, and the cab is provided with an air conditioner with an electric motor, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is matched to the target rotation speed in a case where both the second drive unit and the air conditioner are not operated, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is reduced to be lower than the target rotation speed and horsepower is reduced in a case where any one or both the second drive unit and the air conditioner is operated.

5 . The working vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the hydraulic oil,

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the first rotation speed and the second rotation speed are limited according to a reference, when the temperature is lower than the reference.

6 . The working vehicle according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second drive unit includes a slewing electric motor with a speed reducer, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is matched to the target rotation speed in a case where the second drive unit is not operated, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is reduced to be lower than the target rotation speed and horsepower is reduced in a case where the second drive unit is operated.

7 . The working vehicle according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second drive unit includes a slewing electric motor with a speed reducer, and the cab is provided with an air conditioner with an electric motor, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total value rotation speed is matched to the target rotation speed in a case where both the second drive unit and the air conditioner are not operated, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is reduced to be lower than the target rotation speed and horsepower is reduced in a case where any one or both the second drive unit and the air conditioner is operated.

8 . The working vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second drive unit includes a slewing electric motor with a speed reducer, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is matched to the target rotation speed in a case where the second drive unit is not operated, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is reduced to be lower than the target rotation speed and horsepower is reduced in a case where the second drive unit is operated.

9 . The working vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second drive unit includes a slewing electric motor with a speed reducer, and the cab is provided with an air conditioner with an electric motor, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is matched to the target rotation speed in a case where both the second drive unit and the air conditioner are not operated, and

wherein the controller performs the control to adjust such that the total rotation speed is reduced to be lower than the target rotation speed and horsepower is reduced in a case where any one or both the second drive unit and the air conditioner is operated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: KOBAYASHI, YUTA; OKUTANI, SHUMPEI; KUMEUCHI, KENGO
To: TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-035260 · Mar 8, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240301654A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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