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Granted Patent B2
US 10,184,225 · App. 14/978,702 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Working machine

Inventors: Kenji Hiraku (Kasumigaura, JP); Teppei Saitoh (Mito, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,184,225
App. No.
14/978,702
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Closed circuit lines ( 33, 43, 53, 63 ) for connecting hydraulic cylinders ( 17, 18, 19 ) and closed circuit pumps ( 31, 41, 51, 61 ) are provided with a charge pressure adjustment apparatus ( 75 ) via a charge line ( 72 ) to variably adjust the pressure in the charge line ( 72 ). An operating device ( 12 ) for operating the hydraulic cylinders ( 17, 18, 19 ) and the charge pressure adjustment apparatus ( 75 ) are connected to a control device ( 81 ). In the case of extending the hydraulic cylinders ( 17, 18, 19 ), the control device ( 81 ) increases a set pressure of the charge pressure adjustment apparatus ( 75 ) to be high to increase the pressure in the bottom side of the hydraulic cylinders ( 17, 18, 19 ) in accordance with an operating amount of the operating device ( 12 ).

Claims (11)

1. A working machine comprising:

at least one hydraulic cylinder in which a bottom side oil chamber and a rod side oil chamber are defined by a piston to which one end of a rod is fixed, and that extends or retracts based upon supply/discharge of hydraulic oil;

at least one closed circuit pump that is connected to the bottom side oil chamber and the rod side oil chamber in the hydraulic cylinder via a closed circuit line configuring a closed circuit;

at least one open circuit pump that is connected to the bottom side oil chamber in the hydraulic cylinder via an open circuit line configuring an open circuit;

a charge pump that is connected to the closed circuit line via a charge line and a check valve to supplement the hydraulic oil to the closed circuit line;

an operating device for operating the hydraulic cylinder; and

a control device that controls the closed circuit pump and the open circuit pump in accordance with an operating amount of the operating device; wherein

in case of increasing the operating amount of the operating device extending the hydraulic cylinder, the control device controls of the closed circuit pump and the open circuit pump in such a manner as to make a ratio of a supply amount of the hydraulic oil to the bottom side oil chamber in the hydraulic cylinder to a discharge amount of the hydraulic oil from the rod side oil chamber in the hydraulic cylinder larger than a ratio of a pressure-receiving area of the bottom side oil chamber in the hydraulic cylinder to a pressure-receiving area of the rod side oil chamber in the hydraulic cylinder.

2. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the charge line is provided with a charge pressure adjustment apparatus that is controlled by the control device and variably adjusts the pressure in the charge line, and

the control device increases a set pressure of the charge pressure adjustment apparatus in accordance with increasing the operating amount of the operating device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2015
From: HIRAKU, KENJI; SAITOH, TEPPEI
To: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037352/0986 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-259584 · Dec 23, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160177539A1 · Jun 23, 2016