IP Library Granted Patent US 12,480,282
Granted Patent B2
US 12,480,282 · App. 18/508,360 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Method of controlling hydraulic device

Inventor: Hiromi Nagayama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 12,480,282
App. No.
18/508,360
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of controlling an oil pressure system according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: a comparison step of comparing a measured load (engine torque calculation value) of an oil pressure system driven by an oil pressure pump with an allowable load of the oil pressure system (allowable engine torque value); and a control step of controlling a flow rate of the oil pressure pump based on a result of comparison between the measured load and the allowable load.

Claims (23)

1 . A method of controlling a hydraulic device, comprising:

a comparison step of comparing a measured load of the hydraulic device driven by a hydraulic pump with an allowable load of the hydraulic device; and

a control step of controlling a flow rate of the hydraulic pump based on a result of comparison between the measured load and the allowable load,

wherein an engine drives the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic pump drives a hydraulic motor, and

wherein the measured load of the hydraulic device includes an engine torque calculation value calculated based on a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump, a suction pressure of the hydraulic pump, and a rotation speed of the hydraulic motor or a flow rate of the hydraulic motor.

2 . The method of controlling a hydraulic device according to claim 1 , wherein the allowable load of the hydraulic device includes an allowable engine torque value predetermined based on a rotation speed of the engine or an amount of operation of an operation unit for operating the engine.

3 . The method of controlling a hydraulic device according to claim 2 , wherein in the control step, the flow rate of the hydraulic pump is controlled by a control valve.

4 . The method of controlling a hydraulic device according to claim 3 , wherein in the comparison step, comparison is performed between the engine torque calculation value as the measured load and the allowable engine torque value as the allowable load, and

wherein in the control step, when the engine torque calculation value exceeds the allowable engine torque value, the flow rate of the hydraulic pump is reduced by adjusting the control valve.

5 . The method of controlling a hydraulic device according to claim 2 , wherein the hydraulic pump includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump of which a flow rate is varied by adjusting a tilt angle of a swash plate, and

wherein in the control step, the flow rate of the hydraulic pump is controlled by adjusting the tilt angle of the swash plate.

6 . The method of controlling a hydraulic device according to claim 5 , wherein in the comparison step, comparison is performed between the engine torque calculation value as the measured load and the allowable engine torque value as the allowable load, and

wherein in the control step, when the engine torque calculation value exceeds the allowable engine torque value, the flow rate of the hydraulic pump is reduced by adjusting the tilt angle of the swash plate.

7 . The method of controlling a hydraulic device according to claim 3 , wherein the engine torque calculation value is calculated further taking into account a liquid temperature measured upstream of the control valve.

8 . The method of controlling a hydraulic device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a drain step of draining a hydraulic fluid by a flushing valve from a channel connected to the hydraulic motor.

9 . A method of controlling a hydraulic device, comprising:

a comparison step of comparing a measured load of the hydraulic device driven by a hydraulic pump with an allowable load of the hydraulic device; and

a control step of controlling a flow rate of the hydraulic pump based on a result of comparison between the measured load and the allowable load,

wherein an engine drives the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic pump drives a hydraulic motor,

wherein an engine torque calculation value is calculated based on a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump, a suction pressure of the hydraulic pump, and a rotation speed of the hydraulic motor or a flow rate of the hydraulic motor,

wherein an allowable engine torque value is predetermined based on a rotation speed of the engine or an amount of operation of an operation unit for operating the engine,

wherein in the comparison step, comparison is performed between the engine torque calculation value as the measured load and the allowable engine torque value as the allowable load, and

wherein in the control step, when the engine torque calculation value exceeds the allowable engine torque value, the flow rate of the hydraulic pump is reduced by adjusting a control valve.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2026
From: NABTESCO CORPORATION
To: COMTESCO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073901/0888 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2024
From: NAGAYAMA, HIROMI
To: NABTESCO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066496/0334 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-203088 · Dec 20, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240200306A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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