IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,728,743
Granted Patent B2
US 12,728,743 · App. 19/100,161 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Electrically driven construction machine

Inventors: Takuma Kuwahara (Koka, JP); Seiichi Kihara (Koka, JP); Shogo Kimura (Koka, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd.
B60L53/18B60L53/30E02F9/125E02F9/207E02F9/2091E02F9/24B60Y2200/412
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Patent No.
US 12,728,743
App. No.
19/100,161
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrically driven construction machine that can suppress damage to a feeding cable is provided. An electrically driven excavator includes a swing angle sensor that senses the swing angle of a swing structure, a cable stand that is disposed on the swing structure and has a holding unit that holds a feeding cable, a rotational angle sensor that senses the rotational angle of the holding unit of the cable stand, a swing lock valve, and a controller. The controller computes the position of the holding unit of the cable stand on the basis of sensing results of the swing angle sensor and the rotational angle sensor when a connection sensor senses a state in which the feeding cable is connected to a feeding port. Further, the controller controls the swing lock valve to an interrupting state to inhibit a swing of the swing structure when the computed position of the holding unit goes outside a predetermined range.

Claims (34)

1 . An electrically driven construction machine comprising:

a track structure;

a swing structure provided swingably to an upper side of the track structure;

a work device coupled to the swing structure;

a feeding port disposed in the swing structure and connected with a feeding cable from an external power supply;

a cable stand that is disposed on the swing structure, has a holding unit that holds the feeding cable, and allows the holding unit to be revolvable about a vertical axis;

a connection sensor that senses a state in which the feeding cable is connected to the feeding port;

a swing angle sensor that senses a swing angle of the swing structure;

a rotational angle sensor that senses a rotational angle of the holding unit of the cable stand;

a swing lock device that sets a locking state of inhibiting a swing action of the swing structure; and

a controller that controls the swing lock device,

the controller being configured to compute a position of the holding unit of the cable stand on a basis of sensing results of the swing angle sensor and the rotational angle sensor when the connection sensor senses the state in which the feeding cable is connected to the feeding port, and control the swing lock device to the locking state when the computed position of the holding unit of the cable stand goes outside a predetermined range.

2 . The electrically driven construction machine according to claim 1 , comprising:

an input device that is capable of inputting a disposition of the external power supply with respect to the track structure,

wherein the controller is configured to change the predetermined range according to the disposition of the external power supply, the disposition being input by the input device.

3 . An electrically driven construction machine comprising:

a track structure;

a swing structure provided swingably to an upper side of the track structure;

a work device coupled to the swing structure;

a feeding port disposed in the swing structure and connected with a feeding cable from an external power supply;

a cable stand that is disposed on the swing structure, has a holding unit that holds the feeding cable, and allows the holding unit to be revolvable about a vertical axis;

a connection sensor that senses a state in which the feeding cable is connected to the feeding port;

a swing angle sensor that senses a swing angle of the swing structure;

a rotational angle sensor that senses a rotational angle of the holding unit of the cable stand;

an advance lock device that sets a locking state of inhibiting an advance of the track structure;

a reverse lock device that sets a locking state of inhibiting a reverse of the track structure; and

a controller that controls the advance lock device and the reverse lock device,

the controller being configured to

compute a position of the holding unit of the cable stand on a basis of sensing results of the swing angle sensor and the rotational angle sensor when the connection sensor senses the state in which the feeding cable is connected to the feeding port,

control the advance lock device to the locking state when the computed position of the holding unit of the cable stand is located within a first range, and

control the reverse lock device to the locking state when the computed position of the holding unit of the cable stand is located within a second range.

4 . The electrically driven construction machine according to claim 3 , comprising:

an input device that is capable of inputting a disposition of the external power supply with respect to the track structure,

wherein the controller is configured to change the first range and the second range according to the disposition of the external power supply, the disposition being input by the input device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2025
From: KUWAHARA, TAKUMA; KIHARA, SEIICHI; KIMURA, SHOGO
To: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY TIERRA CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-154228 · Sep 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20260042367A1 · Feb 12, 2026
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