Hydraulic system for work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10648156-B2
Application number	US-201715473632-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2017
Priority date	Mar 30, 2016
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A hydraulic system for a work machine includes a hydraulic bump to output an operation fluid, a hydraulic switch valve to be switched among switching positions in accordance with a pressure of the operation fluid, a proportional valve to change the pressure of the operation fluid applied to the hydraulic switch valve, a travel hydraulic device to change a thrust power in accordance with the switching positions of the hydraulic switch valve. And, the hydraulic system includes a controller to control the proportional valve in accordance with a state of the travel hydraulic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic system for a work machine, comprising:
a hydraulic pump to output an operation fluid;
a second fluid tube connected to the hydraulic pump;
a proportional valve having an input port connected to the second fluid tube and an output port to output the operation fluid supplied from the second fluid tube, the proportional valve being configured to change a pressure of the operation fluid to be outputted from the output port;
a third fluid tube connected to the output port;
a hydraulic switch valve connected to the third fluid tube and configured to be switched among switching positions in accordance with a pressure of the operation fluid supplied from the proportional valve to the third fluid tube;
a travel hydraulic device to change a thrust power in accordance with the switching positions of the hydraulic switch valve; and
a controller to control the proportional valve in accordance with a state of the travel hydraulic device,
wherein the travel hydraulic device includes a first travel motor and a second travel motor, and is configured to change a first revolution speed of the first travel motor and a second revolution speed of the second travel motor, thereby changing the thrust power,
wherein the first revolution speed is changed by operation of an operation device,
wherein the second revolution speed is changed by operation of the operation device,
wherein the switching positions of the hydraulic switch valve include a first position and a second position, and an intermediate position between the first position and the second position, and
wherein when the first revolution speed and the second revolution speed are changed by operation of the operation device under a condition where difference between the first revolution speed and the second revolution speed is a threshold speed or more or proportion between the first revolution speed and the second revolution speed is a threshold value or more, the operation device increases an increase rate of a speed-changing pressure representing a pressure of the operation fluid supplied from the proportional valve to the hydraulic switch valve compared to an increase rate of the speed-changing pressure when the difference is below the threshold speed or the proportion is below the threshold value and decreases a decrease rate of the speed changing pressure compared to a decrease rate of the speed-changing pressure when the difference is below the threshold speed or the proportion is below the threshold value, thereby making a time for the intermediate position shorter than the time required under the threshold speed.

2. A hydraulic system for a work machine, comprising:
a hydraulic pump to output an operation fluid;
a second fluid tube connected to the hydraulic pump;
a proportional valve having an input port connected to the second fluid tube and an output port to output the operation fluid supplied from the second fluid tube, the proportional valve being configured to change a pressure of the operation fluid to be outputted from the output port;
a third fluid tube connected to the output port;
a hydraulic switch valve connected to the third fluid tube and configured to be switched among switching positions in accordance with a pressure of the operation fluid supplied from the proportional valve to the third fluid tube;
a travel hydraulic device to change a thrust power in accordance with the switching positions of the hydraulic switch valve;
a controller to control the proportional valve in accordance with a state of the travel hydraulic device; and
an operation device,
wherein the travel hydraulic device includes a first travel motor and a second travel motor, and is configured to change a first revolution speed of the first travel motor and a second revolution speed of the second travel motor, thereby changing the thrust power,
wherein the first revolution speed is changed by operation of an operation device,
wherein the second revolution speed is changed by operation of the operation device,
wherein the switching positions of the hydraulic switch valve include a first position and a second position, and an intermediate position between the first position and the second position,
wherein the operating device is configured to operate the first travel motor and the second travel motor,
wherein when the first revolution speed and the second revolution speed are changed by operation of the operation device under a condition where difference between the first revolution speed and the second revolution speed is a threshold speed or more or proportion between the first revolution speed and the second revolution speed is a threshold value or more, the operation device increases an increase rate of a speed-changing pressure representing a pressure of the operation fluid supplied from the proportional valve to the hydraulic switch valve compared to an increase rate of the speed-changing pressure when the difference is below the threshold speed or the proportion is below the threshold value and decreases a decrease rate of the speed changing pressure compared to a decrease rate of the speed-changing pressure when the difference is below the threshold speed or the proportion is below the threshold value, thereby making a time for the intermediate position shorter than the time required under the threshold speed, and
wherein the controller is to determine the state of the travel hydraulic device based on an operation of the operation device and to control the proportional valve based on the state of the travel hydraulic device.

3. The hydraulic system according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is to control the proportional valve in accordance with a travel speed of the travel hydraulic device.

4. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is to control the proportional valve in accordance with a travel speed of the travel hydraulic device.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Fukuda Yuji
• Abe Daiki
• Tomita Jun
• Konishi Yuya
• Kinugawa Ryosuke

Classifications

• F15B13/0442

  with proportional solenoid allowing stable intermediate positions · CPC title

• E02F9/2235

  including an electronic controller · CPC title

• E02F9/2296

  Systems with a variable displacement pump · CPC title

• E02F9/2285

  Pilot-operated systems · CPC title

• E02F9/2289

  Closed circuit · CPC title