Hydraulic system for work machine and work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10648489-B2
Application number	US-201715634219-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	Apr 7, 2015
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A hydraulic system for a work machine includes a tank to store an operation fluid, a hydraulic device to be operated by the operation fluid, a control valve to control the hydraulic device, a first fluid tube connecting the hydraulic device and the control valve, the first fluid tube being to supply the operation fluid from the control valve to the hydraulic device, a second fluid tube branching from the first fluid tube and connected to the tank, a switch valve provided to the second fluid tube, the switch valve being to control a flow rate of the operation fluid, and an oil cooler provided to the second fluid tube between the switch valve and the tank.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic system for a work machine comprising:
a tank to store an operation fluid;
a hydraulic device to be operated by the operation fluid;
a travel motor to be operated by the operation fluid;
a control valve to control the hydraulic device;
a first fluid tube including: a first supply-discharge fluid tube and a second supply-discharge fluid tube, both of the first supply-discharge fluid tube and the second supply-discharge fluid tube connecting the hydraulic device and the control valve and being configured to supply the operation fluid from the control valve to the hydraulic device;
a second fluid tube branching from the first supply-discharge fluid tube and connected to the tank;
a switch valve provided to the second fluid tube, the switch valve being to control a flow rate of the operation fluid;
an oil cooler provided to the second fluid tube between the switch valve and the tank;
a sixth fluid tube to supply the operation fluid into the oil cooler, the operation fluid being applied to the travel motor; and
a second check valve provided to the second fluid tube, the second check valve being to block the operation fluid flowing from the oil cooler to the switch valve.

2. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a third fluid tube to supply a pilot fluid to the control valve, the pilot fluid being a part of the operation fluid used for control; and
a fourth fluid tube connected to the third fluid tube and to the switch valve,
wherein an aperture of the switch valve is determined based on a pressure of the pilot fluid, the pressure being applied from the third fluid tube to the fourth fluid tube.

3. The hydraulic system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the switch valve is to be switched to a first position and a second position,
the first position to close the second fluid tube when the pressure of the pilot fluid applied to the fourth fluid tube is lower than a predetermined pressure,
the second position to open the second fluid tube when the pressure of the pilot fluid applied to the fourth fluid tube is equal to or higher than the predetermined pressure.

4. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a fifth fluid tube to supply the operation fluid to the tank, the operation fluid being drained from the control valve; and
a first check valve to supply the operation fluid toward the tank, if the operation fluid has a predetermined pressure or more, and to block the supply of the operation fluid flowing from the tank toward the control valve.

5. The hydraulic system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the fifth fluid tube is connected to the second fluid tube, and
the first check valve supplies the operation fluid from the fifth fluid tube toward the second fluid tube and blocks the supply of the operation fluid flowing from the second fluid tube toward the control valve.

6. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , comprising
a first throttle provided to the second fluid tube, the first throttle being to reduce a flow rate of the operation fluid.

7. A work machine comprising:
the hydraulic system according to claim 1 ;
a machine body;
a working device disposed on the machine body;
a connection member disposed on the working device and on intermediate portions of the first supply-discharge fluid tube and the second supply-discharge fluid tube,
wherein a branching portion where the second fluid tube of the hydraulic system branches from the first supply-discharge fluid tube is disposed between the connection member and the control valve.

8. A hydraulic system for a work machine comprising:
a working hydraulic pump to output an operation fluid;
an extending hydraulic pump to output the operation fluid;
a hydraulic device to be operated by the operation fluid;
a control valve to control the hydraulic device;
a first fluid tube including: a first supply-discharge fluid tube and a second supply-discharge fluid tube, both of the first supply-discharge fluid tube and the second supply-discharge fluid tube connecting the hydraulic device and the control valve and being configured to supply the operation fluid from the control valve to the hydraulic device;
a second fluid tube connected to the second supply-discharge fluid tube, the second fluid tube being capable of draining the operation fluid of the second supply-discharge fluid tube;
an eighth fluid tube branching from the first supply-discharge fluid tube and connected to the extending hydraulic pump;
a first operation valve including a pressure-receiving portion to receive a pressure of a pilot fluid that is the operation fluid, the first operation valve being provided to the second fluid tube and configured to change an aperture of the first operation valve in accordance with the pressure of the pilot fluid applied to the pressure-receiving portion;
a third operation valve including a pressure-receiving portion to receive the pressure of the pilot fluid, the third operation valve being provided to the eighth fluid tube and configured to change an aperture of the third operation valve;
a seventh fluid tube connecting the pressure-receiving portion of the first operation valve and the pressure-receiving portion of the third operation valve;
a second operation valve provided to the seventh fluid tube; and
a ninth fluid tube branched from the seventh fluid tube and connected to a pressure-receiving portion of the control valve.

9. The hydraulic system according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first operation valve is to be switched to a first position and a second position,
the first position to close the second fluid tube when the pressure of the pilot fluid applied to the pressure-receiving portion of the first operation valve is lower than a predetermined pressure,
the second position to open the second fluid tube when the pressure of the pilot fluid applied to the pressure-receiving portion is equal to or higher than the predetermined pressure.

10. A work machine comprising:
the hydraulic system according to claim 8 ;
a machine body;
a working device disposed on the machine body;
a connection member disposed on the working device and on intermediate portions of the first supply-discharge fluid tube and the second supply-discharge fluid tube,
wherein a branching portion where the eighth fluid tube of the hydraulic system branches from the first supply-discharge fluid tube is disposed between the connection member and the control valve.

11. A work machine comprising:
the hydraulic system according to claim 8 ;
a machine body;
a working device disposed on the machine body;
a connection member disposed on the working device and on intermediate portions of the first supply-discharge fluid tube and the second supply-discharge fluid tube,
wherein a branching portion where the second fluid tube of the hydraulic system branches from the first supply-discharge fluid tube is disposed between the connection member and the control valve.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Fukuda Yuji
• Arii Kazuyoshi
• Nakagawa Hiroaki

Classifications

• E02F9/226

  Safety arrangements, e.g. hydraulic driven fans, preventing cavitation, leakage, overheating · CPC title

• E02F9/2292

  Systems with two or more pumps · CPC title

• F15B2211/41581

  being connected to an output member and a return line · CPC title

• F16H61/433

  Pump capacity control by fluid pressure control means · CPC title

• F15B11/08

  with only one servomotor · CPC title