Hydraulic system in work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10662980-B2
Application number	US-201816012761-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2018
Priority date	Oct 3, 2017
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

A hydraulic system in of a work machine includes a hydraulic pump to supply pilot hydraulic oil in a hydraulic oil reservoir. A travel pump is to drive a travel motor according to a pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil. A target pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil is input through a travel operation device to control, according to the target pilot pressure, the pilot pressure supplied from the hydraulic pump to the travel pump. A pilot oil path connects the travel operation device and the travel pump to supply the pilot pressure to the travel pump. A drain oil path is divided from the pilot oil path. A pressure adjustment valve is provided in the drain oil path to adjust the pilot pressure to be less than the target pilot pressure when a condition is satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic system in a work machine, comprising:
a hydraulic pump to supply pilot hydraulic oil in a hydraulic oil reservoir;
a travel motor driven by hydraulic oil to rotate a shaft of the work machine;
a travel pump to supply the hydraulic oil to the travel motor to drive the travel motor according to a pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil;
a travel operation device generating a target pilot pressure;
a pilot oil path connecting the travel operation device and the travel pump to supply the target pilot pressure to the travel pump;
a drain oil path divided from the pilot oil path;
a pressure adjustment valve provided in the drain oil path to control the pilot pressure to be the target pilot pressure when a condition is not satisfied and to control the pilot pressure to be less than the target pilot pressure when the condition is satisfied; and
a differential pressure generation valve provided in the drain oil path to generate differential pressure upstream or downstream relative to the pressure adjustment valve,
wherein the pressure adjustment valve includes a variable throttle valve.

2. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an additional pilot oil path connecting the travel operation device and the travel pump, an additional pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil being supplied from the travel operation device to the travel pump via the additional pilot oil path, the travel pump being configured to control a flow direction of the hydraulic oil supplied to the travel motor based on the pilot pressure and the additional pilot pressure, an additional target pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil being input through the travel operation device;
an additional drain oil path divided from the additional pilot oil path; and
an additional pressure adjustment valve provided in the additional drain oil path to control the additional pilot pressure to be the additional target pilot pressure when the condition is not satisfied and to control the additional pilot pressure to be less than the additional target pilot pressure when the condition is satisfied.

3. The hydraulic system according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an additional differential pressure generation valve provided in the additional drain oil path to generate additional differential pressure upstream or downstream relative to the additional pressure adjustment valve,
wherein the additional pressure adjustment valve includes a variable throttle valve.

4. The hydraulic system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the travel operation device includes:
an operation member configured to be operated in a first direction and a second direction;
a first operation valve connected to the pilot oil path to supply the pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil to the travel pump when the operation member is operated in the first direction; and
a second operation valve connected to the additional pilot oil path to supply the additional pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil when the operation member is operated in the second direction.

5. The hydraulic system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the travel pump includes a pressure receiver and an additional pressure receiver,
wherein the pilot path connects the first operation valve and the pressure receiver of the travel pump to supply the pilot pressure to the pressure receiver, and
wherein the additional pilot path connects the second operation valve and the additional pressure receiver of the travel pump to supply the additional pilot pressure to the additional pressure receiver.

6. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an additional pilot oil path connecting the travel operation device and the travel pump, an additional pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil being supplied from the travel operation device to the travel pump via the additional pilot oil path, the travel pump being configured to control a flow direction of the hydraulic oil supplied to the travel motor based on the pilot pressure and the additional pilot pressure, an additional target pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil being input through the travel operation device to control the additional pilot pressure according to the additional target pilot pressure,
wherein the drain oil path is coupled to a connection of the additional pilot oil path between the travel operation device and the travel pump, the connection being upstream with respect to the pressure adjustment valve in the drain oil path.

7. The hydraulic system according to claim 6 ,
wherein the travel operation device includes:
an operation member configured to be operated in a first direction and a second direction;
a first operation valve connected to the pilot oil path to supply the pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil to the travel pump when the operation member is operated in the first direction; and
a second operation valve connected to the additional pilot oil path to supply the additional pilot pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil when the operation member is operated in the second direction.

8. The hydraulic system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the travel pump includes a pressure receiver and an additional pressure receiver,
wherein the pilot path connects the first operation valve and the pressure receiver of the travel pump to supply the pilot pressure to the pressure receiver, and
wherein the additional pilot path connects the second operation valve and the additional pressure receiver of the travel pump to supply the additional pilot pressure to the additional pressure receiver.

9. The hydraulic system according to claim 6 ,
wherein the drain oil path includes:
a first coupling oil path connecting the pilot oil path and the additional pilot oil path; and
a second coupling oil path divided from the first coupling oil path,

wherein the pressure adjustment valve and the differential pressure generation valve are provided in the second coupling oil path.

10. The hydraulic system according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a pressure selection valve provided in the first coupling oil path to select a selected pressure of the pilot hydraulic oil from the pilot pressure and the additional pilot pressure to apply the selected pressure to the pilot hydraulic oil in the second coupling oil path.

11. The hydraulic system according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a first check valve provided in the first coupling oil path to be opened such that the pilot hydraulic oil flows from the pilot oil path to the second coupling oil path and to be closed such that the pilot hydraulic oil does not flow from the second coupling oil path to the pilot oil path; and
a second check valve provided in the first coupling oil path to be opened such that the hydraulic oil flows from the additional pilot oil path to the second coupling oil path and to be closed such that the pilot hydraulic oil does not flow from the second coupling oil path to the additional pilot oil path.

12. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the differential pressure generation valve includes at least one of a check valve and a relief valve.

13. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the travel pump includes a pressure receiver, and
wherein the pilot path connects the travel operation device and the pressure receiver of the travel pump to supply the pilot pressure to the pressure receiver.

14. The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure adjustment valve is configured to adjust the pilot pressure such that the pilot pressure minus a pressure threshold is substantia

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Fukuda Yuji

Classifications

• F15B2211/55

  for limiting a pressure up to a maximum pressure, e.g. by using a pressure relief valve · CPC title

• F15B2211/6355

  having valve means · CPC title

• F15B2211/40515

  with variable throttles or orifices · CPC title

• F15B2211/329

  actuated by fluid pressure · CPC title

• F16H61/478

  for preventing overload, e.g. high pressure limitation · CPC title