Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10829909-B2
Application number	US-201916620729-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2019
Priority date	Feb 14, 2018
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

A controller determines a target rotation speed of an engine from an operation amount of an accelerator operating member. The controller determines whether a vehicle is in coasting deceleration. The controller decreases a differential pressure between a first circuit and a second circuit of a hydraulic circuit according to a deviation between an actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a hydrostatic transmission including
a travel pump configured to be driven by the engine, the travel pump including a first pump port and a second pump port,
a hydraulic circuit connected to the travel pump, and
a travel motor including a first motor port and a second motor port, the travel motor being connected to the travel pump through the hydraulic circuit,
the hydraulic circuit including
a first circuit connecting the first pump port and the first motor port, and
a second circuit connecting the second pump port and the second motor port;

an engine rotation speed sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an actual rotation speed of the engine;
an accelerator operating member;
an accelerator operation sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an operation amount of the accelerator operating member; and
a controller configured to receive a signal from the engine rotation speed sensor and a signal from the accelerator operation sensor, the controller being configured to
determine a target rotation speed of the engine from the operation amount of the accelerator operating member,
determine whether the vehicle is in coasting deceleration, and
decrease a differential pressure between the first circuit and the second circuit in accordance with
a deviation between the actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or
the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to determine that the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration when the actual rotation speed is greater than the target rotation speed.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to slow down a rate of decrease in a command value of a target displacement of the travel pump when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller includes a low-pass filter, and the controller is further configured to output a command signal indicative of the target displacement to the travel pump through the low-pass filter, and
reduce a cut-off frequency of the low-pass filter in accordance with
the deviation between the actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or
the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the hydrostatic transmission further includes a relief valve provided in the hydraulic circuit, the relief valve being capable of changing a relief pressure,
the controller is further configured to reduce the relief pressure in accordance with
the deviation between the actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or
the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration, the controller is further configured to
decrease a lower limit value of a displacement of the travel motor compared to a normal state in which the vehicle is not in the coasting deceleration, and
decrease the lower limit value of the displacement of the travel motor in response to an increase in
the deviation between the actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or
a decrease in the operation amount of the accelerator operating member.

7. A work vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a hydrostatic transmission including
a travel pump configured to be driven by the engine,
a hydraulic circuit connected to the travel pump, and
a travel motor connected to the travel pump through the hydraulic circuit;

an engine rotation speed sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an actual rotation speed of the engine;
an accelerator operating member;
an accelerator operation sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an operation amount of the accelerator operating member; and
a controller configured to receive a signal from the engine rotation speed sensor and a signal from the accelerator operation sensor, the controller being configured to
determine a target rotation speed of the engine from the operation amount of the accelerator operating member,
determine whether the vehicle is in coasting deceleration, and
decrease a lower limit value of a displacement of the travel motor in accordance with
a deviation between the actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or
the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

8. The work vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller is further configured to determine that the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration when the actual rotation speed is greater than the target rotation speed.

9. A method performed by a controller to control a work vehicle, the work vehicle including an engine, a hydrostatic transmission, and an accelerator operating member, the hydrostatic transmission including a travel pump configured to be driven by the engine, the travel pump including a first pump port and a second pump port, a hydraulic circuit connected to the travel pump, a travel motor including a first motor port and a second motor port, the travel motor being connected to the travel pump through the hydraulic circuit, the hydraulic circuit including a first circuit connecting the first pump port and the first motor port and a second circuit connecting the second pump port and the second motor port, the method comprising:
receiving a signal indicative of an operation amount of the accelerator operating member;
receiving a signal indicative of an actual rotation speed of the engine;
determining a target rotation speed of the engine from the operation amount of the accelerator operating member;
determining whether the vehicle is in coasting deceleration; and
decreasing a differential pressure between the first circuit and the second circuit in accordance with
a deviation between the actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or
the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

10. A method performed by a controller to control a work vehicle, the work vehicle including an engine, a hydrostatic transmission, and an accelerator operating member, the hydrostatic transmission including a travel pump configured to be driven by the engine, a hydraulic circuit connected to the travel pump, and a travel motor connected to the travel pump through the hydraulic circuit, the method comprising:
receiving a signal indicative of an operation amount of the accelerator operating member;
receiving a signal indicative of an actual rotation speed of the engine;
determining a target rotation speed of the engine from the operation amount of the accelerator operating member;
determining whether the vehicle is in coasting deceleration; and
decreasing a lower limit value of a displacement of the travel motor in accordance with
a deviation between the actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or
the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oasa Takahisa

Classifications

• Y02T10/60

  Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect · CPC title

• F16H61/21 Primary

  Providing engine brake control · CPC title

• F16H2059/6861

  the pressures, e.g. high, low or differential pressures · CPC title

• F16H2059/366

  Engine or motor speed · CPC title

• F16H2059/186

  Coasting · CPC title