Loading machine control device and control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11118326-B2
Application number	US-201916652735-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2019
Priority date	Feb 28, 2018
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A control device generates an operation signal for controlling a pressure of hydraulic oil on a downstream side of the swing motor in a hydraulic device based on an azimuth direction, a swing speed, and a target stopping azimuth direction of a swing body during braking of a swing motor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device of a loading machine including a hydraulic device having a swing motor that is rotated by hydraulic oil, and a relief valve that discharges the hydraulic oil when a pressure of the hydraulic oil becomes equal to or higher than a relief pressure, and a swing body that swings around a center of swing by rotation of the swing motor, the control device comprising:
a back pressure control unit that is configured to generate an operation signal for controlling the pressure of the hydraulic oil on a downstream side of the swing motor in the hydraulic device based on an azimuth direction, a swing speed, and a target stopping azimuth direction of the swing body during braking of the swing motor;
a braking start determination unit that is configured to determine to start braking of the swing motor at a timing when the azimuth direction in which the swing body faces is stopped at the target stopping azimuth direction in a case where the pressure of the hydraulic oil on the downstream side of the swing motor is maintained at a predetermined pressure; and
an operation signal output unit that is configured to output the operation signal of the back pressure control unit to the hydraulic device.

2. The control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the braking start determination unit is configured to determine to start the braking of the swing motor at the timing when the azimuth direction in which the swing body faces is stopped at the target stopping azimuth direction in a case where the hydraulic device brakes at a target pressure less than the relief pressure.

3. The control device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the hydraulic device includes a main valve that controls a flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the swing motor, and
wherein the back pressure control unit generates the operation signal for controlling the pressure of the hydraulic oil by changing an opening area which allows a flow with the flow rate of the hydraulic oil on the downstream side of the swing motor in the main valve.

4. The control device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the relief valve is a variable relief valve that is capable of changing the relief pressure with the operation signal, and
wherein the back pressure control unit generates the operation signal for controlling the pressure of the hydraulic oil on the downstream side of the swing motor by changing the relief pressure of the relief valve.

5. The control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the hydraulic device includes a main valve that controls a flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the swing motor, and
wherein the back pressure control unit generates the operation signal for controlling the pressure of the hydraulic oil by changing an opening area which allows a flow with the flow rate of the hydraulic oil on the downstream side of the swing motor in the main valve.

6. The control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the relief valve is a variable relief valve that is capable of changing the relief pressure with the operation signal, and
wherein the back pressure control unit generates the operation signal for controlling the pressure of the hydraulic oil on the downstream side of the swing motor by changing the relief pressure of the relief valve.

7. A control method of a loading machine including a hydraulic device having a swing motor that is rotated by hydraulic oil, and a relief valve that discharges the hydraulic oil when a pressure of the hydraulic oil becomes equal to or higher than a relief pressure, and a swing body that swings around a center of swing by rotation of the swing motor, the control method comprising the steps of:
generating an operation signal for controlling the pressure of the hydraulic oil on a downstream side of the swing motor in the hydraulic device based on an azimuth direction, a swing speed, and a target stopping azimuth direction of the swing body during braking of the swing motor; and
determining to start braking of the swing motor at a timing when the azimuth direction in which the swing body faces is stopped at the target stopping azimuth direction in a case where the pressure of the hydraulic oil on the downstream side of the swing motor is maintained at a predetermined pressure; and
outputting the operation signal to the hydraulic device.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Saigo Yusuke
• Hatake Kazuhiro

Classifications

• F15B2211/5159

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

• F15B21/08

  Servomotor systems incorporating electrically operated control means (F15B21/02, {F15B21/065} take precedence) · CPC title

• E02F9/2289

  Closed circuit · CPC title

• E02F3/308

  working outwardly · CPC title

• E02F9/123 Primary

  Drives or control devices specially adapted therefor (E02F9/125 and E02F9/128 take precedence) · CPC title