Work vehicle and control method for fan of work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11866911-B2
Application number	US-202217946047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2022
Priority date	Dec 24, 2021
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

A control method for a fan of a work vehicle includes supplying, when an engine is started, a first current to a solenoid of a variable relief valve such that the hydraulic fluid flows by a first flow rate, supplying, when a rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a first rotational speed threshold value, a second current larger than the first current to the solenoid such that the hydraulic fluid flows by a second flow rate smaller than the first flow rate to reduce the rotational speed of the fan, and supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a second rotational speed threshold value that is larger than the first rotational speed threshold value, a current to the solenoid to change the rotational speed of the fan, the current corresponding to a temperature of liquid flowing in the work vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method for a fan of a work vehicle, comprising:
supplying, when an engine is started, a first current that has a first magnitude to a solenoid of a variable relief valve connected to an oil passage such that hydraulic fluid output from a hydraulic pump driven by the engine flows through the oil passage by a first flow rate to rotate a hydraulic motor connected to the oil passage;
supplying, when a rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a first rotational speed threshold value, a second current that has a second magnitude larger than the first magnitude to the solenoid such that the hydraulic fluid flows through the oil passage by a second flow rate smaller than the first flow rate to reduce a rotational speed of the fan;
supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a second rotational speed threshold value that is larger than the first rotational speed threshold value, a current to the solenoid to change the rotational speed of the fan, the current corresponding to a temperature of liquid flowing in the work vehicle;
supplying, from the start of the engine till when the rotational speed of the engine exceeds a third rotational speed threshold equal to or greater than the first rotational speed threshold value, a third current that has a third magnitude to an additional solenoid of an unload valve provided in parallel with the variable relief valve in an additional oil passage connected in parallel with the oil passage to shut off the additional oil passage by the unload valve;
supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the third rotational speed threshold value, a fourth current that has a fourth magnitude larger than the third magnitude to the additional solenoid to open the unload valve such that the hydraulic fluid flows from the hydraulic pump into the additional oil passage; and
supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine is equal to or greater than the third rotational speed threshold and exceeds a fourth rotational speed threshold value equal to or less than the second rotational speed threshold value, a current corresponding to the temperature of the liquid through the additional solenoid to change a flow rate of the hydraulic fluid flowing through the additional oil passage.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine is greater than the fourth rotational speed threshold value and the temperature of the hydraulic fluid exceeds the first threshold temperature, the third current to the additional solenoid to close the unload valve,
wherein the liquid is the hydraulic fluid flowing between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor.

3. The control method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine is greater than the second rotational speed threshold value and the temperature of the hydraulic fluid exceeds the first threshold temperature, a fifth current that has a fifth magnitude equal to or smaller than the first magnitude to the solenoid of the variable relief valve to close the variable relief valve.

4. A control method for a fan of a work vehicle, comprising:
supplying, when an engine is started, a first current that has a first magnitude to a solenoid of a variable relief valve connected to an oil passage such that hydraulic fluid output from a hydraulic pump driven by the engine flows through the oil passage by a first flow rate to rotate a hydraulic motor connected to the oil passage;
supplying, when a rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a first rotational speed threshold value, a second current that has a second magnitude larger than the first magnitude to the solenoid such that the hydraulic fluid flows through the oil passage by a second flow rate smaller than the first flow rate to reduce a rotational speed of the fan;
supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a second rotational speed threshold value that is larger than the first rotational speed threshold value, a current to the solenoid to change the rotational speed of the fan, the current corresponding to a temperature of liquid flowing in the work vehicle; and
supplying the second current to the solenoid until the rotational speed falls below the fifth rotational speed threshold value which is smaller than the first rotational speed threshold value when the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the first rotational speed threshold value.

5. The control method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
supplying the first current to the solenoid when the rotational speed falls below the fifth rotational speed threshold value which is smaller than the first rotational speed threshold value after the rotational speed of the engine exceeds the first rotational speed threshold value.

6. A control method for a fan of a work vehicle, comprising:
supplying, when an engine is started, a first current that has a first magnitude to a solenoid of a variable relief valve connected to an oil passage such that hydraulic fluid output from a hydraulic pump driven by the engine flows through the oil passage by a first flow rate to rotate a hydraulic motor connected to the oil passage;
supplying, when a rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a first rotational speed threshold value, a second current that has a second magnitude larger than the first magnitude to the solenoid such that the hydraulic fluid flows through the oil passage by a second flow rate smaller than the first flow rate to reduce a rotational speed of the fan; and
supplying, when the rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a second rotational speed threshold value that is larger than the first rotational speed threshold value, a current to the solenoid to change the rotational speed of the fan, the current corresponding to a temperature of liquid flowing in the work vehicle,
wherein the second rotational speed threshold value is smaller than an idling rotational speed of the engine.

7. A work vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a hydraulic pump to be driven by the engine to supply hydraulic fluid;
an oil passage connected to the hydraulic pump through which the hydraulic fluid flows;
an additional oil passage connected in parallel with the oil passage;
a hydraulic motor provided in the oil passage to be rotated by the hydraulic fluid; and
a fan connected to the hydraulic motor to rotate together with the hydraulic motor;
a variable relief valve connected to the oil passage and having a solenoid, the variable relief valve being configured to control a flow rate of the hydraulic fluid flowing through the oil passage in accordance with a current flowing through the solenoid;
an unload valve provided in parallel to the variable relief valve and having an additional solenoid, the unload valve being configured to control a flow rate of the hydraulic fluid flowing through the additional oil passage in response to a current flowing through the additional solenoid; and
circuitry configured to control the magnitude of the current flowing through the solenoid to control a rotational speed of the fan,
the circuitry being configured to supply, when the engine is started, a first current that has a first magnitude to the solenoid such that the hydraulic fluid flows through the oil passage by a first flow rate to rotate the fan connected to the oil passage,
the circuitry being configured to supply, when a rotational speed of the engine becomes larger than a first rotational speed threshold value, a second current that has a second magnitude larger than the first magnitude such that the hydraulic fluid flows through the oil passage by a second flow rate smaller than the fi

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Fukuda Yuji
• Nakagawa Hiroaki
• Hamamoto Ryota
• Nishida Yasuhiro
• Abe Daiki

Classifications

• E02F9/226 Primary

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

• F01P7/044

  using hydraulic drives · CPC title

• E02F9/2296

  Systems with a variable displacement pump · CPC title

• E02F9/2228

  including an electronic controller · CPC title