Work machine control system, work machine, work machine control method, and work machine control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12480533-B2
Application number	US-202017775781-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2020
Priority date	Dec 27, 2019
Publication date	Nov 25, 2025
Grant date	Nov 25, 2025

Abstract

A work machine control system includes: a pump; a cylinder operating a working equipment element in a movable range based on hydraulic oil supplied from the pump; a first path connected to the pump; a second path branching from the first path; a control valve adjusting the flow rate of the oil supplied to the cylinder via the first path; a bleed valve adjusting the flow rate of the oil discharged to a tank via the second path; a sensor detecting a posture of the element in the range; and a control device outputting a first command for adjusting the flow rate of the oil supplied to the cylinder and a second command for adjusting the flow rate of the oil discharged to the tank when the element is determined to be present in an end section of the range based on detection data of the sensor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A work machine control system, comprising:
a hydraulic pump; a hydraulic cylinder that operates a working equipment element in a movable range based on hydraulic oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, the working equipment element includes a boom, an arm connected to the boom, and a bucket connected to the arm; a first flow path connected to the hydraulic pump; a second flow path branching from the first flow path; a flow rate control valve that adjusts a flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder via the first flow path; a bleed valve that adjusts a flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to a tank via the second flow path; a posture sensor that detects a posture of the working equipment element in the movable range; and a control device having a processor that outputs a first control command for adjusting the flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder and a second control command for adjusting the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to the tank when it is determined that the working equipment element is present in an end section including an end position of the movable range based on detection data of the posture sensor, wherein the control device outputs the first control command to decrease the flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder and the second control command to increase the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to the tank when it is determined that the working equipment element is present in the end section.

2 . The work machine control system according to claim 1 , comprising:
an operation device that generates an operation command for operating the flow rate control valve, wherein when it is determined that the working equipment element is present in the end section and the operation command is output such that the working equipment element moves toward the end position, the control device outputs the first control command such that the flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder becomes smaller than the flow rate of the hydraulic oil designated by the operation command, and outputs the second control command such that the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to the tank becomes larger than the flow rate of the hydraulic oil designated by the operation command.

3 . The work machine control system according to claim 2 , wherein
the hydraulic cylinder includes a boom cylinder that operates the boom, an arm cylinder that operates the arm, and a bucket cylinder that operates the bucket, the arm performs a dumping operation and an excavation operation by the arm cylinder, the end section of the arm includes a dumping side end section including a dumping side end position of the arm when the arm finishes the dumping operation, and an excavation side end section including an excavation side end position of the arm when the arm finishes the excavation operation, and when it is determined that the arm is present in the excavation side end section and the operation command is output such that the arm moves toward the excavation side end position, the control device outputs the first control command such that the flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder becomes smaller than the flow rate of the hydraulic oil designated by the operation command, and outputs the second control command such that the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to the tank becomes larger than the flow rate of the hydraulic oil designated by the operation command.

4 . The work machine control system according to claim 2 , comprising:
a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic cylinder, wherein the control device outputs the second control command based on detection data of the pressure sensor.

5 . The work machine control system according to claim 4 , wherein
when it is determined that the pressure of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic cylinder is equal to or less than a threshold based on the detection data of the pressure sensor, the control device outputs the second control command such that the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to the tank decreases even when it is determined that the working equipment element is present in the end section and the operation command is output such that the working equipment element moves toward the end position.

6 . The work machine control system according to claim 1 , wherein
a spool of the flow rate control valve moves to a first operation position at which hydraulic oil is supplied to a bottom chamber of the hydraulic cylinder, a second operation position at which hydraulic oil is supplied to a rod chamber of the hydraulic cylinder, and a stop position at which hydraulic oil does not flow, the stop position being disposed between the first operation position and the second operation position, and the second flow path branches from the first flow path between the hydraulic pump and the flow rate control valve.

7 . A work machine comprising:
a working equipment including a plurality of working equipment elements; a plurality of hydraulic cylinders that operate the plurality of working equipment elements, respectively; and the work machine control system according to claim 1 .

8 . A work machine control method comprising:
operating a working equipment element in a movable range by a hydraulic cylinder, the working equipment element includes a boom, an arm connected to the boom, and a bucket connected to the arm; detecting a posture of the working equipment element in the movable range; adjusting a flow rate of hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder via a first flow path connected to a hydraulic pump and adjusting a flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to a tank via a second flow path branching from the first flow path when it is determined that the working equipment element is present in an end section including an end position of the movable range based on detection data of a posture of the working equipment element, and acquiring an operation command for adjusting the flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder, wherein when it is determined that the working equipment element is present in the end section and the operation command is output such that the working equipment element moves toward the end position, the flow rate of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder is decreased and the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to the tank is increased.

9 . The work machine control method according to claim 8 , comprising:
detecting a pressure of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic cylinder, wherein when it is determined that the pressure of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic cylinder is equal to or less than a threshold based on detection data of the pressure, the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged to the tank is decreased even when it is determined that the working equipment element is present in the end section and the operation command is output such that the working equipment element moves toward the end position.

10 . A work machine control device, comprising:
a posture data acquisition unit that acquires detection data of a posture of a working equipment element operated in a movable range by a hydraulic cylinder, the working equipment element includes a boom, an arm connected to the boom, and a bucket connected to the arm; a stroke end determination unit that determines whether or not the working equipment element is present in an end section including an end position of the movable range based on the detection data of the p

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujii Yusuke
• Shibata Yuuji

Classifications

• E02F9/2214

  for reducing the shock generated at the stroke end · CPC title

• F15B21/087

  Control strategy, e.g. with block diagram · CPC title

• F15B2211/6346

  representing a state of input means, e.g. joystick position · CPC title

• F15B2211/6336

  representing a state of the output member, e.g. position, speed or acceleration · CPC title

• F15B2211/6313

  the pressure being a load pressure · CPC title