Work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016281328-A1
Application number	US-201514655370-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 27, 2015
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A work vehicle includes a drive unit, a fan motor, a fan configured to be driven by the fan motor, an overrun state detecting unit configured to detect an overrun state of the drive unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control a rotational speed of the fan to reach a first fan rotational speed by increasing the rotational speed of the fan when a detection value detected by the overrun state detecting unit becomes greater than or equal to a first threshold. The control unit is configured to control the rotational speed of the fan to reach a second fan rotational speed higher than the first fan rotational speed when the detection value becomes greater than or equal to a second threshold greater than the first threshold.

First claim

1 . A work vehicle, comprising:
an engine; a fan variable displacement pump and a first travelling variable displacement pump, both of which being configured to be driven by the engine; a first travelling variable displacement motor configured to be rotated by a pressurized oil of the first travelling variable displacement pump; a drive unit configured to be driven by the first travelling variable displacement motor; a fan motor configured to be rotated by a pressurized oil of the fan variable displacement pump; a fan configured to be driven by the fan motor; an overrun state detecting unit configured to detect an overrun state of the drive unit; and a control unit configured to control a rotational speed of the fan to reach a first fan rotational speed by increasing the rotational speed of the fan when a detection value detected by the overrun state detecting unit becomes greater than or equal to a first threshold, the control unit being configured to control the rotational speed of the fan to reach a second fan rotational speed higher than the first fan rotational speed when the detection value becomes greater than or equal to a second threshold greater than the first threshold.

2 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the overrun state detecting unit includes an engine rotational speed detecting unit configured to detect a rotational speed of the engine, the detection value is the engine rotational speed, the first threshold is a first engine rotational speed, and the second threshold is a second engine rotational speed higher than the first engine rotational speed.

3 . The work vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the first engine rotational speed is higher than a rated rotational speed.

4 . The work vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the first engine rotational speed is higher than a high idle rotational speed.

5 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising
a vehicle speed setting unit configured to set a target vehicle speed based on an operating signal detected from an operating member; and a vehicle speed measuring unit configured to measure an actual speed of the work vehicle, the control unit being configured to terminate controlling the rotational speed of the fan to reach either the first fan rotational speed or the second fan rotational speed when the actual vehicle speed becomes less than or equal to a predetermined vehicle speed less than or equal to the target vehicle speed.

6 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the second fan rotational speed is higher than an upper rotational speed limit of the fan to be applied when the engine rotational speed is lower than the first engine rotational speed.

7 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
a difference between the second engine rotational speed and the first engine rotational speed is greater than or equal to 50 rpm and less than or equal to 300 rpm.

8 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
a difference between the second fan rotational speed and the first fan rotational speed is greater than or equal to 250 rpm and less than or equal to 600 rpm.

9 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second travelling variable displacement pump configured to be driven by the engine; and a second travelling variable displacement motor configured to be rotated by a pressurized oil of the second travelling variable displacement pump, the drive unit being configured to be driven by the second travelling variable displacement motor, the drive unit including right and left crawler belts and right and left sprockets respectively configured to drive the right and left crawler belts, the first travelling variable displacement motor being configured to drive one of the right and left sprockets, and the second travelling variable displacement motor being configured to drive the other of the right and left sprockets.

10 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the first fan rotational speed and the second fan rotational speed are predetermined constant values.

11 . The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising
a cab disposed rearward of the engine; and the fan being disposed rearward of and adjacent to the cab.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hino Yoshiaki
• Kirino Kazuyuki
• Iwasawa Tomoyuki

Classifications

• F01P2025/04

  Pressure · CPC title

• F01P2025/64

  Number of revolutions · CPC title

• F01P7/044

  using hydraulic drives · CPC title

• E02F9/26

  Indicating devices {(E02F5/145 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E02F9/2062

  Control of propulsion units (for control of the prime mover depending on the load in a hydraulic or pneumatic drive E02F9/2246) · CPC title