Construction machine and control method for cooling fan

US8966918B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8966918-B2
Application numberUS-201213882544-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 12, 2012
Priority dateJul 2, 2012
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A wheel loader is provided with a cab, an air conditioning unit, a cooling fan which has a condenser and a compressor, an air conditioning switch which receives the operation or non-operation of the compressor, a temperature setting portion which sets a set temperature inside the cab, a room temperature sensor which detects a room temperature inside the cab, and a controller. In a case where the air conditioning switch is operated and the room temperature is higher than a set temperature, the controller maintains the rotation amount of the cooling fan at a limited rotation amount or more.

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What is claimed is: 1. A construction machine comprising: a cab; an air conditioning unit having a condenser, a compressor, an evaporator, a blower fan, and an air conditioning duct, the compressor being connected to the condenser, the evaporator being connected to the condenser and the compressor, the blower fan being configured to blow wind to the evaporator, the air conditioning duct communicating from the evaporator to inside the cab; a radiator configured to cool a refrig…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • F25D17/06Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8966918B2 cover?
A wheel loader is provided with a cab, an air conditioning unit, a cooling fan which has a condenser and a compressor, an air conditioning switch which receives the operation or non-operation of the compressor, a temperature setting portion which sets a set temperature inside the cab, a room temperature sensor which detects a room temperature inside the cab, and a controller. In a case where th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F25D17/06. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).