Construction machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9441526-B2
Application number	US-201214361023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2012
Priority date	Jan 13, 2012
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A regeneration device that performs regeneration treatment of a particulate matter removing filter estimates a trapping amount of particulate matter trapped in the filter by two systems. Specifically, there are provided an estimating unit that estimates a first estimated trapping amount based upon a rotational speed of an engine and a fuel injection quantity and an estimating unit that estimates a second estimated trapping amount based upon a differential pressure across the particulate matter removing filter. The regeneration device determines whether or not the regeneration treatment is executed based upon whether or not at least one of the two estimated trapping amount is equal to or more than a preset trapping amount threshold value. Further, the regeneration device determines that there is a malfunction in the regeneration device in a case where the second estimated trapping amount is larger than the first estimated trapping amount.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A construction machine comprising:
an automotive vehicle body;
an engine that is mounted on the vehicle body;
an exhaust gas purifying device that is provided in an exhaust side of the engine and includes a filter for trapping particulate matter in an exhaust gas discharged from the engine; and
a regeneration device that includes a microcomputer and memory, where the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the microcomputer, cause the microcomputer to perform a regeneration treatment that burns the particulate matter trapped in the filter in the exhaust gas purifying device,
wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the microcomputer, cause the microcomputer to execute:
a first trapping amount estimating unit to estimate a first trapping amount (Q1) of particulate matter trapped in the filter based on at least a rotational speed of the engine and a fuel injection quantity,
a second trapping amount estimating unit to estimate a second trapping amount (Q2) of particulate matter trapped in the filter based upon a differential pressure (ΔP=P1−P2) that is at least a difference between a pressure (P1) at an inlet side of the filter and a pressure (P2) at an outlet side thereof,
a regeneration determining unit to determine that the regeneration treatment is to be performed when at least one of the first trapping amount (Q1) and the second trapping amount (Q2) is greater than or equal to a preset trapping amount threshold value (Qs), and

a malfunction determining unit to determine that there is a malfunction in the regeneration device when the second trapping amount (Q2) is greater than the first trapping amount (Q1), a difference (ΔQ=Q2−Q1) between the first trapping amount (Q1) and the second trapping amount (Q2) is equal to or more than a preset predetermined value (ΔQs), and a continuous time (T) in a state where the difference (ΔQ=Q2−Q1) is equal to or more than the predetermined value (ΔQs) is equal to or more than a preset predetermined time (Ts).

2. The construction machine according to claim 1 , wherein the regeneration device includes a fuel injection device, and the microcomputer causes the fuel injection device to perform post injection to burn the particulate matter.

3. A construction machine comprising:
an automotive vehicle body;
an engine that is mounted on the vehicle body;
an exhaust gas purifying device that is provided in an exhaust side of the engine and includes a filter for trapping particulate matter in an exhaust gas discharged from the engine; and
a regeneration device that includes a microcomputer and memory, where the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the microcomputer, cause the microcomputer to perform a regeneration treatment that burns the particulate matter trapped in the filter in the exhaust gas purifying device,
wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the microcomputer, cause the microcomputer to execute:
a first trapping amount estimating unit to estimate a first trapping amount (Q1) of particulate matter trapped in the filter based on at least a rotational speed of the engine and a fuel injection quantity,
a second trapping amount estimating unit to estimate a second trapping amount (Q2) of particulate matter trapped in the filter based upon a differential pressure (ΔP=P1−P2) that is at least a difference between a pressure (P1) at an inlet side of the filter and a pressure (P2) at an outlet side thereof,
a regeneration determining unit to determine that the regeneration treatment is to be performed when at least one of the first trapping amount (Q1) and the second trapping amount (Q2) is greater than or equal to a preset trapping amount threshold value (Qs), and

a malfunction determining unit to determine that there is a malfunction in the regeneration device when the second trapping amount (Q2) is greater than the first trapping amount (Q1), an interval (ΔK) of the regeneration treatment executed when the second trapping amount (Q2) is greater than or equal to the trapping amount threshold value (Qs) is within a preset predetermined time (ΔKs), and a number of times (C) the regeneration treatment is performed within the predetermined time (ΔKs) reaches a preset predetermined number of times (Cs).

4. The construction machine according to claim 3 , wherein the regeneration device includes a fuel injection device, and the microcomputer causes the fuel injection device to perform post injection to burn the particulate matter.

5. A construction machine comprising:
an automotive vehicle body;
an engine that is mounted on the vehicle body;
an exhaust gas purifying device that is provided in an exhaust side of the engine and includes a filter for trapping particulate matter in an exhaust gas discharged from the engine; and
a regeneration device that includes a microcomputer and memory, where the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the microcomputer, cause the microcomputer to perform a regeneration treatment that burns the particulate matter trapped in the filter in the exhaust gas purifying device,
wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the microcomputer, cause the microcomputer to execute:
a first trapping amount estimating unit to estimate a first trapping amount (Q1) of particulate matter trapped in the filter based on at least a rotational speed of the engine and a fuel injection quantity,
a second trapping amount estimating unit to estimate a second trapping amount (Q2) of particulate matter trapped in the filter based upon a differential pressure (ΔP=P1−P2) that is at least a difference between a pressure (P1) at an inlet side of the filter and a pressure (P2) at an outlet side thereof,
a regeneration determining unit to determine that the regeneration treatment is to be performed when at least one of the first trapping amount (Q1) and the second trapping amount (Q2) is greater than or equal to a preset trapping amount threshold value (Qs), and

a malfunction determining unit to determine that there is a malfunction in the regeneration device when the second trapping amount (Q2) is greater than the first trapping amount (Q1), a difference (ΔQ=Q2−Q1) between the first trapping amount (Q1) and the second trapping amount (Q2) is equal to or more than a preset predetermined value (ΔQs), an interval (ΔL) of the regeneration treatment is within a preset predetermined time (ΔLs), and a number of times (M) by which the regeneration treatment is performed within the predetermined time (ΔLs) reaches a preset predetermined number of times (Ms).

6. The construction machine according to claim 5 , wherein the regeneration device includes an intake throttle valve disposed at an intake side of the engine, and an exhaust throttle valve disposed at the exhaust side of the engine, and the microcomputer causes at least one of the intake throttle valve and the exhaust throttle valve to throttle a flow through the engine to burn the particulate matter.

Assignees

• Hitachi Construction Mach Co

Inventors

• Noguchi Shuuhei
• Yoshida Hajime

Classifications

• F02D2041/227

  Limping Home, i.e. taking specific engine control measures at abnormal conditions · CPC title

• F01N11/002 Primary

  the diagnostic devices measuring or estimating temperature or pressure in, or downstream of the exhaust apparatus · CPC title

• B01D46/0086

  Filter condition indicators · CPC title

• F01N2560/08

  the means being a pressure sensor · CPC title

• F02D2200/0614

  Actual fuel mass or fuel injection amount · CPC title