Work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9580889-B2
Application number	US-201314345993-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2013
Priority date	Sep 19, 2013
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

A work vehicle of the present invention includes an engine, a cooling core, a fan, a hydraulic drive unit, and an idle reduction execution unit. The cooling core is mounted in the work vehicle. The fan is configured to blow air to the cooling core and to be capable of making regular and reverse rotations. The hydraulic drive unit is configured to drive the fan by driving the engine. The idle reduction execution unit is configured to stop the engine based on a state of rotation of the fan caused by the hydraulic drive unit and based on an idle state. The idle reduction execution unit stops the engine on a condition that the fan makes regular rotation and the idle state has continued for a predetermined time, and does not stop the engine on a condition that the fan makes reverse rotation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a cooling core mounted in the work vehicle;
a fan configured to blow air to said cooling core and to make regular and reverse rotations;
a hydraulic drive unit configured to drive said fan by driving said engine; and
an idle reduction execution unit configured to stop said engine based on a state of rotation of said fan caused by said hydraulic drive unit and based on an idle state,
said idle reduction execution unit
stopping said engine on a condition that said fan makes regular rotation and said idle state has continued for a predetermined time, and
not stopping said engine on a condition that said fan makes reverse rotation.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cab; and
a control panel provided in said cab and configured to receive an instruction given by an operator to make reverse rotation of said fan, wherein
said hydraulic drive unit drives said fan so that said fan makes reverse rotation, when said control panel receives said instruction to make reverse rotation of said fan.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said hydraulic drive unit includes:
a hydraulic motor configured to drive said fan;
a hydraulic pump configured to supply a hydraulic oil to said hydraulic motor by being driven by said engine;
a switch valve configured to switch a path through which said hydraulic oil is flown to said hydraulic motor; and
an adjustment unit configured to adjust a supply amount of the hydraulic oil supplied from said hydraulic pump to said hydraulic motor.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
rotation speed of the regular and reverse rotations of said fan is adapted to be variable depending on the supply amount of said hydraulic oil supplied from said hydraulic pump to said hydraulic motor, and
said adjustment unit adjusts the supply amount of said hydraulic oil supplied from said hydraulic pump to said hydraulic motor so that the rotation speed of said fan is a maximum rotation speed in a case where said fan makes reverse rotation.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a detection unit configured to detect a state of operation of said work vehicle, wherein
said idle reduction execution unit
stops said engine on a condition that said detection unit detects that the state of operation of said work vehicle is a state where said work vehicle is not operated, said fan makes regular rotation, and said idle state has continued for a predetermined time, and
does not stop said engine on a condition that said fan makes reverse rotation.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to detect a temperature of a coolant of said engine or a temperature of a hydraulic oil, and
said idle reduction execution unit
stops said engine on a condition that the temperature of the coolant of said engine or the temperature of the hydraulic oil detected by said sensor is in a predetermined range, said fan makes regular rotation, and said idle state has continued for a predetermined time, and
does not stop said engine on a condition that said fan makes reverse rotation.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover arranged to cover said engine, said cooling core, and said fan, wherein
said cover includes a side cover capable of opening to expose a side of at least one of said engine, said cooling core, and said fan, when said fan makes reverse rotation.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kure Kazuki

Classifications

• E02F9/0866

  Engine compartment, e.g. heat exchangers, exhaust filters, cooling devices, silencers, mufflers, position of hydraulic pumps in the engine compartment · CPC title

• F01P1/06

  Arrangements for cooling other engine or machine parts · CPC title

• E02F9/0891

  Lids or bonnets or doors or details thereof (doors for cabins E02F9/163 takes precedence; for motor vehicles B62D25/10) · CPC title

• E02F9/2246

  Control of prime movers, e.g. depending on the hydraulic load of work tools · CPC title

• F15B11/08

  with only one servomotor · CPC title