Working vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9611127-B2
Application number	US-201414766652-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2014
Priority date	Mar 19, 2013
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a working vehicle capable of efficiently cooling an engine, a torque converter oil and a hydraulic oil.
There are provided an engine 11 , a torque converter 12 , a hydraulic working device 15 to be operated by a hydraulic oil 31 , a radiator 16 for radiating heat of engine cooling water 32 for cooling the engine 11 , an oil cooler 17 for radiating heat of the hydraulic oil 31 , and a heat exchanger 19 for performing a heat exchange between a torque converter oil 33 to be used for the torque converter 12 and the hydraulic oil 31 . The torque converter oil 33 is heat exchanged with the hydraulic oil 31 . Therefore, heat of the torque converter oil 33 is radiated by the oil cooler 17 through the hydraulic oil 31 . Also in a running operation, the heat can be radiated by both of the radiator 16 and the oil cooler 17 , and the engine 11 , the torque converter oil 33 and the hydraulic oil 31 can be cooled efficiently.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile crane capable of carrying out a running operation and a working operation, the mobile crane comprising:
an engine;
a torque converter, which transmits power of the engine to a wheel;
a hydraulic working device, which is operated by a hydraulic oil fed by the power of the engine;
a radiator, which radiates heat of engine cooling water for cooling the engine;
an oil cooler, which radiates heat of the hydraulic oil;
a heat exchanger, which performs a heat exchange between a torque converter oil to be used for the torque converter and the hydraulic oil;
an auxiliary machine capable of being used in the working operation and the running operation;
a first oil path, which is connected to an oil tank and passes through the auxiliary machine so that the hydraulic oil from the oil tank is fed to the auxiliary machine;
a second oil path, which is connected to the oil tank and passes through the hydraulic working device, so that the hydraulic oil from the oil tank is fed to the hydraulic working device;
a hydraulic oil path, which is connected to the oil tank through the oil cooler and the heat exchanger;
wherein the first oil path and the second oil path are connected to the hydraulic oil path so that the hydraulic oil from the first oil path and that of the second oil path join together;
a first hydraulic pump, which is provided between the oil tank and the auxiliary machine, and which is connected to and driven by the engine to feed the hydraulic oil from the oil tank to the auxiliary machine so that the hydraulic oil is circulated to the oil cooler and the heat exchanger through the first oil path and the hydraulic oil path;
a second hydraulic pump, which is provided between the oil tank and the hydraulic working device, which is connected to and driven by the engine to feed the hydraulic oil from the oil tank to the hydraulic working device so that the hydraulic oil is circulated to the oil cooler and the heat exchanger through the second oil path and the hydraulic oil path; and
a power take-off, which is provided between the engine and the second hydraulic pump and operates the second hydraulic pump only in the working operation, so that the hydraulic oil is fed from the oil tank to the hydraulic working device only in the working operation by the power take-off and the second hydraulic pump.

2. The mobile crane according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger is disposed in the vicinity of the torque converter.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Sakai Shingo
• Oosawa Kensuke

Classifications

• B66C23/62 Primary

  Constructional features or details (of dredgers E02F) · CPC title

• B60Y2200/416

  Cranes · CPC title

• B60K11/02

  with liquid cooling · CPC title

• F16H41/30

  relating to venting, lubrication, cooling, circulation of the cooling medium · CPC title

• B66C23/36

  mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes (with pneumatic or hydraulic motors B66C23/54; vehicle or ship aspects B60 - B63) · CPC title