Hydraulic system for construction equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9618018-B2
Application number	US-201414777658-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2014
Priority date	Mar 26, 2013
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic system for construction equipment, and more particularly, to a hydraulic system, in which an actuator is controlled by a pump/motor. The hydraulic system for construction equipment according to the present disclosure includes logic valves in first and second hydraulic lines provided to an actuator, respectively, and when it is desired to operate the actuator in a state where an operation of the actuator is stopped by closing the logic valves, a pressure difference may be resolved by increasing pressure in sections of a pump/motor and the logic valves in advance even if a load is applied to the actuator, and thus the actuator may implement a desired operation without being affected by the load. That is, it is possible to improve operation controllability of the actuator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic system for construction equipment, comprising:
a pump/motor serving as both pump and motor;
an actuator provided with a first port and a second port, and operated by a working fluid provided from the pump/motor;
a first hydraulic line and a second hydraulic line connected with the first port and the pump/motor;
a third hydraulic line and a fourth hydraulic line connected with the second port and the pump/motor;
a first logic valve disposed in the first hydraulic line and the second hydraulic line; and
a second logic valve ( 120 ) disposed in the third hydraulic line and the fourth hydraulic line,
wherein when a first pressure of a higher pressure side between the first port and the second port is larger than a second pressure of the pump/motor, the pump/motor is operated from a time point, at which an operating unit is operated, so that the first pressure and the second pressure are controlled to be the same before the first and second logic valves are opened.

2. The hydraulic system of claim 1 , wherein when a first direction, in which a load is applied to the actuator, and a second direction, in which the actuator is desired to be operated, are defined, and the first direction corresponds to the second direction, an opening time point of the first and second logic valves is controlled to be advanced compared to a case where the first direction is different from the second direction.

3. The hydraulic system of claim 1 , wherein when the pump/motor is operated to increase the second pressure, a flow quantity of the working fluid is controlled to be discharged at a maximum value for a pressure/flow quantity compensation time.

4. The hydraulic system of claim 1 , wherein when the pump/motor is operated to increase the second pressure, a leakage compensation flow quantity is controlled to be discharged at a maximum value for compensating for leakage of the working fluid.

5. The hydraulic system of claim 4 , further comprising:
relief valves in the second and fourth hydraulic lines so that the second pressure is maintained at set pressure.

6. A hydraulic system for construction equipment, comprising:
a pump/motor serving as both pump and motor;
an actuator, of which an inlet port and an outlet port are connected with the pump/motor through a hydraulic line;
first and second logic valves installed on the hydraulic line so as to open or close the hydraulic line; and
a control unit configured to control the first and second logic valves to be opened or closed according to an operation signal for the actuator,
wherein when the control unit operates the actuator in an opposite direction to a direction, in which a load is applied to the actuator, the control unit delays an opening of the first and second logic valves until pressure is compensated in the hydraulic line between the pump/motor at a hydraulic pressure supply side and the first logic valve or the second logic valve.

7. The hydraulic system of claim 6 , wherein when the control unit operates the actuator in the same direction as a first direction, in which a load is applied to the actuator, the control unit controls an opening delay time of the first and second logic valves to be shorter than that of a case where the control unit operates the actuator in the opposite direction to the first direction.

8. The hydraulic system of claim 6 , wherein an opening delay time of the first and second valves is up to a time at which pressure of the hydraulic line between the pump/motor at a hydraulic pressure supply side and the first logic valve or the second logic valve is the same as pressure of the hydraulic line between the first logic valve or the second logic valve and the actuator.

9. The hydraulic system of claim 6 , wherein pressure of the hydraulic line between the pump/motor and the first logic valve or the second logic valve is compensated by hydraulic pressure discharged from the pump/motor.

10. The hydraulic system of claim 6 , further comprising:
relief valves on the hydraulic lines connecting the first and second logic valves and the actuator so as to maintain set pressure.

Assignees

• Doosan Infracore Co Ltd

Inventors

• An Min Ha
• Jung Woo Yong
• Cho Yong Lak
• Seo A Reum
• Jang Dal Sik
• Lim Kwang Ho

Classifications

• F15B2211/20569

  capable of working as pump and motor · CPC title

• F15B2211/20523

  Internal combustion engine · CPC title

• E02F9/2228

  including an electronic controller · CPC title

• F15B21/14

  Energy-recuperation means · CPC title

• F15B11/17

  using two or more pumps · CPC title