Construction machine having cooling function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9708792-B2
Application number	US-201615138446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2016
Priority date	Apr 27, 2015
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a construction machine capable of suppressing overcooling of fluid by heat exchangers, while requiring only a small space. The construction machine includes: a lower travel body; an upper slewing body mounted on the lower travel body and having an engine compartment; an engine compartment cover covering the engine compartment; an air filter which collects dust in outside air taken into the engine compartment and has a filter surface; a heat exchanger disposed downstream of the air filter in an air flow direction and having a core surface; an air filter holding section holding the air filter removably in an attitude opposing the filter surface of the air filter to the core surface of the heat exchanger; and a shut member installed removably on the air filter to shut at least a part of the filter surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A construction machine, comprising:
a lower travel body;
an upper slewing body mounted on the lower travel body and having an engine compartment;
an engine compartment cover which covers the engine compartment of the upper slewing body;
an air filter which collects dust included in outside air taken into the engine compartment and which has a filter surface;
at least one heat exchanger disposed downstream of the air filter in an air flow direction and having a core surface;
an air filter holding section which holds the air filter removably in an attitude which opposes the filter surface of the air filter to the core surface of the at least one heat exchanger; and
a shut member which is installed removably on the air filter to shut at least a part of the filter surface of the air filter,
wherein the shut member has a shut section which shuts at least a part of the filter surface and an engagement section which is connected to the shut section and engages removably with an outer perimeter edge portion of the air filter.

2. The construction machine according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement section is connected removably to the shut section.

3. The construction machine according to claim 1 , wherein the air filter has an outer perimeter edge portion with an engagement surface which engages with the engagement section and a wall surface perpendicular to the engagement surface, the shut member having a contact section which makes contact with the wall surface.

4. The construction machine according to claim 3 , wherein:
the contact section makes contact with one of a first side wall surface and a second side wall surface which are directed widthwise of the air filter;
the air filter holding section has a sandwiching section which makes contact with the first side wall surface and a lock member capable of movement between a lock position in which the lock member makes contact with the second side wall surface to thereby sandwich the air filter between the lock member and the sandwiching member and an unlock position in which the lock member separates from the second side wall surface to release the air filter from the sandwich and thereby allow the air filter to be taken out; and
the lock member holds the contact section together with the air filter between the sandwiching section and the lock member, in the lock position.

5. The construction machine according to any one of claim 1 , wherein the shut section of the shut member is disposed upstream of the air filter in the air flow direction of the air filter.

6. The construction machine according to any one of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchangers aligned in a width direction along the filter surface of the air filter;
one of the plurality of heat exchangers is an intercooler for cooling compressed air; and
the shut section of the shut member has a portion overlapping with at least a core surface of the intercooler as viewed in the air flow direction.

7. The construction machine according to any one of claim 1 , wherein the shut section has at least one open/close member capable of movement between a close position in which the shut section shuts the filter surface and an open position in which the shut section opens the filter surface.

8. The construction machine according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one open/close member includes a plurality of open/close members aligned in a direction along the filter surface, and the shut member further includes a switching section which is connected to each of the plurality of open/close members and synchronizes the plurality of open/close members with each other so as to simultaneously switch the open/close members between their respective close positions and their respective open positions.

9. The construction machine according to claim 8 , wherein the shut member further includes a restriction section which is switched between a state of restricting the at least one open/close member from movement between the open position and the close position and a state of permitting the movement.

Assignees

• Kobelco Constr Mach Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hirayama Michio
• Onishi Seiichi
• Matsunaga Hidenori
• Hayashi Hideki
• Hirahara Atsushi
• Tokuda Ayumu
• Oda Shigeyuki
• Amano Shinichiro

Classifications

• E02F3/32

  working downwardly and towards the machine, e.g. with backhoes · CPC title

• B60K11/02

  with liquid cooling · CPC title

• E02F9/0866 Primary

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

• B60K11/085

  with adjustable shutters or blinds · CPC title

• B60K11/04

  Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds · CPC title