Hybrid-type working machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9790662-B2
Application number	US-201515124111-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2015
Priority date	Jul 28, 2014
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

An assist generator motor is driven by an engine to generate power or assists in a drive of the engine by supply of power from an electricity storage device. A revolving electric motor is driven by power supplied from the electricity storage device or supplies regeneration power generated by a regeneration operation to the electricity storage device. The assist generator motor is controlled by a first inverter. The revolving electric motor is controlled by a second inverter. The first inverter and the second inverter are mounted on a support bracket elastically supported on a revolving frame in a position different from a position where the electricity storage device is mounted.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hybrid-type working machine comprising:
an automotive vehicle body provided with a working mechanism;
an engine that is disposed on said vehicle body and drives a hydraulic pump;
a first electric motor that is driven by said engine to generate power or assists in a drive of said engine by supply of power;
an electricity storage device that stores power generated by said first electric motor or discharges power therein;
a second electric motor that is driven by power supplied from said electricity storage device or supplies regeneration power generated by a regeneration operation to said electricity storage device;
a first inverter for controlling an operation of said first electric motor; and
a second inverter for controlling an operation of said second electric motor, characterized in that:
said first inverter and said second inverter are mounted on a support bracket elastically supported on said vehicle body in a position different from a position where said electricity storage device is mounted,
said first inverter and said second inverter are connected by a connecting line in which a cooling medium for cooling said first inverter and said second inverter circulates,
said support bracket, said first inverter, said second inverter and said connecting line are configured as an inverter assembly,
an inlet line is connected to one inverter of said first inverter and said second inverter, said inlet line causing the cooling medium for cooling said first inverter and said second inverter to flow into said one inverter, and an outlet line is connected to said other inverter, said outlet line causing the cooling medium having cooled said first inverter ( 46 ) and said second inverter to flow out,
a plurality of cables are connected respectively to said first inverter and said second inverter, and
said support bracket is provided with cable fixing tools for fixing said plurality of cables respectively and line fixing tools for fixing said inlet line and said outlet line respectively.

2. The hybrid-type working machine according to claim 1 , wherein
said support bracket comprises:
a lower side mounting member that is positioned in a lower side in an upper-lower direction and on which one inverter of said first inverter and said second inverter is mounted; and
an upper side mounting member that is positioned in an upper side from said lower side mounting member and on which the other inverter is mounted.

3. The hybrid-type working machine according to claim 1 , wherein
said support bracket is mounted on said vehicle body through a plurality of vibration isolating members.

4. The hybrid-type working machine according to claim 1 , wherein
said first inverter and said second inverter are composed of common components and are formed in the same configuration.

5. The hybrid-type working machine according to claim 1 , wherein
one inverter of said first inverter and said second inverter is mounted on an upper surface side, and the other inverter is mounted on a lower surface side in a state of being reversed to said one inverter in the upper-lower direction on a mounting member configuring said support bracket.

6. The hybrid-type working machine according to claim 1 , wherein
said vehicle body comprises a lower traveling structure and an upper revolving structure provided on said lower traveling structure to be able to revolve thereon,
said upper revolving structure includes:
a revolving frame;
said engine mounted on a rear side of said revolving frame in a horizontal state extending in a left-right direction;
said hydraulic pump provided in one side of said engine in the left-right direction;
a cooling fan provided in the other side of said engine in the left-right direction to suck outside air as cooling air; and
a heat exchanger positioned upstream side of said cooling fan in a flow direction of said cooling air and mounted on said revolving frame, wherein
said electricity storage device positioned upstream side of said heat exchanger in the flow direction of said cooling air and mounted on said revolving frame, and

said first inverter and said second inverter mounted on said support bracket are disposed in a utility room positioned in front side of said electricity storage device in a front-rear direction of said vehicle body.

Assignees

• Hitachi Construction Mach Co

Inventors

• Ota Yasunori
• Ojima Mitsugu
• Egawa Shuji
• Azuma Yuji

Classifications

• E02F9/2095

  Control of electric, electro-mechanical or mechanical equipment not otherwise provided for, e.g. ventilators, electro-driven fans (control of hydraulic driven equipment E02F9/22) · CPC title

• E02F9/2091

  Control of energy storage means for electrical energy, e.g. battery or capacitors (energy recovery arrangements in hydraulic or pneumatic drives E02F9/2217) · CPC title

• B60K6/485

  Motor-assist type · CPC title

• E02F9/0866

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

• B60Y2200/412

  Excavators · CPC title