Hydraulic system for working machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9803333-B2
Application number	US-201514661285-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2015
Priority date	Mar 28, 2014
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A hydraulic system includes: hydraulic actuators; a control valve for controlling the hydraulic actuators; a tank for storing a hydraulic operation fluid; a variable displacement pump for supplying the hydraulic operation fluid to the hydraulic actuators; a regulator for controlling the variable displacement pump; a pilot pump for discharging a hydraulic pilot fluid; a load sensing system for maintaining a differential pressure to be a constant pressure, the differential pressure being obtained by subtracting a second signal pressure from a first signal pressure that is the discharge pressure of the variable displacement pump, the second signal pressure being the maximum one of the load pressures generated in the hydraulic actuators; a signal tube for sending the second signal pressure to the regulator; a throttle provided on the signal tube; and a warm-up circuit for supplying the hydraulic pilot fluid to a downstream side of the throttle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic system for a working machine, comprising:
a plurality of hydraulic actuators;
a control valve configured to control the hydraulic actuators;
a tank configured to store a hydraulic operation fluid;
a variable displacement pump configured to discharge the hydraulic operation fluid stored in the tank to supply the hydraulic operation fluid to the hydraulic actuators;
a regulator configured to control the variable displacement pump;
a pilot pump configured to discharge a hydraulic pilot fluid;
a load sensing system configured to control a discharge pressure of the variable displacement pump with use of the regulator to maintain a differential pressure to be a constant pressure, the differential pressure being obtained by subtracting a second signal pressure from a first signal pressure that is the discharge pressure of the variable displacement pump, the second signal pressure being the maximum one of the load pressures generated in the hydraulic actuators;
a signal tube provided extending from the control valve to the regulator, the signal tube being configured to send the second signal pressure to the regulator;
a throttle provided on the signal tube; and
a warm-up circuit configured to supply the hydraulic pilot fluid to a downstream side of the throttle provided on the signal tube.

2. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a discharge circuit configured to make the hydraulic operation fluid flow, wherein
the warm-up circuit includes:
a connection fluid tube configured to connect the discharge circuit and the signal tube to each other; and
a check valve configured to prevent a backward flow from the signal tube toward a side of the discharge circuit.

3. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the warm-up circuit includes:
a warm-up switch valve configured to be freely switchable between a communicating position and a blocking position, the communicating position being for making the connection fluid tube be communicated, the blocking position being for making the connection fluid tube be blocked.

4. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a control unit configured to control the warm-up switch valve; and
a fluid temperature detection sensor configured to detect a temperature of the hydraulic operation fluid, wherein
the control unit switches the warm-up switch valve to the communicating position when the fluid temperature detection sensor detects a temperature equal to or less than a first temperature and switches the warm-up switch valve to the blocking position when the fluid temperature detection sensor detects a temperature equal to or more than a second temperature higher than a first temperature.

5. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a control unit configured to control the warm-up switch valve;
an engine; and
an engine speed sensor configured to detect a revolution speed of the engine, wherein
the control unit switches the warm-up switch valve to the blocking position when the engine speed sensor detects a revolution speed equal to or higher than a predetermined revolution speed.

6. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a control unit configured to control the warm-up switch valve; and
a lock lever configured to be set from a first position to a second position, the second position being for disabling operations of the hydraulic actuators, wherein
the control unit switches the warm-up switch valve to the communicating position when the lock lever is set to the second position.

7. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a discharge circuit configured to make the hydraulic operation fluid flow, wherein
the warm-up circuit includes:
a connection fluid tube configured to connect the discharge circuit and the signal tube to each other; and
a warm-up switch valve configured to be freely switchable between a communicating position and a blocking position, the communicating position being for making the connection fluid tube be communicated, the blocking position being for making the connection fluid tube be blocked.

8. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a control unit configured to control the warm-up switch valve; and
a fluid temperature detection sensor configured to detect a temperature of the hydraulic operation fluid, wherein
the control unit switches the warm-up switch valve to the communicating position when the fluid temperature detection sensor detects a temperature equal to or less than a first temperature and switches the warm-up switch valve to the blocking position when the fluid temperature detection sensor detects a temperature equal to or more than a second temperature higher than a first temperature.

9. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a control unit configured to control the warm-up switch valve;
an engine; and
an engine speed sensor configured to detect a revolution speed of the engine, wherein
the control unit switches the warm-up switch valve to the blocking position when the engine speed sensor detects a revolution speed equal to or higher than a predetermined revolution speed.

10. The hydraulic system for a working machine according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a control unit configured to control the warm-up switch valve; and
a lock lever configured to be set from a first position to a second position, the second position being for disabling operations of the hydraulic actuators, wherein
the control unit switches the warm-up switch valve to the communicating position when the lock lever is set to the second position.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Horii Hiroshi

Classifications

• F15B2211/605

  Load sensing circuits · CPC title

• F15B2211/212

  the pressure sources being accumulators · CPC title

• F15B2211/611

  Diverting circuits, e.g. for cooling or filtering · CPC title

• F15B11/028

  for controlling the actuating force (F15B11/024 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E02F9/2285

  Pilot-operated systems · CPC title