Hydraulic system for construction machinery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9926950-B2
Application number	US-201514753374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2015
Priority date	Jun 30, 2014
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

A hydraulic system for construction machinery is capable of suppressing irregularity in the operation of the front structure not intended by the operator, and includes a regeneration motor adapted to be driven by return fluid from a bottom port of a boom cylinder; a regeneration electric motor converting rotary power into electric energy; return fluid control valves controlling the flow of the return fluid according to a pilot pressure related to an operation of a boom control lever; and a malfunction prevention device adapted to be activated by pressure fluctuation caused by malfunction of a solenoid valve for the return fluid control valve that interrupts the delivery of a pilot secondary pressure from the solenoid valve to the corresponding return fluid control valve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic system for construction machinery, comprising:
a hydraulic pump;
a cylinder control valve adapted to control the flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic cylinder;
an operating device adapted to operate the cylinder control valve;
a regeneration motor adapted to be driven by return fluid from one hydraulic fluid port of the hydraulic cylinder;
a regeneration electric motor adapted to convert rotary power of the regeneration motor into electric energy;
a pilot hydraulic pressure source;
at least one return fluid control valve adapted to control the flow of the return fluid according to pilot pressure that is led from the pilot hydraulic pressure source in conjunction with an operation on the operating device;
at least one solenoid valve for return fluid control valve adapted to control the pilot pressure for driving the return fluid control valve;
a malfunction prevention device adapted to be capable of interrupting the delivery of the pilot pressure from the solenoid valve for return fluid control valve to the return fluid control valve;
a flow control valve which is arranged in a line connecting the one hydraulic fluid port to the cylinder control valve and a regeneration valve which is arranged in a regeneration line connecting the line and the regeneration motor are provided as the return fluid control valves;
a solenoid valve for flow control valve adapted to control pilot pressure for driving the flow control valve and a solenoid valve for regeneration valve adapted to control pilot pressure for driving the regeneration valve are provided as the solenoid valves for return fluid control valve; and
a quick acceleration prevention valve which is arranged in parallel with the solenoid valve for flow control valve, and a shuttle valve adapted to select higher pressure from pilot pressures led from the solenoid valve for flow control valve and the quick acceleration prevention valve, the shuttle valve adapted to lead the selected higher pressure to a pilot pressure port of the flow control valve are provided as the malfunction prevention device;
wherein when the pressure in the regeneration line between the regeneration valve and the regeneration motor falls below a preset value, the quick acceleration prevention valve is configured to
connect the solenoid valve for regeneration valve to a tank,
connect an output line of the operating device to the shuttle valve, and
lead output pilot pressure of the operating device to the pilot pressure port of the flow control valve by bypassing the solenoid valve for flow control valve.

2. The hydraulic system for a-construction machinery according to claim 1 , further including:
a bypass valve which is arranged in a bypass line connecting together two lines connecting two hydraulic fluid ports of the hydraulic cylinder to the cylinder control valve is provided as the return fluid control valve; and
a solenoid valve for bypass valve adapted to control pilot pressure for driving the bypass valve is provided as the solenoid valve for return fluid control valve, wherein:
the malfunction prevention device includes a bypass shut-off valve which is arranged in a pilot line connecting the solenoid valve for bypass valve to a pilot pressure port of the bypass valve; and
when a pressure ratio between the pressure in a bottom line connected to a bottom port of the hydraulic cylinder and the pressure in a rod line connected to a rod port of the hydraulic cylinder increases above a preset value, the bypass shut-off valve is adapted to connect the pilot pressure port of the bypass valve to a tank.

3. A hydraulic system for construction machinery comprising:
a hydraulic pump;
a cylinder control valve adapted to control the flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to a hydraulic cylinder;
an operating device adapted to operate the cylinder control valve;
a regeneration motor adapted to be driven by return fluid from one hydraulic fluid port of the hydraulic cylinder;
a regeneration electric motor adapted to convert rotary power of the regeneration motor into electric energy;
a pilot hydraulic pressure source;
at least one return fluid control valve adapted to control the flow of the return fluid according to pilot pressure that is led from the pilot hydraulic pressure source in conjunction with an operation on the operating device;
at least one solenoid valve for return fluid control valve adapted to control the pilot pressure for driving the return fluid control valve;
a malfunction prevention device adapted to be capable of interrupting the delivery of the pilot pressure from the solenoid valve for return fluid control valve to the return fluid control valve;
a flow control valve which is arranged in a line connecting the one hydraulic fluid port to the cylinder control valve and a regeneration valve which is arranged in a regeneration line connecting the line and the regeneration motor are provided as the return fluid control valves; and
a solenoid valve for flow control valve adapted to control pilot pressure for driving the flow control valve and a solenoid valve for regeneration valve adapted to control pilot pressure for driving the regeneration valve are provided as the solenoid valves for return fluid control valve,
wherein the malfunction prevention device includes
a rapid deceleration prevention valve which is arranged in parallel with the solenoid valve for flow control valve, and
a shuttle valve adapted to select higher pressure from pilot pressures led from the solenoid valve for flow control valve and the rapid deceleration prevention valve, the shuttle valve adapted to lead the selected higher pressure to a pilot pressure port of the flow control valve; and

wherein when the sum total of pilot secondary pressures of the solenoid valve for flow control valve and the solenoid valve for regeneration valve falls below a preset pressure, the rapid deceleration prevention valve is configured to
connect an output line of the operating device to the shuttle valve, and
lead output pilot pressure of the operating device to the pilot pressure port of the flow control valve by bypassing the solenoid valve for flow control valve.

4. The hydraulic system for construction machinery according to claim 3 , further including:
a bypass valve which is arranged in a bypass line connecting together two lines connecting two hydraulic fluid ports of the hydraulic cylinder to the cylinder control valve is provided as the return fluid control valve; and
a solenoid valve for bypass valve adapted to control pilot pressure for driving the bypass valve is provided as the solenoid valve for return fluid control valve, wherein:
the malfunction prevention device includes a bypass shut-off valve which is arranged in a pilot line connecting the solenoid valve for bypass valve to a pilot pressure port of the bypass valve; and
when a pressure ratio between the pressure in a bottom line connected to a bottom port of the hydraulic cylinder and the pressure in a rod line connected to a rod port of the hydraulic cylinder increases above a preset value, the bypass shut-off valve is adapted to connect the pilot pressure port of the bypass valve to a tank.

Assignees

• Hitachi Construction Mach Co

Inventors

• Ooki Takatoshi
• Hijikata Seiji
• Ishikawa Kouji

Classifications

• F15B2211/40515

  with variable throttles or orifices · CPC title

• F15B2211/8626

  Electronic controller failure, e.g. software, EMV, electromagnetic interference · CPC title

• F15B2211/6355

  having valve means · CPC title

• F15B2211/415

  characterised by the connections of the flow control means in the circuit · CPC title

• F15B2211/3058

  having additional valves for interconnecting the fluid chambers of a double-acting actuator, e.g. for regeneration mode or for floating mode · CPC title