Hydraulic drive device

• US 6,651,428 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2001
• Issued: 11/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Kiwamu, Nakatani, Kenichiro, Tsuruga, Yasutaka, Kanai, Takashi, Kawamoto, Junya
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kershteyn, Igor
• Application Number:
  US10/018,575
• Publication Number:
  US 20030097836A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 604/47, 604/48, 604/45, 604/52
• US Class Current: 60/447
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2203 Arrangements for controlling the attitude of actuators, e.g. speed, floating function
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2232 using one or more variable displacement pumps
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2292 Systems with two or more pumps
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2296 Systems with a variable displacement pump
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 11/165 for adjusting the pump output or bypass in response to demand
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/20553 with pilot circuit, e.g. for controlling a swash plate
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/20576 with multiple pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/20584 Combinations of pumps with high and low capacity
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/30535 the pressure compensating valve is arranged between pressure source and directional control valve
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/3111 the pump port being closed in the centre position, e.g. so-called closed centre
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/31576 having a single pressure source and a single output member
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/355 Pilot pressure control
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/6054 using shuttle valves
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/6346 representing a state of input means, e.g. joystick position
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/6355 having valve means
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/71 Multiple output members, e.g. multiple hydraulic motors or cylinders

Abstract

Differential pressures across flow control valves 6a, 6b and 6c are controlled by pressure compensating valves 7a, 7b and 7c to be held at the same value, i.e., a differential pressure ΔPLS, and the differential pressure ΔPLS is maintained at a target differential pressure ΔPLSref by a pump displacement control unit 5. For changing the target differential pressure depending on change in revolution speed of an engine 1, a flow detecting valve 31 is disposed in a delivery line 30a, 30b of a fixed displacement hydraulic pump 30, and a differential pressure ΔPp across a variable throttle portion 31a of the flow detecting valve 31 is introduced to a setting controller 32. A selector valve 50 operable to shift between a fully closed position and a throttle position is disposed in parallel to the flow detecting valve 31 and is shifted by a control lever 51.

Claims

1. A hydraulic drive system comprising:

a prime mover (1);

a variable displacement hydraulic pump (2) driven by said prime mover;

a plurality of actuators (3a-3c) driven by a hydraulic fluid delivered from said hydraulic pump;

a plurality of flow control valves (6a-6c) for controlling flow rates of the hydraulic fluid supplied from said hydraulic pump to said plurality of actuators;

a plurality of pressure compensating valves (7a-7c) for controlling differential pressures across said plurality of flow control valves depending on a differential pressure between a delivery rate of said hydraulic pump and a maximum load pressure among said plurality of actuators;

pump displacement control means (5) for controlling a displacement of said hydraulic pump and maintaining the differential pressure between the delivery rate of said hydraulic pump and the maximum load pressure among said plurality of actuators at a setting value; and

a fixed displacement hydraulic pump (30) driven by said prime mover along with said variable displacement hydraulic pump;

said pump displacement control means including throttle means (31a) provided in a delivery line of said fixed displacement hydraulic pump, detecting change in revolution speed of said prime mover based on change in differential pressure across said throttle means, and changing said setting value depending on the revolution speed of said prime mover;

wherein said hydraulic drive system further comprises a selector valve (50;

50A;

50B;

50C) connected to said throttle means (31a) in parallel and being operable to shift between a fully closed position and a throttle position.

2. A hydraulic drive system according to claim 1, further comprising manual operating means (51;

62;

62C) for shifting said selector valve (50;

50A;

50B;

50C) between the fully closed position and the throttle position.

3. A hydraulic drive system according to claim 1, further comprising:

manual operating means (62;

62C) operated by an operator; and

switching means (63, 64, 60;

63, 65;

63C, 66) for shifting said selector valve (50A;

50B;

50C) between the fully closed position and the throttle position in response to an operation of said manual operating means.

4. A hydraulic drive system according to claim 3, wherein said switching means (63, 64, 60) are electrically and hydraulically operated.

5. A hydraulic drive system according to claim 3, wherein said switching means (63, 65;

63C, 66) are electrically operated.

6. A hydraulic drive system according to claim 1, wherein said selector valve (50C) is able to change an opening area continuously when said selector valve is in the throttle position.