Hydrostatic transmission vehicle and hydrostatic transmission controller

• US 7,210,293 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Issued: 05/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Ishibashi, Eiji, Fukasawa, Toshihiko, Sugimoto, Yutaka, Kamikawa, Shinobu
• Primary Examiner(s): LESLIE, MICHAEL S
• Application Number:
  US11/041,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20060032221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 604/31, 604/45, 604/87
• US Class Current: 60/487
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/04 including control of propulsion units
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/103 of fluid type
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/0616 Position of fuel or air injector
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/106 Longitudinal acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/1819 Propulsion control with control means using analogue circuits, relays or mechanical links
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/188 Controlling power parameters of the driveline, e.g. determining the required power
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/411 Bulldozers, Graders
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2253 Controlling the travelling speed of vehicles, e.g. adjusting travelling speed according to implement loads, control of hydrostatic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/34 dependent on fuel feed
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/468 for achieving a target input torque
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/47 for achieving a target output speed

Abstract

A hydrostatic transmission vehicle comprises: a fuel adjustment position detection portion (681) which detects an operation position of a fuel adjustment portion (68); a deceleration operation position detection portion (691) which detects an operation quantity of a deceleration operation portion (69); and a controller (9) which controls a displacement of a hydrostatic transmission (7), and the controller (9) comprises: an operation state judgment portion (91) which judges operation states of the fuel adjustment portion (68) and the deceleration operation portion (69) based on detection values acquired by the fuel adjustment position detection portion (681) and the deceleration operation position detection portion (691); and a displacement control command generation portion (94) which generates a displacement control command which differs depending on a case where an engine revolution number is restricted by the fuel adjustment portion (68) and a case where an engine revolution number is restricted by the deceleration operation portion (69).

Claims

1. A hydrostatic transmission vehicle which travels by converting an output from an engine through a hydrostatic transmission, the vehicle comprising:

a fuel adjustment portion which restricts an engine revolution number;

a deceleration operation portion which reduces a vehicle speed by decreasing the engine revolution number;

a fuel adjustment position detection portion which detects an operation position of the fuel adjustment portion;

a deceleration operation position detection portion which detects an operation quantity of the deceleration operation portion; and

a controller which controls a displacement of the hydrostatic transmission;

wherein the controller comprises;

an operation state judgment portion which judges operation states of the fuel adjustment portion and the deceleration operation portion based on detection values obtained from the fuel adjustment position detection portion and the deceleration operation position detection portion;

a displacement control pattern storage portion which stores a first displacement control pattern with which a displacement of the hydrostatic transmission is controlled so that all of a torque generated by the engine is absorbed by the hydrostatic transmission and a second displacement control pattern with which a displacement of the hydrostatic transmission is controlled so that a torque absorbed by the hydrostatic transmission becomes not more than a torque generated by the engine; and

a displacement control command generation portion which generates a displacement control command to perform displacement control based on the first displacement control pattern when the operation state judgment portion determines that the engine revolution number is restricted by the fuel adjustment portion, and to perform displacement control based on the second displacement control pattern when the operation state judgment portion determines that the engine revolution number is restricted by the deceleration operation portion.

2. The hydrostatic transmission vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the operation state judgment portion compares a target revolution number of the engine obtained from the detection value acquired by the fuel adjustment position detection portion with a target revolution number of the engine obtained from the detection value acquired by the deceleration operation position detection portion, and

wherein when the target revolution numbers are different from each other, the operation state judgment portion determines that the engine revolution number is being restricted by one of the fuel adjustment portion and the deceleration operation portion from which a lower target revolution number is obtained.

3. A controller for a controlling a displacement of a hydrostatic transmission used for a hydrostatic transmission vehicle, which travels by converting an output from an engine through the hydrostatic transmission, and which includes a fuel adjustment portion which restricts an engine revolution number and a deceleration operation portion which reduces a vehicle speed by decreasing the engine revolution number, the controller comprising:

an operation state judgment portion which judges operation states of the fuel adjustment portion and the deceleration operation portion based on detection values obtained from the fuel adjustment position detection portion and the deceleration operation position detection portion;

a displacement control pattern storage portion which stores a first displacement control pattern with which a displacement of the hydrostatic transmission is controlled so that all of a torque generated by the engine is absorbed by the hydrostatic transmission and a second displacement control pattern with which a displacement of the hydrostatic transmission is controlled so that a torque absorbed by the hydrostatic transmission becomes not more than a torque generated by the engine; and

a displacement control command generation portion which generates a displacement control command to perform displacement control based on the first displacement control pattern when the operation state judgment portion determines that the engine revolution number is restricted by the fuel adjustment portion, and to perform displacement control based on the second displacement control pattern when the operation state judgment portion determines that the engine revolution number is restricted by the deceleration operation portion.

4. The controller for controlling a displacement of a hydrostatic transmission according to claim 3, wherein the operation state judgment portion compares a target revolution number of the engine obtained from the detection value acquired by the fuel adjustment position detection portion with a target revolution number of the engine obtained from the detection value acquired by the deceleration operation position detection portion, and

wherein when the target revolution numbers are different from each other, the operation state judgment portion determines that the engine revolution number is being restricted by one of the fuel adjustment portion and the deceleration operation portion from which a lower target revolution number is obtained.