EP2072421A1 - System zum Antrieb hydraulischer Komponenten einer Fahrzeug-Superstruktur - Google Patents

System zum Antrieb hydraulischer Komponenten einer Fahrzeug-Superstruktur Download PDF

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EP2072421A1
EP2072421A1 EP07150097A EP07150097A EP2072421A1 EP 2072421 A1 EP2072421 A1 EP 2072421A1 EP 07150097 A EP07150097 A EP 07150097A EP 07150097 A EP07150097 A EP 07150097A EP 2072421 A1 EP2072421 A1 EP 2072421A1
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Per Håkansson
Magnus Nilsson
Lars Thulin
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse

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  • This invention relates to a system for driving hydraulic components of a superstructure adapted to be arranged onto a vehicle.
  • the invention also relates to a method for charging a battery in such a system.
  • the invention relates to a system for driving hydraulic components of a refuse collection unit adapted to be arranged onto a truck.
  • Refuse collection vehicles generally include a refuse collection unit arranged onto a truck where the refuse collection unit normally includes a refuse container and equipment for compacting refuse dumped into the container and for lifting refuse carts.
  • refuse collection units normally comprises a hydraulic system.
  • the hydraulic components of the refuse collection unit are conventionally driven by a hydraulic pump connected to a power take-off (PTO) driven by the engine of the vehicle. This is also the common way of driving hydraulic components of other vehicle superstructures, such as cranes and skylifts,
  • JP 2007050996 it is known to provide the refuse collection unit with batteries and an electric motor arranged to drive the hydraulic equipment via a hydraulic pump in order to reduce fuel consumption, exhaust emissions and noise during operation of a refuse collection vehicle.
  • batteries for driving the collection unit it is possible to turn off the vehicle engine when the vehicle stops.
  • the batteries are charged when the vehicle is not in operation, usually in the night-time.
  • a general problem associated with the use of batteries for driving the hydraulic components is that the capacity of the battery or batteries may not be sufficient for the amount of work planned to be carried out. If the batteries run out of power the refuse collecting work must be interrupted.
  • One way of solving this problem is to make use of a larger battery capacity, i.e. more and/or larger batteries.
  • a drawback of this solution is that increased battery capacity also leads to increases in weight, space and cost.
  • EP 1746049 discloses another type of solution where the refuse collection unit can be driven either by a hydraulic pump connected to an engine PTO or by another hydraulic pump connected to an electric motor powered by batteries. This way it is at least possible to complete the planned operation of the refuse collecting vehicle if the batteries run out of power.
  • a drawback is of course that fuel consumption, noise etc. are not reduced when using the PTO as power source (which require the vehicle engine to be running).
  • Another solution is to allow charging of batteries during operation of the refuse collection vehicle, for instance between vehicle stops.
  • To achieve this it has been proposed to connect one or several electric generators to the batteries and to power these generators from a vehicle engine PTO.
  • a problem with such an arrangement is, however, that it is a rather complicated solution that is difficult to adapt to different vehicle chassis due to the limited space available.
  • Another problem is that the generators are exposed to dirt, dust, salt etc. which jeopardize the functionality of the system.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a vehicle superstructure, such as a refuse collection unit, that exhibit an improved functionality compared to conventional superstructures with regard to operation of the hydraulic components of the superstructure.
  • This object is achieved by the system and method defined by the technical features contained in independent claims 1 and 12.
  • the dependent claims contain advantageous embodiments, further developments and variants of the invention.
  • the invention concerns a system for driving hydraulic components of a superstructure, such as a refuse collection unit, adapted to be arranged onto a vehicle, said system comprising: a first hydraulic device capable of working as a hydraulic pump, said first hydraulic device being arranged for driving of the hydraulic components of the superstructure; an electric device capable of working as an electric motor, said electric device being arranged for driving of the first hydraulic device; and at least one rechargeable battery arranged for powering the electric device.
  • the inventive system is characterized in: that the electric device is capable of working also as an electric generator, wherein the electric device is arranged to charge the at least one battery when working as an electric generator; that the first hydraulic device is capable of working also as a hydraulic motor, wherein the first hydraulic device is arranged to drive the electric device as an electric generator when the first hydraulic device works as a hydraulic motor; and that the first hydraulic device is connectable to a power take-off (PTO) driven by an engine of the vehicle such as to allow the first hydraulic device to be driven as a hydraulic motor by the power take-off (PTO).
  • PTO power take-off
  • the inventive system has the advantageous effect that the batteries can be charged from the vehicle engine during operation of the vehicle in an effective way and with a minimum of additional components.
  • the inventive system makes use of two-way hydraulic and electric devices that can be operated backwards, i.e. the first hydraulic device can function both as a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor whereas the electric device can function both as an electric motor and an electric generator.
  • the first hydraulic device can function both as a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor
  • the electric device can function both as an electric motor and an electric generator.
  • the first hydraulic device is hydraulically connectable to a second hydraulic device capable of working as a hydraulic pump, wherein the second hydraulic device is adapted to be drivingly connected to the power take-off (PTO) and to drive the first hydraulic device as a hydraulic motor.
  • PTO power take-off
  • a hydraulic pump can relatively easily be connected to the PTO and be hydraulically connected to the first hydraulic device for driving the hydraulic motor. This is a simple and reliable design.
  • the superstructure is hydraulically connectable to the second hydraulic device such as to allow the second hydraulic device to drive the hydraulic components of the superstructure.
  • the system allows e.g. a refuse collection unit to be operated directly from the second hydraulic device connected to the PTO of the vehicle. This is useful if the battery level is too low to drive the hydraulic components or if there is failure in that part of the system.
  • the invention also concerns a superstructure having a system of the above type.
  • the invention also concerns a vehicle provided with a superstructure of the above type.
  • the invention also concerns a method for charging a battery in a system for driving hydraulic components of a superstructure, such as a refuse collection unit, arranged onto a vehicle, said system comprising: a first hydraulic device for driving of the hydraulic components of the superstructure (10); and an electric device drivingly connected to the first hydraulic device; wherein the electric device is electronically connected to the battery for powering of the electric device.
  • the step of charging the battery comprises: connecting the first hydraulic device to a power take-off (PTO) driven by an engine of the vehicle such as to operate the first hydraulic device as a hydraulic motor for driving the electric device as an electric generator that charges the battery.
  • PTO power take-off
  • the first hydraulic device is hydraulically connected to a second hydraulic device capable of working as a hydraulic pump, wherein the second hydraulic device is drivingly connected to the power take-off (PTO) such as to drive the first hydraulic device as a hydraulic motor.
  • PTO power take-off
  • Figure 1 shows, in a schematic view, a preferred embodiment of an inventive system 1 for driving hydraulic components of a superstructure arranged onto a vehicle.
  • the superstructure is a refuse collection unit 10
  • the hydraulic components are means for compacting refuse dumped into the refuse collection unit
  • the vehicle is a refuse collection vehicle (not shown).
  • the system 1 comprises a power take-off (PTO) 2 driven by a vehicle engine (not shown), a hydraulic pump 3 mounted to and driven by the PTO 2, a hydraulic device 5 in the form of a combined hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor, an electric device 7 in the form of an 80V combined electric AC generator and electric AC motor, an AC/DC converter 9, two 40V rechargeable batteries 11 and a control unit 12.
  • the control unit 12 is electronically connected to various devices of the system 1 for controlling purposes. The electronic connections are indicated with thin solid lines in figure 1 . Besides what is shown in figure 1 , the control unit 12 is also connected to valves for controlling oil flow in the hydraulic part of the system 1.
  • a further unit 13 indicates the main electrical net that is used to charge the batteries 11 via a battery charger (not shown) which is performed in the night-time when the vehicle is not in use.
  • the system 1 can be run in three different operation modes: a first mode A indicated by solid arrows in figure 1 ; a second mode B indicated by dashed arrows; and a third mode C indicated by a dotted arrow.
  • the batteries 11 supply electrical power via the AC/DC converter 9 to the electric device 7, which in mode A works as an electric motor.
  • the electric device 7 drives the hydraulic device 5, which in mode A works as a hydraulic pump that drives the hydraulic components of the refuse collection unit 10.
  • This mode is the normal operation mode, which include charging of the batteries 11 from the electrical net 13.
  • the PTO 2 In the second mode B the PTO 2 is active, which requires that the engine of the refuse collection vehicle is running.
  • the PTO 2 drives the hydraulic pump 3 which in mode B is set to drive the hydraulic device 5 that in this mode works as a hydraulic motor.
  • the hydraulic device/motor 5 drives in turn the electric device 7, which in mode B works as an electric generator that, via the AC/DC converter 9, charges the batteries 11.
  • Mode B makes it possible to charge the batteries 11 during operation of the vehicle, for instance between all the stops the refuse collection vehicle makes during normal operation.
  • Mode B is useful for allowing a continued operation of the refuse collection vehicle with continued battery-powered driving of the collection unit 10 even if the charge of the batteries 11 for some reason falls below a certain critical level.
  • Mode C the PTO 2 is active, which requires that the engine of the refuse collection vehicle is running. Similar to mode B the PTO 2 drives the hydraulic pump 3. However, in mode C the hydraulic pump 3 is set to directly drive the hydraulic components of the refuse collection unit 10. Mode C is a sort of emergency mode allowing operation of the refuse collecting unit 10 even if the battery level is too low to drive the hydraulic components.
  • the control unit 12 determines which mode to use, and which system settings to be used, is determined by the control unit 12. If the charging level of the batteries 11 is or falls below a first predetermined level during normal operation in mode A, the control unit 12 notifies the operator/driver of the vehicle and checks whether the PTO 2 is possible to activate, i.e. whether the vehicle engine is running. If so, and provided that the operator does not interrupt the process, the control unit 12 activates the PTO 2 so that the hydraulic pump 3 starts up. The control unit 12 also sets the oil valves (not shown) such that hydraulic oil flows from the hydraulic pump 3 to the hydraulic device 5 such as to drive the hydraulic device 5 as a hydraulic motor. The system is now operating according to mode B (see above) as long as the vehicle engine is running or until operation of the refuse collection unit 10 is requested by the operator/driver. In such cases the control unit 12 automatically sets the system in mode A.
  • mode B see above
  • the system 1 can be set so to run according to mode B anytime the vehicle engine is running for a sufficient total time until the charging level of the batteries 11 has reached a second predetermined level.
  • the control unit 12 notifies the operator/driver of the vehicle. In such a case the operator can set the system in mode C when operation of the collection unit 10 is desired. Mode B is then applied when the collecting unit 10 is not in use (but when the vehicle engine is running). Mode C may also be used when mode A can not be used, e.g. because of failure of the hydraulic or electric devices 5, 7.
  • mode A is used most of the time.
  • Switching between modes A and B is used for continued operation of the refuse collecting vehicle and intermittent charging of batteries 11 with a fairly low charge level.
  • Switching between modes B and C is used for continued operation of the refuse collecting vehicle and intermittent charging of batteries 11 with a very low charge level.
  • Switching between modes A and B is normally carried automatically by the control unit 12.
  • Mode C is normally manually chosen by the operator.
  • Combined hydraulic and electric devices that can be run in a forward and a backward direction such as to function both as a motor and pump/generator are known as such.
  • the main purpose of using the hydraulic device 5 and the electric device 7 is to make it possible to charge the batteries 11 during operation of the vehicle engine.
  • An advantage of using such devices in the inventive application is that the number of components is reduced compared to the use of additional electric generators. Another advantage is that such devices are more reliable.
  • the system 1 shown in figure 1 is typically intended to be used by municipal refuse collection vehicles.
  • the invention is applicable also to other types of vehicle superstructures using hydraulic components, such as cranes and skylifts.
  • “superstructure” is meant a vehicle accessory unit that typically is a separate part that is mounted to the chassis of a truck.
  • the invention is not limited by the embodiments described above but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims.
  • it is possible to dispense with the second hydraulic device 3 and connect the first hydraulic device 5 directly to the PTO 2. This would necessitate a gearbox or similar for disengaging the first hydraulic device 5 from the PTO 2 when the system is to be operated in the first mode A. It may also be required to be able to disengage the first hydraulic device 5 from the electric device 7 when the system is to be operated in the third mode C.
  • disengagement of the first hydraulic device 3 from the PTO 2 is simply carried out by controlling the oil valves of the hydraulic circuit.
  • the superstructure does not necessarily have to be a refuse collection unit but can be another type of superstructure that is intended to be arranged onto vehicle and that makes use of hydraulic components during operation, such as a crane or a skylift arranged onto a truck.

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