JP2006097854A - Hydraulic control circuit for construction machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the worsening of responsiveness and operability as an adverse effect during normal operation of a non-priority side actuator while reducing cost by using a low-pressure and small-size inexpensive valve for priority operation during combined operation. <P>SOLUTION: During combined operation of performing turning and arm pull at the same time, pilot pressure Pia on an arm pull side as a non-priority side is applied to a pilot port 4a on the arm pull side of an arm control 4 and at the same time counter pressure Pir obtained by reducing the pilot pressure Pia in a pressure reducing circuit 12 is applied to a pilot port 4b on the arm push side to secure the flow amount of a turning motor 1, thereby reducing the spool stroke of a control valve 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a hydraulic control circuit that preferentially secures a supply flow rate of a specific actuator during a complex operation in which a plurality of hydraulic actuators are simultaneously operated in a construction machine such as a hydraulic excavator.

  For example, a hydraulic excavator has a circuit configuration in which a plurality of hydraulic actuators are driven by a common hydraulic pump.

  In some cases, a complex operation in which a plurality of actuators driven by a common pump are simultaneously operated is performed during work. Hereinafter, as a typical example, a case where an arm pulling operation is performed while turning will be described.

  At the time of this combined turning / arm pulling operation, most of the pump discharge flow rate is sent to the arm cylinder with a small load, the turning motor becomes insufficient in flow rate, and the turning speed is lowered.

  In this case, the operator can perform an operation of increasing the turning flow rate while suppressing the arm pulling operation amount (the spool stroke of the control valve), but the operation becomes complicated.

  Therefore, a circuit configuration of a swivel priority system is adopted in which the flow rate of the swivel motor is ensured by automatically reducing the flow rate supplied to the arm cylinder during the combined operation.

Conventionally, as a specific technique of this turning priority method, a flow control valve has been provided on the meter-in side or meter-out side of the control valve that controls the operation of the arm cylinder, and the arm cylinder flow rate is reduced by this flow control valve during combined operation. A technique for securing a necessary flow rate for a swing motor is known (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-295804 A

  However, according to the above known technique, a high-pressure / large flow rate main circuit is provided with a valve (flow rate control valve) for priority operation, so that a high pressure / large size expensive valve must be used. For this reason, there existed a fault that equipment cost was expensive.

  As an alternative, a throttle is provided on the arm pulling side pilot line of the non-priority arm control valve, and the pilot pressure on the arm pulling side itself is reduced and sent to the control valve during combined swing / arm pulling operation. Thus, it can be considered that the spool stroke of the control valve is made smaller than the original command value.

  However, in this case, the valve for the priority operation can be low pressure and small and inexpensive, but as an adverse effect, the arm pulling pilot pressure is always reduced, so the response of the arm pulling operation and the response during normal operation which is not combined operation Operability deteriorates.

  Therefore, the present invention can reduce the cost by using a low-pressure and small-sized inexpensive valve as a valve for priority operation at the time of combined operation, and may deteriorate the responsiveness and operability during normal operation on the non-priority side. The present invention provides a hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine that does not have any.

  The invention of claim 1 includes two hydraulic actuators driven by a common hydraulic pump, two hydraulic pilot-type control valves that individually control the operation of both hydraulic actuators, and both pilot ports of the two control valves. Two remote control valves for supplying pilot pressure to the engine, and priority means for preferentially operating one hydraulic actuator during combined operation in which both remote control valves are operated simultaneously. A pilot pressure based on the operation of the non-priority remote control valve is supplied to the pilot port on the valve operation side, and at the same time, the pressure obtained by reducing the pilot pressure is supplied to the pilot port on the non-operation side as a counter pressure. This counter pressure causes the non-priority control valve spool stroke It is those, which is configured so as to reduce.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, a decompression circuit as a priority means communicating with the pilot port and the tank on the non-operating side is branchedly connected to the pilot line on the operating side of the non-prioritized control valve, The decompression circuit is provided with decompression means for decompressing the non-priority side pilot pressure and supplying it to the non-operation side pilot port during the combined operation.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the second aspect, as the pressure reducing means, a switching valve that is opened at the time of the composite operation, a first throttle that introduces the pilot pressure on the operation side into the pressure reducing circuit, and a pressure reduction of the introduced pilot pressure The second aperture is provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the third aspect, a hydraulic pilot type switching valve that switches to the open position by the pilot pressure of the priority-side remote control valve is used as the switching valve.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the third or fourth aspect, an electromagnetic proportional valve controlled by a controller is used instead of the second throttle, and the above-described operation is performed according to at least one of the priority-side and non-priority-side pilot pressures. The opening degree of the electromagnetic proportional valve is controlled.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of any one of the third to fifth aspects, an electromagnetic proportional valve controlled by a controller is used instead of the switching valve and the first throttle, and the electromagnetic wave is controlled according to the pilot pressure on the priority side. It is configured to control the opening degree of the proportional valve.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the priority unit is configured to simultaneously rotate and pull the arm with respect to a swing motor and an arm cylinder as two hydraulic actuators driven by a common hydraulic pump. During combined operation, the arm pulling side pilot pressure of the arm remote control valve is supplied to the pilot port of the arm control valve and at the same time the pressure obtained by reducing this pilot pressure is counteracted to the pilot port on the arm pushing side The spool stroke of the arm control valve is reduced by this counter pressure.

  According to the present invention, the flow rate of the non-priority side control valve is not secured by restricting the meter-out or meter-in flow rate of the non-priority side actuator as in the known technique described in Patent Document 1, but ensuring the flow rate of the non-priority side actuator. Since the supply flow rate of the non-priority side actuator (the arm cylinder in claim 7 for the combined operation of turning / arm pulling) is reduced by the return control to reduce the stroke, the valve to be used is a low pressure corresponding to the pilot pressure, Small size can be used and the cost can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the control valve return control is performed by the pressure obtained by reducing the pilot pressure on the non-priority side (the pressure obtained by the decompression means of the decompression circuit in the inventions of claims 2 to 6), As in the case where the pilot line is provided with a throttle and the pilot pressure itself is reduced to suppress the pool stroke, the throttle is always effective, and there is no possibility of deteriorating the responsiveness and operability during a normal operation that is not a complex operation.

  In this case, according to the invention of claim 4, since the pressure reducing action is performed by opening the hydraulic pilot type switching valve with the pilot pressure on the priority side in the combined operation, the controller is unnecessary and the equipment cost can be reduced.

  On the other hand, according to the invention of claim 5, in order to control the opening degree of the electromagnetic proportional valve, that is, the counter pressure according to at least one of the pilot pressures on the priority side and the non-priority side, Sometimes, if the turning operation amount (required turning flow rate) is large, it is possible to perform fine control according to the actual situation of the operation, such as reducing the stroke of the arm control valve to increase the turning flow rate.

  Further, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, for example, in the combined operation of turning / arm pulling, the relationship between the turning operation amount and the pressure reduction start time can be adjusted as necessary.

  In the following embodiments, a circuit configuration is adopted in which turning priority control is performed during a combined turning / arm pulling operation.

1st Embodiment (refer FIG. 1)
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a swing motor as a priority actuator, 2 an arm cylinder as a non-priority actuator, and the swing motor 1 and the arm cylinder 2 are hydraulic pilot type swing and arm control valves 3, respectively. , 4 are connected to the hydraulic pump 5 and the tank T, and are individually controlled by the control valves 3, 4.

  The pilot ports 3a and 3b on both sides of the turning control valve 3 are connected to the secondary side of the turning remote control valve 8 via the pilot lines 6 and 7 on both sides of the arm control valve 4 (arm pulling side and arm pushing side). The pilot ports 4a and 4b are respectively connected to the secondary side of the arm remote control valve 11 through the pilot lines 9 and 10, and both control valves 3 and 4 are operated by the both remote control valves 8 and 11.

  Here, during the combined swing / arm pull operation, the left or right swing operation of the swing remote control valve 8 and the arm pull operation of the arm remote control valve 11 are performed simultaneously.

  As a result, the spool of the turning control valve 3 operates on the left or right side of the figure, and the spool of the arm control valve 4 operates on the right side of the figure with a stroke corresponding to the operation amount of the remote control valve. Oil is supplied to the swinging motor 1 and the arm pulling side (cylinder extending side) of the arm cylinder 2 in a distribution according to the valve opening.

  In this case, since the load on the arm cylinder 2 is smaller than the load on the swing motor 1, a larger flow rate flows through the arm cylinder 2 than the swing motor 1, and the swing speed becomes lower, making it impossible to perform a smooth composite operation.

  Therefore, in this control circuit, a pressure reducing circuit 12 is provided as a priority means for preferentially supplying pump discharge oil to the swing motor 1 during the combined operation of swing / arm pulling. 4 is configured to perform return control to reduce the spool stroke of 4 from the original command value.

  The decompression circuit 12 is configured as follows.

  A branch line 13 is branched and connected to the arm pulling side pilot line 9 of the arm control valve 4.

  The branch line 13 is connected to the arm push side pilot port 4 b of the arm control valve 4 through the counter pressure line 14 and the shuttle valve 15, and is connected to the tank T through the tank line 16.

  In addition, a first throttle 17 is provided on the most upstream side of the branch line 13, a hydraulic pilot type switching valve 18 is provided on the downstream side thereof, and a second throttle 19 is provided on the tank line 16.

  The pilot port 18 a of the switching valve 18 is connected to the pilot lines 6 and 7 on both sides of the turning control valve 3 through the switching valve operation line 20 and the shuttle valve 21, and is supplied by the turning pilot pressure Pis based on the operation of the control valve 3. The switching valve 18 is configured to switch from the block position (a) to the opening position (b).

  In this configuration, when the swing / arm pulling combined operation is performed, both the swing and arm control valves 3 and 4 are simultaneously operated, and at the same time, the switching valve 17 is switched to the open position B by the swing pilot pressure Pis.

  As a result, the arm pulling pilot pressure Pia is taken out from the branch line 13 to the pressure reducing circuit 12, and the pilot pressure Pia is reduced by the first and second throttles 16 and 18 to counteract the pressure Pir ( <Pia) is added.

  Accordingly, since the differential pressure between the pilot ports 4a and 4b on both sides of the arm control valve 4 is reduced, the spool stroke of the control valve 4 is reduced to a value smaller than the original command value by the remote control valve 11.

  This return control ensures that the passing flow rate of the turning control valve 3, that is, the supply flow rate of the turning motor 1 is as much as necessary during the combined operation of turning / arm pulling.

  In this way, rather than restricting the meter-out or meter-in flow rate of the non-priority side arm cylinder 2 to ensure the flow rate of the priority-side turning motor 1, the pressure reducing circuit 12 reduces the spool stroke of the arm control valve 4. Since the supply flow rate of the arm cylinder 2 is reduced by performing the return control, the valves to be used (the switching valve 18 and the first and second throttles 17 and 19) are also low pressure and small in size corresponding to the arm pulling pilot pressure Pia. That's fine. For this reason, equipment cost can be made cheap.

  Moreover, since the return control of the arm control valve 4 is performed by the counter pressure Pir obtained by reducing the arm pulling pilot pressure Pia which is the non-priority side, the pressure reducing action only works during the combined operation, and the arm pulling single operation is performed. Sometimes the arm control valve 4 is controlled as usual only by the pilot pressure Pia.

  Therefore, the arm pulling pilot line 9 is provided with a throttle and the pilot pressure Pia itself is reduced to suppress the spool stroke, so that the pressure reducing action is always effective and the arm pulling operation is not performed during normal operation other than the combined operation. There is no adverse effect that the responsiveness and operability are deteriorated.

  Further, since the pressure reducing action is performed by opening the switching valve 18 with the turning pilot pressure Pis which is the priority side during the combined operation, unlike the case where electronic control is performed, a controller is not required and the equipment cost can be reduced.

Second embodiment (see FIG. 2)
In the second embodiment and the third embodiment to be described later, only differences from the first embodiment will be described.

  In the second embodiment, an electromagnetic proportional valve 22 is used as the pressure reducing means provided in the tank line 16 of the pressure reducing circuit 12 instead of the second throttle 19 of the first embodiment.

  The electromagnetic proportional valve 22 is controlled in opening degree based on a command signal corresponding to the turning pilot pressure Pis and arm pulling pilot pressure Pia detected by a pressure sensor (not shown), and the arm control valve is controlled in accordance with the opening degree. The counter pressure Pir applied to the arm push-side pilot port 4b of 4 changes.

  Specifically, for example, when the operation amount of the turning remote control valve 8 is large (the turning pilot pressure Pis is high), the electromagnetic proportional valve 22 is set so that the counter pressure Pir becomes high, assuming that the required flow rate of the turning motor 1 is large. Is controlled. As a result, the return amount of the spool stroke of the arm control valve 4 increases, and the supply flow rate to the arm cylinder 2 decreases (the supply flow rate to the swing motor 1 increases).

  Further, when the operation amount of the arm remote control valve 11 is small, the supply flow rate of the arm cylinder 2 is originally small and the return amount of the arm control valve 4 may be small, so that the electromagnetic pressure Pir is reduced so that the counter pressure Pir is low. The opening degree of the proportional valve 22 is controlled.

  Therefore, according to the second embodiment, fine turning priority control according to the actual situation of operation is possible.

Third embodiment (see FIG. 3)
In the third embodiment, an electromagnetic proportional valve 24 is used in place of the first throttle 17 and the switching valve 18 provided in the branch line 13 in both the first and second embodiments.

  Here, the configuration of the second embodiment using the electromagnetic proportional valve 22 in the tank line 16 is assumed.

  The opening degree of the electromagnetic proportional valve 24 in the branch line 13 is controlled by a command signal from the controller 23 based on the turning pilot pressure Pis.

  Specifically, for example, the relationship between the turning operation amount and the opening degree of the proportional valve 24 is stored in the controller 23 in advance, and when the operation amount of the turning remote control valve 8 exceeds a certain value, the electromagnetic proportional valve 24 is set. A command signal is sent and the return control is started.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to adjust the return control start timing and the like according to the capacity of the swing motor 1 and the work content (for example, the swing speed required at the time of composite operation), which differs depending on the machine.

  In the configuration of the first embodiment using the second throttle 19, a configuration using the electromagnetic proportional valve 24 instead of the first throttle 17 may be adopted.

It is a circuit block diagram which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a circuit block diagram which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a circuit block diagram which shows 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Swing motor as priority side actuator 2 Arm cylinder as non-priority side actuator 3 Swing control valve as priority side control valve 4 Arm control valve as non-priority side control valve 4a Arm pulling side as operation side pilot port Pilot port 4b Arm push side pilot port as non-operating side pilot port 5 Hydraulic pump 6, 7 Swing pilot line 8 Swing remote control valve 9 Arm remote control valve 9 Arm pulling side pilot line 10 Arm push side pilot line 11 Arm remote control Valve 12 Pressure reducing circuit (priority means)
T tank 17 first throttle 18 switching valve 19 second throttle 22 electromagnetic proportional valve replacing the second throttle 23 controller 24 electromagnetic proportional valve replacing the first throttle and switching valve

Claims (7)

  Two hydraulic actuators driven by a common hydraulic pump, two hydraulic pilot-type control valves that individually control the operation of both hydraulic actuators, and two pilot valves that supply pilot pressure to both pilot ports of both control valves Two remote control valves and priority means for preferentially activating one hydraulic actuator during combined operation in which both remote control valves are operated simultaneously. This priority means is a pilot port on the operation side of the non-priority control valve. In addition, the pilot pressure based on the operation of the non-priority side remote control valve is supplied, and at the same time, the pressure obtained by reducing the pilot pressure is supplied as a counter pressure to the non-operation side pilot port. Configured to reduce the spool stroke of the control valve on the side Hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine, characterized in that the.   2. A hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine according to claim 1, wherein a pressure reducing circuit as a priority means communicating with a non-operating side pilot port and a tank is branched and connected to an operating side pilot line of a non-prioritizing side control valve. A hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine, wherein the pressure reducing circuit is provided with pressure reducing means for reducing a non-priority side pilot pressure and supplying it to a non-operating side pilot port at the time of composite operation.   3. The hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine according to claim 2, wherein a switching valve that is opened during combined operation, a first throttle that introduces the pilot pressure on the operation side into the pressure reducing circuit, and the introduced pilot pressure are reduced as pressure reducing means. A hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine, characterized in that a second throttle is provided.   4. The hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine according to claim 3, wherein a hydraulic pilot type switching valve that switches to the open position by the pilot pressure of the priority-side remote control valve is used as the switching valve. circuit.   5. The hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine according to claim 3, wherein an electromagnetic proportional valve controlled by a controller is used in place of the second throttle, and the electromagnetic is controlled in accordance with at least one of the priority side and non-priority side pilot pressures. A construction machine hydraulic control circuit configured to control the opening of a proportional valve.   The hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein an electromagnetic proportional valve controlled by a controller is used in place of the switching valve and the first throttle, and the pilot pressure on the priority side is used. A construction machine hydraulic control circuit configured to control an opening degree of the electromagnetic proportional valve.   The hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the priority unit is configured to perform a swing and an arm pull on a swing motor and an arm cylinder as two hydraulic actuators driven by a common hydraulic pump. At the same time, during the combined operation, the arm pulling side pilot pressure of the arm remote control valve is supplied to the pilot port of the arm control valve, and at the same time, the pressure obtained by reducing the pilot pressure is supplied to the pilot port on the arm pushing side. A hydraulic control circuit for a construction machine, which is configured to be supplied as a counter pressure and reduce the spool stroke of the arm control valve by the counter pressure.

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