JP3655910B2 - Control device for hydraulic drive machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a control device for a hydraulically driven machine including a construction machine such as a power shovel. The present invention relates to a control device that can be changed accordingly.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the past, in order to obtain the operability of the operation lever according to the work contents of the construction machine, the work indicating the work type instructed from the outside by the differential pressure between the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump and the load pressure of the work implement actuator For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-76904 discloses a technique for controlling to change according to the mode.
[0003]
According to the technology described in this publication, when the work mode is changed from the “normal operation” mode to the “fine operation” mode, the differential pressure becomes smaller than that in the “normal operation” mode, and the operation lever per certain operation amount is reduced. The amount of change in the driving speed of the work implement actuator is smaller than that in “normal operation”, and finer work adapted to the “fine operation” mode can be performed.
[0004]
As this type of control system, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-164941. By controlling so as to reduce the differential pressure in accordance with a decrease in the engine speed, a response to a decrease in the engine speed can be obtained. Therefore, the so-called metering region, which becomes smaller, is increased (in other words, the dead band that increases as the rotational speed decreases is reduced) to improve the operability of the operation lever.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, these conventional techniques change the differential pressure in accordance with the work mode or the engine rotation, thereby changing the relationship between the operation lever operation amount and the work machine actuator speed (hereinafter referred to as “operation characteristics”). Although these control techniques are intended to improve the operability, these conventional techniques simply change the differential pressure uniquely in accordance with the work mode or engine rotation. The pressure difference is merely reduced according to the work mode or the engine speed, and is not controlled according to the actual operating state of the operating lever. For example, when a plurality of operation valves (flow control valves) are all in the neutral position and the conventional technique is applied as it is, a so-called work implement actuator starts suddenly at the start of operation of the operation lever during high engine rotation. The phenomenon of “jumping out” will occur, and at the time of low engine rotation, a dead time and a dead zone will be increased at the start of operation of the operation lever, both of which deteriorate operability.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that does not cause deterioration in operability when an operation lever is operated from a neutral position.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, in the present invention, a hydraulic pump driven by a prime mover, a plurality of hydraulic actuators driven by supply of discharge hydraulic oil of the hydraulic pump through a pressure oil supply path, and the pressure oil supply path A plurality of flow rate control valves that are provided and control flow rates of pressure oil supplied to the plurality of work implement actuators according to an operation amount; In the control device for the hydraulic drive machine, which controls the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump so that the differential pressure with the load pressure becomes a set value,
Neutral position detecting means for detecting that each operation position of the plurality of flow control valves is a neutral position;
A rotational speed detection means for detecting the rotational speed of the prime mover;
When it is detected by the neutral position detection means that all the operation positions of the plurality of flow control valves are in the neutral position, one of the plurality of flow control valves is operated. Means for changing the differential pressure set value so that the differential pressure set value becomes smaller as the rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detection means becomes larger. ing.
[0008]
[Action]
According to such a configuration of the present invention, when it is detected by the neutral position detection means that all the operation positions of the plurality of flow control valves are in the neutral position, any one of the plurality of flow control valves is selected. The differential pressure setting value changes so that the differential pressure setting value becomes smaller as the rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detection means becomes larger than the differential pressure setting value when the flow rate control valve is operated. That is, even if the flow control valve is started to operate from the neutral position, the differential pressure at the neutral position is smaller than the differential pressure at the non-neutral position and is set according to the rotational speed of the prime mover. Occasionally, the “jumping out” phenomenon at the start of the operation does not occur, and the operability at the start of the operation is improved without an increase in dead time or dead zone even at a low speed.
[0009]
【Example】
Hereinafter, embodiments of a control device for a hydraulically driven machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, a power shovel is assumed as the hydraulic drive machine.
[0010]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a working machine hydraulic circuit that drives two kinds of working machines (boom and arm) among working machines of a power shovel. In the embodiment, only two operation valves respectively corresponding to the two types of work machines are shown in order to avoid complicated drawings.
[0011]
As shown in the figure, the variable displacement hydraulic pump 2 is driven by the engine 1, and the tilt angle of the swash plate 2a is changed according to the movement of the piston 12a of the regulator 12 for driving the swash plate. The discharge flow rate D (cc / rev) per rotation of the hydraulic pump 2 is changed according to the change in the tilt angle of the swash plate 2a. The engine 1 is provided with a rotation sensor 32 for detecting the rotation speed (r · p · m) ωE of the engine 1, and a detection signal ωE of the rotation sensor 32 is applied to the controller 33.
[0012]
The discharge pressure oil of the hydraulic pump 2 is supplied to the operation valves 7 and 8 through the pipe line 9 and the pipe lines 9a and 9b branching the pipe line 9, respectively. The spools of the operation valves 7 and 8 are driven according to the operation amounts S1 and S2 of an operation lever (not shown), and the opening areas A1 and A2 of the operation valves change according to the movement amounts of the spools. The hydraulic oil at a flow rate of a predetermined amount is supplied to the hydraulic cylinders 3 and 4 which are work machine actuators. At this time, the pressure oil flowing out from the operation valve 7 is supplied to the cylinder chamber on the expansion side and the cylinder chamber on the contraction side of the hydraulic cylinder 3 via the pipelines 3a and 3b, respectively, and the hydraulic cylinder 3 is expanded and contracted, respectively.
[0013]
Similarly, the pressure oil flowing out from the operation valve 8 is supplied to the cylinder chamber on the expansion side and the cylinder chamber on the contraction side of the hydraulic cylinder 4 via the pipelines 4a and 4b, and the hydraulic cylinder 4 is expanded and contracted, respectively.
[0014]
The operation valves 7 and 8 are composed of positions N, M, and L. At the neutral position N, the pump port into which the pressure oil discharged from the pump 2 flows is in a closed state, and is on the way from the switching position N to the switching positions L and M. In this state, the pressure oil flowing through the operation valve is throttled by the variable throttle 20 of the lot ring provided on the spool. In addition, the throttle 20 has a constant area at the switching positions L and M, and the pressure reducing valves provided in the load pressures of the hydraulic cylinders 3 and 4 at the respective positions, that is, the pipelines 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b, respectively. The pressures on the outlet sides of 25a, 25b, 26a and 26b are guided to the check valves 21 and 22 via the port R, respectively.
[0015]
The check valve 21 is connected to a pilot line 23a, and the pilot line 23a is connected to the pilot line 23b. A check valve 22 is connected to the pilot line 23b. The pilot line 23 b is connected to the pilot line 24. Therefore, the pressure oil on the high pressure PLS side of the hydraulic cylinders 3 and 4 is guided to the pilot line 24 through either of the check valves 21 and 22. The pilot line 24 is connected to the spring position side of the pressure reducing valves 25a, 25b, 26a and 26b, and eventually the spring position side of the pressure reducing valves 25a, 25b, 26a and 26b is connected to the high pressure side of the hydraulic cylinders 3 and 4. The load pressure PLS is applied. Pressure oil on the inlet side of the pressure reducing valve, that is, pressure on the outlet side of the operation valves 7 and 8 is applied as a pilot pressure to the side facing the spring. The pipe 10 is provided to relieve the pressure oil of the operation valves 7 and 8 to the tank 11.
[0016]
The constant displacement hydraulic pump 34 discharges pressure oil of a predetermined pressure, and this discharge pressure oil is a control valve via a pipe line 35 and a control valve 36 (so-called “LS-EPC valve”). 37 is supplied to the pilot port 37a of the control pressure Pc as pressure oil. Here, the valve position of the control valve 36 is changed in accordance with a control signal applied from the controller 33 to the electromagnetic solenoid 36a, whereby the flow rate of the pressure oil supplied to the pilot port 36a is changed.
[0017]
In addition, a relief valve 38 is provided in the pipe 35, and when the pressure of the discharge pressure oil of the hydraulic pump 34 becomes a pressure higher than the pressure set by the relief valve 38, the relief valve 38 performs relief.
[0018]
The discharge line 9 of the hydraulic pump 2 is branched into a pilot line 14, which is connected to the cylinder chamber on the small diameter side of the regulator 12 and to the pilot port 37 b of the control valve 37. Yes. The pilot line 23b is extended and connected to the pilot port 37c on the side where the spring 37d of the control valve 37 is located. Therefore, at the end of the control valve 37 on the side where the spring 37d is not present, the discharge pressure Pp of the hydraulic pump 2 and the control pressure Pc from the control valve 36, and the end of the control valve 37 on the side where the other spring 37d is present The pressure PLS on the high pressure side of the load pressure of the hydraulic cylinders 3 and 4 is applied as a pilot pressure, and the biasing force of the spring 37d is applied as an offset pressure. In the control valve 37, the valve position is switched according to the differential pressure between the pressures applied to each end of the control valve 37, and the amount of pressure oil corresponding to the switching position is changed to the cylinder chamber on the large diameter side of the regulator 12. Are supplied or discharged, and the tilt angle of the swash plate 2a is controlled.
[0019]
In this case, the tilt angle of the swash plate 2a is controlled so that the differential pressure ΔPLS between the hydraulic pump pressure Pp and the cylinder load pressure PLS is maintained at a set value as described later. In this case, the set value of the differential pressure ΔPLS is changed according to the control pressure Pc, that is, a control signal applied from the controller 33 to the electromagnetic solenoid 36a.
[0020]
At this time, the relationship between the pressures Pp and PLS and the discharge amount (volume) D of the hydraulic pump 2 is expressed by the following equation (1).
[0021]
D = C · A · √ (Pp−PLS) (1)
Here, C is a constant, and A is the aperture area of the diaphragm 20.
[0022]
The engine 1 is provided with a fuel injection pump 38 and a governor 39. The fuel control lever 39a of the governor 39 is driven by a motor 40, and the drive position of the lever 39a is detected by a position sensor 41. The detection signal of the position sensor 41 is applied to the controller 33 as a feedback position signal when driving the motor 40.
[0023]
The throttle dial 42 sets a target rotational speed of the engine 1, and a throttle signal corresponding to the target rotational speed ωTH is applied to the controller 33. The monitor panel 43 selects and instructs a work mode M performed by a power shovel, that is, a “heavy excavation” mode M1, a “excavation” mode M2, a “correction” mode M3, and a “fine operation” mode M4. A signal indicating the selected work mode M1, M2, M3, M4 is applied to the controller 33.
[0024]
Further, a pump pressure sensor 44 is disposed in the pipe line 14, and the pressure of the pressure oil in the pipe line 14, that is, the discharge pressure oil Pp of the hydraulic pump 2 is detected by the sensor 44. This detection value Pp is added to the controller 33.
[0025]
The operation valves 7 and 8 are provided with operation amount sensors 45 and 46 for detecting operation stroke amounts (hereinafter referred to as “operation amounts”) S 1 and S 2, respectively, and the detected values S 1 and S 2 are sent to the controller 33. Added.
[0026]
The controller 33 outputs a drive control signal to the motor 40 based on various input signals, and controls the output torque of the engine 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the motor 40 is set so that the regulation lines l1, l2, l3... Are set according to the input target rotational speed ωTH and the current engine rotational speed ωE detected by the engine rotational sensor 32. A drive control signal is applied to the fuel control lever 39a.
[0027]
On the other hand, the controller 33 executes arithmetic processing as will be described later based on various input signals, and outputs a control signal obtained as a result to the solenoid 36a of the control valve 36. The tilt angle of the swash plate 2a of the hydraulic pump 2, that is, the discharge amount D (cc / rev) of the hydraulic pump 2 is controlled.
[0028]
In this case, the controller 33 outputs a control signal for making the absorption horsepower of the hydraulic pump 2 a constant value. That is, the hydraulic pump 2 outputs a control signal for obtaining a constant horsepower according to the input work mode M1,... To the control valve 36, and controls the swash plate 2a of the hydraulic pump 2 via the control valve 37. . In this way, the matching point moves to the most efficient point according to the current load state (see F in FIG. 5).
[0029]
On the other hand, the controller 33 outputs a control signal for obtaining a differential pressure ΔPLS set as described later. That is, the controller 33 controls the pump absorption horsepower as well as the differential pressure by the same control signal. In this case, the controller 33 applies to the pilot port 37a of the control valve 37 according to the control signal applied to the solenoid 36a of the control valve 36. The control pressure Pc to be changed changes, thereby changing the differential pressure ΔPLS. In this embodiment, the operability of the operation levers (not shown) of the operation valves 7 and 8 is improved by changing the differential pressure ΔPLS as described later.
[0030]
Hereinafter, the contents of the variable control of the differential pressure ΔPLS will be described in detail.
[0031]
First control In this first control, it is assumed that the above-described “pressure oil leak” has occurred by changing the differential pressure ΔPLS according to the load currently applied to the work implement actuator and the engine speed. However, it is intended to perform control without impairing the lever operability.
[0032]
Incidentally, it is generally said that the influence of the pressure oil leak on the operation characteristics is proportional to the ratio qL / Q of the leak amount qL to the discharge amount Q (cc / min) in the hydraulic line of the hydraulic pump 2. As the ratio qL / Q increases, the substantial volumetric efficiency of the hydraulic pump 2 decreases, the actual speed of the work implement actuator decreases, and the operating characteristic of the operating lever decreases from the desired operating characteristic. It will change in the direction to do. Therefore, by reducing the ratio qL / Q, the operation characteristics can be maintained at desired characteristics, and the lever operability can be maintained.
[0033]
Now, the pump discharge rate Q is
Q = D · ωE (2)
And is proportional to the engine speed ωE. On the other hand, it is known that the leak amount qL itself is proportional to the load applied to the work machine actuators 7 and 8, that is, the discharge pressure Pp of the hydraulic pump 2. Therefore, the ratio qL / Q is
qL / Q = Pp / ωE (3)
In the end, the ratio qL / Q increases as the hydraulic pump discharge pressure Pp increases. In order to prevent a decrease in the differential pressure due to this, correction is performed in such a way as to increase the differential pressure as the pressure Pp increases. Thus, the desired operating characteristics can be maintained, and the ratio qL / Q increases as the engine speed ωE decreases. Therefore, in order to prevent a decrease in the differential pressure due to this, the differential pressure decreases as the speed ωE decreases. It is possible to maintain desired operation characteristics by correcting in the direction of increasing.
[0034]
FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the operating lever operating amounts S1 and S2 (or operating valve opening areas S1 and S2) and the differential pressure ΔPLS for performing the first control when the pump discharge pressure Pp is small (FIG. 2 ( a)) When the pump discharge pressure Pp takes an intermediate value (FIG. 2 (b)) and when the pump discharge pressure Pp is large (FIG. 2 (c)), the engine speed ωE is small. This is shown for each case where the engine speed ωE is large (solid line B).
[0035]
As is clear from FIG. 2, from (a) to (b) in FIG. 2 and (c), as the pump discharge pressure Pp increases, the differential pressure ΔPLS increases, and from B to A, the engine speed increases. It can be seen that the differential pressure ΔPLS is set larger as the number ωE becomes smaller.
[0036]
2 is stored in advance in a memory (not shown) in the controller 33, and is based on the pump discharge pressure Pp detected by the pump pressure sensor 44 and the engine speed ωE detected by the rotation sensor 32. The differential pressure ΔPLS corresponding to the detected values in FIG. 2 is read, and a control signal is output to the control valve 36 so as to obtain this differential pressure ΔPLS. As a result, the operating characteristics of the lever do not change even if a pressure oil leak occurs, and the desired operating characteristics are maintained.
[0037]
In this first control, the differential pressure is changed based on the discharge pressure Pp of the hydraulic pump 2, but the point is that the differential pressure may be changed based on the load applied to the work implement. Of course, it is possible to change the differential pressure based on the load PLS.
[0038]
Second control In this second control, when the operating valve is in the neutral position, the differential pressure ΔPLS is smaller than the set differential pressure when the operation valve is not in the neutral position, and changes according to the engine speed. By doing so, it is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of the above-mentioned “jumping out” at the time of high engine rotation and “increase of dead time” at the time of low engine rotation, and to improve the operability at the start of lever operation. .
[0039]
As described above, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-164941, the operability is improved by controlling so as to reduce the differential pressure ΔPLS in accordance with the decrease in the engine speed, but all the operation valves are neutral. Assuming that the above control is performed as it is when operated to the position N, as shown in G of FIG. 3A, at the start of operation of the operating lever, the engine as shown in H of FIG. 3B. Since the differential pressure ΔPLS is large at the time of high rotation, a “jumping out” phenomenon occurs in which the drive speed of the work implement actuator suddenly rises. This is because there is no difference between the differential pressure set at the neutral position N and the differential pressure set when operated at a position other than the neutral position N. This is shown by I in FIG. As described above, this is caused by the sudden rise of the differential pressure ΔPLS at the start of lever operation.
[0040]
Therefore, when the differential pressure when the control lever, that is, the control valves 7 and 8 are in the neutral position N is ΔPLSn, and the differential pressure in the operation state other than the neutral position N is ΔPLSa,
ΔPLSn <ΔPLSa (4)
By making a difference so that the differential pressure ΔPLSn at the neutral time becomes smaller than the differential pressure ΔPLSa at the time of operation, the differential pressure has a gentle gradient as shown by the broken line J in FIG. As shown in the broken line K in FIG. 3B, the above-mentioned “jumping out” phenomenon is removed.
[0041]
On the other hand, when the engine is running at a low speed, the differential pressure ΔPLS is reduced in accordance with the decrease in the engine speed even at the neutral position N at the time of the low engine speed. However, the drive speed of the work implement actuator does not rise easily, and dead time and dead zone increase occur. Therefore, when the neutral position N is at the other position, the increase in the dead time is increased by increasing the differential pressure ΔPL Sn according to the decrease in the engine speed ωE as shown in FIG. The inconvenience can be eliminated. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, by changing the pressure difference ΔPL Sn so as to decrease as the engine speed ωE increases, it is possible to effectively prevent the “jumping” phenomenon that becomes noticeable as the engine speed increases. Can do.
[0042]
Eventually, as shown in the above equation (4) and FIG. 4, when any of the operation valves 7 and 8 is in the neutral position N, one of the operation valves 7 and 8 is operated. The differential pressure ΔPLSn is set so as to be smaller than the current differential pressure ΔPLSa and smaller as the engine speed ωE becomes larger. All of the above disadvantages are eliminated, and the operability at the start of lever operation can be improved. .
[0043]
The expression (4) and the contents of FIG. 4 are stored in advance in a memory (not shown) in the controller 33, and the operation valves 7 and 8 are all in the neutral position based on the outputs of the operation amount detection sensors 45 and 46. When the neutral position N is detected, the differential pressure ΔPLSn corresponding to the output ωE of the rotation sensor 32 is read from the memory, and the control signal is controlled so that the differential pressure ΔPLSn is obtained. 36 is output. As a result, at the start of the operation of the lever, the above-mentioned “pop-out” phenomenon or the like is eliminated, and the operability is improved as compared with the prior art.
[0044]
This second control is not only applied when the conventional technique of reducing the differential pressure in response to a decrease in engine speed is applied, but also when the differential pressure is set regardless of the engine speed during lever operation. It is clear that the present invention is also suitable for application.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the operating valve is in the neutral position, the differential pressure is smaller than the differential pressure when the operating valve is operated, and the differential pressure decreases as the engine speed increases. Since the differential pressure is changed, the operability at the start of operation of the operation lever is improved and the work efficiency is improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a working machine hydraulic circuit in an embodiment of a control device for a hydraulically driven machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a graph showing how the differential pressure changes according to the engine speed and pump discharge pressure.
FIG. 3 is a graph showing the amount of operation of the operation lever, the driving speed of the work implement actuator, and the state of time variation of the differential pressure, respectively, for explaining the effect of this embodiment in comparison with the prior art. It is the graph used.
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship between the engine speed and the differential pressure setting value when the operation lever is in the neutral position.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the engine speed and the output torque used for explaining the equal horsepower control in the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Hydraulic pump 3 Hydraulic cylinder 4 Hydraulic cylinder 7 Operation valve 8 Operation valve 12 Regulator 33 Controller 36 Control valve 37 Control valve 44 Pump pressure sensor 45 Operation amount sensor 46 Operation amount sensor

Claims (1)

A hydraulic pump driven by a prime mover, a plurality of hydraulic actuators driven by supply of discharge hydraulic oil of the hydraulic pump through a pressure oil supply path, and the plurality of hydraulic oil supply paths. A plurality of flow rate control valves for controlling the flow rate of the pressure oil supplied to the work implement actuator according to the operation amount, and the difference between the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump and the load pressure of the plurality of work implement actuators In the control device for the hydraulic drive machine, which controls the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump so that the pressure becomes a set value,
Neutral position detecting means for detecting that each operation position of the plurality of flow control valves is a neutral position;
A rotational speed detection means for detecting the rotational speed of the prime mover;
When it is detected by the neutral position detection means that all the operation positions of the plurality of flow control valves are in the neutral position, one of the plurality of flow control valves is operated. And a means for changing the differential pressure setting value so that the differential pressure setting value becomes smaller as the rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detection means becomes larger. Machine control device.

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