WO2014115407A1 - 建設機械の油圧駆動装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a hydraulic drive device for a construction machine such as a hydraulic excavator provided with a traveling hydraulic motor and a variable displacement hydraulic pump, and in particular, a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump is predetermined from a maximum load pressure of a plurality of actuators. It is related with the hydraulic drive apparatus of the load sensing control system which controls the capacity
- Patent Document 1 There is one disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a hydraulic drive device for this type of construction machine.
- the hydraulic drive device described in Patent Document 1 is a traveling detection device that detects whether or not the traveling hydraulic motor is driven, and a load when the traveling operation is not based on the detection result of the traveling detection device.
- a setting change device that sets the target differential pressure for sensing control to a first specified value, and sets the target differential pressure for load sensing control to a second specified value that is smaller than the first specified value during traveling operation;
- the spool opening area of the flow control valve for traveling is larger than before in order to accommodate the small target differential pressure. It is set as follows. As a result, during the traveling operation, a flow rate required for traveling can be supplied to the traveling hydraulic motor to ensure the conventional traveling speed, reduce energy loss, and improve energy efficiency.
- the hydraulic drive device described in Patent Document 1 detects the engine speed in order to reduce the target differential pressure of the load sensing control according to the decrease in the engine speed and improve the fine operability when the engine speed decreases.
- the output pressure of the valve is guided to the load sensing control unit of the pump control device as a target differential pressure for load sensing control.
- the engine speed detection valve includes a flow rate detection valve that changes the differential pressure across the front and back according to the discharge flow rate of a pilot pump driven by the engine, and a differential pressure reduction that generates and outputs the differential pressure across the flow rate detection valve as an absolute pressure. And a valve.
- the hydraulic drive device described in Patent Document 1 corresponds to the target differential pressure for load sensing control being set to a second predetermined value that is smaller than the first predetermined value and the target differential pressure for load sensing control being reduced during traveling operation.
- the opening area of the spool of the flow control valve for traveling is set to be larger than usual over the entire spool stroke.
- the traveling operation lever is operated in a stroke area of half operation or less, especially during fine traveling operation.
- the flow rate supplied from the hydraulic pump to the traveling hydraulic motor is likely to be influenced by fluctuations in the traveling load and changes in pump discharge pressure, resulting in a problem that good operability cannot be obtained. .
- the object of the present invention is to ensure the conventional traveling speed during the traveling operation and reduce the energy loss to improve the energy efficiency, and to operate the traveling operation lever by operating the traveling operation lever in the stroke region below the half operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic drive device for a construction machine that is not easily affected by fluctuations in travel load and pump discharge pressure, and that provides good travel operability.
- the present invention provides a plurality of actuators including a variable displacement main pump driven by a prime mover and a traveling hydraulic motor driven by pressure oil discharged from the main pump.
- a plurality of flow control valves including a flow control valve for traveling that controls the flow rate of pressure oil supplied from the main pump to the plurality of actuators, and instructing the operation direction and operation speed of the plurality of actuators,
- a plurality of operation devices including a traveling operation device that outputs operation commands for the plurality of flow control valves, a plurality of pressure compensation valves that respectively control front and rear differential pressures of the plurality of flow control valves, and a main pump
- a pump controller that performs load sensing control of the capacity of the main pump so that the discharge pressure is higher than the maximum load pressure of the plurality of actuators by a target differential pressure.
- the plurality of pressure compensation valves are configured so that the differential pressure between the front and rear of the flow control valve is maintained at the differential pressure between the discharge pressure of the main pump and the maximum load pressure of the plurality of actuators.
- a travel detection device that detects whether the travel hydraulic motor is driven or not and a travel detection device that detects the travel based on a detection result of the travel detection device
- the target differential pressure of the load sensing control is set to a first specified value
- the target differential pressure of the load sensing control is set to a second specified value that is smaller than the first specified value.
- a target differential pressure setting device wherein the travel flow control valve has an opening area in a spool stroke when the travel operation device is fully operated, the load sensing control target Even when the pressure is at the second specified value, the predetermined flow rate required for traveling is obtained, and the opening area in the spool stroke area when the operating device for traveling is finely operated is the load
- the opening area at the spool stroke when the travel control device is fully operated on the travel flow control valve is at the second specified value where the target differential pressure of the load sensing control is smaller than the first specified value.
- the opening area in the spool stroke region when the operating device for traveling is finely operated is large enough to obtain a predetermined flow rate required for traveling when the target differential pressure of load sensing control is at the first specified value.
- the target differential pressure setting device is disposed in a pilot pump driven by the engine and an oil passage through which the pilot pump discharge oil passes,
- a prime mover having a flow rate detection valve that changes a front-rear differential pressure according to a discharge flow rate, and a differential pressure reducing valve that generates a front-rear differential pressure of the flow rate detection valve as an absolute pressure and outputs the absolute pressure as a target differential pressure of the load sensing control
- a variable throttle valve arranged in parallel with the flow rate detection valve in an oil passage through which the pilot pump discharge oil passes, and the variable throttle valve is fully closed when not in the traveling operation.
- the opening area is continuously increased from the fully closed position to the maximum position as the operating amount of the operating device for traveling increases from the minimum to the maximum. It is assumed to be pressurized.
- the variable throttle valve when the variable throttle valve is arranged in parallel with the flow rate detection valve and the opening area of the variable throttle valve is continuously increased from the fully closed position to the maximum, the operating device for traveling is fully operated.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve (target differential pressure for load sensing control) is reduced at the same rate as the operating amount of the operating device for traveling over the entire engine speed range from the maximum to the minimum. become. For this reason, when the motor speed is reduced to a low speed and the operating device for traveling is finely operated, the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve (the target differential pressure of load sensing control) is reduced according to the operation amount, Correspondingly, the differential pressure across the flow control valve for traveling can be similarly reduced.
- the motor speed is often reduced to a low speed.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve target differential pressure for load sensing control
- the differential pressure across the flow control valve can be reduced.
- the conventional traveling speed is ensured during the traveling operation, the energy loss is reduced to improve the energy efficiency, and the traveling operation lever is operated in the stroke region equal to or less than the half operation to perform the traveling operation.
- the traveling operation lever is operated in the stroke region equal to or less than the half operation to perform the traveling operation. In this case, it becomes difficult to be influenced by fluctuations in running load and pump discharge pressure, and good running operability can be obtained.
- the present invention when performing the fine driving operation with the prime mover speed reduced to a low speed, it is possible to finely adjust the flow rate supplied to the hydraulic motor for traveling according to the operation amount, There is no excessive driving speed unexpected by the operator, and the driving operability is greatly improved.
- FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the structure of the hydraulic drive device of the construction machine in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the opening area characteristic of a variable throttle valve. Changes in absolute pressure (target LS differential pressure), which is the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve of the engine speed detection valve when the operating lever of the traveling operating lever device is operated from the neutral position to the full operating position, It is a figure shown over the whole region of a number (horizontal axis). It is a figure which shows the opening area characteristic of the meter-in of the flow control valve for driving
- target LS differential pressure which is the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve of the engine speed detection valve when the operating lever of the traveling operating lever device is operated from the neutral position to the full operating position
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a hydraulic drive device for a construction machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention is applied to a hydraulic drive device of a front swing type hydraulic excavator.
- a hydraulic drive apparatus includes a diesel engine (hereinafter referred to as an engine) 1 as a prime mover and a variable displacement hydraulic pump (hereinafter referred to as a main pump) as a main pump driven by the engine 1. 2 and a fixed displacement type pilot pump 30, a plurality of actuators 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e...
- An engine speed detection valve that is connected to the control oil 4 and the pressure oil supply oil passage 31a of the pilot pump 30 and outputs an absolute pressure corresponding to the discharge flow rate of the pilot pump 30 Connected to the pilot oil passage 31b on the downstream side of the device 13 and the engine speed detection valve 13,
- a pilot hydraulic pressure source 33 having a pilot relief valve 32 that keeps the pressure of the oil passage 31b constant
- a gate lock valve 100 as a safety valve connected to the downstream side of the pilot hydraulic pressure source 33 and operated by the gate lock lever 24,
- a flow rate control valve 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e in the control valve 4 is connected to a pilot oil passage 31c on the downstream side of the gate lock valve 100 and the hydraulic pressure of the pilot hydraulic power source 32 is a primary pressure (source pressure) (described later).
- Operating lever devices 60a, 60b, 60c provided with remote control valves for generating pilot pressures (operating pilot pressures) a1, a2, b1, b2, c1, c2, d1, d2, e1, e2,. 60d, 60e...
- the control valve 4 includes a second pressure oil supply oil passage 4a (internal passage) connected to a first pressure oil supply oil passage 5 (piping) to which discharge oil of the main pump 2 is supplied, and a second pressure oil supply oil. Connected to the oil passages 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e... Branched from the passage 4a, and controls the flow rate and direction of the pressure oil supplied from the main pump 2 to the actuators 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e. A plurality of closed center type flow control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e... And upstream of the flow control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e.
- the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 When the pressure in the second pressure oil supply oil passage 4a (the discharge pressure of the main pump 2) becomes equal to or higher than the set pressure, the pressure oil in the pressure oil supply oil passage 4a is returned to the tank.
- Each of the flow control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e,... Has a load port 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e, and these load ports 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e,.
- 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e,... are in the neutral position, they communicate with the tank T, output the tank pressure as the load pressure, and the flow control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e,.
- the load pressures of the actuators 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e are output in communication with the actuators 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e.
- the shuttle valves 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e... are connected in a tournament form, and constitute a maximum load pressure detection circuit together with the load ports 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e.
- the shuttle valve 9a selects and outputs the high pressure side of the pressure of the load port 26a of the flow control valve 6a and the pressure of the load port 26b of the flow control valve 6b, and the shuttle valve 9b outputs the output pressure and flow rate of the shuttle valve 9a.
- the high pressure side of the control valve 6c with respect to the load port 26c is selected and output, and the shuttle valve 9c selects the high pressure side of the output pressure of the shuttle valve 9b and the pressure of the load port 26d of the flow control valve 6d.
- the shuttle valve 9d selects and outputs the high pressure side of the output pressure of the shuttle valve 9c and the pressure of the load port 26e of the flow control valve 6e, and the shuttle valve 9e is not shown with the output pressure of the shuttle valve 9d. Select and output the high pressure side with the output pressure of other similar shuttle valves.
- the shuttle valve 9e is the last stage shuttle valve, and its output pressure is output to the signal oil passage 27 as the maximum load pressure, and is guided to the differential pressure reducing valve 11 and the unloading valve 15.
- the pressure compensation valves 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e,... Have valve-opening pressure receiving portions 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e,... For setting the target differential pressure, and the pressure receiving portions 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d,.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 11 is guided to 28e...
- the target compensation differential pressure is set by the absolute pressure (hereinafter referred to as absolute pressure PLS) of the differential pressure between the hydraulic pump pressure and the maximum load pressure.
- absolute pressure PLS absolute pressure
- the differential pressure across 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e,... Is controlled to be equal to the absolute pressure PLS.
- the opening areas of the flow control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e,... Regardless of the load pressure of the actuators 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e.
- the discharge flow rate of the main pump 2 can be distributed to ensure composite operability.
- the absolute pressure PLS decreases depending on the degree of supply shortage, and the pressure compensation valves 7a, 7b, 7c, In this case, the differential pressure across the flow control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e,... Controlled by 7d, 7e, etc. decreases at the same rate and the passing flow rates of the flow control valves 26a-26h decrease at the same rate. Also, the main pump 2 discharge flow rate is distributed according to the ratio of the opening areas of the flow rate control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e.
- the unload valve 15 is guided to the pressure receiving portion 15a and the spring 15b in the closing direction operation for setting the set pressure Pun0 of the unload valve 15, and the pressure of the second pressure oil supply oil passage 4a (discharge pressure of the main pump 2).
- An output pressure Pa (described later) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 of the engine speed detection valve 13 is guided to the pressure receiving portion 15a through the oil passage 41.
- the unload valve 15 is opened and returns the discharge oil of the main pump 2 to the tank T.
- the discharge pressure of the pump 2 is controlled so as not to exceed the pressure obtained by adding the set pressure Pun0 to the maximum load pressure.
- the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 is the set pressure of the unload valve 15. Controlled by Pun0.
- the actuators 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, and 3e are, for example, a swing motor, a boom cylinder, an arm cylinder, a left travel motor, and a right travel motor of a hydraulic excavator, and the flow control valves 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are each swivel, for example.
- This is a flow control valve for use, for boom, for arm, for left running, and for right running.
- illustration of other actuators such as bucket cylinders and swing cylinders and flow control valves related to these actuators is omitted.
- the gate lock valve 100 can be switched between a position where the pilot oil passage 31c is connected to the pilot oil passage 31b and a position where the pilot oil passage 31c is connected to the tank T by operating the gate lock lever 24.
- the gate lock valve 100 is switched to a position where the pilot oil passage 31c is connected to the pilot oil passage 31b, when any one of the operation lever devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e,.
- the apparatus generates an operation pilot pressure using the hydraulic pressure of the pilot hydraulic power source 33 as a primary pressure in accordance with the operation amount of the operation lever.
- the operation lever devices 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e,. Cannot be generated.
- the engine speed detection valve 13 outputs a flow rate detection valve 50 connected between the pressure oil supply oil passage 31a and the pilot oil passage 31b of the pilot pump 30 and the differential pressure across the flow rate detection valve 50 as an absolute pressure. And a differential pressure reducing valve 51.
- the flow rate detection valve 50 has a variable restrictor 50a that increases the opening area as the passing flow rate (discharge flow rate of the pilot pump 30) increases.
- the oil discharged from the pilot pump 30 passes through the variable throttle 50a of the flow rate detection valve 50 and flows toward the pilot oil passage 31b.
- a differential pressure increases and decreases in the variable throttle portion 50a of the flow rate detection valve 50 as the passing flow rate increases, and the differential pressure reducing valve 51 outputs the differential pressure before and after as an absolute pressure Pa.
- the discharge flow rate of the pilot pump 30 changes depending on the rotation speed of the engine 1, the discharge flow rate of the pilot pump 30 can be detected by detecting the differential pressure across the variable throttle 50a. Can be detected. Further, since the variable throttle portion 50a increases the opening area as the passing flow rate increases (as the front-rear differential pressure increases), the degree of increase in the front-rear differential pressure becomes gentle as the passing flow rate increases. have.
- the main pump 2 includes a pump control device 12 for controlling the tilt angle (capacity or displacement volume).
- the pump control device 12 includes a horsepower control tilt actuator 12a, an LS control valve 12b, and an LS control tilt actuator 12c.
- the horsepower control tilt actuator 12a reduces the tilt angle of the main pump 2 when the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 increases, and limits the input torque of the main pump 2 so as not to exceed a preset maximum torque. Thereby, the horsepower consumption of the main pump 2 can be limited, and the stop (engine stall) of the engine 1 due to overload can be prevented.
- the LS control valve 12b has pressure receiving portions 12d and 12e facing each other, and an absolute pressure Pa (first pressure) that is an output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 of the engine speed detection valve 13 is passed through the oil passage 40 to the pressure receiving portion 12d. Stipulated value) is introduced as the target differential pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the load sensing control, the absolute pressure PLS as the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 11 is led to the pressure receiving part 12e, and the absolute pressure PLS is derived from the absolute pressure Pa.
- first pressure an output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 of the engine speed detection valve 13
- the pressure of the pilot hydraulic source 33 is guided to the LS control tilt actuator 12c to reduce the tilt angle of the main pump 2, and when the absolute pressure PLS becomes lower than the absolute pressure Pa (PLS ⁇ Pa ),
- the LS control tilt actuator 12c is communicated with the tank T to increase the tilt angle of the main pump 2.
- the tilt angle of the main pump 2 is controlled so that the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 becomes higher than the maximum load pressure by the absolute pressure Pa (target differential pressure).
- the control valve 12b and the LS control tilt actuator 12c are configured such that the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 is higher than the maximum load pressure of the plurality of actuators 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e,.
- a load sensing type pump control means for controlling the tilt of the main pump 2 is configured.
- the absolute pressure Pa is a value that changes in accordance with the engine speed
- the absolute pressure Pa is used as a target differential pressure for load sensing control, and the target compensation of the pressure compensation valves 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e,.
- the actuator speed can be controlled according to the engine speed.
- the variable throttle portion 50a of the flow rate detection valve 50 of the engine speed detection valve 13 has a characteristic that the degree of increase in the front-rear differential pressure becomes gentle as the passing flow rate increases. The saturation phenomenon can be improved according to the engine speed, and good fine operability can be obtained when the engine speed is set low.
- the absolute pressure Pa (first specified value), which is the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 of the engine speed detection valve 13, is set as the target differential pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the load sensing control in the pressure receiving portion 12d of the LS control valve 12b. Since the same absolute pressure Pa is guided to the pressure receiving portion 15a of the unload valve 15, and the set pressure of the unload valve 15 is set by the pressure receiving portion 15a and the spring 15b, the set pressure of the unload valve 15 is set. Is set higher than the target LS differential pressure by the amount of the spring 15b.
- the set amount of the spring 15b is a value that is small enough to hold the unload valve 15 in the closed position when the pressure of the pressure receiving portion 15d is the tank pressure before the engine 1 is started. The engine load at the time is reduced, and the startability of the engine 1 is improved.
- the hydraulic drive device of the present embodiment is provided as a characteristic configuration at the discharge ports of the remote control valves 60d1, 60d2 and 60e1, 60e2 of the operating lever devices 60d, 60e for traveling, and 60d1, 60d2, and 60e1, Shuttle valves 70a, 70b, 70c (travel detection) assembled in a tournament type that detects the highest pressure among the operation pilot pressures d1, d2, e1, e2 generated at 60e2 and outputs the detected pilot pressure to the signal oil passage 71 as travel pilot pressure. Device), and a pressure oil supply oil passage 31a that is an oil passage through which the discharge oil of the pilot pump 30 passes, and a variable throttle valve 80 disposed in parallel with the flow rate detection valve 50 in the pilot oil passage 31b.
- the variable throttle valve 80 includes a spring 80a that acts in the closing direction, and a pressure receiving portion 80b that receives the traveling pilot pressure output from the shuttle valves 70a, 70b, and 70c via the signal oil passage 71 and acts in the opening direction. Have.
- Shuttle valves 37a, 37b, and 37c constitute a travel detection device that detects whether the travel motors 3d and 3e are in a travel operation.
- the travel pilot pressure detected by the shuttle valves 70a, 70b, and 70c is used for travel. This corresponds to the operation amount (operation stroke) of the operation lever device 60d or 60e.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the opening area characteristics of the variable throttle valve 80.
- Pi0 is a traveling pilot pressure at which the travel flow control valves 6d and 6e begin to open
- Pi1 is a travel pilot pressure at which the travel flow control valves 6d and 6e have the maximum opening area Abmax (see FIG. 4).
- Pimax is the maximum traveling pilot pressure.
- the variable throttle valve 80 is closed until the traveling pilot pressure detected by the shuttle valves 70a, 70b, and 70c reaches Pi0, and opens when the traveling pilot pressure becomes higher than Pi0. Thereafter, the traveling pilot pressure is increased.
- the opening area characteristic of the variable throttle valve 80 is set so that the opening area is continuously increased as the pressure increases and the maximum opening area Amax is reached when the traveling pilot pressure reaches Pi1.
- variable throttle valve 80 is in the fully closed position when it is not in a traveling operation, is in the throttle position during the traveling operation, and the operation amount of the operating lever devices 60d and 60e for traveling increases from the minimum to the maximum. Therefore, it has an opening area characteristic that continuously increases the opening area from fully closed to maximum.
- FIG. 3 shows the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 of the engine speed detection valve 13 when the operating levers (hereinafter referred to as traveling operating levers) of the operating lever devices 60d and 60e for traveling are operated from the neutral position to the full operating position. It is a figure which shows the change of the absolute pressure Pa (target LS differential pressure) which is the same over the whole region of an engine speed (horizontal axis).
- Nmin is a low idle speed (minimum speed)
- Nrate is a rated speed (maximum speed).
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 (target LS differential pressure) is lowered from the first specified value Pa4 to the second specified value Pa3 by the action of the variable throttle valve 80.
- the output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 decreases from the first specified value Pa4 to Pa2 as the engine speed decreases from Nrate to Nmin. To do.
- the output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 is the same ratio as the change in the travel operation lever operation amount (travel pilot pressure) over the entire engine speed.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 (target LS differential pressure) is changed from the second specified value Pa3 to Pa1 as the engine speed decreases from Nrate to Nmin. And drop.
- the variable throttle valve 80 is arranged in parallel with the flow rate detection valve 50, and the opening area of the variable throttle valve 80 is continuously increased from the fully closed position to the maximum, thereby fully operating the travel operation lever.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 (target LS differential pressure) is the amount of operation of the travel control lever (travel pilot pressure) over the entire range of engine speed from the maximum Nrate to the minimum Nmin. It decreases at the same rate as the change (in other words, over the entire engine speed).
- a two-dot chain line indicates a change in the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 when the travel operation lever is fully operated in Comparative Example 2 (described later).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the meter-in opening area characteristics of the travel flow control valves 6d and 6e for controlling the flow rate of the pressure oil supplied to the travel motors 3d and 3e.
- the solid line represents the opening area characteristics of the flow control valves 6d and 6e of the present embodiment (the present invention), and the broken line represents the travel operation lever when the variable throttle valve 80 is not provided in the hydraulic drive device of FIG. 2 is an opening area characteristic of a flow control valve for traveling that enables a predetermined flow rate QT required for traveling to be supplied to the traveling motors 3d and 3e when the engine is fully operated (Comparative Example 1).
- FIG. 8 is an opening area characteristic of a flow control valve for travel in the hydraulic system shown in FIG.
- the “predetermined flow rate QT required for traveling” is a flow rate at which the maximum traveling speed as designed is obtained when the traveling operation lever is fully operated.
- the opening area at the spool stroke Stmax when the traveling operation lever is fully operated is Aamax. Since Comparative Example 1 does not include the variable throttle valve 80, Aamax is required for traveling when the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 (target LS differential pressure) is at the first specified value Pa4 (see FIG. 3). This is the opening area of the flow control valve for traveling that enables the predetermined flow rate QT to be supplied to the traveling motors 3d and 3e. In Comparative Example 1, when the spool stroke is changed from the minimum to the maximum, the opening area is increased at a constant ratio over the entire spool stroke.
- the opening area at the spool stroke Stmax when the traveling operation lever is fully operated is Abmax.
- Abmax can supply the traveling motors 3d and 3e with a predetermined flow rate QT required for traveling even when the output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 decreases to the second specified value Pa3 (see FIG. 3).
- the output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 decreases as the amount of operation of the traveling operation lever increases.
- the opening area characteristic is set so that the opening area is larger than that of the first comparative example over the entire spool stroke.
- the opening area at the spool stroke Stmax when the traveling operation lever is fully operated is similar to Abmax (output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 (target LS differential pressure) is such that a predetermined flow rate QT required for traveling is obtained even when the pressure drops to the second specified value Pa3 (see FIG. 3). Further, in the flow control valves 6d and 6e for traveling of the present invention, the opening area is set to be smaller than that of the comparative example 2 over the entire spool stroke when the spool stroke is changed from the minimum to the maximum.
- Comparative Example 1 target difference of load sensing control
- the opening area approximates (generally the same flow control valve for traveling having a maximum opening area Abmax having a size that can obtain a predetermined flow rate required for traveling), and the spool stroke
- the second half of the stroke spool stroke corresponding to a stroke area larger than half operation of the travel control lever .
- the ratio of the opening area larger than that of Comparative Example 1 increases as the spool stroke increases (the opening area increases as the spool stroke increases).
- the opening area characteristic is set so that the ratio increases.
- the “approximate opening area” or “substantially the same opening area” in the first half of the spool stroke is 15% or less of the comparative example 1 even if the opening area is the same as or different from the comparative example 1. , Preferably 10% or less.
- the opening area characteristic in the first half of the spool stroke is less than 15% of the characteristic in which the opening of the spool stroke is 1/3 of the maximum stroke Stmax and the opening area Aamax is connected by a straight line. It can also be defined as such a characteristic.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a hydraulic excavator on which the hydraulic drive device according to the present embodiment is mounted.
- a hydraulic excavator well known as a work machine includes an upper swing body 300, a lower traveling body 301, and a swing-type front work machine 302.
- the front work machine 302 includes a boom 306, an arm 307, The bucket 308 is configured.
- the upper turning body 300 can turn with respect to the lower traveling body 301 by the turning motor 3a.
- a swing post 303 is attached to the front portion of the upper swing body 300, and a front work machine 302 is attached to the swing post 303 so as to move up and down.
- the swing post 303 can be rotated in the horizontal direction with respect to the upper swing body 300 by expansion and contraction of a swing cylinder (not shown).
- the boom 306, the arm 307, and the bucket 308 of the front work machine 302 are the boom cylinder 3b, the arm cylinder 3c, and the bucket.
- the cylinder 3f can be turned up and down by extending and contracting.
- a blade 305 that moves up and down by extending and contracting the blade cylinder 3g is attached to the lower frame 301 in the center frame.
- the lower traveling body 301 travels by driving the left and right crawler belts 310 and 311 by the rotation of the traveling motors 3d and 3e.
- a cabin (driver's cab) 313 is installed in the upper-part turning body 300.
- a driver's seat 121 In the cabin 313, a driver's seat 121, left and right operation lever devices 122 and 123 for front / turning (only the left side is shown in FIG. 5), and for traveling Operating lever devices 60d and 60e and a gate lock lever 24 are provided.
- the operation lever devices 122 and 123 can be operated from the neutral position in any direction based on the cross direction.
- the operation lever device 122 is a turning operation lever device.
- the operating lever device 122 When operating the operating lever device 122 in the left-right direction, the operating lever device 122 functions as an arm operating lever device 60c, and when operating the right operating lever device 123 in the front-rear direction, The device 123 functions as an operation lever device 60b for the boom.
- FIG. 6 is a time chart showing changes in lever operation amount, travel pilot pressure, opening area of the variable throttle valve 80, and output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 when the travel operation lever is operated. It is a chart.
- variable throttle valve 80 Since the variable throttle valve 80 is fully closed, when the engine speed is at the rated Nrate, the differential pressure reducing valve 51 of the engine speed detection valve 13 is normally discharged from the pilot pump 30 (engine speed). ) To output the absolute pressure Pa4. This absolute pressure Pa4 is guided to the pressure receiving portion 12d of the LS control valve 12b as the first specified value of the target LS differential pressure.
- the travel pilot pressure is detected by the shuttle valves 70a, 70b, 70c, and the travel pilot pressure is guided to the pressure receiving portion 80b of the variable throttle valve 80.
- the variable throttle valve 80 opens when the traveling pilot pressure becomes higher than Pi0, and thereafter, the opening area is increased as the traveling pilot pressure becomes higher, and the traveling pilot pressure becomes Pi1.
- the opening area characteristic of the variable throttle valve 80 is set so that the maximum opening area Amax is reached when it reaches. Therefore, as the traveling pilot pressure increases, the flow rate passing through the variable throttle valve 80 increases, and the flow rate passing through the flow rate detection valve 50 of the engine speed detection valve 13 connected in parallel with the variable throttle valve 80 decreases. .
- the differential pressure across the flow rate detection valve 50 decreases, and when the engine speed is at the rated Nrate, the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 (target LS differential pressure) increases as the traveling pilot pressure increases. It gradually decreases from Pa4 (first specified value) to Pa3 (second specified value) at the same rate as the change in travel pilot pressure.
- the traveling pilot pressures d1 and e1 are generated, and the flow control valves 6d and 6e are on the left side in the figure.
- the position is switched to the position, and the oil discharged from the main pump 2 is supplied to the left and right traveling motors 3d and 3e.
- the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 is the load pressure (maximum load pressure) of the boom cylinder 3b.
- the discharge flow rate of the main pump 2 is controlled so as to be higher than the target LS differential pressure, and the left and right traveling motors 3d and 3e rotate in the forward direction.
- the absolute pressure PLS which is the output pressure
- the differential pressure across the flow control valves 6d, 6e for traveling is also controlled to be equal to the target LS differential pressure. For this reason, as the traveling pilot pressure increases as described above, the output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 gradually decreases from Pa4 (first specified value) to Pa3 (second specified value). Similarly, the differential pressure across the flow control valves 6d and 6e is similarly reduced.
- the opening area characteristics of the flow control valves 6d and 6e for traveling are the opening areas that are similar to (approximately the same as in Comparative Example 1) in the first half of the spool stroke, and in the second half of the spool stroke.
- the opening area is larger than that of Comparative Example 1, and the spool stroke Stmax is set to have the same Abmax as that of Comparative Example 2.
- Abmax is an opening that can supply the traveling motors 3d and 3e with a predetermined flow rate QT required for traveling even when the output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 is reduced to Pa3 (second specified value). It is an area.
- the opening areas of the flow control valves 6d and 6e are smaller than those in the second comparative example. For this reason, when the travel operation lever is operated in a stroke area equal to or less than the half operation and the travel operation is performed, the flow rate supplied from the main pump 2 to the travel motors 3d and 3e is caused by fluctuations in travel load and changes in pump discharge pressure. It becomes difficult to be affected and good driving operability is obtained.
- variable throttle valve 80 is arranged in parallel with the flow rate detection valve 50, and the opening area of the variable throttle valve 80 is continuously increased from the fully closed position to the maximum.
- the opening areas of the flow control valves 6d and 6e are the same as those in Comparative Example 1.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve target LS differential pressure
- target LS differential pressure is also reduced at the same rate as the change in the traveling pilot pressure in accordance with the operation amount of the traveling operation lever, and the flow control valves 6d, 6e for traveling are reduced.
- the differential pressure before and after can be reduced.
- the flow rate supplied to the travel motors 3d and 3e can be finely adjusted according to the operation amount of the travel operation lever, and travel operability is greatly improved.
- An example of the operation of operating the travel control lever in the stroke area below the half operation is a work of going downhill by fine operation.
- a hydraulic excavator from a truck or trailer bed for transporting a hydraulic excavator
- Drive the excavator slowly to lower the excavator from the loading platform.
- the engine speed is often reduced to a speed within the range of the minimum (Nmin) to medium speed, for example, a low speed.
- Comparative Example 2 As described with reference to FIG. 4, the opening area characteristics of the flow control valves 6 d and 6 e for traveling are set so that the opening area is larger than that of Comparative Example 1 over the entire spool stroke. Is set. For this reason, when the hydraulic excavator is caused to travel slowly by operating the travel operation lever in a stroke region less than half operation, the flow rate supplied from the main pump 2 to the travel motors 3d, 3e is caused by fluctuations in travel load and pump discharge pressure. There was a problem that it was easily affected by changes and good operability could not be obtained.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 when the travel operation lever is fully operated changes as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 as the engine speed is decreased from the maximum Nrate. To do. That is, when the travel operation lever is fully operated, the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 changes in the engine speed range from Nrate to a low speed that is within a range from Nmin to medium speed. At the following engine speed, the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 hardly changes even when the traveling operation lever is operated. Further, when the engine speed is reduced to a speed within the range of Nmin to medium speed, for example, low-speed Na, the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 slightly decreases when the travel operation lever is fully operated.
- Comparative Example 2 in order to lower the hydraulic excavator from the truck for transporting the hydraulic excavator or the loading platform of the trailer, when the engine speed is reduced to a speed within the range of Nmin to medium speed and the traveling operation lever is finely operated,
- the opening areas of the flow control valves 6d and 6e for traveling are larger than those in the case of the comparative example 1 and are open, and the output pressure (target LS differential pressure) of the differential pressure reducing valve 51 is as shown in FIG.
- the rotation speed of the low-speed Na it is almost the same as the case where the traveling operation lever is not operated. For this reason, the flow rate supplied to the traveling motors 3d and 3e increases, and there is a possibility that the traveling speed is higher than expected by the operator, and the operability is impaired.
- the flow control valves 6d and 6e for traveling have an opening area smaller than that of the comparative example 2 over the entire spool stroke and travel operation.
- the opening area characteristic is set so as to have an opening area approximate to that of the first comparative example.
- the operation lever of the boom operation lever device 60b is operated in the left direction in the drawing in order to raise the boom, the operation pilot pressure b1 is generated, and the flow control valve 6b is switched to the left position in the drawing.
- the oil discharged from the main pump 2 is supplied to the bottom side of the boom cylinder 3b.
- the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 is the load pressure (maximum load pressure) of the boom cylinder 3b. )
- the discharge flow rate of the main pump 2 is controlled to be higher by Pa4, and the boom cylinder 3b is driven in the extending direction.
- the main pump 2 A state (saturation) in which the discharge flow rate is insufficient may occur.
- the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 is lower than the target LS differential pressure (Pa4)
- the absolute pressure PLS that is the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 11 is lower than the target LS differential pressure (absolute pressure PLS ⁇ Pa4).
- the conventional traveling speed is ensured during the traveling operation, the energy loss is reduced and the energy efficiency is improved, and the traveling operation lever is operated in a stroke region equal to or less than the half operation.
- the traveling operation lever is operated in a stroke region equal to or less than the half operation.
- the traveling fine operation work is performed with the engine speed reduced to a low speed
- the flow rate supplied to the traveling motors 3d and 3e can be finely adjusted according to the operation amount of the traveling operation lever. Unexpected and excessive driving speed does not occur, and driving operability is greatly improved.
- the output pressure of the differential pressure reducing valve 11 (the absolute pressure of the differential pressure between the discharge pressure of the main pump 2 and the maximum load pressure) is used as the pressure receiving portions 28a to 28e of the pressure compensating valves 7a to 7e.
- the target compensation differential pressure is set by introducing the pressure compensation valves 7a to 7e ..., the pressure compensation portions opposed to the pressure compensation valves 7a to 7e are provided, and the discharge pressure and the maximum load pressure of the main pump 2 are individually led to these pressure compensation portions.
- the pressure may be set.
- a construction machine other than a hydraulic excavator for example, a hydraulic crane, a wheeled excavator, etc.
- a traveling hydraulic motor for example, a hydraulic crane, a wheeled excavator, etc.
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図1は、本発明の一実施の形態における建設機械の油圧駆動装置の構成を示す図である。本実施の形態は、本発明をフロントスイング式の油圧ショベルの油圧駆動装置に適用した場合のものである。
本実施の形態の動作を図6を用いて説明する。図6は、走行操作レバーを操作したときのレバー操作量と、走行パイロット圧と、可変絞り弁80の開口面積と、差圧減圧弁51の出力圧(目標LS差圧)の変化を示すタイムチャートである。
操作レバー装置60a,60b,60c,60d,60e…の全ての操作レバーが中立の場合、走行操作レバーも中立であるため、シャトル弁70a,70b,70cによって検出される走行パイロット圧はタンク圧となる。このため、可変絞り弁80の受圧部80bにはタンク圧が導かれ、可変絞り弁80はバネ80aによって全閉位置に保たれる。
(b1)走行操作レバーを中立からフルまで徐々に操作した場合
まず、走行用の操作レバー装置60d,60eの操作レバーを中立からフルまで徐々に操作した場合について説明する。
エンジン回転数が定格のNrateにある状態で走行操作レバーをフル操作した場合は、差圧減圧弁51の出力圧(目標LS差圧)は最小の圧力Pa3(第2既定値)に低下し、流量制御弁6d,6eの前後差圧も最小の圧力Pa3(第2規定値)に低下する。
(b1)の場合と逆に可変絞り弁80の開口面積は徐々に小さくなるので、それに従いエンジン回転数が定格のNrateにある場合は差圧減圧弁51の出力圧(目標LS差圧)もPa3(第2既定値)からPa4(第1既定値)まで徐々に大きくなり、これに伴って流量制御弁6d,6eの前後差圧も同様に大きくなる。
エンジン回転数が定格のNrateにある状態で走行操作レバーをハーフ操作以下のストローク領域で操作した場合は、差圧減圧弁51の出力圧(目標LS差圧)は最大の圧力Pa4(第1既定値)からレバー操作量に応じて低下し、流量制御弁6d,6eの前後差圧もそれに応じて低下する。また、走行用の流量制御弁6d,6eは、走行操作レバーのハーフ操作以下のストローク領域に対応するスプールストローク領域、すなわちスプールストロークの前半では、比較例1と近似する開口面積となるように開口面積特性が設定されているため、流量制御弁6d,6eの開口面積は比較例2に比べて小さくなる。このため走行操作レバーをハーフ操作以下のストローク領域で操作して走行動作を行わせる場合に、メインポンプ2から走行モータ3d,3eに供給される流量が、走行負荷変動やポンプ吐出圧の変化の影響を受けにくくなり、良好な走行操作性が得られる。
走行以外の操作レバー装置60a,60b,60c…の操作レバーを操作した場合、走行操作レバーは中立であるため、上記(a)の場合と同様、エンジン回転数が定格のNrateにある場合は、エンジン回転数検出弁13の差圧減圧弁51の出力圧はPa4(第1既定値)であり、この出力圧Pa4が目標LS差圧としてLS制御弁12bの受圧部12dに導かれる。
以上のように本実施の形態によれば、走行動作時に従来通りの走行速度を確保しかつエネルギロスを低減してエネルギ効率を向上するとともに、走行操作レバーをハーフ操作以下のストローク領域で操作して走行動作を行わせる場合に、走行負荷変動やポンプ吐出圧の変化の影響を受けにくくなり、良好な走行操作性が得られる。
以上の実施の形態は本発明の精神の範囲内で種々の変更が可能である。例えば、上記実施の形態では、差圧減圧弁11の出力圧(メインポンプ2の吐出圧と最高負荷圧との差圧の絶対圧)を圧力補償弁7a~7e…の受圧部28a~28e…に導いて目標補償差圧を設定したが、圧力補償弁7a~7e…に対向する受圧部を設け、これらの受圧部にメインポンプ2の吐出圧と最高負荷圧を個別に導いて目標補償差圧を設定してもよい。
2 可変容量型油圧ポンプ(メインポンプ)
3a~3e アクチュエータ
3e,3e 走行用油圧モータ
4 コントロールバルブ
5 メインポンプからの圧油供給油路
6a~6e 流量制御弁
7a~7e 圧力補償弁
9a~9e シャトル弁
11 差圧減圧弁
12 ポンプ制御装置
12a 馬力制御傾転アクチュエータ
12b LS制御弁
12c LS制御傾転アクチュエータ
13 エンジン回転数検出弁(原動機回転数検出弁)
14 メインリリーフ弁
15 アンロード弁
24 ゲートロックレバー
30 パイロットポンプ
31a 圧油供給油路
31b パイロット油路
31c ゲートロック用切換弁上流のパイロット圧供給路
32 パイロットリリーフ弁
33 パイロット油圧源
50 流量検出弁
51 差圧減圧弁
60a~60e 操作レバー装置(操作装置)
60d,60e 走行用の操作レバー装置(操作装置)
70a~70c シャトル弁(走行検出装置)
71 信号油路
80 可変絞り弁
80a バネ
80b 受圧部
100 ゲートロック弁
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- 原動機により駆動される可変容量型のメインポンプと、
このメインポンプにより吐出された圧油により駆動される走行用の油圧モータを含む複数のアクチュエータと、
前記メインポンプから前記複数のアクチュエータに供給される圧油の流量を制御する走行用の流量制御弁を含む複数の流量制御弁と、
前記複数のアクチュエータの動作方向と動作速度を指示し、前記複数の流量制御弁の操作指令を出力する走行用の操作装置を含む複数の操作装置と、
前記複数の流量制御弁の前後差圧をそれぞれ制御する複数の圧力補償弁と、
前記メインポンプの吐出圧が前記複数のアクチュエータの最高負荷圧より目標差圧だけ高くなるようメインポンプの容量をロードセンシング制御するポンプ制御装置とを備え、
前記複数の圧力補償弁は、前記流量制御弁の前後差圧が前記メインポンプの吐出圧と前記複数のアクチュエータの最高負荷圧との差圧に保持されるようにそれぞれの流量制御弁の前後差圧を制御する建設機械の油圧駆動装置において、
前記走行用の油圧モータが駆動される走行動作時かどうかを検出する走行検出装置と、
前記走行検出装置の検出結果に基づいて、前記走行動作時でないときは前記ロードセンシング制御の目標差圧を第1規定値に設定し、前記走行動作時は前記ロードセンシング制御の目標差圧を前記第1規定値より小さい第2規定値に設定する目標差圧設定装置とを備え、
前記走行用の流量制御弁は、
前記走行用の操作装置をフル操作したときのスプールストロークでの開口面積が、前記ロードセンシング制御の目標差圧が前記第2規定値にあるときに走行に要求される所定流量が得られる大きさであり、
前記走行用の操作装置を微操作したときのスプールストローク領域での開口面積が、前記ロードセンシング制御の目標差圧が前記第1規定値にあるときに走行に要求される所定流量が得られる大きさの最大開口面積を有する走行用の流量制御弁の開口面積と近似する大きさとなる開口面積特性を有することを特徴とする建設機械の油圧駆動装置。 - 請求項1の建設機械の油圧駆動装置において、
前記目標差圧設定装置は、
前記エンジンにより駆動されるパイロットポンプと、
前記パイロットポンプ吐出油が通過する油路に配置され、前記パイロットポンプの吐出流量に応じて前後差圧を変化させる流量検出弁と、前記流量検出弁の前後差圧を絶対圧として生成し、前記ロードセンシング制御の目標差圧として出力する差圧減圧弁とを有する原動機回転数検出弁と、
前記パイロットポンプ吐出油が通過する油路に前記流量検出弁と並列に配置された可変絞り弁とを有し、
前記可変絞り弁は、
前記走行動作時でないときは全閉位置にあり、前記走行動作時は絞り位置にありかつ前記走行用の操作装置の操作量が最小から最大まで増加するにしたがって開口面積を全閉から最大まで連続的に増加させることを特徴とする建設機械の油圧駆動装置。
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