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Hydraulic drive system for work machine

US10301793B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 2014
Grant dateMay 28, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF15B2211/88
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

When hydraulic fluid discharged from a hydraulic actuator is to be recovered for driving a different hydraulic actuator, the recovery frequency is increased to achieve further energy saving. To this end, a pressure increasing circuit 36 is provided in which a communication pressure increasing valve 12 is disposed in a communication passage 26 that connects a bottom side line 23 of and a rod side line 24 a boom cylinder 4. A recovery control valve 11 is controlled such that, when a first operation unit 5 is operated in a boom lowering direction (own weight falling direction of the boom) and a second operation unit 6 is operated simultaneously, only if the pressure at the bottom side of the boom cylinder 4 is higher than the pressure at the arm cylinder side that is a recovery destination of hydraulic fluid, the recovery control valve 11 is opened to recover the flow rate discharged from the bottom side of the boom cylinder 4 to the arm cylinder side.

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