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Pump control apparatus for hydraulic work machine, pump control method and construction machine

US8136355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2006
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C14/065
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pump control apparatus for a hydraulic work machine includes: a rotation speed setting device that sets a target rotation speed for an engine; a rotation speed control device that controls an engine rotation speed so as to adjust the engine rotation speed to the target rotation speed; a first variable hydraulic pump used to drive a work hydraulic actuator, driven by the engine; a second variable hydraulic pump used to drive a cooling fan, driven by the engine; and a pump control device that controls an output flow rate of the first variable hydraulic pump and an output flow rate of the second variable hydraulic pump so as to ensure that a sum of an intake torque of the first variable hydraulic pump and an intake torque of the second variable hydraulic pump does not exceed an engine output torque determined in advance based upon the target rotation speed. The pump control device a) controls the output flow rate of the second variable hydraulic pump based upon the target rotation speed and a target output flow rate of the second variable hydraulic pump assuring a required cooling air volume at the cooling fan; and b) regulates the intake torque of the first variable hydraulic pump …

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