# US 10,309,079 B2 · Hydraulic control system for work machine

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- Number: US 10,309,079 B2
- Document ID: US10309079B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/120,559
- Filed: 2015-04-14
- Published: 2017-01-12
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2014-09-12
- Assignees: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hidekazu Moriki; Shinya Imura; Kouji Ishikawa; Ryohei Yamashita
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309079B2

## CPC

- E02F 3/422: {Drive systems for bucket-arms, front-end loaders, dumpers or the like}
- E02F 3/425: {Drive systems for dipper-arms, backhoes or the like}
- E02F 9/2221: {Control of flow rate; Load sensing arrangements (E02F9/2203 take precedence over E02F9/2221)}
- E02F 9/2235: {including an electronic controller}
- E02F 9/2242: {including an electronic controller}
- E02F 9/2282: {Systems using center bypass type changeover valves}
- E02F 9/2285: {Pilot-operated systems}
- E02F 9/2292: {Systems with two or more pumps}
- E02F 9/2296: {Systems with a variable displacement pump}
- F15B 11/17: using two or more pumps
- F15B 13/06: for use with two or more servomotors
- F15B 2211/20576: with multiple pumps
- F15B 2211/255: Flow control functions
- F15B 2211/265: Control of multiple pressure sources
- F15B 2211/3059: having multiple valves for multiple output members
- F15B 2211/30595: with additional valves between the groups of valves for multiple output members
- F15B 2211/6652: Control of the pressure source, e.g. control of the swash plate angle
- F15B 2211/6654: Flow rate control
- F15B 2211/7051: Linear output members
- F15B 2211/7135: Combinations of output members of different types, e.g. single-acting cylinders with rotary motors
- F15B 2211/7142: the output members being arranged in multiple groups
- E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00)
- F15B: SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a hydraulic control system for a work machine that is capable of reducing the loss caused by flow division while reducing a decrease in the speed of a hydraulic actuator due to a combined operation. The hydraulic control system for a work machine includes a first hydraulic actuator, one hydraulic pump, a second hydraulic actuator, and another hydraulic pump. The hydraulic control system further includes operating instruction detection means and pump flow control means. The operating instruction detection means detects that operating instructions are issued to the first hydraulic actuator and the second hydraulic actuator. The pump flow control means individually adjusts the delivery flow rate of the one hydraulic pump and the another hydraulic pump in accordance with operation amounts designated by the operating instructions for the first and second hydraulic actuators. When the first and second hydraulic actuators are simultaneously operated, the pump flow control means increases the delivery flow rate of the one hydraulic pump to a higher rate than when the first hydraulic actuator is operated and the second hydraulic actuator is not operated.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A work machine, comprising:
a first hydraulic actuator;
one hydraulic pump that is capable of supplying hydraulic fluid to the first hydraulic actuator through a first hydraulic actuator primary spool;
a second hydraulic actuator;
another hydraulic pump that is capable of supplying hydraulic fluid to the second hydraulic actuator through a second hydraulic actuator primary spool;
a first hydraulic actuator secondary spool that is capable of placing the first hydraulic actuator in communication with the another hydraulic pump;
operating instruction detection means that detects an issuance of operating instructions to the first and second hydraulic actuators; and
pump flow control means that is capable of adjusting the delivery flow rate of the one hydraulic pump and the delivery flow rate of the another hydraulic pump on an individual basis in accordance with operation amounts designated by the operating instructions for the first and second hydraulic actuators, the operating instructions being detected by the operating instruction detection means,
wherein, when the first and second hydraulic actuators are operated in combination after an independent operation of the first hydraulic actuator, the pump flow control means increases a target flow rate to be supplied to the first hydraulic actuator primary spool and decreases a target flow rate to be supplied to the first hydraulic actuator secondary spool, and increases the delivery flow rate of the one hydraulic pump based on the increased target flow rate and decreases the delivery flow rate of the another hydraulic pump based on the decreased target flow rate.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The work machine according to claim 1, further comprising:
communication control means that is capable of adjusting an opening for communication between the first hydraulic actuator and the another hydraulic pump;
wherein the communication control means interrupts the communication opening when the first and second hydraulic actuators are operated in combination.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The work machine according to claim 2, wherein the first hydraulic actuator is a boom cylinder, and the second hydraulic actuator is an arm cylinder or a bucket cylinder.

### Claim 4

A work machine comprising:
a first hydraulic actuator;
one hydraulic pump that is capable of supplying hydraulic fluid to the first hydraulic actuator through a first hydraulic actuator primary spool;
a second hydraulic actuator;
another hydraulic pump that is capable of supplying hydraulic fluid to the second hydraulic actuator through a second hydraulic actuator primary spool;
a first hydraulic actuator secondary spool that is capable of placing the first hydraulic actuator in communication with the another hydraulic pump;
operating instruction detection means that detects an issuance of operating instructions to the first and second hydraulic actuators;
pump flow control means that is capable of adjusting the delivery flow rate of the one hydraulic pump and the delivery flow rate of the another hydraulic pump on an individual basis in accordance with operation amounts designated by the operating instructions for the first and second hydraulic actuators, the operating instructions being detected by the operating instruction detection means; and
communication control means that is capable of adjusting an opening for communication between the first hydraulic actuator and the another hydraulic pump,
wherein, when the first and second hydraulic actuators are operated in combination, the pump flow control means increases the delivery flow rate of the one hydraulic pump to a higher rate than when the first hydraulic actuator is operated and the second hydraulic actuator is not operated,
wherein the communication control means interrupts the communication opening when the first and second hydraulic actuators are operated in combination,
wherein the first hydraulic actuator is a boom cylinder, and
wherein the second hydraulic actuator is an arm cylinder or a bucket cylinder.