# US 7,607,245 B2 · Construction machine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,607,245 B2 - Document ID: US7607245B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/528,575 - Filed: 2002-09-26 - Published: 2006-03-02 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2002-09-26 - Assignees: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hidetoshi Satake; Yukihiro Tatsuno - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7607245B2 ## CPC - E02F 9/2253: {Controlling the travelling speed of vehicles, e.g. adjusting travelling speed according to implement loads, control of hydrostatic transmission} - E02F 9/2235: {including an electronic controller} - E02F 9/2242: {including an electronic controller} - E02F 9/2292: {Systems with two or more pumps} - E02F 9/2296: {Systems with a variable displacement pump} - E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00) ## Abstract A construction machine according to the present invention includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump (11, 12) driven by a prime mover (10), a single traveling actuator (5) driven with pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump (11), a plurality of work actuators (2a, 4d to 4f) driven with the pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump (11, 12), a plurality of control valves (13 to 17) that control flows of the pressure oil from the hydraulic pump (11) to each of the traveling actuator (5) and the plurality of work actuators (2a, 4d to 4f), a detection means (24) for detecting a drive command for the traveling actuator (5), and a flow rate control means (11a, 30, 40, 43) for increasing a maximum flow rate of the hydraulic pump (11) when the drive command for the traveling actuator (5) is detected with the detection means (24). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A construction machine comprising: a first variable displacement hydraulic pump and a second variable displacement hydraulic pump that are driven by a prime mover; a single traveling actuator driven with pressure oil discharged from the first variable displacement hydraulic pump; a plurality of work actuators driven with the pressure oil discharged from at least one of the first variable displacement hydraulic pump and the second variable displacement hydraulic pump; a plurality of control valves that control flows of the pressure oil from the first variable displacement hydraulic pump and the second variable displacement hydraulic pump to each of the traveling actuator and the plurality of work actuators; a traveling command detection device that detects a drive command for the traveling actuator; a work command detection device that detects a work command for an actuator for a work front attachment among the plurality of work actuators; and a flow rate control device that increases a maximum flow rate of the first variable displacement hydraulic pump, wherein the flow rate control device comprises a displacement angle control device that adjusts a maximum displacement angle of the first variable displacement hydraulic pump, and when the drive command for the traveling actuator is detected with the traveling command detection device and the work command is not detected with the work command detection device, the displacement angle control device sets the maximum displacement angle that is larger than the maximum displacement angle set when both the drive command and the work command are detected, and the maximum displacement angle set when the drive command is not detected. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A construction machine of claim 1, wherein the construction machine is a wheeled hydraulic excavator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The construction machine of claim 2, wherein the work actuators include the actuator for the work front attachment and a revolving actuator that revolves a revolving superstructure, the actuator for the work front attachment including a boom actuator that drives a boom, an arm actuator that drives an arm, and a work tool actuator that drives a work tool; and the control valves include a traveling control valve that controls a flow of the pressure oil to the traveling actuator, a revolving control valve that controls a flow of the pressure oil to the revolving actuator, a boom control valve that controls a flow of the pressure oil to the boom actuator, and arm control valve that controls a flow of the pressure oil to the arm actuator, and a work tool control valve that controls a flow of the pressure oil to the work tool actuator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The construction machine of claim 3, further comprising a spare control valve. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The construction machine of claim 4, further comprising a pair of crawler travel actuators that drive a pair of crawlers respectively, wherein: the traveling control valve and the spare control valve control flows of the pressure oil to the pair of the crawler travel actuators respectively. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The construction machine of claim 1, wherein the flow rate control device further comprises a rotation speed control device that controls a rotation speed of the prime mover, and increases the rotation speed of the prime mover as well as increasing the maximum displacement angle of the first variable displacement hydraulic pump when the drive command for the traveling actuator is detected with the traveling command detection device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The construction machine of claim 6, further comprising: a travel pedal that is operated to drive the traveling actuator; a target rotation speed calculation unit for traveling that calculates a first target rotation speed of the prime mover which is set suitable for traveling in accordance with an extent to which the travel pedal is operated; and a target rotation speed calculation unit for working that calculates a second target rotation speed of the prime mover which is set suitable for working in accordance with an extend to which the travel pedal is operated, wherein a maximum value of the first target rotation speed for the traveling is set greater than a maximum value of the second target rotation speed for working. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The construction machine of claim 7, wherein the rotation speed control device controls the rotation speed of the prime mover to the second target rotation speed for working when the work command is detected with the work command detection device.