Traveling system for construction equipment
AssigneeVolvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden AB
InventorJae Hoon Lee
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Abstract
A traveling system for construction equipment is provided, which can secure an initial traveling manipulability regardless of a low-speed traveling or a high-speed traveling. If the high-speed traveling is selected and the traveling is manipulated, the inclination angle of a swash plate of a hydraulic pump is variably controlled, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling.
Claims17
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling spool to control signal pressure being applied to shift the traveling spool;
- a manipulation amount sensor sensing a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator and outputting a detection signal;
- an electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the electro-proportional control valve;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling
- wherein, if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than a minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pi-max the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator outputting a control signal to shift the traveling spool;
- a first electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
- a second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool applying a second signal pressure, which is in proportion to the electric signal inputted to correspond to a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator, to the traveling spool;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the first electro-proportional control valve and the second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling
- wherein, if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than a minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pi-max the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling spool to control signal pressure being applied to shift the traveling spool;
- a manipulation amount sensor sensing a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator and outputting a detection signal;
- an electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the electro-proportional control valve;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling, and
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than a minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is proportionally increased in accordance with the manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator at the same angle a as in the low-speed traveling.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed select switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator installed in a flow path between the pilot trump and the traveling spool to control signal pressure being applied to shift the traveling spool;
- a manipulation amount sensor sensing a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator and outputting a detection signal;
- an electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the electro-proportional control valve;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling, and
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than a minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pa that is lower than a manipulation amount Pi-max the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax by the predetermined flow rate.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting anyone of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling spool to control signal pressure being applied to shift the traveling spool;
- a manipulation amount sensor sensing a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator and outputting a detection signal;
- an electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the electro-proportional control valve;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling manipulated the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of tip hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling, and
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes a minimum flow rate Qmin up to a predetermined manipulation amount Pb, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than the minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa from the predetermined manipulation amount Pb up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pi-max the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling spool to control signal pressure being controlled to shift the traveling spool;
- a manipulation amount sensor sensing a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator and outputting a detection signal;
- an electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal outputted from an outside;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the electro-proportional control valve;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling,
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes a minimum flow rate Qmin up to a predetermined manipulation amount Pb, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than the minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa from the predetermined manipulation amount Pb up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is proportionally increased in accordance with the manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator at the same angle a as in the low-speed traveling.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow oath between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator installed in a flow oath between the pilot pump and the traveling spool to control signal pressure being applied to shift the traveling spool;
- a manipulation amount sensor sensing a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator and outputting a detection signal;
- an electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
- and
- a controller outputting the electric signal to the electro-proportional control valve;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling, and
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes a minimum flow rate Qmin up to a predetermined manipulation amount Pb, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than the minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa from the predetermined manipulation amount Pb up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pa that is lower than a manipulation amount the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax by the predetermined flow rate.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator outputting a control signal to shift the traveling spool;
- a first electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
- a second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool applying a second signal pressure, which is in proportion to the electric signal inputted to correspond to a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator, to the traveling spool;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the first electro-proportional control valve and the second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling, and
- wherein, if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than a minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is proportionally increased in accordance with the manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator at the same angle a as in the low-speed traveling.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator outputting a control signal to shift the traveling spool;
- a first electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic puma by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
- a second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool applying a second signal pressure, which is in proportion to the electric signal inputted to correspond to a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator, to the traveling spool;
- and
- a controller outputting the electric signal to the first electro-proportional control valve and the second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling, and
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than a minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pa that is lower than a manipulation amount Pi-max the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax by the predetermined flow rate.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator outputting a control signal to shift the traveling spool;
- a first electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
- a second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool applying a second signal pressure, which is in proportion to the electric signal inputted to correspond to a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator, to the traveling spool;
- and
- a controller outputting the electric signal to the first electro-proportional control valve and the second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic a predetermined flow rate in comparison low-speed traveling, and
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes a minimum flow rate Qmin up to a predetermined manipulation amount Pb, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than the minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa from the predetermined manipulation amount Pb up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pi-max the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax.
A traveling system for construction equipment, comprising:
- a variable-displacement hydraulic pump and a pilot pump connected to an engine;
- a variable-displacement traveling motor connected to the hydraulic pump;
- a traveling speed selection switch selecting any one of a low-speed traveling and a high-speed traveling of the construction equipment;
- a solenoid valve installed in a flow path between the pilot pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control an inclination angle of a swash plate of the traveling motor in accordance with a signal inputted from the traveling speed selection switch;
- a traveling spool installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the traveling motor to be shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the traveling motor;
- a traveling manipulator outputting a control signal to shift the traveling spool;
- a first electro-proportional control valve variably controlling a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump by controlling an inclination angle of a swash plate of the hydraulic pump in proportion to an electric signal inputted from an outside;
- a second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool applying a second signal pressure, which is in proportion to the electric signal inputted to correspond to a manipulation amount of the traveling manipulator, to the traveling spool;
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- a controller outputting the electric signal to the first electro-proportional control valve and the second electro-proportional control valve for the traveling spool;
- wherein, if the controller senses that the high-speed traveling is selected by the traveling speed selection switch and the traveling is manipulated by the traveling manipulator, the inclination angle of the swash plate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled to be in proportion to the electric signal outputted from the controller, so that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined flow rate in comparison to the low-speed traveling, and
- wherein if the high-speed traveling of the traveling device is selected by the traveling speed selection switch, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump set on the basis of the low-speed traveling is controlled, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump is variably controlled in a manner that the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes a minimum flow rate Qmin up to a predetermined manipulation amount Pb, the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes higher than the minimum flow rate Qmin by the predetermined flow rate Qa from the predetermined manipulation amount Pb up to a manipulation amount Pi-min the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump starts to increase, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax at a manipulation amount Pa that is lower than a manipulation amount the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes maximum Qmax by the predetermined flow rate.
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