JP4851857B2 - Method and apparatus for controlling pump flow rate - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pump flow rate control method and a control apparatus, and more particularly to a variable displacement hydraulic pump connected to an open center hydraulic control valve that supplies pressure oil to a hydraulic actuator for driving a load in a construction machine. The present invention relates to a flow rate control method and a control device for the pump when the hydraulic actuator is activated.

  FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1 shows a variable displacement hydraulic pump connected to an open center type directional switching valve that supplies pressure oil to a hydraulic actuator that drives a load.

  And in this patent document 1, in order to improve the responsiveness of the switching of the direction switching valve with respect to the operation of the pilot operated valve and the followability of the increase and decrease of the pump flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump with respect to the operation of the pilot operated valve, Type hydraulic pump, an actuator driven by pressure oil discharged from the variable displacement hydraulic pump, a direction switching valve for controlling the flow of pressure oil discharged from the variable displacement hydraulic pump and supplied to the actuator, A pilot operation valve capable of outputting a plurality of pilot pressures for switching the direction switching valve, a pilot pump for supplying pressure oil to the pilot operation valves, and a maximum value among the plurality of pilot pressures output from the pilot operation valves Based on the selection valve for selecting and the corresponding pilot pressure selected by this selection valve In a hydraulic control apparatus for a construction machine including a flow rate control apparatus for controlling a discharge flow rate of a variable displacement hydraulic pump, a first signal line for guiding the corresponding pilot pressure selected by the selection valve, and the first signal line A pressure control valve that converts a discharge pressure of the pilot pump into a pump control signal that controls driving of the flow rate control device in accordance with a pilot pressure guided by a signal line; the pilot pump and the pressure control valve; And a second signal line for guiding a pump control signal converted by the pressure control valve to the flow rate control device is disclosed.

  3 to 5 are diagrams illustrating examples of phenomena and problems in an open center type directional control valve (hereinafter referred to as a hydraulic control valve) connected to a variable displacement hydraulic pump. FIG. 3A shows a general hydraulic control circuit corresponding to a state in which the pressure control valve and the pilot pump are omitted in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, and FIG. 3B shows the hydraulic control valve. 6 is a graph for explaining the relationship between the main spool stroke ST, that is, the flow rate in the valve with respect to the valve operation amount.

  In FIG. 3A, an open center type hydraulic control valve VL1 is connected to the upper side of the discharge side of the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM via pipes L1 and L2. A hydraulic actuator 106 which is a cylinder is arranged. Pressure oil signals from the pilot pressure generating unit 102 are supplied to the left and right pressure oil signal receiving units 108 and 110 of the hydraulic control valve VL1 via the pipes pa and pb. Further, a high pressure selection means 112 is provided between the pipes pa and pb, and the selected pressure oil signal is given to a flow rate adjustment means 114 for adjusting the angle of the swash plate 100 of the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM. .

  The flow rate adjusting means 114 is constituted by a hydraulic cylinder, and a spring 114B is provided in the hydraulic chamber on the rod 114A side. Therefore, the angle of the swash plate 100 depends on the selected pressure oil signal and the elasticity of the spring 114B. Is determined in correspondence with the position of the rod 114A in which the two are balanced. When the control rod 102A of the pilot pressure generating unit 102 is operated and the rod 114A moves in the direction of arrow (A), the swash plate 100 rotates in the direction of arrow (B) so that the pump discharge amount is increased. In this example, a positive control hydraulic control system is configured.

FIG. 3B shows that the position of the valve operation amount ST at which the load, that is, the rod 106A starts to actually move is x1, x2, x3, and xj according to the magnitude of the load coupled to the rod 106A of the hydraulic actuator 106. So different. That is, when operating the control stick 102A to give a pressure oil signal to the pressure receiving unit 108, since the load is relatively light when the load is 50 kg, the flow rate Q _CYL flows to the hydraulic actuator 106 when the operation amount ST is x1. start. However, since the load is relatively heavy when the load is 200 kg, the flow rate Q _CYL starts to flow through the hydraulic actuator 106 when the operation amount ST is x3. The arrow Z indicates a tendency that the position where the flow starts gradually changes according to the load.

  FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram for explaining such a phenomenon, and a transition in the case where a pressure oil signal is given to the pressure oil signal receiving unit 108 by operating the operating rod 102A for the open center type hydraulic control valve VL1. Indicates the state. That is, when the hydraulic control valve VL1 shown in FIG. 3 (a) gradually operates the control stick 102A from the neutral position to start supplying a pressure oil signal to the pressure receiving portion 108, the hydraulic control valve VL1 shown in FIG. The passage PS1 as an open center and the passage PS2 leading to the actuator 106 can be regarded as equivalently having variable throttles TH1 and TH2, respectively. Here, reference symbol A1 is a passage area of the variable throttle TH1, and A2 is a passage area of the variable throttle TH2.

  Now, in the initial state where the position of the valve operation amount ST is as small as x1, the passage area A1 is much larger than A2, so that when the load LD acting through the rod 106A is large, the pressure oil Q from the pump PM It does not flow toward PS2, but flows only toward passage PS1. When the valve operation amount ST is further increased, the passage area A1 is decreased, and at the same time, A2 is increased. When the pressure drop δ1 at the throttle TH1 becomes equal to or higher than the pressure P (LD) acting on the port C by the load LD, the throttle TH2 is reduced. However, since a pressure drop δ2 at the throttle TH2 also occurs at that time, in practice, when δ1> P (LD) + δ2, the flow of the passage PS2 is continuously formed. The

  Thus, if the position of the valve operation amount ST that starts flowing through the passage PS2 differs depending on the load LD, it is difficult for the driver who operates the actuator 106 because the operation position of the control stick 106A changes depending on the load. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), a problem has been pointed out that even if a heavy load (Nkg) is attempted to start slowly, the start at the position xj is steep and a comfortable driving operation cannot be performed.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining the contents of countermeasures that have been conventionally employed in order to solve such problems. That is, in FIG. 4B, instead of the open center passage area A1 indicated by the solid line, the passage area A1 ′ indicated by the broken line is lowered so that the break point BP1 becomes the break point BP2. In the vicinity of the initial position ST0, the passage area A1 ′ of the open center in BP2 is formed to be almost zero compared to BP1. Further, the passage area A2 of the passage PS2 flowing to the load side indicated by another solid line is not changed, and gradually rises from ST0 to the break point BP3 and then rises steeply. In that case, it is possible to form the passage area A2 as indicated by the chain line α. However, as described above, the passage area A2 does not match the sense of operation of the driver, and is usually formed so as to have characteristics as indicated by the solid line A2. The Here, forming means that a notch is appropriately formed on the outer peripheral surface of the main spool of the hydraulic control valve. Further, the break points BP1 to BP3 are provided in the drawing for easy explanation, but it is natural that the break points are formed smoothly in the actual passage area.

  If the characteristic of the open center passage area A1 ′ is formed as shown in FIG. 4B, the position at which the hydraulic actuator starts to move is shifted according to the magnitude of the load as shown in FIG. 3B. The start of the heavy load can be increased not slowly but slowly.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-252661

  However, it has been found that when the passage areas A1 'and A2 in FIG.

  In other words, in FIG. 5, the pressure P on the discharge side of the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM can be started at the position corresponding to the valve operation amount ST2 in the case of the heavy load LD1, and the passage area characteristics are further increased by increasing the valve operation amount ST. The heavy load LD1 is driven according to A2-1. However, in the case of the light load LD2, it is considered that the light pressure LD2 can be activated by the valve operation amount ST1, but actually, as shown in FIG. 4B, the passage area A1 ′ of the throttle TH1 is shown. -2 is so small that it hardly flows from the passage PS1 to the tank T. At the same time, since the passage area A2-1 of the throttle TH2 is still small, the pressure oil supplied from the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM reaches the passage PS2, further increases the valve operation amount, and reaches ST3. The light load LD2 is normally driven. In FIG. 5, the pressure P on the vertical axis on the right side indicates the discharge side pressure of the pump PM. The pressure P is proportional to the square of Q / Ai where Ai is the passage area of the throttle and Q is the flow rate.

  Accordingly, despite the light load LD2, back pressure is applied to the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM due to the throttle TH2 in the portion corresponding to the hatched portion S2 in FIG. 5, and the prime mover that drives the pump PM is provided. It is wastefully driven, that is, energy is wasted.

  FIG. 5 shows a comparison between a heavy load and a light load. Even in the case of a medium load, the area of the hatched portion S2 is relatively small, but the point that energy is wasted is the same. It is. The pressure increase on the discharge side of the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM shown in FIG. 5 is determined by the characteristics of the passage areas A1 ′ and A2 of the hydraulic control valve itself. Each time that is driven, energy is wasted.

  As described above, the present inventors focused on the problem of wasteful energy consumption at the time of starting the load, and as a result of intensive analysis, examination and efforts to solve this, the load pressure and variable capacity type at the time of starting the load By detecting the discharge side pressure of the hydraulic pump and when the discharge side pressure increases by a predetermined value from the detected load pressure, the flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump is instantaneously decreased, thereby It was found out that the pressure oil squeezing can be eliminated.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a flow control method and a control device for a variable displacement hydraulic pump that eliminates the stagnation of pressure oil that occurs on the discharge side of the variable displacement hydraulic pump when the load is started. .

In order to achieve the above object, a flow control method for a variable displacement hydraulic pump according to the present invention includes a variable displacement connected to an open center hydraulic control valve for supplying and discharging pressure oil to a hydraulic actuator for driving a load. The hydraulic pressure pump, the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting the swash plate angle of the pump, the first control signal for instructing the spool position of the hydraulic control valve, and the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump The variable displacement type at the time of load activation in a hydraulic apparatus having a control device formed on the basis of a first control signal and having a control stick for giving a second control signal to command the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism A method for controlling a flow rate of a hydraulic pump, wherein the method detects the load pressure acting on the hydraulic actuator and a discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump. The swash plate angle so as to decrease the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement pump when the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump increases more than the load pressure required to start the load and exceeds a predetermined pressure. and controlling the adjusting mechanism, and wherein the configuring pressurized et al.

  Further, the flow rate control device of the variable displacement hydraulic pump according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a hydraulic actuator for driving a load, an open center type hydraulic control valve for supplying and discharging pressure oil to the hydraulic actuator, A variable displacement hydraulic pump connected to the hydraulic control valve; a swash plate angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting a swash plate angle of the variable displacement hydraulic pump; a first control signal for instructing a spool position of the hydraulic control valve; A control device having a control stick for giving a second control signal which is formed based on the first control signal and commands the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism to command the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. A flow control device for the variable displacement hydraulic pump at the time of starting the load in the provided hydraulic device, wherein the control device operates on the negative actuator acting on the hydraulic actuator. A load pressure detecting means for detecting pressure, a discharge side pressure detecting means for detecting a discharge side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump, and a discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump than a load pressure required for starting the load. And a control means for controlling the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism so as to decrease the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump when the pressure increases and exceeds a predetermined pressure.

  In this case, the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism may include a hydraulic cylinder having a rod coupled to an end of the swash plate.

  Further, in that case, the first and second control signals given from the control device may be pressure oil signals, and the second control signals may be formed via high pressure selection means.

  Further, the control means for controlling the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism is provided from a discharge side pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure of the pressure oil signal supplied from the load pressure detecting means and the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. A pressure control valve that is input so as to oppose the pressure of the pressure oil signal, and the pressure control valve is provided with a spring that is urged in the same direction as the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detecting means; Further, the pressure control valve is supplied with pressure of a pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detection means and a pressure given from a discharge side pressure detection means for detecting a discharge side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. A first flow path for connecting a pressure oil signal supplied from the high pressure selection means to an oil chamber of a hydraulic cylinder of the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism in a state superior to the pressure of the oil signal; and the variable displacement pump In the state where the pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the discharge pressure detection means for detecting the discharge side pressure is more dominant than the pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detection means and the biasing force by the spring, the high pressure selection means And a second flow path connecting the oil chamber of the hydraulic cylinder of the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism to the tank is formed.

  In this case, the load pressure detecting means can be constituted by a pipe line connected to a pressure oil supply passage to the hydraulic actuator in the hydraulic control valve.

  In addition, the hydraulic device can preferably operate the variable displacement hydraulic pump in a positive manner.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a variable displacement hydraulic pump connected to an open center hydraulic control valve for supplying and discharging pressure oil to a hydraulic actuator for driving a load, and a swash plate of the pump A swash plate angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting an angle, a first control signal for instructing a spool position of the hydraulic control valve, and a first control signal for instructing a discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. And a flow rate control method for the variable displacement hydraulic pump at the time of starting the load in a hydraulic device including a control device having a control stick for giving a second control signal to command the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism. Detecting the load pressure acting on the hydraulic actuator and the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump; and the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump causing the load to occur. Controlling the swash plate angle adjustment mechanism to decrease the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement pump when the pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure and exceeds a predetermined pressure, and the swash plate angle adjustment mechanism, Since the step of controlling eliminates the flow of pressure oil on the discharge side of the variable displacement pump, the flow of pressure oil on the discharge side of the variable displacement pump at the time of starting the load is eliminated. Since energy is not wasted, it is possible to realize an environment-friendly and energy-efficient construction machine operation.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a hydraulic actuator for driving a load, an open center type hydraulic control valve for supplying and discharging pressure oil to the hydraulic actuator, and a variable capacity connected to the hydraulic control valve Type hydraulic pump, a swash plate angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting a swash plate angle of the variable displacement hydraulic pump, a first control signal for instructing a spool position of the hydraulic control valve, and a discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. When the load is activated in a hydraulic device including a control device that is formed based on the first control signal to be commanded and has a control stick for giving a second control signal to command the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism. A flow control device for the variable displacement hydraulic pump, wherein the load pressure detecting means detects the load pressure acting on the hydraulic actuator, and the variable displacement hydraulic pump. Discharge side pressure detecting means for detecting the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump, and when the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump is higher than a load pressure required for starting the load and exceeds a predetermined pressure, the variable displacement type Since it is comprised from the control means which controls the said swash plate angle adjustment mechanism so that the discharge flow volume of a hydraulic pump may be reduced, there exists an effect similar to the effect described in Claim 1.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism includes a hydraulic cylinder having a rod coupled to the end of the swash plate. It is possible to use a conventionally used mechanism as it is.

  According to the present invention described in claim 4, since the first and second control signals given from the control device are pressure oil signals, and the second control signal is formed via the high pressure selection means, Conventionally used pilot pressure generators can be used as they are.

  According to the present invention described in claim 5, the control means for controlling the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism is configured to obtain the pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detecting means and the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. A pressure control valve that is input so as to oppose the pressure of the pressure oil signal supplied from the discharge-side pressure detection means to be detected, and the same pressure control valve as the pressure oil signal supplied from the load pressure detection means. A spring that urges in the direction is provided, and the pressure control valve detects the pressure on the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detecting means and the urging force by the spring to detect the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump A first flow path that connects the pressure oil signal provided from the high pressure selection means to the oil chamber of the hydraulic cylinder of the swash plate angle adjustment mechanism in a state that is superior to the pressure of the pressure oil signal provided from the discharge side pressure detection means The pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the discharge side pressure detecting means for detecting the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump is more dominant than the pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detecting means and the biasing force by the spring. In the state, a second fluid passage that blocks the hydraulic oil signal given from the high pressure selection means and connects the oil chamber of the hydraulic cylinder of the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism to the tank is formed. It is only necessary to install the above-mentioned pressure control valve between the high pressure selection means and the oil chamber of the hydraulic cylinder of the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism. Therefore, the hydraulic device can be realized with a relatively simple configuration.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the load pressure detecting means is constituted by a pipe line connected to the pressure oil supply passage to the hydraulic actuator in the hydraulic control valve, a special pressure detecting device is provided. There is no need to prepare.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the hydraulic apparatus can provide a configuration suitable for operating the variable displacement hydraulic pump in a positive manner.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments based on embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a hydraulic control valve having an open center passage 26, and a hydraulic cylinder 18 for connecting a load (not shown) is connected to the upper side thereof via a rod 18A. In the figure, a main spool (not shown) of the hydraulic control valve 10 is in a neutral position. Reference numerals 22 a and 22 b indicate pressure oil supply passages in the hydraulic control valve 10.

  At the left and right ends of the hydraulic control valve 10, pressure receiving portions 10a and 10b for receiving pressure oil signals supplied from the pilot pressure oil signal generating device 16 having the control stick 16A through the pipelines 16a and 16b are provided. Yes. Reference numeral 16B is a high pressure selecting means, and the higher pressure oil signal is selected from the pipes 16a and 16b.

  A variable displacement hydraulic pump PM that is rotationally driven by the prime mover 40 is disposed below the hydraulic control valve 10, and a line L on the discharge side thereof is connected to the passage 26 as illustrated. A check valve 20 is provided branching from the line L, and the pressure oil flowing through the passage 26 flows toward the check valve 20 as the spool moves left and right. The variable displacement hydraulic pump PM is provided with a swash plate 28, and a rod 14A of the hydraulic cylinder 14 is coupled to the end of the swash plate, and the rod 14A moves in the direction of the arrow (A). As a result, the swash plate 28 is rotated in the direction of arrow (b) to increase the discharge flow rate of the pump PM.

  The oil chamber 14B defined by the piston provided at the left end of the rod 14A is supplied with pressure oil from the high pressure selection means 16B via the passage 12A of the pressure control valve 12. Accordingly, when the control rod 16A of the pilot pressure oil signal generating means 16 is not operated, the pressure of the pressure oil signal from the high pressure selection means 16B is the tank pressure, and the rod 14A is caused by the elastic force of the spring 30. It moves to the left end, and the discharge flow rate of the pump PM is kept almost zero. Pipe lines 24 and 22 indicated by broken lines are connected to the pressure control valve 12 so as to oppose each other from above and below.

  The conduit 24 is branched from the discharge side line of the pump PM so as to apply the discharge pressure P (PM) of the pump PM to the pressure control valve 12. Further, the pipe line 22 is branched and connected from the passages 22 a and 22 b in the hydraulic control valve 10, and the load LD applies a load pressure P (CYL) acting on the oil chamber 18 B below the hydraulic cylinder 18. The control valve 12 is provided.

  Reference numeral A2 equivalently indicates the passage area of the pressure oil supplied to the hydraulic cylinder 18 which is a hydraulic actuator, as described with reference to FIG.

  Reference numeral 36 is a spring that urges the spool inside the pressure control valve 12 upward together with the load pressure P (CYL). The biasing force ΔP of the spring 36 compensates for the flow path resistance generated when the pressure oil is supplied from the pump PM to the hydraulic cylinder 18 in a state in which the passage area A2 of the hydraulic control valve 10 loses the throttling effect in the transient state. Is set to about.

  As shown in the drawing, the pressure control valve 12 is formed with a flow path 12A, a flow path 12B, and a tank port. Therefore, the sum of the load pressure P (CYL) and the biasing force ΔP of the spring 36 is obtained. In a state where the pressure is superior to the discharge pressure P (PM) on the pump PM side, the pressure oil signal from the high pressure selection means 16B is supplied from the flow path 12A to the oil chamber 14B of the hydraulic cylinder 14. On the other hand, when the discharge pressure P (PM) on the pump PM side is more dominant than the sum of the load pressure P (CYL) and the biasing force ΔP of the spring 36, the pressure oil signal from the high pressure selection means 16B is blocked, Instead, the oil chamber 14B of the hydraulic cylinder 14 is connected to the tank T side via the flow path 12B. Therefore, the rod 14A is returned in the direction opposite to the arrow (A) by the spring 36, and the discharge flow rate of the pump PM is reduced. Will act.

  The hydraulic cylinder 18 constitutes a hydraulic actuator in the present invention, the pilot pressure oil signal generator 16 constitutes a steering device having a control stick in the present invention, and the rod 14A and the hydraulic cylinder 14 are The swash plate angle adjusting mechanism in the present invention, and the pressure control valve 12 having the conduits 22 and 24 and the spring 36 constitute control means for controlling the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism in the present invention.

  Further, the pressure oil signal given to the pipelines 16a and 16b constitutes a first control signal in the present invention, and the pressure oil signal given from the high pressure selection means 16B constitutes a second control signal in the present invention. . The flow paths 12A and 12B constitute the first flow path and the second flow path in the present invention, respectively.

  FIG. 2 is a graph for explaining the flow rate control of the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM in the hydraulic apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and the flow path areas A1 ′ and A2 and the valve operation amount ST are ST0, ST1 to ST5. Etc. are the same as those illustrated in FIG. Consider a case where the control rod 16A is operated to activate the load LD of FIG. 1 to the ascending side and a pressure oil signal is given to the pressure receiving portion 10a.

  In FIG. 2, when the load LD is a light load LD2, a pressure oil signal to the pressure receiving part 10a is given from the high pressure selection means 16B to the oil chamber 14B of the hydraulic cylinder 14 via the flow path 12A of the pressure control valve 12, and at the same time the pump The discharge side pressure P (PM) of PM reaches the load pressure P (CYL) of the light load LD2 at the position ST1. When the discharge side pressure P (PM) of the pump PM further increases by ΔP, the pressure control valve 12 becomes a flow path 12B instead of the flow path 12A, and the oil chamber 14B and the tank T are communicated.

  As a result, when the rod 14A moves left by the spring 30, the swash plate 28 rotates in the direction of decreasing the flow rate, and as a result, the discharge side pressure P (PM) of the pump PM is instantaneously reduced. When this reduced pressure P (PM) is smaller than the sum of P (CYL) and ΔP, the flow path 12A in FIG. 1 is again connected to the oil chamber 14B, and the discharge flow rate of the pump PM is increased. However, since the passage area A2 is small at this time, the increase in the discharge flow rate immediately increases the pressure P (PM), and the operation as described above is repeated.

  The actual switching operation of the flow paths 12A and 12B in the pressure control valve 12 is a time constant related to the switching operation of the valve, and is performed at a high speed around the pressure of the sum of the pressure P (CYL) and ΔP. Accordingly, since the discharge side pressure P (PM) of the pump PM does not increase any more, the pressure oil on the discharge side is not increased even in the light load LD2 as in the region S2 indicated by the broken line. Will not be angry.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art.

  For example, as a control device in place of the pilot pressure oil signal generator 16, a first control signal and a second control signal are generated by an electrical signal, and a circuit configuration for electrically processing the high-pressure selection means 16B In this case, the hydroelectric conversion device is used as the load pressure detecting means and the discharge side pressure detecting means, and the pressure reducing function of the pressure control valve 12 is calculated by an electric circuit and given to the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism. In addition, various modifications in which the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism is constituted by an electric servo mechanism instead of the hydraulic cylinder 14 are within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the hydraulic control circuit to which the flow control of the variable displacement hydraulic pump PM by this invention is applied. 2 is a graph for explaining flow control of a variable displacement hydraulic pump PM in the hydraulic apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. It is the figure illustrated in order to demonstrate the phenomenon and problem in an open center type hydraulic control valve connected to the conventional variable displacement type hydraulic pump, and (a) shows a conventional general hydraulic control circuit. (B) is a graph for explaining the relationship between the stroke of the main spool of the hydraulic control valve, that is, the flow rate in the valve with respect to the valve operation amount. It is the figure illustrated in order to demonstrate the phenomenon and problem in an open center type hydraulic control valve connected to the conventional variable displacement type hydraulic pump, and (a) is a schematic diagram explaining such a phenomenon In this case, a transition state in the case where a pressure oil signal is given to a corresponding pressure oil signal receiving portion by operating an operating rod for an open center type hydraulic control valve is shown, and (b) shows such a phenomenon. It is a figure explaining the content of the countermeasure conventionally employ | adopted in order to solve the problem resulting from. It is a graph explaining the fluctuation of pressure oil in the improved conventional open center type hydraulic control valve and variable displacement type hydraulic pump.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Open center type hydraulic control valve 10a Pressure receiving part 10b Pressure receiving part 12 Pressure control valve 12a Flow path 12b Flow path 14 Hydraulic cylinder 14A Rod 14B Oil chamber 16 Pilot pressure oil signal generator 16A Control rod 16B High pressure selection means 16a, 16b Pipe Passage 18 Hydraulic cylinder 18A Rod 18B Oil chamber 20 Check valves 22, 24 Pipes 22a, 22b Pressure oil supply passage 26 Open center passage 28 Swash plate 30, 36 Spring 40 Motor A1 Open center passage area A1 'Improved open center Passage area A2 Passage area L for pressure oil supply Line LD Load LD1 Heavy load LD2 Light load P (CYL) Load pressure P (PM) Pump discharge side pressure PM Variable displacement hydraulic pump ST Valve operation amount T Tank

Claims (7)

A variable displacement hydraulic pump connected to an open center hydraulic control valve for supplying and discharging pressure oil to a hydraulic actuator for driving a load, a swash plate angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting a swash plate angle of the pump, and the hydraulic pressure A first control signal that commands the spool position of the control valve and a second command that is formed based on the first control signal to command the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump and commands the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism. A flow rate control method for the variable displacement hydraulic pump at the time of starting the load in a hydraulic device having a control device having a control stick for giving a control signal of:
Detecting the load pressure acting on the hydraulic actuator and the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump;
Adjusting the swash plate angle so as to decrease the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement pump when the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump increases above the load pressure required for starting the load and exceeds a predetermined pressure. Controlling the mechanism ;
Flow control method for a variable displacement hydraulic pump, wherein the or Ranaru. Hydraulic actuator for driving the load, open center hydraulic control valve for supplying and discharging pressure oil to the hydraulic actuator, variable displacement hydraulic pump connected to the hydraulic control valve, swash plate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump A swash plate angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting an angle, a first control signal for instructing a spool position of the hydraulic control valve, and a first control signal for instructing a discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. And a flow rate control device for the variable displacement hydraulic pump at the time of load activation in a hydraulic device including a control device having a control stick for giving a second control signal to command the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism. The control device
Load pressure detecting means for detecting the load pressure acting on the hydraulic actuator;
A discharge-side pressure detecting means for detecting a discharge-side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump;
The swash plate angle so as to decrease the discharge flow rate of the variable displacement hydraulic pump when the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement pump increases above the load pressure required for starting the load and exceeds a predetermined pressure. Control means for controlling the adjustment mechanism;
A flow control device for a variable displacement hydraulic pump comprising:   3. The flow rate control device for a variable displacement hydraulic pump according to claim 2, wherein the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism includes a hydraulic cylinder having a rod coupled to an end of the swash plate. .   4. The first and second control signals given from the control device are pressure oil signals, and the second control signals are formed through high pressure selection means. A variable displacement hydraulic pump flow control device.   The control means for controlling the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism includes pressure oil supplied from a discharge side pressure detection means for detecting the pressure of the pressure oil signal supplied from the load pressure detection means and the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. The pressure control valve is input so as to oppose the signal pressure, and the pressure control valve is provided with a spring for urging in the same direction as the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detecting means. The pressure control valve has a pressure oil signal given from a discharge side pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detecting means and the urging force by the spring to detect the discharge side pressure of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. A first flow path for connecting a pressure oil signal supplied from the high pressure selection means to an oil chamber of a hydraulic cylinder of the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism, and a discharge side of the variable displacement pump When the pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the discharge side pressure detecting means for detecting the force is more dominant than the pressure of the pressure oil signal given from the load pressure detecting means and the biasing force by the spring, the pressure is given from the high pressure selecting means. The variable capacity type according to claim 4, wherein a second flow path is formed to block a pressure oil signal generated and connect the oil chamber of the hydraulic cylinder of the swash plate angle adjusting mechanism to the tank. Hydraulic pump flow control device.   6. The variable displacement hydraulic pump according to claim 5, wherein the load pressure detecting means is configured by a pipe line connected to a pressure oil supply passage to the hydraulic actuator in the hydraulic control valve. Flow control device.   The flow control device for a variable displacement hydraulic pump according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the hydraulic device operates the variable displacement hydraulic pump in a positive manner.

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