阅读说明：本技术 用于控制建筑设备的工作单元的装置 (Device for controlling working units of construction equipment ) 是由 朴度相 于 2018-10-02 设计创作，主要内容包括：提供了一种用于控制建筑设备的工作单元的装置,该装置包括：液压控制装置,该液压控制装置配置成液压控制工作单元并且由操作杆操作；多个子电子控制单元(ECU),该多个子电子控制单元与液压控制装置电连接；主ECU,该主ECU配置成接收关于液压控制装置和该多个子ECU的状态的信息；继电器,该继电器配置成通过从主ECU产生的信号向该多个子ECU施加或切断电力；以及紧急模式开关,该紧急模式开关配置成开启/关断紧急模式,其中,当紧急模式开关开启时,根据主ECU的故障诊断信号而被切断电力的继电器通过操作杆的移动向该多个子ECU施加或切断电力。(There is provided an apparatus for controlling a working unit of construction equipment, the apparatus comprising: a hydraulic control device configured to hydraulically control the working unit and operated by the operation lever; a plurality of sub Electronic Control Units (ECUs) electrically connected to the hydraulic control device; a main ECU configured to receive information on states of the hydraulic control apparatus and the plurality of sub-ECUs; a relay configured to apply or cut off power to the plurality of sub-ECUs by a signal generated from the main ECU; and an emergency mode switch configured to turn on/off an emergency mode, wherein when the emergency mode switch is turned on, the relay, which is cut off power according to a failure diagnosis signal of the main ECU, applies or cuts off power to the plurality of sub-ECUs by movement of the operation lever.)

1. An apparatus for controlling a work unit of a construction equipment, the apparatus comprising:

a hydraulic control device configured to hydraulically control the work unit and operated by the operation lever;

a plurality of sub Electronic Control Units (ECUs) electrically connected with the hydraulic control apparatus;

a main ECU configured to receive information on states of the hydraulic control apparatus and the plurality of sub-ECUs;

a relay configured to apply or cut off power to the plurality of sub-ECUs by a signal generated from the main ECU; and

an emergency mode switch configured to turn on/off an emergency mode,

wherein the relay, which is cut off the power according to the failure diagnosis signal of the main ECU, applies or cuts off the power to the plurality of sub-ECUs by the movement of the operation lever when the emergency mode switch is turned on.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main ECU determines whether the hydraulic control apparatus is malfunctioning based on a measurement value of the state information of the hydraulic control apparatus measured by the sub-ECU.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the emergency mode switch is connected to the relay through the main ECU.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the main ECU controls repeated on/off of the relay according to an on signal of the emergency mode switch.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the on/off of the relay controls the hydraulic control apparatus with a control speed calculated based on the following equation 1:

[ equation 1]

v＝T_on/(T_on+T_off)×100

(v denotes control speed, T_onIs shown in the inclusion of T_on+T_offIs applied with a current I in one cycle_onAnd T, and_offindicating the time the relay is off).

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the control speed is controlled to be less than or equal to a predetermined value (v |)_p)。

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined value (vp) is 60%.

8. The device of claim 4, wherein the operational displacement at the neutral position of the lever is greater than or equal to a predetermined range (d)_p) The emergency mode switch performs on/off of the relay.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein said predetermined range (d) of said operative displacement of said operating lever_p) Is 10%.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling a working unit of construction equipment, and more particularly, to an apparatus for controlling a working unit of construction equipment, which allows the operation of the working unit to be completely controlled when a malfunction of construction equipment is diagnosed.

Background

According to the conventional art, when a failure of a device for controlling the working units of the operating construction equipment is diagnosed, hydraulic control of all the working units is stopped, and thus the equipment is stopped.

When the hydraulic control is completely stopped due to a failure, the operation of any equipment is impossible.

Specifically, when the equipment is stopped due to a malfunction caused when the working unit is in the raised state, the working unit should be lowered for safety maintenance.

However, control is not possible because the hydraulic control is completely stopped.

In this case, the working unit may be lowered by forcibly applying power to the hydraulic control device, but the working unit may be damaged by collision with the ground upon free fall, and an accident may occur.

Therefore, there is a need for a method of slowly controlling the function of the apparatus according to the need of a user or the need of repair when a malfunction of a device for controlling the work unit is diagnosed.

(patent document 01) Japanese patent application laid-open No. H07-109097 (published 25.4.1995)

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

The present invention is directed to providing an apparatus for controlling a working unit of construction equipment, which allows the working unit to be slowly lowered even when the working unit (such as a boom, etc.) is stopped due to a failure of the construction equipment in a raised state.

Problem solving scheme

Accordingly, there is provided an apparatus for controlling a working unit of a construction equipment, the apparatus comprising: a hydraulic control device configured to hydraulically control the working unit and operated by the operation lever; a plurality of sub Electronic Control Units (ECUs) electrically connected with the hydraulic control apparatus; a main ECU configured to receive information on states of the hydraulic control apparatus and the plurality of sub-ECUs; a relay configured to apply or cut off power to the plurality of sub-ECUs by a signal generated from the main ECU; and an emergency mode switch configured to turn on/off an emergency mode, wherein when the emergency mode switch is turned on, the relay, which cuts off power according to a failure diagnosis signal of the main ECU, applies or cuts off power to the plurality of sub-ECUs by movement of the operation lever.

The main ECU may determine whether the hydraulic control apparatus is malfunctioning based on the measured value of the state information of the hydraulic control apparatus measured by the sub-ECU.

The emergency mode switch may be connected to the relay through the main ECU.

The main ECU may control repeated on/off of the relay according to an on signal of the emergency mode switch.

The on/off of the relay may control the hydraulic control apparatus with a control speed calculated based on the following equation 1:

[ equation 1]

v＝T_on/(T_on+T_off)×100

(v denotes control speed, T_onIs shown in the inclusion of T_on+T_offIs applied with a current I in one cycle_onAnd T, and_offindicating the time the relay is off).

The control speed may be controlled to be less than or equal to a predetermined value (v)_p)。

Predetermined value (v)_p) May be 60%.

When the operation displacement at the neutral position of the operation lever is greater than or equal to a predetermined range (d)_p) The emergency mode switch may perform on/off of the relay.

A predetermined range (d) of the operational displacement of the operating lever_p) May be 10%.

Advantageous effects of the invention

Therefore, when a malfunction of the construction equipment is diagnosed, the operation of the working unit is thoroughly controlled so that the working unit is slowly lowered, and thus an accident can be prevented.

It is to be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described effects, and include all effects that can be derived from the detailed description of the present invention or the configuration of the present invention recited in the claims.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

fig. 1 schematically illustrates an arrangement for controlling a working unit of a construction equipment according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a graph illustrating a speed control of an apparatus for controlling a working unit of construction equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating electric power to be applied according to the operational displacement of the lever.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the invention may, however, be embodied in several different forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, portions irrelevant to the description will be omitted in the drawings to clearly explain the embodiments of the present invention, and like parts are denoted by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, the element may be "directly connected" to the other element or the element may be "indirectly connected" to the other element through an intervening element. In addition, when a portion "includes" an element, the portion may include the element, and another element may be further included therein, unless otherwise described.

Fig. 1 schematically illustrates an arrangement for controlling a working unit of a construction equipment according to an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in fig. 1, an apparatus for controlling a working unit of construction equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a hydraulic control apparatus 100, a sub Electronic Control Unit (ECU)200, a main ECU 300, a safety lever switch 400, and a relay 500.

In this embodiment, the working unit may refer to a boom, an arm, a bucket, a swing mechanism, a driving unit, etc., which are not shown, and the hydraulic control apparatus 100 may refer to a boom cylinder for controlling upward and downward movements of the boom of the working unit, an arm cylinder for controlling upward and downward movements of the arm, a bucket cylinder for hydraulically controlling the bucket, or a swing valve for controlling rotation of the swing mechanism.

Although fig. 1 illustrates one hydraulic control apparatus 100, a plurality of hydraulic control apparatuses 100 may be applied.

The sub-ECU 200 may include a plurality of ECUs 201, 202, and 203, and may be electrically connected with the hydraulic control devices 100 to control each of the hydraulic control devices 100.

Each of the sub-ECUs 200 is electrically connected to each of the hydraulic control devices 100 to control opening or closing of passages of each of the hydraulic control devices 100.

Further, the sub-ECU 200 measures information on the state of each of the hydraulic control apparatuses 100 in real time, and determines whether any one of the hydraulic control apparatuses 100 is malfunctioning based on the measured state information.

Main ECU 300 may be configured to control application or cut-off of power to relay 500.

In this case, the main ECU 300 receives the measured value of the state information of one of the hydraulic control devices 100 detected by the sub-ECU 200, and when the main ECU 300 receives the failure signal from the hydraulic control device 100, the electric power to the relay 500 may be cut off.

The safety lever switch 400 is manually operated by a user, but when the safety lever switch 400 is in the unlocked state, electric power is supplied to all the hydraulic control devices 100 so that hydraulic control is performed, and when the safety lever switch 400 is switched to the locked state, a function of blocking the hydraulic control of all the hydraulic control devices 100 is performed.

In this case, when a failure of any one of the hydraulic control apparatuses 100 is diagnosed by the sub-ECU 200, the emergency mode switch 600 may be configured to repeatedly turn on/off the relay 500 even when the safety lever switch 400 is in the unlocked state.

The emergency mode switch 600 may be configured to forcibly apply power to the relay 500, and in this case, the relay 500 is repeatedly controlled to be on/off by the operation lever 700, and the hydraulic control device 100 may be controlled at a control speed calculated based on the following equation 1.

[ equation 1]

v＝T_on/(T_on+T_off)×100

In this equation, v represents the control speed, T_onIs shown in the inclusion of T_onAnd T_offIs applied with a current I in one cycle_onAnd T, and_offindicating the time that the relay 500 is off.

The control velocity v does not represent an accurate physical velocity. In other words, the control speed v represents a percentage (%) of the control speed when the construction equipment is in the normal state.

Meanwhile, fig. 2 is a graph illustrating a speed control of a hydraulic circuit of the construction equipment. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, I_onMay represent a current value normally applied to the relay 500 when the construction equipment is in a normal state, and I_offIt may represent a current value in a state where the current applied to the relay 500 is cut off.

Furthermore, T_onIs equal to t₂Decrease t₁，T_offIs equal to t₃Decrease t₂And T is_onAnd T_offThe sum is defined as one cycle.

Usually, T as one cycle_on+T_offWhich may be roughly 300ms in the general case, butAccording to T_onAnd T_offVarious combinations of (a) and (b) may be various values.

Meanwhile, when the emergency mode switch 600 is turned on, the device may be forcibly and slowly operated regardless of whether the device malfunctions.

That is, when the main ECU 300 allows the on-off waveform to be repeated as shown in fig. 2, electric power is repeatedly applied and cut to the hydraulic control apparatus 100, and all the valves of the devices are regularly moved in an intermittent manner, and thus the working unit is slowly moved.

As shown in FIG. 1, T_onAnd T_offThe speed of the working unit, such as the boom, the arm, the bucket, the swing mechanism, the driving unit, etc., may be controlled in proportion to the operational displacement of the operation lever 700.

The control speed v is determined based on equation 1.

The control speed v may be set to be less than or equal to a predetermined value v_pAnd preferably, the predetermined value v_pMay be set to 60%.

When the maximum value of the control speed v is set to be less than or equal to 60%, the control speed v is controlled to be less than or equal to 60% even when the operation lever 700 is controlled to the maximum displacement by an unskilled operation of the user.

Further, referring to fig. 3, when the operation displacement of the operation lever 700 is zero at the neutral position, the electric power is cut off so that the apparatus does not operate, and when the operation displacement of the operation lever 700 is in the range of zero to 100%, when in the predetermined range d_pThe operation lever 700 is pulled by an operation displacement of medium or more, and the application of electric power is started.

In this case, it may be preferable that the predetermined range dp of the operation displacement of the operation lever 700 at which the electric power starts to be applied is set to 10%.

Furthermore, T_onAccording to the operation displacement of the operation lever 700, and as the operation displacement increases, the time for controlling the working unit increases, and thus the speed increases.

Therefore, even when the operation lever 700 is pulled to the maximum poleAt the 100% limit, the equipment should also move slowly, so T_onThe ratio for the entire control time should not be more than 60%.

In this case, T displaced according to the operation of the operation lever 700_onThe upper limit value of the ratio to the total control time may vary depending on design values such as the weight of the construction equipment and the like.

The apparatus for controlling a working unit of construction equipment is configured to thoroughly control the working unit to be slowly lowered even when the working unit (such as a boom, etc.) is stopped in a raised state when a malfunction of the construction equipment is diagnosed, thereby preventing damage and accidents caused by free fall of the working unit.

The above description is merely exemplary, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical scope or essential characteristics. The above-described embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative only and not for purposes of limitation. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a decentralized manner, and similarly, components described as decentralized may be implemented in a coupled manner.

The scope of the present invention is defined not by the detailed description but by the claims, and covers all modifications or alterations derived from the meaning, scope, and equivalents of the claims.

List of reference numerals

10: work unit control device

100: hydraulic control device

200: sub ECU

300: main ECU

400: safety lever switch

500: relay with a movable contact

600: emergency mode switch

700: operating rod

T_ON: time of applying current

T_OFF: time of current interruption