Komatsu Corporation

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Harushige Nishida

Godo Ozawa

Toshihiro Kawano

Akifumi Inamaru

Seiichi Fuchita

Fujitoshi Takamura

Koji Okazawa

Kiyokazu Nakabo

Rikio Fuse

Tomio Teranaka

An engine output controller provided in a bulldozer includes an output curve storage device storing a plurality of output curves of an engine and an output curve changing device selecting and shifting to one of the plurality of output curves. The output curve changing device, when a pressure of a blade tilt cylinder is equal to or more than a predetermined value, calls and shifts to a higher output curve from the output curve storage device. When an oil pressure is supplied to the tilt cylinder to tilt a blade and an operation is performed without reducing a soil pressing speed in this condition, the output curve changing device shifts the current output curve to the higher output curve to drive the engine. However, in many other cases, the output curve is automatically switched to a lower output curve to reduce an output of the engine. Thus, the fuel consumption is improved.

Engine output control via auto selection of engine output curve

A monolever operation apparatus for a working vehicle, which improves operability with excellent fine operability of a monolever. For this purpose, the monolever operation apparatus for the working vehicle includes an arm rest provided at a console placed on at least either one of the left and right sides of an operator's seat, and a monolever which is placed in front of the arm rest and is rotatively operated in a fore-and-aft direction and in a left and right direction. When operated in the left and right direction, the monolever is allowed to be operated with a distance, from a fulcrum of operation below the operator's elbow placed on the arm rest up to a grip of the monolever, remaining almost constant.

Monolever operation apparatus for working vehicle and operation method of the same

A control circuit for a piece of heavy machinery reduces a speed of one actuator, having a lower load, when that actuator and another actuator, having a higher load, are operated simultaneously. The control circuit includes a first control valve for supplying a first actuator with pressurized oil, discharged from a hydraulic pump; a second control valve for supplying a second actuator with pressurized oil, discharged from the hydraulic pump; operating units for actuating the first control valve and the second control valve; and a mode selector for providing a command to the second control valve in order to increase a speed of the first actuator compared with that of the second actuator when the first and second actuators are operated simultaneously. A variable adjustor can be provided to control the open area of a valve for enabling the stroke of the spool of the second control valve to regulated. The control circuit can include a sensor for detecting pilot pressure applied to the first control valve; a sensor for detecting pilot pressure applied to either end of the second control valve; a solenoid valve for passing pilot pressure to pilot ports at both ends of the second control valve; and a controller for actuating said solenoid valve responsive to signals from the two sensors.

Control circuit for heavy machinery

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Harushige Nishida