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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Kaneko, Oyama, JP;
Taishi Oiwa, Naka-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 9/22 (2006.01); F16H 61/431 (2010.01); F16H 61/421 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/07572 (2013.01); B66F 9/22 (2013.01); F16H 61/421 (2013.01); F16H 61/431 (2013.01); F15B 2211/20546 (2013.01); F15B 2211/20553 (2013.01); F16H 2312/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A forklift includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic motor that forms a closed circuit with the hydraulic pump therebetween and is driven by hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump, and driving wheels driven by the hydraulic motor. A control device of the forklift determines a rate of increase of an inching rate, based on at least one of an accelerator opening, a brake opening indicating an operation amount of a brake pedal, a change speed of the brake opening, and a vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed sensor.