Abstract: A straight traveling hydraulic circuit is disclosed, which, in the case of performing a combined operation in which working and traveling devices are simultaneously driven, can prevent a declination of equipment due to an overload of the working devices. A straight traveling valve is shifted to supply the hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic pump to the left and right traveling motors and to supply the hydraulic fluid from the second hydraulic pump to the first and second working devices. A control valve connects inlet and outlet parts of the straight traveling valve, and is shifted, when the combined operation is performed, to intercept a supply of the hydraulic fluid from the second hydraulic pump to the traveling motor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mounting structure of a carrier roller that can decrease vibration occurred in an endless track chain assembly because a location of a carrier roller installed on a lower frame can be controlled. According to the present invention, the mounting structure of the carrier roller is a mounting structure of a carrier roller installed on a lower frame for supporting an upper side of an endless track chain assembly. Further, the mounting structure of the carrier roller includes a mounting part installed on the lower frame, a support part coupled to the mounting part so as to enable its location to be controlled, and a carrier roller coupled to the support part for supporting the endless track chain assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus for increasing an operation speed of a boom on excavators is disclosed, which enables an unskilled operator to conveniently manipulate a working device by decreasing a rotation speed and increasing a lifting speed relatively when the excavator performs combined operation of boom lift and swing drive to improve its working efficiency. The apparatus includes first and second hydraulic pumps, a first actuator, a pair of second actuators, first to third control valves, a block valve installed in a flow path between the selected second actuator and the second control valve, supplying the hydraulic fluid from a second hydraulic pump to the selected actuator only when the second actuators are driven to be switched according to a control signal of boom lift at combined operation in which the first and second actuators are simultaneously driven, to replenish the first actuator with the hydraulic fluid to be supplied to the second actuator.

Abstract: Method and arrangement for controlling a work vehicle that includes a hydraulic system (22) having at least one pump (18,180) and at least one actuator (4,5,8,9,10) operatively driven by hydraulic fluid delivered from the pump and at least a first pump (18) is a variable displacement pump. The system (22) is of the load-sensing type in that pump displacement is controlled by a pilot pressure representing a load exerted on the system. The arrangement includes means (63) for reducing the pilot pressure delivered to the first pump (18) so that the first pump displacement is regulated down when there is a need for limiting hydraulic power consumption.

Abstract: An arrangement for reducing a rotational speed of a rotating member includes a first and second pressure member arranged at a distance from each other and an opposite sides of the rotating member for movement relative to each other between a retracted position and a forward position engaging the rotating member. The arrangement includes an adjustment device including a friction structure forming a friction joint with one of the pressure members for maintaining a position relative to one another provided a maximum friction force is not exceeded. The arrangement further includes a spring acting on the friction structure for separating the pressure members after having been compressed. The spring has a gradually increasing spring force between a non-compressed state and a totally compressed state.

Abstract: A heating apparatus for a cabin of a construction equipment in which hot air ejected from an oil cooler is used for heating in the winter while it is ejected out in the summer, to maximize cooling or heating efficiency of the cabin of the construction equipment. The heating apparatus for a cabin of a construction equipment includes a duct ejecting air ejected from an oil cooler provided inside an automotive body at the rear of the cabin to the outside of the automotive body, and a switching unit provided in the duct to open and close an air vent in the duct, guiding the air inside the duct to the rear of the cabin if it is opened. The heating apparatus is automatically operated depending on its peripheral temperature condition to maximize cooling or heating efficiency of the cabin.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for heavy construction equipment to reduce a speed of a swing apparatus while a working apparatus such as a boom is concurrently operated has a work control valve which controls a working apparatus cylinder; a confluence valve which combines a hydraulic fluid of the second hydraulic pump with the work unit flow path based on a positions switch; a swing control valve which controls the hydraulic swing motor; and a disconnection valve which disconnects the hydraulic fluid supplied to at least one of the swing motors.

Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a first pump that delivers hydraulic fluid to a first load outlet point and to a second load outlet point, a second pump that delivers hydraulic fluid to the second load outlet point, but not to the first load outlet point, a pressure detector for detecting the load pressure at the first load outlet point and a pressure detector for detecting the load pressure at the second load outlet point. The system includes a controller for controlling the first pump on the basis of the detected load pressure at the first load outlet point and the detected load pressure at the second load outlet point, and a controller for controlling the second pump on the basis of the detected load pressure at the second load outlet point but not on the basis of the detected load pressure at the first load outlet point.

Abstract: A lubricant recovering apparatus is disclosed, which can process lubricant collected in a drain pipeline due to an oil slobbering phenomenon occurring in a diesel engine. The lubricant recovering apparatus includes a tail pipe connected to an engine of the heavy construction equipment for discharging an exhaust gas, a tap installed at a bottom point of the tail pipe, a first pipe connected to the tap at one end thereof, a joint member detachably connected to the other end of the pipe, a second pipe mounted on a lower end of the joint member and extending to an interior of an oil reservoir, a penetrating portion having a hole formed on an upper portion of the oil reservoir, through which the tail pipe passes, and a drain port formed on a lower end of the second pipe penetrating the penetrating portion and having a mesh.

Abstract: A hydraulic control system is disclosed, which can minimize the flow rate of a hydraulic fluid being discharged from a variable displacement hydraulic pump by using pilot pressure constantly produced by a pilot pump when a switching valve is in a neutral position, and can adjust the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid being discharged from the variable displacement hydraulic pump by using pressure produced by a pressure generator positioned at the most downstream side of a bypass passage if a separate input signal is applied to the pressure generator when the switching valve is operated.

Abstract: A wheel axle bearing arrangement includes a wheel axle housing and a wheel axle support, which is configured to be rigidly connected to a vehicle frame, and a bearing arrangement configured to pivotably mount the wheel axle housing relative to the wheel axle support. The bearing arrangement includes at least two bearing sleeves arranged side by side.

Abstract: An upper frame structure for supporting a cab of construction machinery is disclosed, which can support the cap mounted on the upper frame when a vertical load, which is so much that the cab structure is plastically deformed, is applied to the upper frame. The upper frame structure includes a center frame having a bottom plate on which a swing ring gear is mounted and a pair of side plates vertically fixed to the bottom plate and on which operation devices are mounted; a left frame mounted on a left side of the center frame and having a left side frame on which the cab is mounted; reinforcement members each of which has one end fixed by welding to a side surface of the side plate of the center frame and the other end fixed by welding to a side surface of the left side frame, and on which the cap is mounted; and a fastening member installed on the bottom plate to offset a load vertically applied to the cab and a load laterally applied to the cab, and fixing the reinforcement member to the bottom plate.

Abstract: An armrest for a vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a backrest. The armrest is intended to be turned around a pivot axis between a first active position and a second folded-away position. The armrest includes an upper part, which in the active position is positioned with its longitudinal axis essentially parallel to an essentially vertical plane through a side surface constituting an outer edge surface of the vehicle seat and intended to support a user's forearm, and at least one lower part provided with a fixing device for attaching the upper part to the vehicle seat. The lower part includes a linking mechanism arranged for setting the upper part in a transverse direction between a first position outside the side surface and an adjustable second position, and a locking device that is arranged to activate a catch that locks the upper part in a set position after it has been moved to the second position.

Abstract: A planetary transmission includes a sun gear, which constitutes an input drive to the planetary transmission, a ring gear arranged around the sun gear, and a planet carrier which is designed to rotate and which carries at least one planet wheel, which planet wheel meshes with the sun gear and the ring gear. The planet carrier constitutes an output drive from the planetary transmission. The planetary transmission further includes a wet disk brake, a first set of brake disks in the brake being rotationally locked to the planet carrier and thereby in operation rotating at the rotational speed of the planet carrier. The planetary transmission further comprises an arrangement for circulation of a cooling fluid through the brake which is rotationally locked to the sun gear and thereby in operation rotates at the rotational speed of the sun gear.

Abstract: A method for performing gear shifting by engaging a coupling element with a gear wheel includes moving the coupling element relative to the gear wheel from a disengaged position to an engaged position, in which a particular gear is selected. A speed of the coupling element relative to a speed of the gear wheel is controlled during movement of the coupling element so that a speed difference is maintained until the coupling element reaches the engaged position.

Abstract: An operator cab for heavy construction equipment is disclosed to prevent a sliding door from rocking or rattling due to a shock or vibration applied to the cab in a state that the sliding door slidably mounted on the cab is opened or closed.

Abstract: A shift member for gear shifting in a gear box is provided. The shift member is cylindrical and it includes an arrangement for activating different gears at different angular positions of the shift member and an actuation part for effecting pivoting of the shift member when actuated. The shift member actuation part includes an actuation structure with angularly spaced depressed portions and projecting portions. A gear shifting arrangement is also provided and includes the shift member and an actuation system including at least one actuation member for selective engagement with the actuation structure at different positions in the circumferential direction of the shift member for a stepwise rotation of the shift member.

Abstract: An operator protective structure for a construction machine is designed to prevent a heavy object or a cabin of the construction machine deformed during the overturning or a drop collision from injuring a body of the operator. An operator protective structure includes a front supporting frame provided with a pair of front supporting rods vertically installed on one end of the upper frame, a rear supporting frame provided with a plurality of rear supporting rods vertically installed on the other end of the upper frame to encompass the cabin, and a top supporting frame defined by a pair of top supporting rods extended from an upper end of the front supporting frame to an upper end of the rear supporting frame and provided with a plurality of auxiliary beams between the top supporting rods.

Abstract: A method for controlling the rotational speed of at least one rotating element in a vehicle's drive line is provided. A first control model and a second control model are defined. The first control model calculates a permitted slippage of at least one of the vehicle's ground-engaging elements at its point of contact with the ground, which ground-engaging element is driven via the rotating element. The second control model calculates a torque delivered to the said ground-engaging element. The result of one of the said control models is utilized for controlling the rotational speed of the rotating element.