Patents Assigned to Volvo Construction Equipment
  • Patent number: 10208456
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydraulic circuit for construction equipment, having a floating function for ground leveling work, which can be implemented by a main control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventor: Bon-Seuk Ku
  • Publication number: 20190047569
    Abstract: Method for operating a road paver that is self-propelled and may be controlled via a machine controller and in the method an internal combustion engine provides engine power for drives of a hydraulic system and for a generator so as to generate a generator power for supplying at least one electrical screed plate heating system with electrical energy, and the engine and generator power are changed via an engine controller and also a generator controller, wherein prior to and/or during the paving procedure current measurements are performed on the current that is flowing between an electrical screed plate heating system, which is dimensioned in a frequency-independent manner, and the generator, in order to determine and ascertain a prevailing generator power that is drawn off at least by the electrical screed plate heating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Oliver LACHMANN, Christian ORTLIEB
  • Patent number: 10184499
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for a construction machine is disclosed, which can prevent a loss of pressure during a combined work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Hea-Gyoon Joung, Sung-Gon Kim
  • Publication number: 20190003147
    Abstract: A loader vehicle includes a front unit and a rear unit pivotally connected to each other by an articulated joint arrangement allowing mutual rotation of the front unit and the rear unit. The loader vehicle includes a loading unit assembly and a control valve arrangement arranged to hydraulically control the loading unit assembly, wherein the control valve arrangement is arranged at a rear portion of the front unit in the vicinity of the articulated joint arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Norbert ROSENPEK, Johan OHLSON
  • Patent number: 10166573
    Abstract: An eccentric assembly controlled by a rotational speed thereof. The eccentric assembly includes: a housing driven and rotated by a motor; an eccentric shaft installed in the housing to have a changeable angular position by rotating relative to the housing; a locking device adopted to lock the eccentric shaft by engaging with one side of the eccentric shaft and to unlock the eccentric shaft when a rotational speed of the housing is greater than a locking critical speed; a clamping device adopted to clamp an opposite side of the one side of the eccentric shaft that engages with the locking device and to release clamping to the eccentric when a rotational speed of the housing is greater than a clamping critical speed; and a stopper installed in the housing so as to limit a rotation angle of the eccentric shaft generated when locking and clamping to the eccentric shaft are released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventor: Maciej Karcz
  • Publication number: 20180370773
    Abstract: A grapple for handling logs includes a base portion connectable to a working machine portion and at least one tine connected to the base portion. The at least one tine has a protruding length from the base portion. The grapple further includes a catch arm pivotably arranged relative to the base portion. The grapple can assume configurations with different protruding lengths of the at least one tine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventor: Krzysztof BIADUN
  • Publication number: 20180361849
    Abstract: A wheel hub unit is provided including at least one planetary gear set, including a sun gear, one set of planet gears, a carrier, and a ring gear, wherein each of the planet gears of the set of planet gears is provided with an engagement arrangement adapted for engagement with a corresponding engagement arrangement of the ring gear, wherein the engagement is provided at an engagement area in which the engagement arrangement of the planet gears overlap the engagement arrangement of the ring gear, a bearing, including an inner bearing ring, an outer bearing ring and lolling elements, wherein the inner bearing ring constitutes the ring gear of the planetary gear set, and wherein a center of each of the respective rolling elements is axially displaced in relation to the engagement area. A vehicle including such a wheel hub unit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Arto HONKANEN, Thomas ANDERSSON, Mats AKERBLOM
  • Publication number: 20180347154
    Abstract: A system for determining a material entity to be removed from a pile by an implement of a material moving machine is provided. The system includes an arrangement for generating a current pile shape of the actual surface shape of the pile. Moreover, the system is adapted to determine a nominal pile shape of at least a portion of the pile. The nominal pile shape is determined on the basis of at least the current pile shape and information regarding the material type of the pile. Further the system is adapted to determine a surplus volume between the nominal pile shape and the current pile shape and the system is adapted to determine the material entity to be removed from the pile on the basis of the surplus volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Torbjörn MARTINSSON, Martin MAGNUSSON
  • Patent number: 10144410
    Abstract: A hybrid construction machine is disclosed, which comprises an engine, a generator, the generator connected to the engine, a converter connected to the generator, and an ESS (Energy Storage System) connected to the converter. The hybrid construction machine further comprises a converter current detector positioned either between the converter and the generator or between the converter and the ESS to detect the current flowing between the converter and the generator, an ESS current detector positioned between the converter and the ESS to detect the current flowing between the converter and the ESS, a processing unit receiving the current detected from the converter current detector and the ESS current detector and calculating the operation time of the respective component, and a display unit displaying the operation time of the respective component. Since the hybrid construction machine calculates the operation time of the respective component and displays the same to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventor: Dong-Uk Choi
  • Publication number: 20180326457
    Abstract: Provided is an eccentric assembly controlled by a rotational speed thereof. The eccentric assembly includes: a housing driven and rotated by a motor; an eccentric shaft installed in the housing to have a changeable angular position by rotating relative to the housing; a locking device adopted to lock the eccentric shaft by engaging with one side of the eccentric shaft and to unlock the eccentric shaft when a rotational speed of the housing is greater than a locking critical speed; a clamping device adopted to clamp an opposite side of the one side of the eccentric shaft that engages with the locking device and to release clamping to the eccentric when a rotational speed of the housing is greater than a clamping critical speed; and a stopper installed in the housing so as to limit a rotation angle of the eccentric shaft generated when locking and clamping to the eccentric shaft are released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventor: Maciej KARCZ
  • Patent number: 10125798
    Abstract: A method for controlling lowering of an implement of a working machine is provided. The working machine has a hydraulic system including a hydraulic cylinder for moving the implement and a first control valve for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid from the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder, and a recovery unit connected to the control valve for recovering energy by receiving a return flow from the piston side of the hydraulic cylinder. The piston side of the hydraulic cylinder and the control valve are connected to each other, and the piston rod side of the hydraulic cylinder is connected to the control valve and to the recovery unit in a point between the control valve and the recovery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Bo Vigholm, Andreas Ekvall, Kim Heybroek
  • Patent number: 10119248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a guardrail for construction equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a guardrail for construction equipment that can adjust the overall height thereof, for example, to satisfy a height limit when a cargo ship is loaded with construction equipment, thereby increasing the amount of loaded construction equipment to reduce a transportation cost. To this end, the present invention provides a guardrail for construction equipment, comprising: a lower guardrail fixed to the edge of an upper body of the construction equipment; an upper guardrail connected to the lower guardrail; and a connecting part that is formed between the lower and upper guardrails to connect the lower and upper guardrails and enables the upper guardrail to move toward the lower guardrail, thereby adjusting the overall height made by the lower and upper guardrails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Seok Won Kim, Jin Suk Park, Han Choul Shin, Hyun Woo Yeom, Hyun Bin Ahn
  • Patent number: 10119249
    Abstract: Disclosed are a control device for confluence flow rate of a working device and a control method therefor, the control device being capable of minutely operating a working device when a flow rate supplied to the working device is merged or blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Hea-Gyoon Joung, Sang-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10106936
    Abstract: A vibratory compactor includes a drum, a frame supporting the drum, an eccentric shaft configured to be rotated by a vibration motor, and a primary eccentric weight attached to the eccentric shaft inside the drum. At least one active isolation eccentric weight is located outside the drum so that when the eccentric shaft is rotated, a phase of a vibration generated by the at least one active isolation eccentric weight is substantially opposite to that of a vibration generated by the primary eccentric weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Michael Macdonald, Christopher Grove
  • Publication number: 20180298587
    Abstract: A spool valve includes a valve block; a first spool, which is mounted onto one side on the inside of the valve block so as to be moved forward and backward in the lengthwise direction and includes a first notch formed on the outer circumferential surface, for controlling the connection between a first pump flow path and a first cylinder flow path through the first notch which is aligned with the first pomp flow path and the first cylinder flow path formed on the inside of the valve block, when moved according to a change in stroke; and a second spool, which is mounted onto the other side on the inside of the valve block so as to be moved forward and backward in the lengthwise direction and includes a second notch formed on the outer circumferential surface, for controlling the connection between a second cylinder flow path and a first tank flow path through the second notch which is aligned with the second cylinder flow path and the first tank flow path formed on the inside of the valve block, when moved acco
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Jin Wook KIM, Min Heuk KANG
  • Patent number: 10100977
    Abstract: A liquid distribution system for a hub includes a liquid supply portion arranged to supply liquid to at least one component located within the hub. The liquid distribution system further includes a liquid evacuator portion arranged to act on liquid being inside the hub evacuating liquid from the hub. The liquid evacuator portion is arranged to be driven by liquid that flows via the liquid supply portion for evacuating liquid from the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventor: Pierre Thorén
  • Patent number: D831079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Andreas Ulmefors, Erik Eliasson, Fredrik Bolinder, Chris Hillman
  • Patent number: D831537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventor: Michael Hallgren
  • Patent number: D832140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventor: Michael Hallgren
  • Patent number: D834621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventor: Michael Hallgren