Patents Assigned to Volvo Contruction Equipment AB
  • Publication number: 20170298965
    Abstract: A hydraulic fluid tank arrangement for a working machine is provided, the arrangement including a hydraulic fluid tank; an inlet portion for receiving hydraulic fluid into the hydraulic fluid tank; and an oil filter arranged in fluid communication with the inlet portion; wherein the hydraulic fluid tank arrangement further includes a gas removal device arranged in fluid communication with the oil filter downstream the inlet portion and upstream the oil filter for removing gas from the hydraulic fluid before the hydraulic fluid reaches the oil filter. A method for removing gas from hydraulic fluid contained in a hydraulic fluid tank arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: VOLVO CONTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventor: Bo VIGHOLM
  • Patent number: 9194382
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump control system provided in a construction machine such as an excavator is provided. According to the hydraulic pump control system, a loss of a flow rate is reduced by initially supplying hydraulic fluid as much as necessary from a hydraulic pump to a hydraulic motor in order to accelerate a swing movement of an upper frame against a lower traveling structure or to make an upper swing structure swing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: VOLVO CONTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Hung-Ju Shin, Hea-Gyoon Joung, Sang-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8747269
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a variator unit having a variator input shaft and a variator output shaft, and first, second and third planetary gear sets. The first and second planetary gear sets are arranged together and each includes a first member operatively connected to a common transmission input shaft and a second member operatively connected to a common output shaft, each of the first and second planetary gear sets further including a third member. The third planetary gear set has a first, second and third member. The variator input shaft is operatively connected to the third member of the second planetary gear set and the variator output shaft is operatively connected to the third member of the first planetary gear set. The first member of the third planetary gear set is operatively connected to the variator output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Volvo Contruction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Per Mattsson, Mats Akerblom
  • Patent number: 7571604
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for controlling a function of a work implement utilizing a device including a source of pressurized fluid (1), a circuit of pressurized fluid (2) for driving the work implement, an electronically controlled hydraulic valve (5) being arranged in the circuit of pressurized fluid (2) for controlling the function of the work implement, a control unit (4) for controlling the hydraulic valve (5) based upon a signal from a control member (3) for transmitting a control command to the control unit (4), wherein the control unit (4) is arranged for controlling the hydraulic valve (5) in accordance with a smooth mode function or an abrupt mode function. The opening time for opening the hydraulic valve (5) to a predetermined opening degree is changed when switching from one operating mode function to the other operating mode function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Volvo Contruction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Bo Vigholm, Nils-Erik BĂ„nkestad, Rauno RĂ€isanen