Construction machine and control method thereof

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PATENT NO 8348806
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12580161

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A construction machine comprises an electric motor/generator coupled to an electricity accumulator, an engine, a transmission coupled to drive wheels, an epicyclic gearing for coupling an output shaft of the electric motor/generator, an output shaft of the engine, and an input shaft of the transmission, the engine torque and/or the generator torque being transmitted to drive wheels, a clutch for directly coupling two among the output shaft of the electric motor/generator, the output shaft of the engine, and the input shaft of the transmission, and a controller configured to, under a condition in which the clutch is in an off-state, control engine speed based on the degree to which the accelerator is open and on the amount of electricity in the electricity accumulator, to control shifting of the transmission gear position based on the accelerator opening degree, operational state of the generator, and the electricity amount.

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HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO LTD16-1 HIGASHIUENO 2-CHOME TAITO-KU TOKYO 110-0015

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Azuma, Makoto Kakogawa, JP 36 452
Baino, Makoto Kobe, JP 6 135
Hamada, Nobuo Kobe, JP 3 25
Harada, Susumu Kobe, JP 88 1565
Higashi, Masaaki Kobe, JP 6 93
Kobayashi, Yunosuke Kakogawa, JP 1 20
Matsuba, Hidekazu Akashi, JP 2 42
Nishiumi, Koji Kakogawa, JP 1 20
Yoshimura, Kenji Kobe, JP 19 108

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