| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 060422000 | Independently actuatable outputs with condition responsive means insuring sufficiency of feed of motive fluid | 33 |
| 20080202111 | LOAD SENSE BOOST DEVICE - A vehicle is disclosed having a hydraulic system. The hydraulic system includes a pressure regulator that maintains the output pressure from a hydraulic pump above a predetermined minimum pressure. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080245064 | Anti-Saturation Valve Assembly for Load Sensing Hydraulic System - An anti-saturation valve assembly ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080250783 | FLOW CONTINUITY FOR MULTIPLE HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A hydraulic system comprises a plurality of primary hydraulic circuits and a secondary hydraulic circuit for satisfying flow continuity of the primary hydraulic circuits. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080256940 | Hydraulic Control Device - The invention relates to a hydraulic control device for a priority, first hydraulic consumer and a subordinate, second hydraulic consumer, pressure medium being deliverable to the first or the second consumer via a first or a second metering diaphragm. A pressure scale which allows a constant pressure difference to be adjusted above the first metering diaphragm is mounted upstream from the first metering diaphragm. For this purpose, said pressure scale is provided with a valve piston encompassing a first control edge, by means of which a first flow area between a feeding duct and the first metering diaphragm can be controlled. A second pressure scale which can be impinged upon in the closing direction by control pressure prevailing in a control chamber while being impinged upon in the opening direction by the pressure applied downstream from the second measuring diaphragm is mounted downstream from the second measuring diaphragm. A variable delivered amount of pressure medium source can be controlled in accordance with the maximum load pressure of the actuated hydraulic consumer such that the pressure in the feeding duct exceeds the maximum load pressure by a certain pressure difference. A load signaling line can be impinged upon by the load pressure of the second hydraulic consumer or a pressure that is derived therefrom while being connected to the control chamber of the second pressure scale and a control member of the pressure medium source. A second control edge which allows a second flow area to be controlled between the feeding duct and the load signaling line is provided on the valve piston of the first pressure scale. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080256941 | HYBRID HYDRAULIC JOYSTICK WITH AN INTEGRAL PRESSURE SENSOR AND AN OUTLET PORT - A user input device is provided for a hydraulic system that has a source of pressurized fluid and a tank. The user input device includes a body with a supply passage for receiving the pressurized fluid, a tank passage for connection to the tank, and a first chamber. A handle is pivotally attached to the body and operates one or more valves within the body. In a preferred embodiment, the handle can be pivoted independently about two orthogonal axis with separate pairs of valves operated by movement about each axis. In response to the position of the handle, each valve connects a separate chamber alternately to either the supply passage or the tank passage and different pressure sensor produces an electrical signal indicating a level of pressure in the chamber of each valve. Thus an electrical signal is produced from each valve to indicate motion of the handle. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090064674 | Accumulator - An accumulator for a hydraulic system, wherein the accumulator comprises a liner, a piston and a housing, that defines a pressure chamber, for receiving hydraulic fluid at high pressure, wherein the piston is biased towards an end position of the pressure chamber for interacting with the hydraulic fluid in the pressure chamber, and the piston is movable in a predetermined range for accumulating hydraulic fluid. The accumulator has at least one outlet port in a sidewall of the liner, which outlet port is covered by the piston in the predetermined range and is uncovered when the piston has moved a predetermined distance from the end position. A hydraulic system is also provided that comprises the above accumulator and an all-wheel drive system comprising the above hydraulic system. A method for de-airing an accumulator according to above is also provided. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090094973 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT - A hydraulic circuit for heavy equipment is disclosed, which utilizes a hydraulic fluid supplied from a hydraulic pump for driving a cooling fan, as a pilot signal pressure, without installing a separate constant displacement pilot pump for supplying the pilot signal pressure to a control valve for controlling the hydraulic fluid to be supplied to a working device such as a boom. The hydraulic circuit includes first to third hydraulic pumps connected to an engine; a first control valve installed in a flow path of the first hydraulic pump; a second control valve installed in a flow path of the second hydraulic pump; a hydraulic motor connected to the third hydraulic pump; a cooling fan, connected to the hydraulic motor, for discharging cooling wind to an oil cooler; a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic tank; an electric relief valve, installed in a drain flow path of the third hydraulic pump, for variably controlling a rotation velocity of the cooling fan; a controller for controlling the hydraulic pressure that drives the hydraulic motor; and a pilot pressure generator, installed in a pilot flow path branched and connected to a flow path of the third hydraulic pump, for supplying a pilot signal pressure to the first and second control valves when shifting. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090145120 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT OF THE SUPPLY OF PRESSUE MEDIUM TO AT LEAST TWO HYDRAULIC CONSUMERS - The invention relates to a method and a circuit arrangement for controlling and regulating the supply of pressure medium to at least two hydraulic consumers, which are assigned in each case a directional valve for setting the flow and a setpoint signal source, by means of a pump with a variable displacement, which can be regulated by means of a displacement controller. The pump displacement is regulated according to the flow required by the setpoint signals. The individual load pressure of the consumers and of the consumer having the highest load pressure are determined. The directional valve of the highest loaded consumer is controlled to a valve-spool position y | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090173067 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE SYSTEM WITH ISOLATED PRESSURE COMPENSATION - A hydraulic valve assembly includes a pressure compensating valve in which a compensator spool is slideably received in a bore. A pre-compensator gallery connected to a metering orifice, a preload gallery leading to a hydraulic actuator, an auxiliary pump supply passage, and a load sense passage all open into the bore. The compensator spool moves in response to a pressure differential between the pre-compensator gallery and the load sense passage. That movement selectively opens and closes a first path between the pre-compensator gallery and the a preload gallery, and a second path between the auxiliary supply passage and the load sense passage. Control of these paths maintains a constant pressure drop across the metering orifice and generates a pressure signal that is employed to regulate pressure at an outlet of a pump. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100000211 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic circuit for an excavator is provided, which includes first to third hydraulic pumps, a first traveling control valve and a first boom control valve successively installed along a first center bypass line from a downstream side of the first hydraulic pump, a second traveling control valve and a second boom control valve successively installed along a second center bypass line from a downstream side of the second hydraulic pump, a swing control valve connected between the third hydraulic pump and a swing motor to control the operation of the swing motor in accordance with an external valve switching signal, and a confluence line connected between a third center bypass line and a flow path of the second boom control valve to make hydraulic fluid from the third hydraulic pump join hydraulic fluid in a neutral position of the swing control valve. According to the hydraulic control circuit, the swing motor can be controlled independently by the fluid pressure being applied through the third hydraulic pump, and the speed of actuators can be kept without insufficiency of the flow rate during the swing composite operation through joining of the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic fluid from the working devices such as the boom, arm, and the like. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100018198 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a valve arrangement having an adjustable control valve ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100115938 | SPEED CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR - A working oil supply flow rate to hydraulic actuators ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100132352 | HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION HAVING PROPORTIONAL PRESSURE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP FOR LOOP CHARGE AND FAN FLOW SUPPLY - A hydrostatic transmission having a hydraulic pump that is fluidly connected to a hydraulic motor. The transmission also has a pressure control valve that has first and second stages and is fluidly connected to the hydraulic pump. By utilizing the pressure control valve when the first stage of the pressure control is at a minimum pressure the second stage determines the minimum charge pressure setting for the hydrostatic transmission. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100162695 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission, including: a hydraulic pressure source; a plurality of friction engagement elements; a line pressure regulating valve that regulates hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pressure source to a predetermined line pressure; a plurality of operation pressure regulating valves that regulate the line pressure as operation pressure for a hydraulic servo operating a friction engagement element; a maximum pressure conducting circuit that feeds a maximum pressure, among the operation pressures, to the line pressure regulating valve, wherein the friction engagement elements are engaged and released to achieve a plurality of forward speeds and a reverse speed, and the line pressure regulating valve regulates the line pressure during forward travel based on the maximum operation pressure, and regulates the line pressure during reverse travel based on the operation pressure input from a specific operation pressure regulating valve. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110030363 | Open center hydraulic system - An open center hydraulic system that includes a variable displacement pump having an inlet, an outlet and a sensing port, the pump configured to provide reduced fluid flow in response to a predetermined fluid pressure differential between the outlet and the sensing port. A first fluid circuit and a second fluid circuit each serve as signal lines with the pump sensing port. During operation of the second fluid circuit, reduced fluid flow from the pump outlet is achieved as a result of the sum of induced fluid pressure reductions of respective controlled pressure reduction devices approaching the predetermined pump fluid pressure differential. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110146258 | Hydraulic Circuit - A hydraulic circuit includes a pump and at least a first, second and third actuator, supplied on demand by the pump via respective load pressure lines. Each actuator is connected to the pump by a respective control valve and supply line. A first, second and third supply priorities are assigned respectively to the first, second and third actuators. In order to safeguard priority of the actuators, and to control the supply priority levels, the supply lines of the second and third actuators are connected to each other via a connecting line, and a load pressure-controlled priority valve is arranged between the pump and the connecting line in the supply line to the third actuator. Also, a flow-reducer is placed in the supply line to the second actuator). The connecting line also includes a check valve which prohibits flow from the second supply line to the third supply line. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110252778 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - For controlling supply priorities, a hydraulic system includes several loads, a pump, and a tank. One load has a first-level supply priority, and optionally a second load has a second-level supply priority subordinate to the first level. A third load has a third-level supply priority subordinate to the second level. Each load can be connected to the pump by a separate supply line. The supply lines for the first and the optional second load are connected to the pump by a common load-pressure-controlled priority valve and the supply line for the third load is connected to the pump by an additional load-pressure-controlled priority valve. A first load-pressure line leading to the pump is connected to a load-pressure line of the third hydraulic load and to a second load-pressure line. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120198831 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE - A hydraulic system for a working machine is provided in which when heavy load fine speed operation work is performed using hydraulic cylinders as hydraulic actuators, and deterioration of fuel consumption can be prevented by reducing energy loss and improving fine speed operability. A center bypass cutoff valve | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130133320 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic pressure control apparatus may include an oil tank, a first hydraulic pump receiving oil from the oil tank generating a low pressure, a second hydraulic pump receiving the low pressure and generating a high pressure, a torque converter and a lubrication portion receiving the low pressure, a powertrain receiving the high pressure, a pump connecting line connecting the first hydraulic pump with the second hydraulic pump, a first bypass line adapted to supply hydraulic pressure from the oil tank to the second hydraulic pump by detouring around the first hydraulic pump, and a second bypass line bifurcated from the pump connecting line so as to supply hydraulic pressure to the powertrain by detouring around the second hydraulic pump, wherein the first bypass line and the second bypass line respectively include a check valve and are selectively opened/closed by operation of each check valve. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130276441 | HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - Disclosed is a hydraulic pump for construction machinery for controlling to inhibit one-way driving when compound-operating two-way driving and work devices, such as a boom, to enhance operation efficiency. The hydraulic system for the construction machinery of the present invention provides the hydraulic system comprising: an operation device for driving and an operation lever for the work devices; a left driving motor which connects to a first hydraulic pump; a first control valve which is installed on the discharge flow path of the first hydraulic pump; a right driving motor which is connected to a second hydraulic pump; a hydraulic actuator which is connected to the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump; a second control valve which is installed on the discharge flow path of the first hydraulic pump or the second hydraulic pump; a third control valve which is installed on a flow path that branches from the discharge flow path of the second flow path; a first bypass valve which is connected to the upstream portion of the discharge flow path of the first hydraulic pump; a second bypass valve which is connected to the upstream portion of the discharge flow path of the second hydraulic pump; a confluence valve which is installed on a flow path which connects in parallel the discharge paths of the first and second hydraulic pumps; and a controller for controlling the opening of the first and second bypass valves and the confluence valve according to an operation signal that is input from the operation device for driving and the operation lever for the work device. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130312399 | SYSTEM FOR DRIVING WORKING MACHINE - The present invention provides a system for driving a working machine, while the system achieves high energy saving, the system improving installability by downsizing hydraulic pumps and motors, and having extensibility enabling an attachment to be easily added. A system for driving a working machine according to the invention includes: a plurality of hydraulic closed circuits that connect hydraulic pumps to hydraulic actuators in a closed circuit manner; hydraulic open circuit that connects a hydraulic pump to hydraulic actuators in an open circuit manner; first assist circuits that connect between the hydraulic closed circuits so as to cause a hydraulic fluid to be mutually supplied between the hydraulic closed circuits; and second assist circuits that connect the hydraulic closed circuits to the hydraulic open circuit so as to cause the hydraulic fluid to be supplied from the hydraulic closed circuits to the hydraulic open circuit. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140033697 | METERLESS HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING FORCE MODULATION - A hydraulic system is disclosed having a pump configured to draw low-pressure fluid from one of a first and second passage, and discharge fluid into the other of the passages. The hydraulic system may also have an actuator coupled to the pump via the passages, a charge circuit, a makeup valve movable to pass fluid from a higher pressure one of the first and second passages, and a force modulation control valve disposed between the makeup valve and the charge circuit. The force modulation control valve may be movable between a first position at which fluid passed from the higher-pressure one of the first and second passages is directed into the charge circuit, and at least a second position at which fluid from the higher-pressure one of the first and second passages is directed into a lower-pressure one of the first and second passages and blocked from the charge circuit. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140033698 | METERLESS HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING FORCE MODULATION - A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a pump configured to draw low-pressure fluid from one of a first and a second passage, and discharge fluid at an elevated pressure into the other of the passages. The hydraulic system may also have an actuator coupled to the pump via the first and second passages, a charge circuit, and a makeup valve movable by a pressure differential between the first and second passages to connect the charge circuit with a lower pressure one of the first and second passages. The hydraulic system may further have a first force modulation control valve configured to selectively direct fluid from the pump through the makeup valve to the second passage to bypass the actuator, and a second force modulation control valve configured to selectively direct fluid from the pump through the makeup valve to the first passage to bypass the actuator. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140033699 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE FOR WORK VEHICLE AND WORK VEHICLE - A travel control device for a work vehicle includes: a hydraulic pump; a plurality of hydraulic motors connected to the hydraulic pump in parallel through a closed-circuit connection, that drive different wheels with pressure oil delivered from the hydraulic pump; a slip detection device that detects a slip occurring at each of the wheels; and a flow control device that reduces, upon detection of a slip occurring at any of the wheels by the slip detection device, a quantity of pressure oil supplied to a hydraulic motor for driving the wheel at which the slip has been detected, among the plurality of hydraulic motors. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140060032 | MULTIPLE FUNCTION HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH A VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP AND A HYDROSTATIC PUMP-MOTOR - A hydraulic system includes a first pump and a plurality of valves that control fluid flow from the first pump to several actuators. Variable source orifices in the control valves are connected in parallel between the first pump and a node, and variable bypass orifices in the control valves are connected in series between the node and a tank. Pressure at the node controls displacement of the first pump. Each control valve also has a metering orifice for varying fluid flow between the node and one of the actuators. A hydrostatic pump-motor, coupled between two ports of a given actuator, is driven in a motoring mode by fluid exiting one of those ports. In a pumping mode, the hydrostatic pump-motor forces lower pressure fluid exhausting from one port into the other port of the given actuator. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140069091 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS - Electro-hydraulic systems ( | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140090368 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - A hydraulic system for a construction machine is disclosed, which can prevent off-course travel of the machine when a combined operation of a traveling device and a working device such as a boom is performed. The hydraulic system for a construction machine includes first and second hydraulic pumps, left and right traveling operation levers and actuator operation levers for first and second working devices, a left traveling motor connected to a discharge flow path of the first hydraulic pump and an actuator for the first working device, a right traveling motor connected to a discharge flow path of the second hydraulic pump and an actuator for the second working device, a first pressure compensated valve installed on one side of an upper stream and a downstream of the first control valve, a second pressure compensated valve installed on one side of an upper stream and a downstream of the second control valve, a third pressure compensated valve, a fourth pressure compensated valve installed on one side of an upper stream and a downstream of the fourth control valve, a first orifice connected to the first pressure compensated valve of the first control valve, a first load sensing line connected to the fourth pressure compensated valve of the fourth control valve, and a hydraulic tank, a second orifice connected to the second pressure compensated valve of the second control valve, a second load sensing line connected to the third pressure compensated valve of the third control valve, and the hydraulic tank, a confluence valve installed in a confluence flow path of the first and second hydraulic pumps, a traveling communication valve installed in a flow path connecting the downstream of the left traveling first pressure compensated valve to the downstream of the right traveling third pressure compensated valve, and a controller controlling communication of the traveling communication valve when a combined operation for simultaneously operating the traveling device and the working device is performed. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140137549 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - Disclosed is a hydraulic system for controlling the degree of openness of an arm regeneration valve by driving an electronic proportional control valve during a combined operation of simultaneously operating an arm and a swing device. The hydraulic system for construction machinery according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a hydraulic pump; a control valve for controlling the discharge flow from the hydraulic pump; an arm cylinder and a swing motor, each connected to the hydraulic pump; an arm controlling device and a swing controlling device; a pressure detecting means for the hydraulic pump; a controlled amount detecting means for the arm controlling device; a controlled amount detecting means for the swing controlling device; an arm control valve for controlling the driving of the arm cylinder; a swing control valve for controlling the driving of the swing motor; an arm regeneration valve for controlling the pressure at an upstream return passage of the arm control valve when the arm naturally descends; an electronic proportional control valve for outputting a signal voltage for switching the arm regeneration valve; and a controller for performing a control so as to generate a secondary signal voltage by outputting electrical control signals to both the control valve and the electronic proportional control valve so as to correspond to detection signals inputted from the pressure detecting means and controlled amount detecting means. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140318116 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY INCLUDING SAME - A hydraulic control device includes: a hydraulic pump connected in parallel to steering and boom cylinders; a steering control valve that controls the direction of operating oil flowing through the steering cylinders; a boom control valve that connects the hydraulic pump to a tank when the valve is at a neutral position and controls the direction of the oil flowing through the boom cylinders when the valve is at an offset position; a meter-in pressure compensator that increases flow rate of the oil flowing through a variable restrictor of the steering control valve in accordance with pressure in front of and behind the restrictor; and a bleed-off pressure compensator that decreases flow rate of the oil flowing through the boom control valve in accordance with the increase in pressure of the oil flowing through the steering cylinders to maintain the predetermined pressure of the oil in the steering control circuit. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150013319 | Hydraulic Load-Sensing Control Arrangement - A hydraulic load-sensing control arrangement for a first and second hydraulic consumer has a variable displacement pump having load-sensing regulation, to which the highest respective load-sensing pressure of consumers is reported. The first consumer has the highest load pressure in normal operation and therefore the highest load-sensing pressure dependent on the load pressure. A pressure reducing valve is arranged in the pressure medium flow path between the variable displacement pump and the first consumer. A spring force from a regulating spring and a regulating pressure dependent on the load pressure of the first consumer are applied in the opening direction of a valve gate in this pressure reducing valve and pressure is applied directly downstream from the pressure reducing valve in the closing direction thereof. A pressure equivalent of the spring force of the regulating spring and the regulating pressure are greater than a pressure of the variable displacement pump. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20160032566 | HYDRAULIC SECTION FOR LOAD SENSING APPLICATIONS AND MULTIPLE HYDRAULIC DISTRIBUTOR - Hydraulic section ( | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160376769 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE INCLUDING TRACK DEVICE OF CRAWLER TYPE - A hydraulic drive system for a track device of crawler type has right and left hydraulic track motors. The hydraulic drive system is capable of correcting for skew occurring in the straight line traveling of the track device. A traveling test is conducted upon shipment from a factory. If skew is noted during the test, a plug disposed on the side of a valve opening-side pressure receiving portion of a pressure compensating valve for the track which is lower in speed is removed and, replaced with an adjusting mechanism-mounted plug having an adjusting pin. The pin is operated so as to strengthen a biasing force of a target compensating differential pressure adjusting spring. An opening in the pressure compensating valve is thereby corrected in an opening direction and a flow rate to one of the left and right track motors is thereby adjusted to be equal to the other motor. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190145433 | AUXILIARY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE IMPLEMENTS | 05-16-2019 |
