Abstract: A fluid regeneration circuit for a hydraulic system having at least one hydraulic actuating cylinder associated therewith, the present circuit including a control valve connected in fluid communication with the actuating cylinder for controlling the operation thereof, a regeneration valve connected in fluid communication with the control valve and with the head and rod end portions of the cylinder, a position sensor coupled to the actuating cylinder for sensing the position of the piston within the cylinder during movement thereof, and a controller coupled to the position sensor, the control valve and the regeneration valve for controlling fluid flow to and from the actuating cylinder.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a gear pump/motor in a low cost and efficient manner that can effectively operate in air entrained oil without emitting undesirable noises. This is accomplished by providing bleed slots in a housing adjacent an outlet passage at a location that allows first and second intersecting cavities to be machined with the same boring tool. The bleed slots have a length defined by the distance between two adjacent teeth of first and second intermeshing gears and a cross-sectional area at the mid-point of the arcuate length that is defined by multiplying the flow of the pump at a given RPM time a derived constant. The machining of the body of the gear pump/motor is accomplished in a low cost and efficient manner to produce a gear pump/motor that operates in air entrained oil without emitting undesirable noises.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for producing a gear pump/motor in a low cost and efficient manner that can effectively operate in air entrained oil without emitting undesirable noises. This is accomplished by providing bleed slots in a housing adjacent an outlet passage at a location that allows first and second intersecting cavities to be machined with the same boring tool. The bleed slots have a length defined by the distance between two adjacent teeth of first and second intermeshing gears and a cross-sectional area at the mid-point of the arcuate length that is defined by multiplying the flow of the pump at a given RPM time a derived constant. The machining of the body of the gear pump/motor is accomplished in a low cost and efficient manner to produce a gear pump/motor that operates in air entrained oil without emitting undesirable noises.