Abstract: An assembly (10) forming part of a regenerative drive system for a motor lorry. The motor lorry has a driven train that is operatively associated with the assembly (10) so as to cause operation of the assembly (10) to store energy, or alternatively to be driven by the assembly (10) by depletion of energy stored by the assembly (10). The assembly (10) includes a variable angled swash plate pump/motor (11) that is drivingly associated with the drive train and the motor lorry. The assembly (10) includes a clutch (13) that is engaged when the motor lorry is de-accelerating, to cause the pump/motor (11) to be driven.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 10, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 7, 2014
Assignee:
Permo-Drive Technologies Ltd
Inventors:
John Graham Thompson, Christopher Scott Marshall
Abstract: An assembly (10) forming part of a regenerative drive system for a motor lorry. The motor lorry has a driven train that is operatively associated with the assembly (10) so as to cause operation of the assembly (10) to store energy, or alternatively to be driven by the assembly (10) by depletion of energy stored by the assembly (10). The assembly (10) includes a variable angled swash plate pump/motor (11) that is drivingly associated with the drive train and the motor lorry. The assembly (10) includes a clutch (13) that is engaged when the motor lorry is de-accelerating, to cause the pump/motor (11) to be driven.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 10, 2008
Publication date:
July 8, 2010
Applicant:
Permo-Drive Technologies Ltd.
Inventors:
John Graham Thompson, Christopher Scott Marshall
Abstract: A drive assembly (10) for a regenerative drive system (11) that incorporates a pump/motor (12) and an electronic and a hydraulic control system (13). When incorporated in a motor lorry, and the motor lorry is de-accelerating a second clutch part (20) of the assembly (10) is engaged with a first clutch part (19) to thereby drive the pump/motor (12). The pump/motor (12) is rendered inoperative by operation of a clutch (18).
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 10, 2008
Publication date:
June 10, 2010
Applicant:
Permo-Drive Technologies Ltd
Inventors:
John Graham Thompson, Christopher Scott Marshall