Abstract: A valve structure is provided for use in an integral hydraulic pump and valve assembly having a housing adapted to be integral with a pump housing with spaced apart low pressure and high pressure ports corresponding to the low pressure inlet port and high pressure outlet port of said pump, a low pressure chamber, a high pressure chamber and a cylinder chamber in said housing spaced apart and generally parallel to one another, a transverse bore in said housing intersecting said chambers, valve means movable axially in said bore, said valve means having an annular groove intermediate its ends capable of connecting said low pressure and high pressure chambers in a first neutral position, capable of connecting all of said chambers in a second position and connecting only the low pressure chamber in a third position, detent means in said housings extending into said bore and annular groove in the valve member, detent engaging means in said groove intermediate its ends and stroke limiting means extending into the b

Abstract: A gear pump or motor and a thrust plate therefor are provided having a case, a pair of rotary gears in said case, said gears having axial stub shafts journaled in said case, a unitary thrust plate for the corresponding ends of the pair of rotary gears adapted to lie between the case and the ends of the gears, said thrust plate being of a metal softer than the gears and having a front face adapted to abut the gear ends and a rear face abutting the case, a pair of spaced openings extending through said plate to receive the gear stub shafts, a pair of annular grooves in the rear face spaced from and surrounding each of said openings, a groove in the rear face connecting said annular grooves at their closest points, at least one groove in the rear face extending radially from each annular groove to the periphery of the body generally opposite the groove connecting the annular grooves defining at least two substantially identical areas on opposite sides of the body, a generally U-shaped elastomer gasket having the

Abstract: A compensated work port fluid valve is provided wherein a directional control valve having an inlet chamber, an outlet chamber and a work chamber is provided with a compensator valve connected to the work chamber and having a pressure sensing compensator valve controlling the flow of fluid from the work chamber to a work port to maintain constant pressure at the work port.

Abstract: A pressure compensated directional control valve is provided which automatically regulates the position of the valve depending upon the load so as to maintain a constant flow of fluid by means of check valve members in the spool in the form of a resilient or flexible band in a groove surrounding the valve spool and covering the outer ends of the radial passages from the internal spool chambers.