Abstract: Disclosed therein is an excess flow shut off device which is operated under the same conditions by integrally modulating an opening and closing member, a support member for supporting the opening and a blocking member for blocking a passage by the opening and closing member. The excess flow shut off device is easy in quality management and allows an easy manufacture of uniform products operating under the same conditions because a support member, a spring, an opening and closing member, a joining member, and a cylindrical member are integrally joined together and modulated.

Abstract: A retarding unit in a vehicle is automatically controlled based on conditions including a current setting of the retarding control, downhill grade, speed, current gear, and impending gear change. With the retarder control set in the high position, when the vehicle is operating at a downhill angle greater than the low angle threshold and less than the high angle threshold, and the pending gear is a large step downshift, automatically setting a retarder level to a low retarder level. When the vehicle is operating on level ground and the pending gear is a large step downshift or the current gear is first or second gear, automatically setting the retarder level to off. When the vehicle is operating on flat ground and the deceleration is above a trigger level, automatically setting the retarder level to a low retarder level.

Abstract: A vehicle braking apparatus that can exert high braking performance during vehicle braking is implemented by a control mode that can be realized in a braking apparatus (10) of usual hardware. In controlling the braking apparatus (10) of a vehicle, a climb rate of a wheel cylinder braking oil pressure (Pw) is decreased smaller than a climb rate corresponding to a climb rate of a master cylinder oil pressure (Pm) from a time point at which the wheel cylinder braking oil pressure (Pw) reaches a predetermined threshold value. The time point at which the wheel cylinder braking oil pressure (Pw) reaches the predetermined threshold value (P3) is estimated based on the climb process of the master cylinder oil pressure (Pm) or directly detected.

Abstract: A hydraulic control circuit for the overcontrol of a hydraulic system which controls a drive, in particular for controlling a hydraulic motor (5) for driving a slewing gear of a crane superstructure, wherein the pressure lines (3.9, 3.10) for the hydraulic motor (5) are connected by means of a supply piston (3.2) to a hydraulic pump (2) or a tank (1), and the pressure lines (3.9, 3.10) are each assigned pilot valves (3.4, 3.3), shuttle valves (3.8, 3.7) and directional control valves (3.6, 3.5). The shuttle valves (3.7, 3.8) are connected by means of control lines (3.11, 3.12) to an activatable proportional pilot valve (6), such that the separately activatable directional control valves (3.5, 3.6) can thus be activated by means of said pressure, which is built up by the pilot valve (6).

Abstract: A hydrodynamic retarder control apparatus includes two valve spools, one, a retarder control valve, functions as a relay valve to control the on/off operation of a hydrodynamic retarder and the other, a regulator valve, functions to control the regulation of pressure at the hydrodynamic retarder. During abnormal periods of operation of the regulator valve, the retarder control valve will also function as a pressure control valve thereby limiting the maximum pressure at the hydrodynamic retarder.

Abstract: A self-cleaning orifice includes a housing having a bore defined therein. The bore includes a first diameter inlet portion and a second diameter outlet portion, with a seating surface defined between the inlet and outlet portions. A movable body having a seating surface with a groove defined thereon is disposed within the outlet portion of the bore. The body is movable relative to the housing to a first position in which the seating surface of the body is seated against the seating surface of the housing and provides a restricted flow between the inlet portion and the outlet portion of the bore The body is also movable relative to the housing to a second position in which the seating surface of the body is spaced apart from the seating surface of the housing creating an unrestricted fluid flow path between the inlet portion and the outlet portion of the bore.

Abstract: The invention relates to an architecture for a hydraulic circuit associated with actuators (100), such as actuators for airplane brakes, the architecture comprising a main hydraulic circuit (C) having hydraulic components (4, 5 101, 6) and adapted to convey hydraulic fluid pressurized by at least one pressure generator (2) associated with a main supply (1) to the actuators (100). The architecture includes an emergency system comprising an auxiliary supply (8) permanently fed by a return circuit (R) collecting the returns from all of the hydraulic components (4, 5,101, 6), the auxiliary supply (8) being connected to the main supply (1) via a relief valve (9). The emergency system further comprising an electrically driven pump unit (10) arranged to take fluid from the auxiliary supply (8) and to inject it into the main circuit (C) downstream from a general check valve (3).

Abstract: A hydraulic automotive vehicle brake system with wheel slip control includes at least one non-return valve with a closure member that is lifted from its valve seat during evacuation of the brake system. An elastomeric sealing element is arranged between the closure member and the valve seat member.