In Supply Path Patents (Class 91/448)
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Patent number: 12259293Abstract: A condition of at least one structural part (11) of a working machine (10) is determined by determining a computational position of the first structural part (11?) on the basis of the computational model of the working machine (10) and determining an actual position of the first structural part (11?) by detecting means (22). The condition of the at least one structural part (11) is determined on the basis of the difference between the computational position of the first structural part (11?) and the actual position of the first structural part (11?).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: PONSSE OYJInventor: Aleksi Kivi
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Patent number: 9650912Abstract: A system and device to prevent damage during over-speed condition in a turbo-machine. In one embodiment, the system includes a fluid circuit with a header, which couples to the turbo-machine, and a hydraulic circuit through which fluid evacuates the header to a drain during the over-speed condition. The hydraulic circuit includes a trip header manifold with a pilot element in flow connection with a drain valve element having an actuator to regulate flow of fluid from the header. For example, the pilot element uses a pair of solenoid valves to change pressure of a fluid in the drain valve element and maintains the actuator in a first position to prevent fluid evacuation during normal operating conditions. When over-speed condition is detected, the solenoid valves change state, reducing the pressure of the fluid, permitting the actuator to move to a second position placing the header in flow connection with the drain.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Brent Allan Dietrich, Ricardo Stack, John Kirk Foundoulis, Steven Jackson Foss
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Patent number: 9045316Abstract: Disclosed are a concrete distributing device and a control method, a control system and an electrical control system for composite motion of a boom thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignees: ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN ZOOMLION SPECIAL VEHICLE CO., LTD.Inventors: Liang Wan, Jiaqian Wang, Peilin Li, Shuai Wang
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Patent number: 8910562Abstract: A pneumatic system controlling a bath crust breaker includes a cylinder defining a piston chamber. A piston is slideably displaced within the cylinder by pressurized fluid directed to either a piston chamber first portion with respect to the piston or a piston chamber second portion oppositely positioned about the piston. A pneumatic valve system includes a first control valve aligned between first control valve first and second positions, the first control valve first position aligned with the first portion, and in the first control valve second position is aligned with the second portion. A second control valve is aligned between second control valve first and second positions. An orifice between a pressure source and first control valve is sized to control fluid flow rate so a pressure reached in either the first or second portion during a crust breaking cycle is less than a pressure source maximum pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: MAC Valves, Inc.Inventor: Gilles Beaulieu
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Patent number: 8505581Abstract: A pressure compensated electromagnetic proportional directional flow control valve of the present invention integrally includes: an electromagnetic proportional directional flow control valve configured to be driven by a solenoid; and a pressure compensated valve configured to carry out pressure compensation of a flow rate controlled by the electromagnetic proportional directional flow control valve. A pressure compensation spool moves so as to balance forces of a spring, a first pressure chamber, and a second pressure chamber. With this, the pressure compensation for maintaining a constant pressure difference between an upstream side and a downstream side of a first variable aperture can be carried out, and a surplus liquid of a liquid flowing from a liquid-pressure supply port to a derivation port can flow out from a branch port to outside.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawasaki Precision Machinery, Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Matsuo, Noboru Ito, Yuko Funakubo
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Publication number: 20130055886Abstract: An improved double check valve for a construction machine is provided, which can greatly reduce noise and hunting phenomenon by making check valves open and close within a predetermined time difference to correspond to pressure drops that occur due to an external load when a dozer blade working device is operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Sung-Bok Park, Se-Rib Jee
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Patent number: 8347617Abstract: A hydraulic two-circuit system (2, 4) for activating consumers (A1, B1; A2, B2; A3, B3) of a mobile unit, for example a track-laying unit, and an interconnecting valve arrangement (38), which is suitable for a two-circuit system (2, 4) of this type and via which the two circuits (2, 4) can be interconnected so as to add them together, are disclosed. According to the invention, the interconnecting valve arrangement has an interconnecting valve with two pressure connections (P1, P2), two LS input connections (LS1, LS2) and two LS output connections, wherein a valve body of the interconnecting valve is designed with four control surfaces, of which two control surfaces which act in one direction are acted upon by the highest load pressure (LS1) in the first circuit and by the pumping pressure (P2) in the second circuit, and the control surfaces acting in the other direction are acted upon by the highest load pressure (LS2) in the second circuit and by the pumping pressure (P1) in the first circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Thomas Weickert
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Patent number: 8251189Abstract: A railway brake cylinder includes a body (11?); a piston (13?) mobile relative to the body (11?) to act on a brake linkage and delimiting with the body (11?) a pressure chamber (10?) adapted to be supplied by a pneumatic pressure agent source; an auxiliary actuating member (26?) mobile relative to the body (11?) and the piston (13?), mechanically connected to manual operating elements to cause it to occupy either a rest position in which it is away from the piston (13?) or a pushing position in which it is in contact with the piston (13?); two orifices (73?, 51?) in fluid communication with the chamber (10?) and the atmosphere, respectively; and selective connecting elements (28?) between the two orifices (73?, 51?), the elements (28?) being mechanically connected to the auxiliary actuating member.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Faiveley Transport AmiensInventor: Claudino Goncalves
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Patent number: 8118256Abstract: A system, apparatus and method of verifying operation of a vehicle fluid brake system shutoff valve is provided, wherein the shutoff valve is adapted to enable or inhibit the transmission of fluid pressure to at least one brake solenoid valve that controls operation of at least one brake actuator so as to effect wheel braking. In verifying operation of the system, the shutoff valve is commanded to inhibit the transmission of fluid pressure to the at least one brake solenoid valve, and the at least one brake solenoid valve is commanded to apply fluid pressure to the at least one brake actuator. An operational status of the shutoff valve is determined based on the absence or presence of wheel braking.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Eric D. Cahill, Thomas E. Clary, Paul R. Burte
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Patent number: 8100145Abstract: An LIFD valve assembly has a pressure balance device a pressure balance slide of which is urged in the opening direction by a pressure downstream of a metering aperture and in the closing direction by a control pressure preferably corresponding to the highest load pressure of a plurality of consumers, and a load pressure downstream of the metering aperture is reportable to a line via the pressure balance device, and a load-maintaining device that can be put in a closing position, in which position a pressure medium flow path from a consumer to the metering aperture is blocked. The pressure balance slide is embodied in divided fashion, with an upper part and a lower part, wherein the latter is guided on the upper part, and determines the pressure balance device throttle cross section with a pressure balance control edge and embodies a closing body of the load-maintaining device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Matthieu Desbois-Renaudin
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Patent number: 8065037Abstract: A control method and system for controlling a hydraulically actuated mechanical arm to perform a task, the mechanical arm optionally being a hydraulically actuated excavator arm. The method can include determining a dynamic model of the motion of the hydraulic arm for each hydraulic arm link by relating the input signal vector for each respective link to the output signal vector for the same link. Also the method can include determining an error signal for each link as the weighted sum of the differences between a measured position and a reference position and between the time derivatives of the measured position and the time derivatives of the reference position for each respective link. The weights used in the determination of the error signal can be determined from the constant coefficients of the dynamic model. The error signal can be applied in a closed negative feedback control loop to diminish or eliminate the error signal for each respective link.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada, RenoInventor: George Danko
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Patent number: 8047121Abstract: A tank 16 and a main hydraulic pump 17 are connected to head side actuator chambers 13 and rod side actuator chambers 14 of hydraulic actuators 12 via conduits 21, 22. A direction control valve 18 and a quick drop valve 36 are connected to the conduits 21, 22. A hydraulic circuit is provided with an electromagnetic switch valve 42, which switches the quick drop valve 36 from a non-quick drop position 37 to a quick drop position 38. When switching the direction control valve 18 from a neutral position 23 to a lowering operation position 25, if the manipulation speed of a manipulation lever 33 exceeds a criteria speed, an excitation signal is output from a control device 32 to an electromagnetic switch valve 42 to quickly drop a blade 11, and the quick drop valve 36 is switched from the non-quick drop position 37 to the quick drop position 38.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Yamamoto, Tomohiro Nakagawa, Satoru Shintani
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Patent number: 7874241Abstract: A tripping control system for use with, for example, turbines, includes a block circuit having two or more redundant blocking valves disposed or connected in series within a pressure supply line to block the supply of hydraulic fluid within the pressure supply line and a bleed circuit having two or more bleed valves connected in parallel between the pressure supply line and a return or dump line to bleed to the hydraulic fluid from the pressure supply line. The blocking valves and the bleed valves are actuated by one or more control valves under the control of a process or safety controller which trips the turbine by first performing a bleed function using the bleed valves, which then causes the block function to automatically actuate. Pressure sensors disposed at various locations in the tripping control system provide feedback to the controller to enable the controller to test each of the block and bleed valves individually, during operation of the turbine, without causing an actual trip of the turbine.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Richard Peter Natili, Jr., Thomas Sweeney
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Patent number: 7789011Abstract: A method for actuating a shift cylinder (1) of an electro-pneumatic control unit for the gearbox of a motor vehicle. The gearbox comprising a main gearbox, a group gearbox or other shifting elements with detents in at least one of a neutral position and/or a final position(s). The shift cylinder (1) is prefilled with a pressure below the detent actuating force, prior to a gearshift phase of the control unit, such that the gearshift time is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Josef Bader, Martin Miller
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Patent number: 7665579Abstract: A flow control valve includes a pressure compensating valve and a first switching valve. The pressure compensating valve is configured to enlarge an opening area of a variable orifice between a load pressure line and a compensating pressure line when a pressure of working fluid of the compensating pressure line is smaller than a first set pressure, and narrow the opening area of the variable orifice when the pressure of the working fluid of the compensating pressure line is larger than the first set pressure. The first switching valve is configured to switch between a meter-out operation and a neutral operation by an external operation, wherein the working fluid of the compensating pressure line is drained in the meter-out operation, the working fluid of the compensating pressure line is not drained in the neutral operation. The load pressure line guides the working fluid to be supplied to an actuator.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Masakazu Itose
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Publication number: 20090272257Abstract: Hydraulic valve circuits capable of variably limiting respective maximum hydraulic pressures at which an assembly of bidirectional hydraulic power devices can move respective clamping members, such as forks or clamp arms, selectively in a closing movement toward each other, in an opening movement away from each other, or in a side-shifting movement in unison with each other, so as to provide damage-control capabilities for the control of the clamping members. The circuits preferably include one or more pressure-regulating valves interconnected with the assembly of power devices, and capable of variably limiting a maximum side-shifting pressure, at which said assembly can cause said side-shifting movement, in response to a maximum pressure selection. The circuits preferably include at least one override assembly, capable of overriding the maximum pressure selection to thereby lower the maximum side-shifting pressure automatically irrespective of the maximum pressure selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: Cascade CorporationInventor: David W. Petronek
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Patent number: 7438086Abstract: A control valve apparatus couples pressurized fluid to first and second actuators using first and second double valves. The first double valve includes first and second crossover passages and first and second pilots. The second double valve includes third and fourth crossover passages and third and fourth pilots. A first interconnection couples the first crossover passage with the third pilot fluid inlet. A second interconnection couples the second crossover passage with the fourth pilot fluid inlet. A third interconnection couples the third crossover passage with the first pilot fluid inlet. A fourth interconnection couples the fourth crossover passage with the second pilot fluid inlet. Thus, operation of each pilot depends upon receiving pressurized fluid from the other double valve which is only present when the other double valve is not in a fault condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Ross ControlsInventors: Jose Carlos Bento, Neil E. Russell, Joseph E. Foster, Detlef Zimmerling
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Patent number: 7353744Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic control (1) with a supply connection arrangement (7) having a high-pressure connection (P) and a low-pressure connection (T), a working connection arrangement having two working connections (A, B) connectable with a consumer, a control valve (8) with a valve element (9) between the supply connection arrangement and the working connection arrangement and a compensation valve (11), which is located between the high-pressure connection (P) and the control valve (8) and is acted upon in the closing direction by a pressure between the compensation valve (11) and the control valve (8). It is endeavoured to ensure the most favourable energy consumption possible. For this purpose, in the opening direction the compensation valve (11) is acted upon by a pressure of a selection device (29, 30, 30?, 38), which optionally supplies the compensation valve (11) with a pressure control pressure or a flow control pressure.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss ApsInventors: Carl Christian Dixen, Knud Meldgaard Jensen, Steen Slot, Svend Giversen, Svend Erik Thomsen, Smari Johannsson
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Patent number: 7275369Abstract: A hydraulic control device includes first and second pumps, a swing control spool, a boom first-speed control spool, a boom second-speed control spool, a swing motor, a boom cylinder, a pilot control valve, and a confluence line for merging the hydraulic flow from the boom second-speed control spool with that from the boom first-speed control spool. Provided on the confluence line is a swing priority valve having an orifice for variably reducing the hydraulic flow supplied to the boom cylinder through the confluence line. A swing priority control line is provided to interconnect a pressure receiving part of the swing priority valve and a swing control pilot pressure signal line of the pilot control valve in such a manner that an aperture area of the variable orifice of the swing priority valve is reduced in proportion to the magnitude of a swing control pilot pressure of the pilot control valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yong Chae Kim
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Patent number: 7228782Abstract: A boom-holding control device brings an excavator boom into a holding condition or a release condition. The device includes a boom-holding valve provided on a fluid pressure line for preventing boom deadweight-caused drainage of a hydraulic flow from a boom cylinder to thereby keep a boom in a holding condition, a boom release valve for releasing the boom from the holding condition in response to at least one of a boom-down pilot signal pressure supplied from a boom cylinder remote control valve and a travel signal pressure fed from a travel control operator-interface device and a solenoid-actuated changeover valve provided on a travel signal line for selectively opening and blocking off the travel signal line. The changeover valve is normally kept in a closing position and will be shifted to an opening position at the time of simultaneous activation of a travel selection switch and a boom release switch.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yong Chae Kim
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Patent number: 7207175Abstract: A hydraulic control device for controlling a boom-arm combined operation in an excavator includes a boom low-speed control spool and an arm high-speed control spool provided on parallel lines for receiving hydraulic flow from a second hydraulic pump via the parallel lines. A boom priority valve is provided on the parallel line interconnecting the second hydraulic pump and the arm high-speed control spool for throttling the parallel line to cause the hydraulic flow of the pump to be supplied to the boom low-speed control spool prior to the arm high-speed control spool. The boom priority valve has a pressure receiving part remaining in fluid communication with a boom pilot valve through a boom priority control signal line and a variable orifice section for reducing an opening area of the parallel line in proportion to the magnitude of a boom priority control signal pressure delivered to the pressure receiving part.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yong Chae Kim
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Patent number: 7140179Abstract: An apparatus comprises a valve body having a cylindrical bore centered on an axis. A cylindrical core extends axially within the bore and is fixed relative to the valve body. A sleeve within the bore extends circumferentially about the core and is rotatable about the axis relative to the core. A passage extends radially through the sleeve and provides a radial flow path from the core through the passage to the valve body. Alignment of the passage is circumferentially selectable by rotation of the passage with the sleeve about the axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer CompanyInventors: Gary S. Bass, Ronald J. Mulford
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Patent number: 7080591Abstract: A hydraulic assembly has a first fluid valve and a second fluid valve. A switching valve having a first fluid input and a second fluid input also has a fluid output. The first fluid input is in fluid communication with the first fluid valve while the second fluid input is in fluid communication with the second fluid valve. The switching valve is configured to switch fluid communication to the fluid output between the first fluid input and the second fluid input. A fluid actuator is in fluid communication with the fluid output. A housing for the switching valve is provided. The housing has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first fluid passage permitting fluid communication between the first fluid valve and the first fluid input and a second fluid passage permitting fluid communication between the second fluid valve and the second fluid input. The first fluid passage has a first opening and the second fluid passage has a second opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Hamilton SundstrandInventor: James Doherty
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Patent number: 6973866Abstract: In the present invention, it is possible to supply hydraulic fluid by the amount needed in an option tool even when a combined work is performed by engaging an option tool having a different operation pressure to a work apparatus. The hydraulic circuit for an option tool of heavy equipment comprises a poppet valve which is openably and closably installed in a flow path of a supply side of the option tool spool, a first spool which is installed in a flow path between the poppet valve and the option tool spool and has an opening portion adapted to maintain a constant pressure difference when the first spool is switched by pilot pressure discharged from the pilot pump, and a second spool which is installed in a down stream side of the poppet valve and is switched when an over load occurs due to an over pressure exceeding the degree set in the option tool for thereby closing the poppet valve.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2003Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden ABInventor: Jae Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 6971302Abstract: There is provided a hydraulic circuit for an option apparatus of heavy equipment using a boom confluence spool, comprising a poppet valve installed at a flow path of a supply side of a spool for the option apparatus, a boom confluence spool that controls the flow rate supplied to the option apparatus and work apparatus and is installed at a direct upstream of the spool of the option apparatus, a second electromagnetic proportion reducing valve that is installed at a flow path between the pilot pump and the boom confluence spool and outputs a secondary pressure in response to an electric signal from the controller and controls the boom confluence spool, and a first spool that is installed at a downstream of the poppet valve and is switched when a pressure difference between upstream and downstream of the boom confluence spool is larger than a set value.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden ABInventor: Jae Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 6945335Abstract: An optimal pump flow for both dual tilt operations and single tilt operations is obtained at low cost without increasing the complexity of the device constitution. Where there is a wish to implement a dual tilt operation, a switch is selectively operated and, in accordance with this selection result, the differential pressure set value decreases and a comparatively small flow is supplied from the hydraulic pump to the left and right tilt cylinders. Accordingly, the extension/retraction speed of the left and right tilt cylinders decreases. Where there is a wish to implement a single tilt operation, a switch is selectively operated and, in accordance with this selection result, the differential pressure set value increases and a comparatively large flow is supplied from the hydraulic pump to the left cylinder. Accordingly, the extension/retraction speed of the left tilt cylinder increases.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyuki Suzuki, Takeshi Takaura
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Patent number: 6910493Abstract: Hydraulic fill and drain of a clutch chamber is controlled with a blocking valve and a trim valve. The blocking valve selectively provides pressurized fluid to the trim valve which in turn selectively provides the pressurized fluid to the clutch chamber. Exhausting of the clutch chamber is effected through one of two alternate paths utilizing deactivation of one of the trim and blocking valves. Back up exhausting of the clutch chamber is effected through the other of the alternative paths. Such system allows for determination of valve failures and continued operation until such failures can be rectified.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Michael D. Foster, Todd M Steinmetz
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Patent number: 6606940Abstract: Calender that includes a stand, an upper roll, a lower roll, and at least two center rolls arranged between the upper and the lower rolls. The calender also includes at least two cylinders, where the at least two center rolls are supported on the stand by the at least two cylinders. Each of the at least two cylinders include a discharge path that is controlled over more than ¾ of a piston stroke for lowering the at least two center rolls.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventors: Josef Schneid, Joachim Hinz, Peter Wiemer
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Patent number: 6568499Abstract: A power steering system is provided which comprises a bypass conduit connecting between first and second communication conduits and having bypass conduit ports. A pair of valves disposed in the bypass conduit for selectively opening and closing the bypass conduit ports in response to the pressure fluid from the pressure source. The valves are adapted to provide communication between the first and second communication conduits when the hydraulic pressure source is inoperative.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Unisia Jecs CorporationInventors: Chiharu Nakazawa, Toshimitsu Sakaki, Mitsuo Sasaki, Tadaharu Yokota, Masakazu Kurata
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Patent number: 6564547Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a device for digital hydraulic pressure transformation with low loss, intended for flow—and power control for hydraulic machines, particularly hydraulic cylinders, which via a switching device are connected to a pressure reservoir with constant high pressure. According to the invention an intermediate mass is present between the switching device and the hydraulic machine which mass is activated by the flowing medium, the intermediate mass being of such size that the average velocity of the flow in the pipe during the open period of the switching device is sufficiently low to bring the hydraulic medium into the hydraulic machine so slowly, that the pressure change at the location of the hydraulic machine is smaller than the pressure difference between the reservoir and the momentary pressure at the location of the hydraulic machine, as result of which a gradual stepwise rising or lowering of said pressure level is made possible.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: T. Potma Beheer, B.V.Inventor: Theordorus Gerhardus Potma
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Patent number: 6481506Abstract: To provide a dual tilt control system for a work vehicle, the system being capable of using a switching valve adapted to low pressure and low flow rates and left and right tilt cylinders of the same diameter and yielding large force during pitch and dual tilt operations and requiring no piston valve. A left tilt cylinder driving hydraulic circuit and a right tilt cylinder driving hydraulic circuit for respectively supplying pressure oil from a hydraulic pump to the left and right cylinders are arranged in parallel and comprise a left tilt cylinder actuation switching valve and a right tilt cylinder actuation switching valve, respectively. In a pilot pressure signal circuit for controlling the tilt cylinder actuation switching valves, a pilot switching valve for switching a blade between the pitch operation, a single tilt operation and the dual tilt operation by means of the left and right cylinders is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Toshikazu Okada, Ikuo Kita
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Publication number: 20020157393Abstract: An actuating device (1) for the rotation of a stand (4) of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle or scooter, between a standing position and a rest position, and allowing also the reverse maneuver in order to rotate the stand from the position of vehicle on the stand up to that in which the vehicle lowers spontaneously. At least one hydraulic actuator (1) is provided that operates, between a first and a second position, an actuating member (7) or piston rod that engages with the stand (4) up to bringing it respectively from the rest position to the standing position. A flow control hydraulic circuit delivers pressurized liquid to the actuator (1) for moving the actuating member (7) from the first to the second position, and allows the back stroke of the actuating member (7) to the first position when the flow of the liquid ceases, whereby the stand (4) can be brought back to said rest position independently from the actuating member (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventor: Marco Doveri
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Patent number: 6457487Abstract: An assembly of a pair of electrically operated bidirectional proportional control valves and a four-way direction control valve governs the flow of fluid to and from a hydraulic cylinder. The four-way direction control valve alternately connects a pump supply line to one of a pair of intermediate conduits and a tank return line to the other intermediate conduit. That connection determines the direction of movement of the cylinder piston. The intermediate conduits are coupled to chambers of the cylinder by a separate one of the proportional control valves which meters the fluid flow to or from the respective chamber. Thus the proportional control valves control the rate of piston movement.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Husco International, Inc.Inventors: Dwight B. Stephenson, Joseph Lawrence Pfaff
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Patent number: 6430922Abstract: When simultaneous operation of rotating and arm pulling is detected by a detector, a switching controller recognizes that both signals are output simultaneously, and switches a switching valve to a second position, so that oil flows discharged from a plurality of hydraulic pumps are united and supplied to a rotating motor and an arm cylinder. A meter-in flow controller restricts a quantity of oil supplied to the arm cylinder. Thereby, even where rotating and arm pulling are operated simultaneously, each of operations can be done quickly, and the delay of the rotating operation is overcome, to enable proper rotating and arm pulling operations.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2001Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka Tohji
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Patent number: 6299135Abstract: A hydraulic fluid circuit for a quick rise type lifting jack positions multiple valves that control two stages of the lifting operation of the jack in the same valve housing machined into a base of the jack and thereby reduces the costs involved in manufacturing and assembling the hydraulic circuit of the jack.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1999Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: McNeil (Ohio) CorporationInventor: Matthew A. Wixey
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Publication number: 20010025566Abstract: A controller for controlling the flow rate of compressed air to a spray paint gun as well as to a comparable tool which is optimally operative dependant upon receiving a specified flow rate of air includes a flow control valve which regulates the air flow rate therethrough based on a pressure differential signal received from an air flow meter. The pressure differential signal transmitted to the air flow controller is balanced against an opposing spring biased needle in the flow controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Inventor: Michael D. Elberson
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Patent number: 6250202Abstract: A hydraulic control arrangement which has a directional control valve, a hydraulic pump and a two-way cartridge valve constructed as a seat valve. The directional control valve is connected to an inlet line and to a discharge line leading to a tank. Leading off from it is a load line leading to a hydraulic load. The hydraulic pump draws pressure medium from a tank and discharges it into the inlet line. The two-way cartridge valve is arranged in the inlet line and, in a closed position, isolates a second inlet line section leading off from the latter to the directional control valve from a first inlet line section running between the two-way valve and the hydraulic pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Mannesmann Rexroth AGInventors: Peter Büttner, Armin Stellwagen
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Patent number: 6240353Abstract: A control apparatus for an industrial vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle has a rear axle that is swingable during straight travel of the vehicle and can be fixed during turning of the vehicle. A damper looks or unlocks the rear axle. A controller has a memory that stores a first value and a second value of an angular velocity rate that represents an angular velocity per unit time. The controller activates or deactivates the damper. The controller activates the damper to lock the rear axle when the angular velocity rate is greater than the first value. The controller deactivates the damper to unlock the rear axle when the angular velocity rate is kept smaller than the second value for a predetermined time period after the angular velocity rate has become smaller than the second value.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1997Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki SeisakushoInventors: Kazuo Ishikawa, Masaya Hyodo
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Patent number: 6026730Abstract: For supplying a large volumetric flow into a particular hydraulic actuator without requiring a directional control valve to be large-sized and without making large a pressure difference between a pump discharge pressure and a load pressure or reducing the pressure loss when a large volumetric flow is flushed out into a tank, a flow control apparatus in a hydraulic circuit is designed to supply a pressurized discharge fluid from the hydraulic pump (10) via a directional control valve (15) and a pressure compensation valve (18) to a plurality of hydraulic actuators (16) which are arranged in parallel to one another, the apparatus in its construction including an auxiliary control valve (30) for supplying the pressurized fluid to a particular one of the hydraulic actuators (16), which is supplied with the pressurized discharge fluid from the hydraulic pump (10) via the said auxiliary directional control valve (30) and the directional control valve (15), or whose return fluid out of that particular hydraulic actuType: GrantFiled: January 19, 1996Date of Patent: February 22, 2000Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Nobumi Yoshida, Tadao Karakama, Nobuhisa Honda
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Patent number: 5996623Abstract: A hydraulic directional-control valve comprises a first inlet part, a second inlet part, a tank port, a work part and a valve member which is movable from a neutral position to a operating position. In the neutral position, the valve member connects the first inlet port with the tank port and blocks the second inlet port. In the operating position, it blocks the first inlet port and connects the second inlet port with the work port. A third inlet port is provided and the valve member in the neutral position blocks the third inlet port and in the operating position connects it with the work port. The third inlet port may be supplied with hydraulic fluid in parallel with the second inlet port when an additional fluid flow is required.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Nordwin ABInventor: Carl-Johan Omberg
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Patent number: 5950426Abstract: A hydraulic circuit enables a plurality of hydraulic actuators to be locked or unlocked at the same time no matter whether control valves controlling pressurized oil feed to the hydraulic actuators are pilot-controlled or not. To this end, the circuit is provided with oil lines leading from hydraulic pumps to an oil reservoir without passing through the control valves and with first and second selector valves 20 and 24 opening or closing the oil lines.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd.Inventors: Izuru Morita, Ryuzo Maeda, Toshiyuki Shigeta
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Patent number: 5931078Abstract: A hydrostatic drive system has a demand-responsive pump and at least one hydraulic circuit or consumer connected to it. Each consumer can be actuated by a directional control valve which acts as a throttle in intermediate positions. For the distribution of the delivery flow independently of the load, a pressure-maintaining valve is located upstream of the directional control valve. The pressure-maintaining valve can be controlled by a differential signal formed from a load pressure signal and a delivery pressure signal. The load pressure signal to the pressure-maintaining valve of the consumer can be changed by the output signal of a pressure reducing valve. One control surface of the pressure-maintaining valve can be pressurized with the output-side pressure of the pressure reducing valve which is located in a load pressure line. The output pressure of the pressure reducing valve can be adjusted by a spring and a variable control pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1997Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Linde AktiengesellschaftInventor: Walter Kropp
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Patent number: 5819634Abstract: A universal hydraulic stop valve has housing having check valves in a check valve bore. A needle in needle bore has spaced apart seals which may alternately seal against valve seats on adjustable knobs, with movement of the needle, which may be mechanically linked to a machine element moved by a hydraulic actuator. The universal hydraulic valve sets accurate starting and stopping positions, and also provides for gradual feathered stops.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1997Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.Inventor: Leonard T. Chapman
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Patent number: 5813310Abstract: A working machine fall preventive valve apparatus is constructed with a cylinder side passage, a valve body, a check valve, a flow rate control valve, and a safety valve. The cylinder side passage is adapted to communicate with a cylinder port which is open to a cylinder side mounting surface. The valve body has a directional control valve side passage which is adapted to communicate with a directional control valve port. The check valve is provided in the valve body and prevents a pressure fluid from flowing into the directional control valve side passage from the cylinder side passage. The flow rate control valve provided in the valve body normally blocks communication between the directional control valve side passage and the cylinder side passage is responsive to an external signal for establishing the above mentioned communication. The safety valve is provided in the valve body and relieves a high pressure in the cylinder side passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1997Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Komatsu, Ltd.Inventors: Shuji Hori, Tadao Karakama
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Patent number: 5813309Abstract: A pressure compensation valve unit comprises a check valve which is pushed in an opening direction thereof by an inlet side pressure and in a closing direction thereof by an outlet side pressure and a pressure reducing valve actuating to establish communication between the inlet side and the outlet side and block the communication therebetween, pushed in the blocking up direction by a pressure in a pressure receiving chamber to push the check valve in the closing direction thereof, pushed in the communication direction with a highest pressure in a plurality of pressures by a pressure selective receiving means, and communicating the outlet side with the pressure chamber, and a pressure oil supply system is provided with the pressure compensation valve unit of the structure described above.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1996Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Taka, Kazunori Ikei
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Patent number: 5799485Abstract: An electrohydraulic control device (10) for a double-acting consumer (11) is proposed, in which a continuous volumetric flow control to and from the consumer (11) is possible with two proportional 4/2-way magnet valves (12, 13), each with one seat valve function (26), and by means of two blocking valves (29, 38) of the seat valve type; free floating is attainable as the fourth work position. The magnet valves (12, 13) are structurally identical and are each connected into the volumetric flow to the consumer and the volumetric flow leaving the consumer; each consumer connection (28, 36) is sealed off tightly by a seat valve function (26) of the magnet valves (12, 13) and a blocking valve (29, 38). The magnet valves (12, 13) have a main control member (57) and a pilot control member (58), which cooperate in the manner of a followup controller and make do without a separate control oil supply, so that high hydraulic capacities can be controlled continuously and with short response times.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1997Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Hartmut Sandau, deceased
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Patent number: 5794505Abstract: A positioning drive having a hydraulic motor with a cam disc which is rotatable with a motor shaft and has a cam, a control valve which, with the hydraulic motor forms a unit with a housing and has a valve piston which is displaceable between several positions, a control element via which the valve piston can be supported on the cam disc, and an adjustment element which is operatively disposed between the control element and the valve piston and coaxial to the latter. The relative position between the valve piston and control element is variable by relative adjustment of the adjustment element with respect to the valve piston. The position of the adjustment element relative to the valve piston is securable by a releasable locking element. The outer of the two parts, valve piston and adjustment element, is guided outwards through the housing, and the locking element is accessible externally of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1997Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: Mannesmann Rexroth AGInventors: Gunter Fischer, Rainer Knoll
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Patent number: 5775198Abstract: A control system (10) for a limited stall load actuator (60) comprises a servo pressure regulator (20), solenoid valve (40), relief valve (30) and a shuttle valve (50) connected with a piston actuator 60 such that when source pressure P1 is declining the servo pressure regulator (20) will open to permit more flow and maintain a minimum actuation force effected by the actuator (60), and should there occur a failure of the servo pressure regulator (20) that would permit high source pressure to be communicated to the control system (10), the relief valve (30) will operate to limit the amount of high pressure communicated to the control system (10) such that the actuator (60) will attain no greater than a predetermined maximum output force.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1997Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.Inventors: David J. Tuttle, Edward J. Zielinski
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Patent number: 5775199Abstract: The combination of a cylindrical rotary distribution valve which is supplied pressure fluid alternately at either end to sequentially supply and exhaust pressure fluid such as compressed air radially to a selectively reversible hoist motor and a directional spool valve disposed in parallel valve body bores and interconnected with the rotary distribution by short direction passageways provide a compact one body valve electing efficient air distribution and exhaust.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1996Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand CompanyInventor: Leslie J. Sell
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Patent number: RE38355Abstract: An electrohydraulic control device (10) for a double-acting consumer (11) is proposed, in which a continuous volumetric flow control to and from the consumer (11) is possible with two proportional 4/2-way magnet valves (12, 13), each with one seat valve function (26), and by means of two blocking valves (29, 38) of the seat valve type; free floating is attainable as the fourth work position. The magnet valves (12, 13) are structurally identical and are each connected into the volumetric flow to the consumer and the volumetric flow leaving the consumer; each consumer connection (28, 36) is sealed off tightly by a seat valve function (26) of the magnet valves (12, 13) and a blocking valve (29, 38). The magnet valves (12, 13) have a main control member (57) and a pilot control member (58), which cooperate in the manner of a followup controller and make do without a separate control oil supply, so that high hydraulic capacities can be controlled continuously and with short response times.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2000Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Hartmut Sandau