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Hydraulic system for feeding a plurality of independent hydraulic servo-operated devices

US4130990A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 1977
Grant dateDec 26, 1978
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Expiry dateJul 15, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF15B2211/78
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic system for feeding a plurality of independent hydraulic servo-operated devices, such as servo-assisted brakes, clutch and/or servo-operated steering, in which a single pump draws fluid from a common reservoir and fluid pressure is automatically distributed by one or more modulating valves to the or each of the devices requiring power at any one time. The or each modulating valve comprises at least one piston in a cylinder, the piston being displaced by an increase in pressure due to displacement of one or more operating member such as brake or clutch pedal, or steering wheel, this controlling the flow of fluid through an axial passage in the piston by controlling its proximity to a valve shutter element and thereby controlling the fluid pressure in a chamber of the modulating valve, which pressure is fed to a control chamber of at least one distributor associated with a servo actuator of one of the servo operated devices of the system whereby to control the operating pressure applied to this.

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