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Torque control of hydraulic motors

US4195479A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1979
Grant dateApr 1, 1980
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H61/472
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle drive system including a rotary output, variable displacement, hydraulic motor (22) adapted to drive a wheel or the like, a pump (10) for providing hydraulic fluid under pressure to the motor, a pressure control valve (30) connected to the motor for regulating the displacement thereof to achieve a desired system pressure and having a pressure responsive surface (34) receiving a signal representative of system pressure and a biasing spring (36) acting in opposition thereto. The invention contemplates the improvement wherein a variable, settable, pressure reducing device (60,106) is connected to the pump and to the pressure control valve to apply hydraulic fluid under reduced pressure to the pressure control valve in bucking relation to the system pressure signal.

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