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Hydraulic circuit for a hydraulically driven vehicle

US4324098A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1980
Grant dateApr 13, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H61/423
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic circuit for a hydraulically driven vehicle comprising a pair of variable displacement pumps each driven by a common engine, a pair of variable displacement motors each connected with the respective variable displacement pumps in a closed loop circuit and driven thereby, a fixed displacement charge pump driven by the engine, and a pair of shuttle valves each connected in parallel with the respective closed loop circuits and has formed therein a neutral position and two offset positions wherein in the neutral positions of the shuttle valves both the closed loop circuits are connected with each other through the shuttle valves.

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