Patent · US Expired

Jacking apparatus having a fast repositioning stroke

US4506867A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 1981
Grant dateMar 26, 1985
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF15B2211/7056
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A jacking apparatus and method for effecting movement of loads. At least two double-acting hydraulic cylinders including a first and a second cylinder arranged in tandem provide increased force for a power stroke of the apparatus. Hydraulic fluid pressure is provided at a predetermined flow rate to the group of hydraulic cylinders. Substantially all of the predetermined flow rate of hydraulic fluid is routed to the first hydraulic cylinder to provide increased speed for a repositioning stroke of the apparatus.

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