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Hydrostatic vehicle control

US4534707A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1984
Grant dateAug 13, 1985
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H61/42
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for regulating the speed of internal combustion engine of a hydrostatic system. A fuel control means acts to control the quantity of fuel delivered to the engine responsive to the immediate hydraulic flow demanded by operation of the hydrostatic system. The speed of the engine is set to one of a plurality of discrete levels in response to the required flow being within one of a corresponding plurality of preselected ranges.

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