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Power transmission

US4745744A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1986
Grant dateMay 24, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S706/906
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrohydraulic system which includes a plurality of electrohydraulic devices individually controlled by microprocessor-based control electronics. A central controller for coordinating operation among the various devices includes a host controller for providing low speed serial and/or parallel output of control signals, and a master controller having a low speed serial and parallel I/O port for connection to the host controller, and a high speed serial I/O port connected by a full duplex bidirectional data bus in common to all of the device controllers.

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