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Hydraulic reservoir

US4880503A · kind A · utility

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Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1989
Grant dateNov 14, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 3, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/916
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention pertains to improvements in the design of reservoirs for hydraulic systems, by providing self regulated temperature control for hydraulic fluids. The unique features of the reservoir of my invention include; an interconnected multi-chamber design with integrated vertical heat transfer tubes, for conductive and convective heat transfer from the hydraulic fluid to the surrounding atmosphere.

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