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Change speed control structure for hydraulic transmission

US4907465A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1987
Grant dateMar 13, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20486
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A change speed control structure for a hydraulic transmission comprising a rotary valve for controlling a plurality of hydraulic actuators, a shift lever extending through a crooked guide groove, and a relay assembly for transmitting movements of the shift lever to the rotary valve on a reduced scale. The guide groove includes three straight portions extending parallel to one another in series and offset in a transverse direction thereof, each straight portion including a plurality of change speed positions. An adjacent pair of the straight portions are interconnected end to end by a bight portion.

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