Patent · US Expired

Rotary servo valve and guidance system apparatus for controlling the same

US5524525A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1994
Grant dateJun 11, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86646
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A guidance control system for trailing implements attached to a tractor is disclosed. The system can function to steer the implement in a row crop, for example, and can also steer the tractor. A proportional servo valve having a rotatable spool is disclosed, which valve can be controlled to operate in an open center or closed center modes of operation.

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