Hydraulic control system for drilling systems
US8118113B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87225
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hydraulic control system includes a first motor, a second motor, a pump operatively associated with the first motor, a first coupling valve operatively associated with the second motor, first parallel valves operatively associated with the second motor, and a first switching valve operatively associated with the first coupling valve and the first parallel valves. The first switching valve is configured to switch the first coupling valve between a first coupling state and a second coupling state opposite the first coupling state and to switch the first parallel valves between a first parallel state and a second parallel state opposite the first parallel state. While the first parallel valves are in the first parallel state a portion of the output of the first motor drives the second motor while the first parallel valves are in the second parallel state, the output of the pump drives the second motor.
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