Hydraulic system for a watercraft
AssigneeBRP US Inc.
InventorsGeorge Broughton, Darrell Wiatrowski
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Abstract
An independent hydraulic system for operating at least one first system used in the operation of a watercraft and adapted to be fluidly connected to one other independent hydraulic system for operating at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft, so that actuating a driving actuator part of the independent hydraulic system, causes a flow of fluid to flow from the independent hydraulic system to the other independent hydraulic system.
Claims21
An independent hydraulic system for operating at least one first system used in the operation of a watercraft, the watercraft comprising at least one other independent hydraulic system for operating at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft, the at least one other independent hydraulic system comprising a first driving hydraulic actuator for directing fluid flow within the at least one other independent hydraulic system and at least one first driven hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft, wherein:
- the independent hydraulic system comprises:
- a reservoir;
- a second driving hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the reservoir for directing fluid flow within the independent hydraulic system;
- at least one second driven hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the second driving hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one first system used in the operation of the watercraft;
- the independent hydraulic system is adapted to be fluidly connected to the at least one other independent hydraulic system;
- wherein when the independent hydraulic system and the at least one other independent hydraulic system are fluidly connected to each other, actuating the second driving actuator causes a first flow of fluid to flow from the independent hydraulic system to the at least one other independent hydraulic system.
An independent hydraulic system for operating at least one first system used in the operation of a watercraft, the watercraft comprising at least one other independent hydraulic system for operating at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft, the at least one other independent hydraulic system comprising a first driving hydraulic actuator for directing fluid flow within the at least one other independent hydraulic system and at least one first driven hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft, wherein:
- the independent hydraulic system comprises:
- a reservoir;
- a second driving hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the reservoir for directing fluid flow within the independent hydraulic system;
- at least one second driven hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the second driving hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one first system used in the operation of the watercraft;
- a valve unit is fluidly connected to the second driving hydraulic actuator, the valve unit being adapted to selectively fluidly connect the independent hydraulic system to the at least one other independent hydraulic system;
- wherein when valve unit fluidly connects the independent hydraulic system and the at least one other independent hydraulic system, actuating the second driving actuator causes a first flow of fluid to flow from the independent hydraulic system to the at least one other independent hydraulic system.
A watercraft comprising:
- a first independent hydraulic system for operating at least one first system used in the operation of the watercraft;
- a second independent hydraulic system for operating at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft, the second independent hydraulic system comprising a reservoir;
- wherein the first and second independent hydraulic systems are adapted to be fluidly connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.