Hydrostatic drive system for an excavator
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorFranz Forster
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Abstract
A hydrostatic drive system for an excavator is provided having a primary energy source on the excavator, at least one pump installed in a housing for supplying several consumers, a connection between each pump and consumer effected through at least one control block and at least one connection from a consumer through a rotary transmission to the pump and wherein at least some of the pumps, distributors, control blocks and rotary transmission are joined into a common block.
Claims5
A hydrostatic drive system for an excavator having a primary energy source, comprising a common drive block, at least one pump in said drive block drivingly connected to said energy source, at least one control block on said drive block receiving fluid from said pump, rotary fluid coupling means connected to said dirve block receiving fluid from said at least one pump, at least one drive motor drivingly connected to said fluid coupling means, at least one hydraulic actuator drivingly connected to said at least one control block, connections within said drive block operatively connecting said at least one pump, said at least one control block and said fluid coupling and reservoir means connected to said drive block, providing fluid to said at least one pump.
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