Load sensing circuit of load compensated direction control valve
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorTadeusz Budzich
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AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorTadeusz Budzich
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A load sensing circuit of a load responsive direction control valve including a device for sensing load pressure signals identifying those load pressure signals as positive or negative and transmitting those identified positive or negative load pressure signals to the throttling compensator control of the load responsive valve, while also transmitting the positive load pressure signal to the pump control. The load pressure signals from individual cylinder ports, together with the signals related to the direction of displacement of the controlled load, are transmitted electrically to an electrical logic circuit, which identifies the load pressures as positive or negative and generates the required electrical signals to the electrohydraulic controls, which connect the positive or negative load pressure to throttling compensator controls of the load responsive direction and flow control valve.
In a load responsive system including a fluid power actuator operable to control a positive or negative load W, a source of pressure fluid, fluid exhaust means, flow control means of said load responsive system including a positive and a negative load pressure throttling control and first valve means operable to selectively interconnect said actuator with said source of pressure fluid and said fluid exhaust means and to direct the flow of fluid subjected to positive type and negative type load pressures, actuating means responsive to a control signal and operable to control direction of displacement and position of said first valve means, first signal generating means operable to generate a first electrical signal in response to direction of displacement of said first valve means, second signal generating means operable to generate second electrical signal in response to said laod pressure in said fluid power actuator, electric logic means having a positive and a negative load pressure identifying means and operable to process said first and said second electrical signals and to identify the type of said load pressure and operable to produce at least one actuating signal, and second valve means responsive to said actuating signal and operable to supply said identified load pressure to the respective positive or negative load pressure throttling control.
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