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US 4,789,036 AGranted
Hydraulic steering device
AssigneeKarl Kassbohrer Fahrzeugwerke GmbH
InventorKarl H. Haas
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AssigneeKarl Kassbohrer Fahrzeugwerke GmbH
InventorKarl H. Haas
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The invention relates to a hydraulic control system for changing the speed and direction of a hydraulically operated tracked vehicle (1). The hydraulic control system is equipped with a feed pump (34) for the control fluid and with hydraulic undercarriage pumps (12) and (13). The undercarriage pumps (12) and (13) comprise regulating cylinders (18) and (19) subjected to the control fluid and intended for adjusting the pump pivoting angle. The regulating cylinders (18) and (19) are each equipped with two regulating-cylinder chambers (26, 28) and 25, 27) separated from one another by a regulating piston (22) and (23). To improve the steering behavior of hydraulically controlled and driven tracked vehicles, according to the invention the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28) are fluidically connected independently, via change-over valves (55 to 58), on the one hand to a first proportional valve (48) for changing the speed of the vehicle and on the other hand to at least one second proportional valve (44, 45) for changing the direction of the vehicle. The connection will be such that the first proportional valve (48) is connected respectively to co-acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26, 25) or (28, 27) and the second proportional valve (44, 45) is connected respectively to oppositely acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26, 27) or (28, 25).
A hydraulic control system for changing the speed and direction of a hydraulically operated tracked vehicle (1), with a feed pump (34) for a control fluid and with hydraulic undercarriage pumps (12,13) having adjustable pump pivoting angles and regulating cylinders (18,19) subjected to said control fluid and operable to adjust said pump pivoting angles, the regulating cylinders (18,19) being equipped respectively with two regulating-cylinder chambers (26,28) and (25,27) separated from one another by a regulating piston (22,23), for effecting speed changes there is provided a proportional valve (48) connected to the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28), and for effecting changes of direction there is provided a mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valve (44,45) connected to respective two oppositely acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26,27) and (28,25) wherein the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28) are connected via change-over valves (55 to 58) respectively independently to the proportional valve (48) and to the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valves (44,45), the pressure of the control fluid between the proportional valve (48) and the change-over valves (55-58) for effecting speed changes always being lower than the pressure of the control fluid between the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valve (44,45) and the change-over valves (55-58) for effecting changes of direction.
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