Hydraulic circuit for limiting the torque of a hydrostatic hydraulic motor connected in closed circuit to a hydraulic pump

A hydralic circuit for limiting the torque of a hydrostatic hydraulic motor, said hydraulic motor operable in a motor mode or in a braking mode, said hydraulic motor connected in closed circuit to a hydraulic pump, said hydraulic motor operating in the braking mode as a hydraulic pump, with pressure control valves being connected before and after the hydraulic motor,

• characterized in
• that the pressure control valves consist of pilot-operated pressure control valves (6, 7, 8, 9) having a first pressure side and an opposed pressure side and that at least one distributing valve (5) is provided which, when the hydraulic motor (2) is in said motor mode, switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the first pressure side to a higher maximum pressure and in the braking mode switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the opposed pressure side to a lower maximum pressure;
• said hydrualic circuit further characterized in that for the control of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), a hydraulic servo pump (4) is provided, said servo pump having a pressure side which is connectable by said distributing valve (5) to one of the pilot-operated pressure control valves;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that a throttle valve (14, 14') being switchable to a flowing-through position or to a throttle position is provided in each of the pilot lines of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), so that when there is a pressure increase in pressure lines (11-13) provided in said hydraulic circuit the throttle valve switches to said throttle position so that the pilot-operated pressure control valve in cooperative relationship with the respective pressure line will be switched to the higher pressure stage with a predetermined time delay.

A hydralic circuit for limiting the torque of a hydrostatic hydraulic motor, said hydraulic motor operable in a motor mode or in a braking mode, said hydraulic motor connected in closed circuit to a hydraulic pump, said hydraulic motor operating in the braking mode as a hydraulic pump, with pressure control valves being connected before and after the hydraulic motor,

• characterized in
• that the pressure control valves consist of pilot-operated pressure control valves (6, 7, 8, 9) having a first pressure side and an opposed pressure side and that at least one distributing valve (5) is provided which, when the hydraulic motor (2) is in said motor mode, switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the first pressure side to a higher maximum pressure and in the braking mode switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the opposed pressure side to a lower maximum pressure;
• said hydrualic circuit further characterized in that for the control of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), a hydraulic servo pump (4) is provided, said servo pump having a pressure side which is connectable by said distributing valve (5) to one of the pilot-operated pressure control valves;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that the distributing valve is an electromagnetically operable four/two-way valve with an additional floating position;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that a throttle valve (14, 14') being switchable to a flowing-through position or to a throttle position is provided in each fo the pilot lines of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), so that when there is a pressure increase in pressure lines (11-13) provided in said hydraulic circuit the throttle valve switches to said throttle position so that the pilot-operated pressure control valve in cooperative relationship with the respective pressure line will be switched to the higher pressure stage with a predetermined time delay.

A hydralic circuit for limiting the torque of a hydrostatic hydraulic motor, said hydraulic motor operable in a motor mode or in a braking mode, said hydraulic motor connected in closed circuit to a hydraulic pump, said hydraulic motor operating in the braking mode as a hydraulic pump, with pressure control valves being connected before and after the hydraulic motor,

• characterized in
• that the pressure control valves consist of pilo-operated pressure control valves (6, 7, 8, 9) having a first pressure side and an opposed pressure side and that at least one distributing valve (5) is provided which, when the hydraulic motor (2) is in said motor mode, switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the first pressure side to a higher maximum pressure and in the braking mode switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the opposed pressure side to a lower maximum pressure;
• said hydrualic circuit further characterized in that the hydraulic servo pump (4) additionally controls an adjustment element (3) for the hydraulic pump;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that a throttle valve (14,14') being switchable to a flowing-through position or to a throttle position is provided in each of the pilot lines of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), so that when there is a pressure increase in pressure lines (11-13) provided in said hydraulic circuit the throttle valve switches to said throttle position so that the pilot-operated pressure control valve in cooperative relationship with the respective pressure line will be switched to the higher pressure stage with a predetermined time delay.

A hydralic circuit for limiting the torque of a hydrostatic hydraulic motor, said hydraulic motor operable in a motor mode or in a braking mode, said hydraulic motor connected in closed circuit to a hydraulic pump, said hydraulic motor operating in the braking mode as a hydraulic pump, with pressure control valves being connected before and after the hydraulic motor,

• characterized in
• that the pressure control valves consist of pilo-operated pressure control valves (6, 7, 8, 9) having a first pressure side and an opposed pressure side and that at least one distributing valve (5) is provided which, when the hydraulic motor (2) is in said motor mode, switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the first pressure side to a higher maximum pressure and in the braking mode switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the opposed pressure side to a lower maximum pressure;
• said hydrualic circuit further characterized in that for the control of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), a hydraulic servo pump (4) is provided, said servo pump having a pressure side which is connectable by said distributing valve (5) to one of the pilot-operated pressure control valves;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that the hydraulic servo pump (4) additionally controls an adjustment element (3) for the hydraulic pump (1), said hydrualic circuit further characterized in that a throttle (14, 14') being switchable to a flowing-through position or to a throttle position provided in each of the pilot lines of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), so that when there is a pressure increase in pressure lines (11-13) provided in said hydraulic circuit the throttle valve switches to said throttle position so that the pilot-operated pressure control valve in cooperative relationship with the respective pressure lines will be switched to the higher pressure stage with a predetermined time delay.

A hydralic circuit for limiting the torque of a hydrostatic hydraulic motor, said hydraulic motor operable in a motor mode or in a braking mode, said hydraulic motor connected in closed circuit to a hydraulic pump, said hydraulic motor operating in the braking mode as a hydraulic pump, with pressure control valves being connected before and after the hydraulic motor,

• characterized in
• that the pressure control valves consist of pilo-operated pressure control valves (6, 7, 8, 9) having a first pressure side and an opposed pressure side and that at least one distributing valve (5) is provided which, when the hydraulic motor (2) is in said motor mode, switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the first pressure side to a higher maximum pressure and in the braking mode switches the pilot-operated pressure control valve of the opposed pressure side to a lower maximum pressure;
• said hydrualic circuit further characterized in that for the control of the pilot-operated pressure control valves (6-9), a hydraulic servo pump (4) is provided, said servo pump having a pressure side which is connectable by said distributing valve (5) to one of the pilot-operated pressure control valves;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that the distributing valve is an electromagnetically operable four/two-way valve with an additional floating position;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that the hydraulic servo pump (4) additionally controls an adjustment element (3) for the hydraulic pump;
• said hydraulic circuit further characterized in that a throttle valve (14, 14') being switchable to a flowing-through position or to a throttle position is provided in each of the pilot lines of the pilot-operated pressure cotnrol valves (6-9), so that when there is a pressure increase in pressure lines (11-13) provided in said hydraulic circuit the throttle valve switches to said throttle position so that the pilot-operated pressure control valve in cooperative relationship with the respective pressure line will be switched to the higher pressure stage with a predetermined time delay.