Hydraulic control system
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorDonald L. Bianchetta
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Abstract
A hydraulic control system has first and second actuators that can be selectively moved to a second operating position dependant upon the pressure of hydraulic fluid being simultaneously transmitted thereto through a common conduit. The force of the springs of the first and second actuators is selected so that when the pressure of the hydraulic fluid is at a preselected low pressure, only one of the actuators is moved to its second position and both of the actuators is moved to their second positions when the fluid is at a preselected high pressure. The use of a common conduit for carrying fluid to the actuators eliminates the expense and complexity of providing another flow path between rotatable parts of a vehicle.
Claims6
A hydraulic control system comprising:
- a first fluid actuator movable from a first position to a second position when the pressure of fluid directed thereto is at or exceeds a preselected low pressure;
- a second fluid actuator movable from a first position to a second position only when the pressure of the fluid directed thereto reaches a preselected high pressure that is higher than the preselected low pressure;
- a common fluid conduit connected to both the first and second actuators;
- first means for selectively directing fluid at the preselected low pressure through the conduit so that only the first actuator is moved to its second position;
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- second means for selectively directing fluid at the preselected high pressure through the conduit so that both the first and second actuators are moved to their second positions.
The hydraulic control system of claim including a hydraulic motor having a displacement control member and a brake operatively associated with the motor and being movable between "brake on" and "brake off" positions, the first actuator being connected to the brake and the second actuator being connected to the displacement control member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.