Method of steering a vehicle
AssigneeSauer-Danfoss Holding A/S
InventorsOle Vincentz Sørensen, Svend Giversen, Lars Mortensen, Johan van Beek
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method of steering a vehicle, particularly an articulated vehicle, in which a valve element of a main valve is moved so that it releases or closes connections between a supply connection arrangement and a working connection arrangement in dependence of a steering direction and a steering angle. To improve the steering comfort, the movement speed of the valve element is controlled.
Claims13
Method of steering a vehicle, comprising moving a valve element of a main valve so that it releases or closes connections between a supply connection arrangement and a working connection arrangement in dependence of a steering direction and a steering angle, and controlling the movement speed of the valve element.
In a steered vehicle having a main steering valve with a displaceable valve element which is moved to release or close connections between a supply connection arrangement and a working connection arrangement in dependence on a steering direction and a steered angle, the improvement comprising means for controlling movement speed of the displaceable valve element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.