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US 8,840,438 B2Granted
Hydraulic system for a watercraft
AssigneeBRP US Inc.
InventorsGeorge Broughton, Darrell Albert Wiatrowski
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Abstract
An independent hydraulic system for operating at least one first system used in the operation of a watercraft and adapted to be fluidly connected to one other independent hydraulic system for operating at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft, so that actuating a driving actuator part of the independent hydraulic system, causes a flow of fluid to flow from the independent hydraulic system to the other independent hydraulic system.
Claims12
An assembly of hydraulic systems comprising:
- a hydraulic system for operating at least one first system used in the operation of a watercraft;
- at least one other hydraulic system for operating at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft,
- the at least one other hydraulic system comprising:
- a first driving hydraulic actuator for directing fluid flow within the at least one other hydraulic system;
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- at least one first driven hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft;
- the hydraulic system comprising:
- a reservoir;
- a second driving hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the reservoir for directing fluid flow within the hydraulic system;
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- at least one second driven hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the second driving hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one first system used in the operation of the watercraft;
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- a valve unit fluidly connected to the second driving hydraulic actuator and selectively fluidly connecting the hydraulic system to the at least one other hydraulic system, the valve unit having a first and a second position,
- in the first position of the valve unit, the valve unit inhibiting any fluid connection between the hydraulic system and the at least one other hydraulic system,
- in the second position of the valve unit, the valve unit fluidly connecting the hydraulic system to the at least one other hydraulic system and actuating the second driving actuator causing a first flow of fluid to flow from the hydraulic system to the at least one other hydraulic system.
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A watercraft comprising:
- a hull;
- a propulsion system connected to the hull;
- a helm operatively connected to the propulsion system;
- a hydraulic system for operating at least one first system used in the operation of the watercraft;
- at least one other hydraulic system for operating at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft,
- the at least one other hydraulic system comprising:
- a first driving hydraulic actuator for directing fluid flow within the at least one other hydraulic system;
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- at least one first driven hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one second system used in the operation of the watercraft;
- the hydraulic system comprising:
- a reservoir;
- a second driving hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the reservoir for directing fluid flow within the hydraulic system;
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- at least one second driven hydraulic actuator fluidly connected to the second driving hydraulic actuator for operation of the at least one first system used in the operation of the watercraft;
- and
- a valve unit fluidly connected to the second driving hydraulic actuator and selectively fluidly connecting the hydraulic system to the at least one other hydraulic system, the valve unit having a first and a second position,
- in the first position of the valve unit, the valve unit inhibiting any fluid connection between the hydraulic system and the at least one other hydraulic system,
- in the second position of the valve unit, the valve unit fluidly connecting the hydraulic system to the at least one other hydraulic system and actuating the second driving actuator causing a first flow of fluid to flow from the hydraulic system to the at least one other hydraulic system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.