US3226858A
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Inertial mass, force multiplying device
Assignee: Raymond International Inc
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Filing: 1963-05-01
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Granted: 1966-01-04
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Expires: 1983-05-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernst W Spannhake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:19
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02F; E02F3/00; E02F3/04; E02F3/76; E02F3/80; E02F3/84; E02F3/844; F; F15; F15B; F15B11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A FORCE PRODUCING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN INERTIAL MASS CONSTRAINED TO MOVEMENT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION ALONG A FRAME MEMBER, A HYDRAULIC PISTON AND CYLINDER CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID INERTIAL MASS AND SAID FRAME MEMBER IN SUCH A MANNER THAT SAID PISTON SWEEPS THROUGH SAID CYLINDER AS SAID INERTIAL MASS MOVES ALONG SAID GIVEN DIRECTION, AN HYDRAULIC VALVE MEANS HAVING A CONTROL ELEMENT MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, SAID VALVE MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO DIRECT HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO ONE END OF SAID HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHILE PERMITTING FLUID TO BE EXHAUSTED FROM THE OTHER END OF SAID CYLINDER WHEN SAID CONTROL ELEMENT IS IN SAID FIRST POSITION AND TO PREVENT FLUID FLOW FROM SAID OTHER END OF SAID CYLINDER WHEN SAID CONTROL ELEMENT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION, A HYDRAULIC SERVO-UNIT CAPABLE OF NORMALLY MAINTAINING SAID CONTROL ELEMENT IN SAID FIRST POSITION, SAID SERVO-UNIT BEING RESPONSIVE TO AN APPLIED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SURGE TO MOVE SAID CONTROL ELEMENT TO SAID SECOND POSITION, A HYDRAULIC SERVO-UNIT CAPABLE OF NORMALLY MAINTHE VELOCITY AND POSITION OF SAID INERTIAL MASS ACHIEVING A PRESCRIBED VALUE TO APPLY A PRESSURE SURGE TO SAID HYDRAULIC SERVO-UNIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
A BULLDOZER PUSHER BALDE FORCE AUGMENTING MEANS COMPRISING AN INERTIAL MASS SUSPENDED BY MEANS OF PIVOTED LINKS TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF OPERATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID PUSHER BLADE, A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER MOUNTED ON SAID PUSHER BLADE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID INERTIAL MASS, A PISTON CLOSELY FITTED WITHIN SAID CYLINDER, SAID PISTON HAVING A PISTON ROD EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER AND ATTACHED TO MOVE WITH SAID INERTIAL MASS, THE TRANSVERSE PISTON AREA ON THE SIDE OF SAID PISTON ROD BEING LESS THAN THE TRANSVERSE PISTON AREA OPPOSITE SAID PISTON ROD, A HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SOURCE, A HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE HAVING AN ELEMENT MOVABLE BETWEEN EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS AND HAVING HYDRAYLIC PASSAGES THEREIN WHICH CONNECT SAID HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SOURCE WITH BOTH ENDS OF SAID HYDRAULIC CYLINDER IN THE EXTENDED POSITION OF SAID ELEMENT AND WHICH IN THE RETRACTED POSITION CONNECTS ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER TO A LOW PRESSURE HYDRAULIC DRAIN WHILE THE OTHER END REMAINS CONNECTED TO SAID HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SOURCE, SAID CONTROL VALVE BEING CAPABLE OF HYDRAULICALLY SEALING SAID ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER INTERMEDIATE THE EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS OF SAID ELEMENTS ACTUATING MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY MAINTAINING SAID ELEMENT IN ITS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED POSITIONS AND FOR CHANGING THE POSITION OF SAID ELEMENT WHENEVER THE POSITION AND VELOCITY OF SAID PISTON ATTAIN PREDETERMINED LIMITS, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID PUSHER BLADE TO SWING IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF A BULLDOZER BETWEEN FIXED LIMITS, AND HYDRAULIC PISTON AND CYLINDER MEANS OPERATIVE TO URGE SAID PUSHER BLADE FORWARDLY OF SAID BULLDOZER AGAINST ONE FIXED LIMIT CONTINUOUSLY WITH A FORCE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN THE FRICTIONAL GRIPPING FORCE OF THE TRACKS OF SAID BULLDOZER.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-01-03 | 1973-07-05 | 1974-01-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-01-03 | 1977-07-05 | 1978-01-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |