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Flow divider and flow-dividing hydraulic system

Assignee: Fawick Corp
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Filing: 1962-09-17
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1982-09-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jolm D Allen
  • 👤 Ray G Holt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 20:26
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15B; F15B13/00; F15B13/02; F15B13/022; B; B62; B62D; B62D5/00; B62D5/06; B62D5/07; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/2514; Y10T137/2521; Y10T137/2524; Y10T137/2559; Y10T137/2564; Y10T137/2572; Y10T137/2574; Y10T137/2579; Y10T137/2587

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
IN A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION OF FIRST AND SECOND PUMPS, VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID PUMPS, FIRST AND SECOND FLUID PRESSURE-OPERATED LOAD DEVICES, SAID FIRST PUMP WHEN DRIVEN AT LOW SPEED HAVING AN OUTPUT FLUID FLOW WHICH IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID FIRST LOAD DEVICE, AND VALVE MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN BOTH SAID PUMPS AND BOTH SAID LOAD DEVICES AND OPERATIVE: (A) AT LOW PUMP SPEEDS TO CONNECT BOTH PUMPS TO SAID FIRST LOAD DEVICE; AND (B) AT PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER PUMP SPEEDS TO PROGRESSIVELY RESTRICT THE FLUID FLOW FROM SAID SECOND PUMP TO SAID FIRST LOAD DEVICE AND PROVIDE INCREASING FLUID FLOW FROM SAID SECOND PUMP TO SAID SECOND LOAD DEVICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
IN A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION OF FIRST AND SECOND PUMPS, VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID PUMPS, FIRST AND SECOND FLUID PRESSURE-OPERATED LOAD DEVICES, SAID FIRST PUMP WHEN DRIVEN AT LOW SPEED HAVING AN OUTPUT FLUID FLOW WHICH IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID FIRST LOAD DEVICE, AND VALVE MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN BOTH SAID PUMPS AND BOTH SAID LOAD DEVICES AND OPERATIVE: (A) AT LOW PUMP SPEEDS TO CONNECT BOTH PUMPS TO SAID FIRST LOAD DEVICE; AND (B) AT PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER PUMP SPEEDS TO PROGRESSIVELY RESTRICT THE FLUID FLOW FROM SAID SECOND PUMP TO SAID FIRST LOAD DEVICE AND PROVIDE INCREASING FLUID FLOW FROM SAID SECOND PUMP TO SAID SECOND LOAD DEVICE.

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