US3360064A
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Hydrostatic mechanism
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-08
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Granted: 1967-12-26
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Expires: 1985-10-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Budzich Tadeusz
- 👤 Pitt Arnold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:12
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/30; B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/001; B23K35/004; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/26; B23K35/262; B60; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/10; B60K5/00; B62; B62D; B62D53/00; C; C25; C25D; C25D5/00; C25D5/48; C25D5/50; H10W95/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/073; H10W72/07331; H10W72/07336
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
271 words
IN AN ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A GUIDING VEHICLE AND A GUIDED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD, MEANS CONNECTING SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID VEHICLE, MEANS TO IMPART A MOTION TO SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE INCLUDING A PRIME MOVER, TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDING VEHICLE, TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, AND POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS BETWEEN SAID PRIME MOVER AND TRACTION MEANS OF GUIDING VEHICLE; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF A FLUID POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL SYSTEM INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID PRIME MOVER AND SAID TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, SAID SYSTEM INCLUDING A FLUID PUMP DRIVEN BY SAID PRIME MOVER, A PLURALITY OF FLUID MOTORS DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDED VEHICLE AND FORMING A FLUID DIFFERENTIAL, DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS, DUCT MEANS BETWEEN SAID FLUID PUMP AND SAID DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS, FLUID DUCTS BETWEEN SAID DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS AND EACH OF SAID FLUID MOTORS, POWER CONTROL MEANS ADAPTED TO VARY THE POWER TRANSMITTED THROUGH SAID FLUID POWER TRANSMISSION, FORCE SENSING MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE THE IMPELLING FORCE BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID IMPELLING FORCE SENSING MEANS TO OPERATAE SAID POWER CONTROL MEANS TO MAINTAIN A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT IMPELLING FORCE LEVEL BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, STEERING FORCE SENSING MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE STEERING FORCES BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, STEERING FORCE SENSING MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE STEERING FORCES BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID STEERING FORCE SENSING MEANS TO OPERATE SAID DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS TO ELIMINATE SAID STEERING FORCES BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
271 words
IN AN ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A GUIDING VEHICLE AND A GUIDED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD, MEANS CONNECTING SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID VEHICLE, MEANS TO IMPART A MOTION TO SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE INCLUDING A PRIME MOVER, TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDING VEHICLE, TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, AND POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS BETWEEN SAID PRIME MOVER AND TRACTION MEANS OF GUIDING VEHICLE; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF A FLUID POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL SYSTEM INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID PRIME MOVER AND SAID TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, SAID SYSTEM INCLUDING A FLUID PUMP DRIVEN BY SAID PRIME MOVER, A PLURALITY OF FLUID MOTORS DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID TRACTION MEANS FOR SAID GUIDED VEHICLE AND FORMING A FLUID DIFFERENTIAL, DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS, DUCT MEANS BETWEEN SAID FLUID PUMP AND SAID DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS, FLUID DUCTS BETWEEN SAID DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS AND EACH OF SAID FLUID MOTORS, POWER CONTROL MEANS ADAPTED TO VARY THE POWER TRANSMITTED THROUGH SAID FLUID POWER TRANSMISSION, FORCE SENSING MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE THE IMPELLING FORCE BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID IMPELLING FORCE SENSING MEANS TO OPERATAE SAID POWER CONTROL MEANS TO MAINTAIN A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT IMPELLING FORCE LEVEL BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, STEERING FORCE SENSING MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE STEERING FORCES BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, STEERING FORCE SENSING MEANS ADAPTED TO SENSE STEERING FORCES BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID STEERING FORCE SENSING MEANS TO OPERATE SAID DIFFERENTIAL STEERING MEANS TO ELIMINATE SAID STEERING FORCES BETWEEN SAID GUIDING VEHICLE AND SAID GUIDED VEHICLE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-25 | 1979-06-26 | 1979-12-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |