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Hydrostatic steering system
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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Filing: 1980-01-28
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Granted: 1983-02-01
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Expires: 2000-01-28
Abstract
Abstract Passage bridging cavities formed in a steering gear housing communicate with annular grooves in a cylindrical valve element through recesses in the cavities at limited, and angularly spaced valve edge locations to control distribution of pressurized fluid in a hydrostatic power steering system in response to axial and rotational movement of the valve element.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Tischer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:15
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D5/00; B62D5/06; B62D5/09; B62D5/093; B62D5/097; B62D5/08; B62D5/083; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86574; Y10T137/8667; Y10T137/86694; Y10T137/8671; Y10T137/86718; Y10T137/86734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
In a hydrostatic mechanism having a valve piston (2), a housing (1) mounting the valve piston for axial and rotational displacement, said housing and valve piston being provided with confronting annular grooves enclosing an annular space, a passage bridging cavity (27) formed in the housing and extending from opposite sides of the annular grooves to form valve passages through which flow of pressurized fluid to and from said annular space is conducted with a predetermined flow control, the improvement residing in precisely dimensioned means for limiting said valve passages to circumferentially spaced locations about the valve piston at said groove (32) therein while maintaining said predetermined flow control, said precisely dimensioned means comprising recesses (28) provided on both of the axial sides of the cavity, the recesses on the respective axial sides being angularly spaced from each other about the periphery of the valve piston.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
In a hydrostatic mechanism having a valve piston (2), a housing (1) mounting the valve piston for axial and rotational displacement, said housing and valve piston being provided with confronting annular grooves enclosing an annular space, a passage bridging cavity (27) formed in the housing and extending from opposite sides of the annular grooves to form valve passages through which flow of pressurized fluid to and from said annular space is conducted with a predetermined flow control, the improvement residing in precisely dimensioned means for limiting said valve passages to circumferentially spaced locations about the valve piston at said groove (32) therein while maintaining said predetermined flow control, said precisely dimensioned means comprising recesses (28) provided on both of the axial sides of the cavity, the recesses on the respective axial sides being angularly spaced from each other about the periphery of the valve piston.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement as defined in claim 1 wherein only said recesses in the cavity are precisely dimensioned to conduct said flow.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-01-31 | 1986-08-02 | 1987-02-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-01-31 | 1990-08-02 | 1991-02-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-01-31 | 1994-08-02 | 1995-02-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |