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Hydraulic steering device
Assignee: Karl Kaessbohrer Fahrzeugwerke GmbH
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Filing: 1986-12-11
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Granted: 1988-12-06
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Expires: 2006-12-11
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a hydraulic control system for changing the speed and direction of a hydraulically operated tracked vehicle (1). The hydraulic control system is equipped with a feed pump (34) for the control fluid and with hydraulic undercarriage pumps (12) and (13). The undercarriage pumps (12) and (13) comprise regulating cylinders (18) and (19) subjected to the control fluid and intended for adjusting the pump pivoting angle. The regulating cylinders (18) and (19) are each equipped with two regulating-cylinder chambers (26, 28) and 25, 27) separated from one another by a regulating piston (22) and (23). To improve the steering behavior of hydraulically controlled and driven tracked vehicles, according to the invention the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28) are fluidically connected independently, via change-over valves (55 to 58), on the one hand to a first proportional valve (48) for changing the speed of the vehicle and on the other hand to at least one second proportional valve (44, 45) for changing the direction of the vehicle. The connection will be such that the first proportional valve (48) is connected respectively to co-acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26, 25) or (28, 27) and the second proportional valve (44, 45) is connected respectively to oppositely acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26, 27) or (28, 25).
Inventors
- 👤 Karl H. Haas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:06
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D11/00; B62D11/02; B62D11/06; B62D11/10; B62D11/14; B62D11/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A hydraulic control system for changing the speed and direction of a hydraulically operated tracked vehicle (1), with a feed pump (34) for a control fluid and with hydraulic undercarriage pumps (12,13) having adjustable pump pivoting angles and regulating cylinders (18,19) subjected to said control fluid and operable to adjust said pump pivoting angles, the regulating cylinders (18,19) being equipped respectively with two regulating-cylinder chambers (26,28) and (25,27) separated from one another by a regulating piston (22,23), for effecting speed changes there is provided a proportional valve (48) connected to the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28), and for effecting changes of direction there is provided a mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valve (44,45) connected to respective two oppositely acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26,27) and (28,25) wherein the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28) are connected via change-over valves (55 to 58) respectively independently to the proportional valve (48) and to the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valves (44,45), the pressure of the control fluid between the proportional valve (48) and the change-over valves (55-58) for effecting speed changes always being lower than the pressure of the control fluid between the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valve (44,45) and the change-over valves (55-58) for effecting changes of direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A hydraulic control system for changing the speed and direction of a hydraulically operated tracked vehicle (1), with a feed pump (34) for a control fluid and with hydraulic undercarriage pumps (12,13) having adjustable pump pivoting angles and regulating cylinders (18,19) subjected to said control fluid and operable to adjust said pump pivoting angles, the regulating cylinders (18,19) being equipped respectively with two regulating-cylinder chambers (26,28) and (25,27) separated from one another by a regulating piston (22,23), for effecting speed changes there is provided a proportional valve (48) connected to the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28), and for effecting changes of direction there is provided a mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valve (44,45) connected to respective two oppositely acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26,27) and (28,25) wherein the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28) are connected via change-over valves (55 to 58) respectively independently to the proportional valve (48) and to the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valves (44,45), the pressure of the control fluid between the proportional valve (48) and the change-over valves (55-58) for effecting speed changes always being lower than the pressure of the control fluid between the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valve (44,45) and the change-over valves (55-58) for effecting changes of direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are two mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valves (44,45) of which one (44) operates to effect steering in one direction and the other (45) operates to effect steering in the opposite direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the two mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valves (44,45) are actuated by means of at least one cam disc (46) attached to the control column of a steering wheel (6).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A control system as claimed in at least one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the proportional valve (48) is controllable by means of electric proportional controller (51) actuated by an accelerator pedal (7) incorporating a potentiometer (10).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A control system as claimed in claim 4, wherein an actuable maximum-voltage limiter (68) for limiting the greatest possible deflection of the proportional valve (48) is arranged in series with the potentiometer (10).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a 4/2-way valve (50) is arranged between the proportional valve (48) and the change-over valves (55 to 58), in such a way that, to reverse the direction of the vehicle (1), the respective other co-acting regulating-cylinder chambers (26,25) of the regulating cylinders (18,19) are connected to the proportional valve (48).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
A control system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the 4/2-way valve (50) is coupled to a further 4/2-way valve (59) arranged between the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valves (44,45) and the change-over valves (55 to 58), the coupling between said 4/2-way valves (50,59) being such that when the direction of the vehicle (1) is reversed, the respective other oppositely acting regulating-cylinder chambers (28,25) or (26,27) of the regulating-cylinders (18,19) are connected to the mechanically controlled pressure-regulating valves (44,45).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
72 words
A control system as claimed in claim 7, wherein there are two undercarriage pumps (12,13) with two regulating cylinders (18,19), of which the regulating-cylinder chambers (25 to 28) are connected via four change-over valves (55 to 58) and the 4/2-way valve (50) to the proportional valve (48) for effecting speed changes and via the four change-over valves (55-58) and the 4/2-way valve (59) to the proportional valves (44,45) for effecting directional changes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A control system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the 4/2-way valves (50,59) coupled to one another are actuable electrically via a direction-reversing switch (63).
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