Control systems for hydraulic pumps of the variable displacement type

Claim 1

In a control system for a hydraulic pump of the variable displacement type, comprising a movable servo piston for varying inclination angle of pump swash plate in order to control pump delivery, said servo piston being movably received in a servo cylinder and providing, in cooperation with said servo cylinder, variable smaller and larger cylinder chambers, said smaller cylinder chamber being always applied with pump delivery pressure and said larger cylinder chamber being selectively applied with the pump delivery pressure through a conduit, the improvement comprising; a servo valve for controlling said conduit in response to the pump delivery pressure and external pilot pressure in order to control movement of said servo piston, said servo valve being movable between three position, a drain position wherein the pump delivery pressure in said larger cylinder chamber is drained to an oil reservoir through said conduit, a neutral position wherein said conduit is blocked, and a feeding position wherein said larger cylinder chamber is applied with the pump delivery pressure through said conduit; further comprising: a servo spool for controlling said conduit in order to control the pump delivery pressure applied to said larger cylinder chamber, said servo spool being movable in response to said pump delivery pressure and said external pilot pressure in order to be displaced between said three positions; a servo sleeve for movably receiving said servo spool, said servo sleeve being displaceable in response to the movement of the servo piston in order to control, in cooperation with said servo spool, said conduit; a pump delivery pressure responding piston for biasing said servo spool in response to the pump delivery pressure applied thereto; an external pilot pressure responding piston for biasing said servo spool in response to the external pilot pressure applied thereto, said external pilot pressure responding piston being coaxially arranged with said pump delivery pressure responding piston; a pair of first biasing members for biasing said servo spool against biasing force acting on said servo spool owing to the pump delivery pressure and the external pilot pressure; and, a second biasing member for biasing said servo sleeve; and, a lever assembly for causing said servo sleeve to move in accordance with the movement of said servo piston, said lever assembly comprising: a hinged lever for causing said servo sleeve to move, said lever being pivoted at one end thereof to said servo spool and being turnable about its hinged point; and a push pin for causing said lever to be turned in accordance with the movement of said servo piston, said pin being connected to said servo piston; said hinged lever having an inclined surface for movably contacting with said push pin, said inclined surface causing displacement of said servo piston as a function of displacement of said pressure responding pistons to show a characteristic hyperbola.