Motor vehicles – Steering by driving – Independently operable drive motors
Patent
1986-12-11
1988-12-06
Mitchell, David M.
Motor vehicles
Steering by driving
Independently operable drive motors
60444, B62D 1118
Patent
active
047890363
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).
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Hill Mitchell J.
Karl Kassbohrer Fahrzeugwerke GmbH
Mitchell David M.
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