Power plants – Pressure fluid source and motor – Having condition responsive control in a system of distinct...
Patent
1997-08-28
1998-09-08
Nguyen, Hoang
Power plants
Pressure fluid source and motor
Having condition responsive control in a system of distinct...
60468, 60494, F16D 3102
Patent
active
058028480
ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle hydraulic system including a power steering pump, a reservoir, a steering assist fluid motor, and a second fluid motor for a radiator cooling fan. A flow control valve remote from the power steering pump divides the total fluid flow from the power steering pump into a high flow branch and a low flow branch. Fluid circulates in the low flow branch at a substantially constant flow rate for a proportional control valve for the steering assist fluid motor and returns to the reservoir through an unrestricted tubular boss on the reservoir. Fluid in the high flow branch issues as a jet stream from a nozzle on the reservoir into a venturi passage submerged in fluid in the reservoir. The venturi passage is connected to an inlet port of the power steering pump. The jet stream aspirates fluid from the reservoir into the venturi passage. The kinetic energy of the jet stream is converted into superatmospheric pressure at the inlet port of the power steering pump to suppress cavitation. Fluid from the low flow branch dwells in the reservoir for a time duration adequate for natural release therefrom of any entrained gas bubbles.
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Beyerlein Robert Edward
Davison James Leroy
Dickinson Allan Lee
Hammerbacher David Fredrick
McClendon Kevin Mark
General Motors Corporation
Nguyen Hoang
Schwartz Saul
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