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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367735 | Hand-held instrument having variable contour grip A hand-held instrument has a variable contour grip, a main body having a grip-attaching portion, and a tubular grip body made of a resilient material and mounted around the grip-attaching portion of the main body for undergoing rotation relative thereto. Each of an ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7172394 | Saddle bearing liner for axial piston pump A saddle bearing liner (30) for a variable displacement axial piston pump (10) includes two axially-spaced apart bearing surfaces (62, 64) with an offset central section (54) integrally joining them. A hollow projection (80) extend... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7124677 | Swashplate assembly A rotary hydraulic machine has a swashplate adjustable by an actuator. The swashplate has a part cylindrical bearing surface supported by a complimentary bearing surface in the housing and a fluid bearing acts between the surfaces. The fluid is supplied to the fluid... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7090475 | Hydraulic control circuit for a hydraulic engine with at least two speeds A hydraulic control circuit for a radial piston engine with two speeds. The changeover between the speeds takes place through the alteration of the absorption volume, the delivery side being connected to the discharge side with a bypass connection by a valve arrange... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6925974 | Wobble plate engine A wobble plate engine includes a cylinder block, a plurality of pistons, a drive shaft, a weight, an oscillating member, a plurality of rods connecting the pistons to the oscillating member, a pair of bevel gears and a plurality of thrust bearing assemblies wherein ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6513325 | Mechanism of returning to neutral for axle driving apparatus A hydrostatic transmission including a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor fluidly connected with each other, being immersed in an oil sump formed in a housing. A pair of oil passages for fluidly connecting the hydraulic pump with the hydraulic motor are... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6345501 | Hydraulic motor A hydraulic motor arrangement including a hydraulic motor having an inlet port arranged to receive a driving fluid, and an outlet port whereby fluid can exhaust from the motor, the arrangement incorporating a by-pass line interconnecting the inlet and the... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6341488 | Mechanism of returning to neutral for axle driving apparatus A hydrostatic transmission is provided comprising a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor fluidly connected with each other through a closed fluid circuit. Pistons press against a control arm connected with a movable swash plate of the hydraulic pump and g... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6186747 | Axial plunger slurry pump An axial plunger slurry pump comprises a pump body, a sloping cam plate, a swashplate, cylinders, plungers and a pump head. Each of the plungers comprises a plunger body with a rubber piston positioned in its front end and being able to slide over it, and... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6116871 | Device to reduce pulsations on a hydrostatic positive displacement unit This invention relates to a device to reduce pulsations on a hydrostatic positive displacement unit, such as an axial piston machine or a radial piston machine which can be used both as a pump and as a motor. The direction of rotation of the positive disp... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109032 | Mechanism of returning to neutral for axle driving apparatus A hydrostatic transmission is provided comprising a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor fluidly connected with each other through a closed fluid circuit. Pistons press against a control arm connected with a movable swash plate of the hydraulic pump and g... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6086336 | Device to reduce pulsations on a hydrostatic positive displacement unit This invention relates to a device to reduce pulsations on a hydrostatic positive displacement units, such as an axial or radial piston machine working both as a pump and as a motor with a reversible direction of rotation. In the displacement units, at le... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5313873 | Device for controlling the flow of fluid to a fluid unit A fluid unit, for example a piston/cylinder unit, is supplied with fluid via a cyclically opened or closed on/off valve. The vacuum peaks occurring on the outlet side of the on/off valve when it is closed and the inertia forces of the flowing fluid are us... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5094145 | Hydraulic pump or motor with rotary cylinder barrel A hydraulic pump or motor having a rotary cylinder barrel formed with a plurality of cylinders in which a corresponding number of plungers are axially slidably disposed for reciprocation and a valve plate in frictional engagement with an end face of the c... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4967555 | Hydraulic continuously variable speed transmission with relief valve to prevent engine stall A hydraulic continuously variable speed transmission includes a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, at least one of said hydraulic pump and motor being of variable displacement type. A hydraulic path is formed in a member of the pump which rotates in sy... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4864916 | Radial pump/motor A hydraulic pump/motor in which working piston elements are arranged for radial reciprocation. A cam is arranged eccentrically to a rotor which carries the pistons. Fluid cavities are provided in feet on the pistons, in the faces of a polygon to which the... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4348946 | Radial piston machine with free--floating piston and piston--shoe assemblies A radial-piston machine has a rotor formed with a plurality of each a piston carrying radial cylinders. Each such piston is formed on its radially outer end with a part-spherical seat and a part-spherical portion of a respective piston shoe that rides on ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4224859 | Axial piston machine The axial piston machine, such as an engine or a pump, comprises a radial hydrostatic bearing for the drive shaft in the form of an oil gap between a conical shaft portion and a corresponding conical boring in a bearing block. The gap has a plurality of b... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4057006 | Valve plate arrangement for hydrostatic piston machines An axial piston machine of the swash plate type includes a valve plate provided in a front face thereof with control openings which communicate at opposite ends through bores with the rear face of the valve plate. A plurality of shallow pockets, respectiv... | 11/08/1977 |
| 3935794 | Radial piston pump/motors Radial piston pump or motor has within its housing a stationary pintle valve, an external shaft connected to a rotating spider of which are mounted pressure balanced pivotal cylinders. Rigid piston - shoe assemblies engage the cylinders and ride on a cyli... | 02/03/1976 |
