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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614226 | Hydraulic transmission A hydraulic transmission system features a first hydrostatic motor (1) and a second hydrostatic motor (4), which are connected to an output shaft (3) by way of a compound transmission, and which, in order to reach a minimum and a maximum rotatio... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7337869 | Hydraulic hybrid vehicle with integrated hydraulic drive module and four-wheel-drive, and method of operation thereof A vehicle includes an integrated drive module coupled to an axle thereof. The module includes a hydraulic motor configured to provide motive power at an output shaft, and a differential for distributing the motive power to right and left portions of the axle. The hy... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6932179 | Hydraulic four-wheel driving apparatus A hydraulic four-wheel driving apparatus is provided for a vehicle having a pair of left and right unsteerable wheels and a pair of left and right steerable wheels. The hydraulic four-wheel driving apparatus comprises: a transmission casing supporting the unsteerabl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6860104 | Automatic transmission Automatic transmission, comprising at least one primary hydraulic pump (1) arranged to be powered by a motor, said primary pump (1) being arranged to power a number of at least two secondary hydraulic pumps (21-2n) w... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6443254 | Transaxle device A drive mechanism for driving a vehicle, comprising a pair of drive wheels each having a drive shaft, a source of hydraulic oil under pressure on the vehicle and controlled by a control unit for delivering hydraulic oil in two directions, wherein the driv... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6430924 | Heavy-duty transporting system, as well as drive module and hydraulic unit for it A heavy-duty transporting system has motor-driven drive modules each having a motor and at least one drive roller connected therewith, the motors being formed as hydraulic motors, a central hydraulic unit connected with the hydraulic motors through hydrau... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6343470 | Control method for hydrostatic type continuously variable transmission An overtop position is to be established in a hydrostatic type continuously variable transmission, and an increase of the maximum speed and the maintenance of power performance are to be made compatible with each other. In a hydrostatic type continuously ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6311487 | Electromechanical hydraulic drive system for vehicle An electromechanical hydraulic drive system for a vehicle is provided which is intended to replace the standard combustion engine of vehicles. One or more batteries power a main pump which provides hydraulic fluid flow to a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6302128 | Bi-directional rotary output actuator A rotary valve is opened and closed with a combination incremental rachet mechanism and a continuous motor mechanism. Two separate control circuits are used for opening and closing the valve. When the opening or closing circuit is energized alone, the val... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6260653 | Hydrostatic motor unit A hydrostatic motor unit designed as a wheel drive comprises at least two hydraulic motors, at least one of which has a variable capacity. The hydraulic motors can be switched hydraulically in parallel and have output rotors that can be coupled with each ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6070513 | Load transfer device for tandem mounted actuators A load transfer device for use with tandem mounted actuators. The load transfer device includes an actuator coupling assembly and a ground connection assembly. The actuator coupling assembly connects the first actuator to the second actuator and includes ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5687568 | Hydraulic motor system A hydraulic motor system minimizes wasted power by using a plurality of fixed displacement hydraulic motors to drive a drive shaft in a cooperative manner. The motors are selectively switched into operation in response to variations in fluid pressure. As ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5570581 | Hydraulic valve operator A hydraulic valve operator includes a pair of reversible, variable speed hydraulic motors mounted on a swivel housing which is in turn mounted to an extendable frame assembly. The motors are disposed on diametrically opposite sides of a bull gear cavity f... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5561978 | Hydraulic motor system A hydraulic motor system minimizes wasted power by using a plurality of fixed displacement hydraulic motors to drive a drive shaft in a cooperative manner. The motors are selectively switched into operation in response to variations in fluid pressure. As ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558003 | Hydraulic motor provided with a device for selecting its active cubic capacity The invention relates to a hydraulic motor having a plurality of cubic capacities, and provided with individual cubic-capacity selectors associated with at least some of its cylinders, each selector being provided with a control member. According to the i... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5473894 | Combination of two pressurized fluid motors In a combination of two pressurized fluid motors fed in parallel by a common feed circuit, each of the pressurized fluid motors includes a casing and a cylinder block rotatable about an axis relative to a cam constrained to rotate with said casing and hav... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5435135 | Reversible pressurized fluid mechanism such as a motor or a pump and having at least two operating cylinder capacities The invention concerns a dual-capacity hydraulic motor. In accordance with the invention, the capacity selector device comprises two valves each having a body with two grooves and a sliding slide valve with only one groove. One application is to the imple... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5406794 | Dual variable displacement over-center hydraulic motor power drive unit The use of two variable displacement over-center hydraulic motors 12,14 in conjunction with a torque-summing gearbox 16 for maintaining the torque output of a power drive unit 10 in a typical closed loop control system is described. The torque output of t... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5388450 | Gearbox with hydrostatic motors particularly for earth-movers Gearbox with hydrostatic motors particularly for earth-movers, including a first hydrostatic motor and a second hydrostatic motor, each of which is connected respectively to a first countershaft and to a second countershaft by virtue of respective first a... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5255590 | Control device for the load- dependent connection of a hydraulic stand by motor to a base-load motor A hydraulic base-load motor (M1) drives a load with the working pressure generated at the motor rising with the load. When the working pressure reaches an upper limit pressure, a hydraulic stand-by motor (M2) is switched on. Since the pressure drops upon ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5207060 | Tandem hydraulic motor A variable displacement hydraulic motor has a motor housing with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A pair of hydraulic displacement units are mounted in the housing in a parallel arrangement and are operatively associated with a common output shaft. The c... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5052180 | Fluid pressure driven power system A fluid pressure driven power system having a plurality of rotors keyed to a shaft rotatably journaled within a casing having, the rotors each having a plurality of fins extending around its periphery with the fins projecting above the perimeter of the ro... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5012644 | Automatic speed changing apparatus An automatic speed changing apparatus, employable for a motorcar, which includes a hydraulic pump on the driving side mounted on a driving shaft, a plurality of hydraulic motors on the driven side mounted on a driven shaft, a distributor including a cylin... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5001964 | Pressurized fluid mechanism with two cubic capacities and closed circuit applying same The present invention relates to a hydraulic motor capable of presenting two active cubic capacities of different values, as described in FR-A-2 481 755, and comprising in particular a shuttle valve presenting an inner conduit, wherein a bleeding conduit ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4561250 | Hydraulic drive system having a plurality of prime movers A hydraulic drive system including at least one hydraulic actuator, two variable displacement hydraulic pumps each connected to the hydraulic actuator to form a closed circuit therewith and connected in parallel with each other, two prime movers each driv... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4244184 | Auxiliary hydrostatic drive system The steerable wheels of a hydraulically driven vehicle are provided with fixed displacement type auxiliary motors which are connected in parallel both with each other and with the motor which powers the main drive wheels. A selector valve permits the moto... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4241577 | Auxiliary drive system with neutral The steerable wheels of a hydraulically driven vehicle are provided with auxiliary motors which are connected in parallel both with each other and with the motor which powers the main drive wheels. A selector valve permits the motors for the steerable whe... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4194366 | Two speed valves and bi-directional motor system A two speed valve and bi-directional motor system is provided having a pair of motors, means for delivering pressure fluid selectively to either side of said motors, a two speed valve means receiving fluid on one side of said motors to selectively direct ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4188790 | Hydraulic system for operation of a winch Hydraulic system for operation of a winch, including a hydraulic motor for operation of the winch, a pump for pumping hydraulic oil for operation of the motor, a manoeuvering valve for control of the speed of the motor and rotational direction, a first ch... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4142369 | Multiple speed hoisting system with pressure protection and load control A multiple speed hoisting system has a first fluid circuit, with a maximum effective cross-sectional area for hoisting heavy loads at low speed, and a second fluid circuit, with a smaller effective cross-sectional area for hoisting lighter loads at higher... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4136855 | Hoist drum drive control A hoist drum drive control is provided with both variable displacement and fixed displacement motors geared to the drum and connected in parallel to a variable displacement pump. During high speed hoisting the variable displacement motor is shifted to zer... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4098083 | Hydraulic energy storage multi-speed transmission A hydraulic multi-speed, multi-torque transmission system for vehicles for storing and converting energy resulting from braking of the vehicle, such transmission utilizing multiple fixed displacement hydraulic pump-motors coupled to the vehicle wheels and... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4060987 | Turbine drive system A turbine drive system for operating a vehicle, where the drive system includes a common drive shaft powered by a turbine, and is used for propelling the vehicle and also for operating an air compressor. The air compressor supplies air under pressure whic... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4060022 | Hydraulic motor having positive locking means A hydraulic motor having a housing and a shaft journaled for rotation along the longitudinal axis of the housing. The shaft carries an eccentric on which is rotatably mounted a bearing block. The housing has a plurality of hydraulic cylinders grouped abou... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4015679 | Drive range and lock control system A hydraulic control system for use with a vehicle having an earthworking implement for selecting the speed range and for locking the vehicle in a forward drive condition.... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4004498 | Hydraulic motor An intermittent hydraulic motor which comprises: a crank shaft; a plurality of hydraulic cylinders having pistons engaging with an eccentric member of said crank shaft; pressure oil lines connected to said hydraulic cylinders; check valves having choke va... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3990235 | Hybrid vehicle with hydrostatic transmission and hydropneumatic power reserve The invention relates to a hybrid vehicle of the hydrostatic transmission type comprising a main driving engine, a hydraulic, variable volumetric capacity pump driven from said main engine, a hydraulic motor and a hydropneumatic power accumulator mounted ... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3978665 | Oil hydraulic motor An oil hydraulic motor is provided with a casing in which a rotor is disposed in an eccentric position. An oil having a preselected pressure is sealed in the chambers defined between the rotor and the inner wall surfaces of the chambers and a high pressur... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3972186 | Speed override control for hydraulic motors A hydraulic system including a source of pressurized fluid and a multi-speed motor with a directional control valve for selectively directing fluid to the motor for forward and reverse operation thereof and a speed control valve operative to control the f... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3958419 | Drive engine for motor car accessory units A driving device for accessory units in motor cars, e.g. an air conditioning appliance, which comprises an expansion engine which is located in the induction pipe of the internal combustion engine. The expansion engine is powered by flow of air in the ind... | 05/25/1976 |
