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Control system for a fluid drive

CA 1089327 A · Owner: Caterpillar Tractor Co. · Inventors: Habiger, Cyril W.; Hicks, Leon E.

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Abstract of the Disclosure A fluid drive assembly has a pump, a variable displacement motor, a fluid circuit connecting the pump to the motor, and an actuator device for controlling the displacement of the motor. The actuator device is movable between a first position at which the displacement of the motor is at a preselected maximum and a second position at which the displacement of the motor is at a preselected minimum. A control system for the fluid drive assembly includes a source of fluid at a first preselected pressure value. A valve device is connected to the source of fluid and to the actuator device for controlling the fluid flow therebetween and is movable between a first position …

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  • Granted November 11, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 11, 1997.
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FiledApril 25, 1978
GrantedNovember 11, 1980
Term endedNovember 11, 1997
Patent numberCA 1089327 A
Classification (IPC)F16H61/42 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedApril 25, 1978Patent grantedNov 11, 1980Term endedNov 11, 1997

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