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Torque limiting control for front wheel drive

CA 1092986 A · Owner: Caterpillar Tractor Co. · Inventors: Dezelan, Joseph E.

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A vehicle drive system including a wheel adapted to at least partially propel a vehicle over underlying terrain and a hydraulic motor coupled to the wheel to drive the saw . A flow and pressure compensated pump has an output for providing hydraulic fluid under pressure to the motor and includes a control system having an input for receiving a hydraulic signal and for controlling pressure and flow output characteristics of the pump. A manually settable, pressure reducing valve interconnects the pump output and the control system input to provide a substantially constant, but adjustable, pressure signal to the control system so that output pressure from the pump to the motor may be controlled …

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  • Granted January 6, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 6, 1998.
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FiledOctober 16, 1978
GrantedJanuary 6, 1981
Term endedJanuary 6, 1998
Patent numberCA 1092986 A
Classification (IPC)F16H61/43 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedOct 16, 1978Patent grantedJan 6, 1981Term endedJan 6, 1998

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