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Control system for an impact ripper

CA 1293673 C · Owner: Caterpillar Inc. · Inventors: Fidler, Jerry D.; Krone, John J.

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Control System For An Impact Ripper Impact rippers are useful in fracturing rocks concrete, etc. which cannot be fractured by ripping alone. Operating the impactor of the impact ripper without sufficient loading applied to the ripper tip is detrimental to the life of the impact ripper. The subject control system includes a pilot operated selector valve which blocks pressurized fluid from the impactor in the absence of pilot fluid thereto and is shifted by pressurized pilot fluid to a position to direct pressurized fluid to the impactor. A pressure switch is rendered conductive when the fluid pressure generated in a hydraulic cylinder exceeds a predetermined value due to loading on the …

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  • Granted December 31, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 31, 2008.
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FiledSeptember 25, 1987
GrantedDecember 31, 1991
Term endedDecember 31, 2008
Patent numberCA 1293673 C
Classification (IPC)E02F5/32 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedSep 25, 1987Patent grantedDec 31, 1991Term endedDec 31, 2008

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