Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electro-hydraulic steering control system
- Patent Title (中): 电液转向控制系统
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Application No.: US13856733Application Date: 2013-04-04
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Publication No.: US09248854B2Publication Date: 2016-02-02
- Inventor: Daryl James Belshan , Beau Daniel Kuipers , Edward William Mate , Gene Richard St. Germain
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP
- Main IPC: F16D31/02
- IPC: F16D31/02 ; B62D5/06 ; F15B9/08 ; F15B20/00 ; B62D5/32 ; B62D5/09 ; B62D5/30

Abstract:
A steering control system includes a steering circuit, a primary control circuit and a redundant control circuit. The primary control circuit includes primary proportional control valves, and a primary pilot valve having a thermal bleed of pilot fluid to warm the primary pilot valve when not operating to control the steering circuit. The redundant control circuit includes secondary proportional control valves, and a pressure reducing valve having a thermal bleed orifice allowing fluid flow to warm the pressure reducing valve when not operating to control the steering circuit. The thermal bleeds may also flow past the proportional control valves to raise their temperatures. The circuits of the steering control system are contained in a single valve group housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140298798A1 Electro-Hydraulic Steering Control System Public/Granted day:2014-10-09
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