Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Utility vehicle two speed drive motor control
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Application No.: US13728149Application Date: 2012-12-27
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Publication No.: US09970463B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Matthew J. Kaldor , Marcus A. Wetterlund
- Applicant: Clark Equipment Company , Polaris Industries Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ND West Fargo
- Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
- Current Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
- Current Assignee Address: US ND West Fargo
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Koehler, P.A.
- Agent John D. Veldhuis-Kroeze
- Main IPC: F15B9/03
- IPC: F15B9/03 ; F16H61/433 ; F16H59/68 ; F16H61/421 ; F16H59/44

Abstract:
Disclosed are power machines, and drive systems for use thereon, as well as methods of controlling the displacement of a hydraulic drive motor. The drive system includes a drive pump capable of providing a hydraulic power output and a drive motor operably coupled to the drive pump that receives the hydraulic power output from the drive pump. The drive motor has an operating displacement that is variable between a minimum displacement and a maximum displacement and it provides a rotational output member. A shift actuator is operably coupled to the drive motor and it is configured to vary the displacement of the drive motor between the minimum displacement and the maximum displacement. A controller controls the shift actuator to cause the drive motor to provide infinitely variable displacement between the minimum and maximum displacements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140060248A1 UTILITY VEHICLE TWO SPEED DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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