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Hydrostatic power transfer system with isolating accumulator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-07-18
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Granted: 1991-11-05
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Expires: 2009-07-18
Abstract
Abstract A hydrostatic power transfer system for transferring power from a rotating power input shaft to a rotating output shaft comprises a fluid pump driven by the power input shaft. A pump outlet supplies pressurized fluid to a pressure accumulator disposed downstream of the pump. The accumulator has an outlet for discharging fluid under pressure from the accumulator to at least one fluid motor. The accumulator includes two chambers and a pressure transmissive member separating the two chambers. The pressurized fluid from the pump is supplied to and discharged from one of the two chambers and the other chamber includes a spring cushion such as a pressurized gas acting against the pressure transmissive member for insulating the system against vibration transmission through the accumulator.
Inventors
- 👤 Jaromir Tobias
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:25
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/10; B60K6/00; B60K6/08; B60K6/12; B64; B64C; B64C27/00; B64C27/001; B64C2027/002; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A hydrostatic power transfer system for transferring power from a rotating power input shaft to a rotating output shaft, comprising: fluid pump means driven by a power input shaft and including means for supplying pressurized fluid to a pump outlet means, pressure accumulator means disposed downstream of the pump means and having respective accumulator inlet means for accepting pressurized fluid from the pump outlet means and accumulator outlet means for discharging fluid under pressure from the accumulator means, said accumulator means including two chambers and pressure transmissive means separating said two chambers, the pressurized fluid from said fluid pump means being supplied to one of the two chambers and the other chamber including spring cushion means for acting against said pressurized fluid in said one chamber via said pressure transmissive means for insulating the system against vibration transmission through the accumulator means and fluid motor means downstream of the pressure accumulator means and driven by fluid from the accumulator outlet means whereby said pressure accumulator means is interposed in series between said fluid pump means and the fluid motor means so that it substantially eliminates transmission of vibrations from the fluid pump means to the fluid motor means, said fluid motor means being drivingly connectable to a rotating output shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
A hydrostatic power transfer system for transferring power from a rotating power input shaft to a rotating output shaft, comprising: fluid pump means driven by a power input shaft and including means for supplying pressurized fluid to a pump outlet means, pressure accumulator means disposed downstream of the pump means and having respective accumulator inlet means for accepting pressurized fluid from the pump outlet means and accumulator outlet means for discharging fluid under pressure from the accumulator means, said accumulator means including two chambers and pressure transmissive means separating said two chambers, the pressurized fluid from said fluid pump means being supplied to one of the two chambers and the other chamber including spring cushion means for acting against said pressurized fluid in said one chamber via said pressure transmissive means for insulating the system against vibration transmission through the accumulator means and fluid motor means downstream of the pressure accumulator means and driven by fluid from the accumulator outlet means whereby said pressure accumulator means is interposed in series between said fluid pump means and the fluid motor means so that it substantially eliminates transmission of vibrations from the fluid pump means to the fluid motor means, said fluid motor means being drivingly connectable to a rotating output shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein the fluid pump means is a non-piston pump.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A power transfer system according to claim 2, wherein the non-piston pump is a vane pump.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein said power input shaft is a combustion engine driven shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A power transfer system according to claim 3, wherein said power input shaft is a combustion engine driven shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein constant velocity U-joint means are interposed between the power input shaft and the fluid pump means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A power transfer system according to claim 6, wherein constant velocity U-joint means are interposed between the rotating output shaft and the fluid motor means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein constant velocity U-joint means are interposed between the rotating output shaft and the fluid motor means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein said accumulator inlet means includes at least part of a pump outlet manifold valve means, further comprising controller means for automatically controlling said pump outlet manifold valve means as a function of pressure in the accumulator means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A power transfer system according to claim 9, wherein said accumulator outlet means is an accumulator outlet manifold valve means, wherein said controller means includes means for automatically controlling said accumulator outlet manifold valve means as a function of an operating condition of said fluid motor means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A power transfer system according to claim 10, wherein said operating condition is the velocity of the output shaft.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A power transfer system according to claim 11, wherein said operating condition is the torque being transmitted by the output shaft.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
A power transfer system according to claim 9, wherein said controller means includes a microprocessor for determining a desired adjustment of the pump outlet valve means as a predetermined function of the pressure in the accumulator means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
A power transfer system according to claim 13, wherein said accumulator outlet means is an accumulator outlet manifold valve means, wherein said controller means includes means for automatically controlling said accumulator outlet manifold valve means as a function of an operating condition of said fluid motor means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A power transfer system according to claim 14, wherein said accumulator outlet manifold valve means is operable to selectively reverse the operating direction of said fluid motor means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein said pressurized fluid is a hydraulic fluid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein said power transfer system is interposed between internal combustion engine means at a vehicle and driven wheel means of said vehicle.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
57 words
A power transfer system according to claim 17, wherein means are provided for operating said combustion engine means at a constant velocity corresponding to its optimum efficiency and power output, and wherein variations in speed of the vehicle are effected exclusively by changes in fluid pressure supplied to the motor means by way of the accumulator means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
A power transfer system according to claim 18, wherein said accumulator inlet means includes at least part of a pump outlet manifold valve means further comprising controller means for automatically controlling said pump outlet manifold valve means as a function of pressure in the accumulator means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
47 words
A power transfer system according to claim 19, wherein said accumulator outlet means is an accumulator outlet manifold valve means, wherein said controller means includes means for automatically controlling said accumulator outlet manifold valve means as a function of an operating condition of said hydraulic motor means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
A power transfer system according to claim 20, wherein said operating condition is the velocity of the output shaft.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
58 words
A power transfer system according to claim 21, wherein said motor means includes a plurality of separate motors for separately driving respective driven wheels of said vehicle, and wherein said controller means includes means for automatically separately controlling the supply of fluid to the respective motors in response to the respective velocity of the wheel being driven thereby.
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