Continuously variable hydrostatic transmission including a pulse width modulation ratio controller

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5540048
SERIAL NO

08380269

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A controller for changing the ratio of a continuously variable hydrostatic transmission, as determined by the angular position of a swashplate, including an actuator having a cylinder slidingly receiving a piston to define a pair of chambers. A pair of solenoid valves, each configured to connect a respective chamber selectively to sump pump pressure or atmospheric pressure, are energized with a stream of pulses to create differential fluid pressures in the chambers, thereby producing movement of the piston; the piston movement being linked to the swashplate to produce a corresponding adjustment of the swashplate angular position. The rate of change of the swashplate angular position is controlled by pulse width modulating the pulse stream.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC38500 MOUND ROAD STERLING HEIGHTS MI 48310-3268

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kerr, William R Peru, MA 4 106
Larkin, Robert F Pittsfield, MA 12 159

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation