(19)
(11) EP 0 150 308 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.10.1986 Bulletin 1986/40

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.08.1985 Bulletin 1985/32

(21) Application number: 84114156

(22) Date of filing: 23.11.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 30.01.1984 US 574991

(71) Applicant: TRW INC.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Steinkuhl, Allan R.
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(54) Apparatus for controlling fluid flow


(57) A hydraulic fluid system comprising a fluid source, a plurality of hydraulic motors, and a plurality of control valves communicating with said source. Each valve has a neutral position and is selectively movable from its neutral position for controlling flow to a respective hydraulic motor. Means for moving a valve from its neutral position comprise means for communicating a pilot fluid flow from the source to one side of the valve to establish a predetermined differential pressure force on the valve. A fluid logic circuit provides a load sense pressure signal proportional to the highest load on a motor in the system, and the load sense pressure signal is continuously applied to both sides of each of the control valves so that the predetermined differential pressure applied to a valve is essentially unaffected by changes in the load sense pressure signal.







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