Mannesmann Rexroth Corporation

Mannesmann Rexroth Ag

Peter Buttner

Norbert Kreth

Norbert Mucheyer

Armin Stellwagen

Lucia Jelitte

Konrad Stahl

Manually operable hydraulic pilot control

Into the housing of a multiway valve a pressure balance is incorporated, the end of the control piston subjected to the load report pressure facing a housing recess in which the load report pressure obtains while the opposite end of the control piston is subjected to the supply pressure and in the opposite sense to the supply pressure to the force of a spring. The valve has a simple structure.

Multiway valve with pressure balance

The invention relates to a priority control means with which the actuation sequence of two servo motors can be automated. For this purpose a priority control valve is provided which on actuation of the higher priority control valve immediately blocks the lower priority servo motor. If the priority servo motor has reached a certain position the associated control valve is automatically switched back so that the actuation of the lower priority servo motor then follows automatically. Via a changeover valve the working pressure of the respective servo motor is furthermore automatically switched to the pump control of an adjustment pump or, with a constant pump, to the load-pressure-dependent pressure control so that a load-dependent regulation takes place.

Hydraulic priority control means for at least two servo motors

In a priority control device the supply flow to the lower-ranking consumer is set by a flow control valve (pressure balance) whose control chamber subjected to the control pressure of the lower-ranking consumer can be relieved of pressure via a proportional valve. The proportional valve is adjusted in dependence upon the load pressure of the priority consumer so that the flow of fluid to the lower-ranking consumer is throttled by the pressure balance when the pressure difference at the priority consumer drops on increased volume flow requirement. The priority control device thus consists of two simply constructed power valves and a small-dimensioned pilot valve.

Priority control for hydraulic consumers

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Lohr/Main, Germany

Peter Buttner