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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2014
Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Iwanaji, Kanagawa, JP;
KYB Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pump volume control apparatus includes: a tilting piston; a pump volume switching valve configured to adjust a tilt driving pressure by a movement of a spool; a flow rate control spring configured to bias the spool in accordance with a tilt angle; a horsepower control piston configured to move in accordance with a pump discharge pressure; and a horsepower control spring configured to bias the horsepower control piston in accordance with the tilt angle. The tilt driving pressure is adjusted by means of the movement of the spool in accordance with a force acting on the spool in response to a flow rate controlling signal pressure in a flow rate controlled state, and is adjusted by means of the movement of the spool in accordance with a force acting on the horsepower control piston in response to the pump discharge pressure in a horsepower controlled state.