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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1980
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald L Bianchetta, Coal City, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
91-6 ; 60484 ; 60486 ; 91521 ; 91531 ;
Abstract
A three-circuit fluid system has at least one work element served by a pressurized fluid source and a plurality of work elements connected in interruptible series in each of the second and third circuits. A control system is provided for selectively diverting excess fluid from the pressurized fluid source of the first circuit to the second and third circuits in one mode of the control system and diverting excess fluid from the pressurized fluid source of the first circuit to only preselected work elements of the second and third circuits in a preselected order in another mode of the control system.