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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Schott, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
Allis-Chalmers Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 52 ; 192 / ; 192 / ; 1921 / ; 180247 ; 13762564 ;
Abstract
A rear wheel drive vehicle is converted to a four-wheel drive vehicle by operation of a hydraulically operated clutch which is controlled by a hydraulic valve. The hydraulic valve is spring biased to a clutch disengaged position and is hydraulically actuated to its clutch engaged position through operation of a pilot valve circuit which includes an electrically operated solenoid valve. The pilot valve circuit includes a flow restrictor providing modulated flow thereby affording a controlled pressure rise in the clutch whereby a smooth engagement of the front wheel drive is achieved.