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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1997
Ronald L Barnes, Londonville, OH (US);
Mannesmann Rexroth S.A., Venissieux, FR;
Abstract
Hydraulic device for directional control of a vehicle using a single lever, including: a hydraulic manipulator (1) with four outlets, forward-reverse and right-left; a selection device (4) with four selectors (5) in a bridge, which is connected to the manipulator and of which the outputs are connected to four directional drive controls, reverse-left, forward-left and reverse-right and forward-right for the running components of the vehicle; two slide valves (7) with two positions, respectively one with direct connections and one with crossed connections, which are inserted into the feed lines of the directional drive controls; first controls acting on a first end (8) of the slide valves being connected to the FORWARD or REVERSE outputs of the manipulator; and second controls acting on a second end (9) of the slide valves being connected to the RIGHT and LEFT outputs of the manipulator; by virtue of which the control of the vehicle remains fully ergonomic, including for a rotation of the vehicle on itself.