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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nick Boone, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Sauer-Danfoss Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ;
Abstract
An extended male slipper servo pad provides an improved connection between the swashplate and a positioning mechanism in a variable displacement hydraulic unit. The swashplate assembly includes a swashplate having a socket formed therein and a male slipper servo pad pivotally attached to the swashplate at the socket. The male slipper servo pad has a ball end secured in the socket and a pad end having a substantially flat planar surface thereon directed away from the ball end.