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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Bryan E. Nelson, Lacon, IL (US);
Jeremy T. Peterson, Washington, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Kuehn, Metamora, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bryan E. Nelson, Lacon, IL (US);
Jeremy T. Peterson, Washington, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Kuehn, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 31/02 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); F15B 21/14 (2006.01); F01P 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/2217 (2013.01); F15B 2211/20546 (2013.01); F15B 2211/88 (2013.01); F15B 2211/763 (2013.01); F15B 2211/50518 (2013.01); F15B 2211/7058 (2013.01); E02F 9/226 (2013.01); F15B 21/14 (2013.01); F15B 2211/212 (2013.01); F01P 7/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydraulic circuit is disclosed. The hydraulic circuit may have a pump, a motor, a tank, and an accumulator. The hydraulic circuit may also have a valve movable between a first position at which an output of the pump is fluidly connected to the tank and the accumulator is fluidly connected to the motor, and a second position at which the output of the pump is fluidly connected to the motor.