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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Jason Lee Brinkman, Peoria, IL (US);
Wesley Thomas Payne, Plainfield, IL (US);
Aristoteles Rosa Neto, St. Charles, IL (US);
Jason Lee Brinkman, Peoria, IL (US);
Wesley Thomas Payne, Plainfield, IL (US);
Aristoteles Rosa Neto, St. Charles, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine includes a hydraulic cylinder configured to raise and lower a boom of the machine, and an accumulator selectively fluidly connected to the hydraulic cylinder. The accumulator is configured to receive fluid from the hydraulic cylinder during lowering of the boom. The machine also includes a hydraulic motor fluidly connected to the accumulator via an independent metering valve. The machine further includes a fan driven by the hydraulic motor and configured to assist in cooling fluid displaced from the hydraulic cylinder.