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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Bernward Welschof, Grossostheim, DE;
Lukas Krittian, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Bernward Welschof, Grossostheim, DE;
Lukas Krittian, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Abstract
A drive train of a vehicle has a drive motor and a traction drive driven by the drive motor. A hydraulic work system has at least one hydraulic pump driven by the drive motor. To deliver torque into the drive train and/or to absorb torque from the drive train, the drive train is provided with an additional hydraulic machine which can be placed in communication with a hydraulic pressure accumulator and/or a tank and can be operated as a pump and a motor in the same direction of rotation. The hydraulic machine has an inlet connection and an outlet connection and a switching valve device is provided to control the connection of the inlet connection and the outlet connection with the pressure accumulator or the tank.