EP0025609B1 - Hydraulic system with selective pressure upstaging - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a hydraulic system for selectively operating a plurality of working circuits fed from a variable displacement pump at different pressure levels.
- a number of vehicles have a plurality of work circuits each supplied in interrupted series or in parallel from a single pressure compensated variable displacement pump. It is known to have some of the work circuits operable at higher pressures than other of the work circuits. For example, the track drive of an excavator may be required to operate at higher pressure than the hydraulic motor which controls the stick or the boom. To accomplish this, the prior art has provided hydraulic control circuitry which will supply a higher pressure, and at times a lower flow rate as well, to a track drive working circuit and a relatively lower pressure to a stick motor or a boom motor.
- U.S. Patent 4,107,924, issued August 22, 1978 to J. E. Dezelin illustrates a hydraulic circuit for an earthworking vehicle having such characteristics.
- pressure control circuitry as is known to the prior art for raising the pressure and lowering the flow rate from a variable displacement pump to a hydraulic circuit which has a work circuit normally operating at only a single pressure range, is not readily adaptable to more complex systems which normally have a hydraulic circuit supplying working circuits which operate at two different pressure ranges.
- the present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems as set forth above.
- a hydraulic system having a variable displacement pump and means for delivering pressurized fluid from the pump to selectively engage at least three work circuits, a first of the circuits being normally operable up to a first pressure level, a second of the circuits being normally operable up to a second pressure level which is less than the first pressure level and a third of the circuits being normally operable up to a third pressure level which is less than the first pressure level, is characterised by means for selectively operating the third circuit at an upstaged pressure which exceeds the first pressure level and means for preventing operation of the third circuit at the upstaged pressure level in response to engagement of the first circuit and in response to engagement of the second circuit.
- the single figure of the drawing is a dia- gramatic view, partially in section, of a hydraulic circuit which includes an improvement in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- a hydraulic system 10 which is particularly adapted for use with an earthworking vehicle such as an excavator.
- the hydraulic system 10 includes a conventional pressure compensated variable displacement pump 12 for pumping hydraulic fluid from a sump via pressurized fluid delivery means 16 to selectively engage at least three work circuits 18.
- the three work circuits 18 are a first work circuit 20, a second work circuit 22 and a third work circuit 24.
- the first work circuit 20 is normally operable up to a first pressure, e.g., 28,000 kPa (4,061 psi) and the second work circuit 22 is normally operable up to a second pressure, e.g., 25,000 kPa (3,626 psi), which is less than the first pressure.
- the pump 12 conventionally internally adjusts displacement dependent upon its output pressure.
- the first work circuit 20 might typically be a track drive circuit of an excavator the second circuit 22 might be a stick control circuit and the third circuit 24 might be a boom control circuit.
- the pressurized fluid delivery means 16 delivers the fluid in interrupted series flow to main control valves 26c, 26b and 26a, respectively of work circuits 24, 22 and 20. That is, the valve 26c controls flow therethrough to the valve 26b, which in turn controls flow therethrough to the valve 26a. Hence, even if the valve 26c is partially shifted downwardly or upwardly, flow still passes therethrough to the valve 26b, and therethrough to the valve 26a.
- the main control valves 26a, 26b and 26c are controlled respectively by pilot control valves 28a, 28b and 28c which receive pressurized fluid flow from a pilot pump 30.
- pilot control valves 28a, 28b and 28c which receive pressurized fluid flow from a pilot pump 30.
- pilot pump 30 When flow from pilot pump 30 is being supplied via pilot control valve 28a to first work circuit 20, either line 32a or line 34a is pressurized.
- the pressure of the higher pressure of lines 32a and 34a is supplied by a resolver 36 to a pressure control line 38. This pressure is later utilized, in a manner which will become apparent, for limiting the pressure delivered by the pressurized fluid delivery means 16 to the work circuits 20, 22 and 24.
- a resolver 40 delivers the higher of these pressures to a conduit 42.
- the pressure in the conduit 42 and the pressure in the pressure control line 38 are both fed to a resolver 44.
- the higher of these pressures is delivered to an upstaged pressure blocking conduit 46 and utilized in a manner which will be explained below.
- pressure relief valve circuitry 48 limits the pressure supplied by the pressurized fluid delivery means 16. Fluid from the pump 12 passes into a main conduit 50 from whence it flows to a first end 52 of a bore 54 in a body 56.
- a main dump spool 58 sits in reciprocal relationship within the bore 54.
- a spring 60 acts between a second end 62 of the bore 54 and the spool 58.
- the spring 60 serves as means for biasing a first end 64 of the spool 58 into blocking relation with the first end 52 of the bore 54.
- a restricted orifice 66 communicates the first end 64 of the spool 58 with second end 68 thereof. As pressure builds up in the main conduit 50, pressurized fluid passes via the restricted orifice 66 through the dump spool 58. Thereby, a similar pressure builds up at the second end 62 of the bore 54.
- a first relief valve 70 e.g., a poppet relief valve, is provided which is set to open at the first pressure (e.g., 28,000 kPa).
- the first relief valve 70 communicates via a conduit 72 with the second end 62 of the bore 54.
- the first relief valve 70 is exposed to the pressure in the main conduit 50.
- the first relief valve 70 thereby serves as a first pilot stage of the main dump spool 58.
- a second relief valve 74 e.g., a poppet relief valve, is set to open at the second pressure (e.g., 25,000 kPa).
- the second relief valve 74 communicates with the second end 62 of the bore 54 via a conduit 76 and a continuation conduit 78.
- the second relief valve 74 thereby serves as a second pilot stage of the main relief dump spool 58.
- An upstaged pressure (e.g., 31,000 kPa or 4,496 psi) opening relief valve 80 e.g., a poppet relief valve, communicates with the second end 62 of the bore 54 via the conduit 76 and a continuation conduit 82.
- the upstaged pressure opening relief valve 80 thereby serves as an upstaged pilot stage of the main relief dump spool (58).
- Means 90 are provided for blocking off communication of the second end 62 of the bore 54 with the second check valve 74 responsive to engagement of the first circuit 20.
- pressure from the pressure control line 38 is delivered via a resolver 92 and a pressure delivery conduit 94 to a first end 96 of a blocking spool 98 which fits in a bore 100.
- a spring 102 acts against a second end 104 of the blocking spool 98 to force it upwardly into the position shown in the drawing.
- pressure pilot pressure
- the dump spool 58 does not dump pressure from the main conduit 50 at the lower pressure, i.e., at the aforementioned second pressure (e.g. 25000 kPa). Instead, when the pressure in the main conduit 50 reaches the first pressure (e.g., 28,000 kPa), the first relief valve 70 opens which causes the dump spool 58 to limit the pressure delivered by the pump 12 to the first pressure.
- the first pressure e.g., 28,000 kPa
- Means 106 are provided for blocking flow from the second end 62 of the bore 54 past both the first relief valve 70 and the second relief valve 74 responsive to engagement of the third circuit 24 at the upstaged pressure.
- the pilot control valve 28c is shifted upwardly which in turn shifts the main control valve 26c upwardly.
- a solenoid actuated valve 108 is shifted rightwardly from the position shown, on operator activation of a switch.
- the pressure in line 34c is delivered via a branch conduit 110 against a first side 112 of a two position valve 114.
- pressure in the upstage pressure blocking conduit 46 opposes the pressure in the branch conduit 110 and the two position valve 114 remains in the position shown, due to the biasing of a spring 116 and the pressure in the blocking conduit 46 which acts against a second side 118 thereof.
- Pressure in the conduit 122 also acts via a branch conduit 124 against an auxiliary blocking valve 126 and forces the auxiliary blocking valve 126 leftwardly in the drawing. This blocks off any possibility of flow past the first relief valve 70.
- the first relief valve 70 is likewise incapacitated. Flow can still, however, occur from the second end 62 of the bore 54 to the upstage pressure opening relief valve 80.
- the upstage relief valve 80 opens, whereby the dump spool 58 opens, thereby regulating pressure in the main conduit 50 to be the upstage pressure.
- Pressure in the conduit 122 is also supplied via a displacement control conduit 128 to a conventional pump displacement control 130. Responsive to the pressure in the displacement control conduit 128, the variable displacement pump 12 shifts to a lower displacement and thereby supplies pressurized fluid at a lower flow rate. This assures that when upstaged pressure operation is taking place in the third circuit 24, it is taking place at a relatively slow rate so that the various structural components being moved by third circuit 24 are not strained beyond their limits.
- a two position valve 132 is positioned in the pressure control line 38.
- the two position valve 132 serves to assure that when the second circuit 22 is engaged, the pressure delivered by the pump 12 to the main conduit 50 is limited to the second pressure. If, for example, the first circuit 20 is engaged, the main line 50 will be limited to the first pressure (e.g., 28,000 kPa) as has been previously explained. If the pilot control valve 28b is now moved to engage the second circuit 22, pressure from the conduit 42 is applied via a branch conduit 134 against the two position valve 132, in opposition to the biasing thereof by a spring 136. The pressure in the branch conduit 134 overcomes the force of the spring 136 and forces the two position valve 132 upwardly.
- solenoid actuated valve 108 in combination with the two position valve 114 and various conduits as previously described, serves as means for selectively operating the third circuit 24 at an upstaged pressure which exceeds the first pressure. Further, the displacement control conduit 128 then serves as means for reducing the displacement of the pump 12, in response to the third circuit 24 being operated at the upstaged pressure.
- the two position valve 114 serves as means for preventing operation of the third circuit 24 at the upstaged pressure when either the first circuit 20 or the second circuit 22 is engaged. That is, whenever there is pressure in the upstaged pressure blocking conduit 46, which corresponds to either the first circuit 20 or the second circuit 22 being engaged, the two position valve 114 is blocked, thus preventing upstaged operation of the third circuit 24.
- the third circuit 24 is normally operated only up to a third pressure, which is generally no greater than the aforementioned first pressure and usually no greater than the aforementioned second pressure. That is, the pilot control valve 28c motivates the main control valve 26c, which receives pressurized fluid at a pressure determined by either first relief valve 70 or second relief valve 74 in the absence of shifting of solenoid valve 108 rightwardly and shifting of main control valve 26c upwardly, to place third circuit 24 in the upstaged mode of operation. If it is desired to limit operation of the third circuit 24 to the second pressure, this can be accomplished by duplicating two position valve 132 or providing an appropriate resolver from line 32c and from conduit 42 to branch conduit 134.
- the resulting pressure in the upstaged pressure blocking conduit 46 assures that the pressure delivered by the pump 12 to the main conduit 50 is reduced to the first pressure. It should further be noted that when the second circuit 22 is engaged, this overrides the pressure reducing due to engagement of the first circuit 20 and assures that the pressure must be reduced further to the second pressure.
- the aforementioned and described improved hydraulic system is particularly useful with an excavator and wherein the first circuit is a track drive circuit, the second circuit is a stick control circuit and the third circuit is a boom control circuit. Further, in such an excavator the upstaged operation of the boom control circuit is normally selectable only on boom raising operation.
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Description
- This invention relates to a hydraulic system for selectively operating a plurality of working circuits fed from a variable displacement pump at different pressure levels.
- A number of vehicles have a plurality of work circuits each supplied in interrupted series or in parallel from a single pressure compensated variable displacement pump. It is known to have some of the work circuits operable at higher pressures than other of the work circuits. For example, the track drive of an excavator may be required to operate at higher pressure than the hydraulic motor which controls the stick or the boom. To accomplish this, the prior art has provided hydraulic control circuitry which will supply a higher pressure, and at times a lower flow rate as well, to a track drive working circuit and a relatively lower pressure to a stick motor or a boom motor. U.S. Patent 4,107,924, issued August 22, 1978 to J. E. Dezelin illustrates a hydraulic circuit for an earthworking vehicle having such characteristics.
- In certain circumstances, it is desirable for an operator to be able to supply additional pressure to one of the hydraulic motors, for example, to the boom motor of an excavator when the boom is being raised. In fact, in such a situation it is desirable to be able to supply a higher pressure to the boom motor than is normally supplied even to the track drive. While such a capability has been available with systems which normally operate at only a single pressure level, for example, as shown in U.S. Patent 4,123,907, issued November 7, 1978 to D. L. Bianchetta, et al., it has not been available in a hydraulic system which has work circuits which already operate at two different pressure levels. Further, such pressure control circuitry as is known to the prior art for raising the pressure and lowering the flow rate from a variable displacement pump to a hydraulic circuit which has a work circuit normally operating at only a single pressure range, is not readily adaptable to more complex systems which normally have a hydraulic circuit supplying working circuits which operate at two different pressure ranges.
- It therefore follows that it would be advantageous to be able to selectively provide an upstage pressure in one of at least three work circuits of a hydraulic system, wherein the work circuits of the system normally operate in at least two different pressure ranges. It would be further advantageous if such could be accomplished along with a concomitant reduction in pump displacement (output flow), so that during upstaged pressure operation various components, e.g., the boom, being moved would not be overstrained and possibly damaged. A further advantaae would be obtained if all of the above could be accomplished while protecting the relatively lower pressure operating work circuits of the system from the upstaged pressure. Still further, it would be advantageous if the above set out operation were accomplished with safety features built in so that operator error could not lead to improper application of excessive pressure to any of the work circuits.
- The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems as set forth above.
- According to the present invention, a hydraulic system having a variable displacement pump and means for delivering pressurized fluid from the pump to selectively engage at least three work circuits, a first of the circuits being normally operable up to a first pressure level, a second of the circuits being normally operable up to a second pressure level which is less than the first pressure level and a third of the circuits being normally operable up to a third pressure level which is less than the first pressure level, is characterised by means for selectively operating the third circuit at an upstaged pressure which exceeds the first pressure level and means for preventing operation of the third circuit at the upstaged pressure level in response to engagement of the first circuit and in response to engagement of the second circuit. Preferred embodiments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.
- The single figure of the drawing is a dia- gramatic view, partially in section, of a hydraulic circuit which includes an improvement in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- Adverting to the figure, there is shown therein a
hydraulic system 10 which is particularly adapted for use with an earthworking vehicle such as an excavator. Thehydraulic system 10 includes a conventional pressure compensatedvariable displacement pump 12 for pumping hydraulic fluid from a sump via pressurized fluid delivery means 16 to selectively engage at least threework circuits 18. In the embodiment illustrated, the threework circuits 18 are afirst work circuit 20, asecond work circuit 22 and athird work circuit 24. - In a manner which will shortly become apparent, the
first work circuit 20 is normally operable up to a first pressure, e.g., 28,000 kPa (4,061 psi) and thesecond work circuit 22 is normally operable up to a second pressure, e.g., 25,000 kPa (3,626 psi), which is less than the first pressure. Thepump 12 conventionally internally adjusts displacement dependent upon its output pressure. Thefirst work circuit 20 might typically be a track drive circuit of an excavator thesecond circuit 22 might be a stick control circuit and thethird circuit 24 might be a boom control circuit. - The pressurized fluid delivery means 16 delivers the fluid in interrupted series flow to
main control valves work circuits valve 26c controls flow therethrough to the valve 26b, which in turn controls flow therethrough to thevalve 26a. Hence, even if thevalve 26c is partially shifted downwardly or upwardly, flow still passes therethrough to the valve 26b, and therethrough to thevalve 26a. - In the embodiment illustrated, the
main control valves pilot control valves pilot pump 30. When flow frompilot pump 30 is being supplied viapilot control valve 28a tofirst work circuit 20, either line 32a or line 34a is pressurized. The pressure of the higher pressure of lines 32a and 34a is supplied by aresolver 36 to apressure control line 38. This pressure is later utilized, in a manner which will become apparent, for limiting the pressure delivered by the pressurized fluid delivery means 16 to thework circuits - When the
pilot control valve 28b is operated, eitherline 32b orline 34b is pressurized. Aresolver 40 delivers the higher of these pressures to aconduit 42. The pressure in theconduit 42 and the pressure in thepressure control line 38 are both fed to a resolver 44. The higher of these pressures is delivered to an upstaged pressure blocking conduit 46 and utilized in a manner which will be explained below. - When the
pilot control valve 28c is operated, eitherline 32c orline 34c is pressurized.Line 34c is pressurized during boom lifting operation. - In normal (nonupstaged) operation, pressure relief valve circuitry 48 limits the pressure supplied by the pressurized fluid delivery means 16. Fluid from the
pump 12 passes into amain conduit 50 from whence it flows to afirst end 52 of abore 54 in abody 56. A main dump spool 58 sits in reciprocal relationship within thebore 54. Aspring 60 acts between a second end 62 of thebore 54 and the spool 58. Thus, thespring 60 serves as means for biasing a first end 64 of the spool 58 into blocking relation with thefirst end 52 of thebore 54. Arestricted orifice 66 communicates the first end 64 of the spool 58 withsecond end 68 thereof. As pressure builds up in themain conduit 50, pressurized fluid passes via the restrictedorifice 66 through the dump spool 58. Thereby, a similar pressure builds up at the second end 62 of thebore 54. - A
first relief valve 70, e.g., a poppet relief valve, is provided which is set to open at the first pressure (e.g., 28,000 kPa). Thefirst relief valve 70 communicates via aconduit 72 with the second end 62 of thebore 54. Thus, thefirst relief valve 70 is exposed to the pressure in themain conduit 50. Thefirst relief valve 70 thereby serves as a first pilot stage of the main dump spool 58. - A
second relief valve 74, e.g., a poppet relief valve, is set to open at the second pressure (e.g., 25,000 kPa). Thesecond relief valve 74 communicates with the second end 62 of thebore 54 via aconduit 76 and acontinuation conduit 78. Thesecond relief valve 74 thereby serves as a second pilot stage of the main relief dump spool 58. - An upstaged pressure (e.g., 31,000 kPa or 4,496 psi)
opening relief valve 80, e.g., a poppet relief valve, communicates with the second end 62 of thebore 54 via theconduit 76 and acontinuation conduit 82. The upstaged pressure openingrelief valve 80 thereby serves as an upstaged pilot stage of the main relief dump spool (58). - When either the
first relief valve 70, thesecond relief valve 74, or the upstaged pressureopening relief valve 80 is opened by an appropriate pressure being exerted thereupon, a pressure differential is created across the dump spool 58 which lifts it upwardly in the drawing against the force of thespring 60. A plurality ofholes 84 through the side of the dump spool 58 adjacent the first end 64 thereof and aconduit 86 then serve as means for communicating thefirst end 52 of thebore 54 with thesump 14 responsive to upward movement of dump spool 58. - Means 90 are provided for blocking off communication of the second end 62 of the
bore 54 with thesecond check valve 74 responsive to engagement of thefirst circuit 20. When thefirst circuit 20 is engaged, pressure from thepressure control line 38 is delivered via aresolver 92 and a pressure delivery conduit 94 to afirst end 96 of a blocking spool 98 which fits in abore 100. Aspring 102 acts against asecond end 104 of the blocking spool 98 to force it upwardly into the position shown in the drawing. When pressure (pilot pressure) is applied in thepressure delivery conduit 94, this forces the blocking spool 98 downwardly thus blocking off thecontinuation conduit 78. When thecontinuation conduit 78 is blocked off, this prevents pressure from the second end 62 of thebore 54 from being applied to thesecond relief valve 74. Thus, the dump spool 58 does not dump pressure from themain conduit 50 at the lower pressure, i.e., at the aforementioned second pressure (e.g. 25000 kPa). Instead, when the pressure in themain conduit 50 reaches the first pressure (e.g., 28,000 kPa), thefirst relief valve 70 opens which causes the dump spool 58 to limit the pressure delivered by thepump 12 to the first pressure. -
Means 106 are provided for blocking flow from the second end 62 of thebore 54 past both thefirst relief valve 70 and thesecond relief valve 74 responsive to engagement of thethird circuit 24 at the upstaged pressure. Referring to the drawing, to place thethird circuit 24 in the upstage pressure mode of operation, thepilot control valve 28c is shifted upwardly which in turn shifts themain control valve 26c upwardly. Further, a solenoid actuatedvalve 108 is shifted rightwardly from the position shown, on operator activation of a switch. The pressure inline 34c is delivered via a branch conduit 110 against afirst side 112 of a two position valve 114. If either thefirst circuit 20 or thesecond circuit 22 is operating, pressure in the upstage pressure blocking conduit 46 opposes the pressure in the branch conduit 110 and the two position valve 114 remains in the position shown, due to the biasing of aspring 116 and the pressure in the blocking conduit 46 which acts against asecond side 118 thereof. - So long as neither the
first circuit 20 nor thesecond circuit 22 is operating, there is no pressure in the upstage pressure blocking conduit 46. In this situation, the pressure in the branch conduit 110 forces the two position valve 114 leftwardly. This delivers pilot pressure via aconduit 120 to the solenoid actuatedvalve 108. With the solenoid actuatedvalve 108 in its actuated position, i.e., shifted rightwardly, flow continues from theconduit 120 via aconduit 122 to theresolver 92. Since there is now no pressure in the pressure control line 38 (as thefirst circuit 20 is not operating), the pressure from theconduit 122 is supplied via theresolver 92 to thepressure delivery conduit 94. In accordance with the previously described mode of operation, this forces the blocking spool 98 downwardly and blocks off thesecond relief valve 74. Pressure in theconduit 122 also acts via a branch conduit 124 against anauxiliary blocking valve 126 and forces theauxiliary blocking valve 126 leftwardly in the drawing. This blocks off any possibility of flow past thefirst relief valve 70. Thus, thefirst relief valve 70 is likewise incapacitated. Flow can still, however, occur from the second end 62 of thebore 54 to the upstage pressure openingrelief valve 80. And, when pressure reaches its upstage value (e.g., 31,000 kPa), theupstage relief valve 80 opens, whereby the dump spool 58 opens, thereby regulating pressure in themain conduit 50 to be the upstage pressure. - Pressure in the
conduit 122 is also supplied via adisplacement control conduit 128 to a conventionalpump displacement control 130. Responsive to the pressure in thedisplacement control conduit 128, thevariable displacement pump 12 shifts to a lower displacement and thereby supplies pressurized fluid at a lower flow rate. This assures that when upstaged pressure operation is taking place in thethird circuit 24, it is taking place at a relatively slow rate so that the various structural components being moved bythird circuit 24 are not strained beyond their limits. - It will be noted that a two position valve 132 is positioned in the
pressure control line 38. The two position valve 132 serves to assure that when thesecond circuit 22 is engaged, the pressure delivered by thepump 12 to themain conduit 50 is limited to the second pressure. If, for example, thefirst circuit 20 is engaged, themain line 50 will be limited to the first pressure (e.g., 28,000 kPa) as has been previously explained. If thepilot control valve 28b is now moved to engage thesecond circuit 22, pressure from theconduit 42 is applied via a branch conduit 134 against the two position valve 132, in opposition to the biasing thereof by aspring 136. The pressure in the branch conduit 134 overcomes the force of thespring 136 and forces the two position valve 132 upwardly. This blocks off pressure from thepressure control line 38 and stops it from reaching thepressure delivery conduit 94. As a result, the blocking spool 98 moves upwardly and pressure begins to be delivered again to thecontinuation conduit 78 and thesecond check valve 74. Since thesecond check valve 74 is set at the second pressure (e.g., 25,000 kPa), which is lower than the first pressure, the pressure at themainline 50 is limited to the setting of thesecond relief valve 74. In this manner, it is assured that thesecond circuit 22 can not be exposed to a pressure over that for which it is normally designed. - It follows that the solenoid actuated
valve 108, in combination with the two position valve 114 and various conduits as previously described, serves as means for selectively operating thethird circuit 24 at an upstaged pressure which exceeds the first pressure. Further, thedisplacement control conduit 128 then serves as means for reducing the displacement of thepump 12, in response to thethird circuit 24 being operated at the upstaged pressure. - It also follows that the two position valve 114 serves as means for preventing operation of the
third circuit 24 at the upstaged pressure when either thefirst circuit 20 or thesecond circuit 22 is engaged. That is, whenever there is pressure in the upstaged pressure blocking conduit 46, which corresponds to either thefirst circuit 20 or thesecond circuit 22 being engaged, the two position valve 114 is blocked, thus preventing upstaged operation of thethird circuit 24. - Furthermore, the
third circuit 24 is normally operated only up to a third pressure, which is generally no greater than the aforementioned first pressure and usually no greater than the aforementioned second pressure. That is, thepilot control valve 28c motivates themain control valve 26c, which receives pressurized fluid at a pressure determined by eitherfirst relief valve 70 orsecond relief valve 74 in the absence of shifting ofsolenoid valve 108 rightwardly and shifting ofmain control valve 26c upwardly, to placethird circuit 24 in the upstaged mode of operation. If it is desired to limit operation of thethird circuit 24 to the second pressure, this can be accomplished by duplicating two position valve 132 or providing an appropriate resolver fromline 32c and fromconduit 42 to branch conduit 134. - It should be noted that when the
first circuit 20 is engaged, the resulting pressure in the upstaged pressure blocking conduit 46 assures that the pressure delivered by thepump 12 to themain conduit 50 is reduced to the first pressure. It should further be noted that when thesecond circuit 22 is engaged, this overrides the pressure reducing due to engagement of thefirst circuit 20 and assures that the pressure must be reduced further to the second pressure. - It should also be noted that when either the
first circuit 20 or thesecond circuit 22 is engaged, the pump displacement reduction is terminated since there is no signal in thedisplacement control conduit 128, due to the blockage of the two position valve 114. - The aforementioned and described improved hydraulic system is particularly useful with an excavator and wherein the first circuit is a track drive circuit, the second circuit is a stick control circuit and the third circuit is a boom control circuit. Further, in such an excavator the upstaged operation of the boom control circuit is normally selectable only on boom raising operation.
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