EP1211359B1 - Circuit de commande d'un vérin de flèche d'une machine de chantier - Google Patents

Circuit de commande d'un vérin de flèche d'une machine de chantier Download PDF

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EP1211359B1
EP1211359B1 EP00956920A EP00956920A EP1211359B1 EP 1211359 B1 EP1211359 B1 EP 1211359B1 EP 00956920 A EP00956920 A EP 00956920A EP 00956920 A EP00956920 A EP 00956920A EP 1211359 B1 EP1211359 B1 EP 1211359B1
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Tetsuya Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd YOSHINO
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  • the present invention belongs to the technical field of a boom cylinder control circuit of an operation machine such as a hydraulic shovel.
  • a stick is supported so as to be swingable back and forth on the front end portion of a boom whose base end portion is supported so as to be swingable up and down on the machine main body and a tool such as a bucket, a breaker, a clamshell or the like is attached on the front end portion of the said stick.
  • a working machine for example as shown in Fig. 5 , when removing operations of rocks lying on flat ground are performed by moving a bucket 7 back and forth along the ground, in addition to manipulations of the stick 6, manipulations of a boom 5 are performed simultaneously in order to move the boom up and down. Also, as shown in Fig.
  • JP-09 132927A discloses a boom cylinder control circuit in which a control valve is used to control fluid pressure to the boom cylinder in accordance with manipulations of an operating member and instructions from a control unit.
  • a lowering side oil discharge passage, the opening and closing of wich is controlled by a lowering side control means, can allow fluid to flow to a reservoir.
  • Other prior art arrangements are described in DE 19932948A and FR-A-2537184 .
  • a boom cylinder control circuit of a working machine having a boom cylinder for moving a boom up and down
  • said control circuit of the boom cylinder comprising; a control valve which performs pressure oil supplying and discharging control with respect to the boom cylinder based on manipulations of an operating member and instructions from a control unit; a lowering side oil discharging passage which allows oil of a boom cylinder head side oil chamber to flow toward the oil reservoir side without passing through the control valve; and a lowering side control means which performs opening and closing control of the lowering side oil discharging passage based on the instructions from the control unit, characterized in that a mode selector switch is connected to the control unit permitting selection of a normal mode and a lowering hold releasing mode, wherein when the normal mode is selected by the mode selector switch the lowering side control means is controlled so as to close the lowering side oil discharging passage based on the instructions from the control unit and the control valve is controlled so as to supply the pressure oil to the boom cylinder in accordance
  • the control circuit according to claim 2 includes a rising side oil discharge passage which allows oil of a boom cylinder rod side oil chamber to flow toward the oil reservoir side without passing through the control valve and a rising side control means which performs opening and closing control of the rising side oil discharging passage, the mode selector switch permitting the selection of a lowering and rising hold releasing mode, wherein when the lowering and rising hold releasing mode is selected by the mode selector switch and the operating member is operated toward the boom rising side, the lowering side control means is controlled so as to close the lowering side oil discharging passage and the rising side control means is controlled so as to open the rising side oil discharging passage, based on the instructions from the control unit and the control valve is controlled so as to supply the pressure oil to the rising side of the boom cylinder in accordance with the manipulations of the operating member, and wherein when the lowering and rising hold releasing mode is selected by the mode selector switch and the operating member is operated toward the boom lowering side, the lowering side control means and the rising side control means open their discharging passage
  • the lowering side oil discharging passage is controlled so as to be opened based on a manipulation of the operating member toward the boom lowering side and on the other hand, when the said lowering side oil discharging passage is open, the lowering side oil discharging passage is controlled so that, even by operating the operating member toward the boom lowering side, the pressure oil is not supplied from the control valve to the boom cylinder, whereby it is avoidable that the boom unexpectedly moves down due to the empty weight without an operator's intentions.
  • the control means which performs opening and closing control of the lowering side oil discharging passage and the rising side oil discharging passage can comprise solenoid valves which can be switched between the opening position to open the oil discharging passage and closing position to close the oil discharging passage.
  • the control circuit may include valves for preventing empty weight-lowering which, when the operating member is not manipulated toward the boom lowering side, prevent oil from being discharged from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber, but, based on a manipulation toward the boom lowering side, allow oil to be discharged from the head side oil chamber.
  • the said hydraulic shovel 1 denotes a hydraulic shovel and the basic construction is the same as that of the prior art such that the said hydraulic shovel 1 comprises various portions such as a crawler-type lower structure 2, an upper structure 3 which is rotatably supported on the said lower structure 2, a front attachment 4 mounted on the said upper structure 3 and the like, and furthermore, the said front attachment 4 comprises various members such as a boom 5 which is supported so as to be swingable up and down on the upper structure 3, a stick 6 which is supported so as to be swingable back and forth on the front end portion of the boom 5, a bucket 7 which is attached so as to be swingable back and forth on the front end portion of the stick 6 and the like.
  • the said front attachment 4 comprises various members such as a boom 5 which is supported so as to be swingable up and down on the upper structure 3, a stick 6 which is supported so as to be swingable back and forth on the front end portion of the boom 5, a bucket 7 which is attached so as to be swingable back and forth on the front end portion of the stick 6
  • a variety of tools such as a breaker 8, a clamshell (not illustrated) and the like can be attached on the front end portion of the stick 6 depending on the operations performed by the hydraulic shovel 1.
  • Fig. 2 a pressure oil charging and discharging circuit of the said boom cylinder 10 is shown in Fig. 2 .
  • 11 denotes a hydraulic pump
  • 12 denotes an oil reservoir
  • 13 is a control valve for the boom
  • the control valve 13 comprises a 3-position selector valve provided with a first port 13a to be connected to the hydraulic pump 11, a second port 13b to be connected to the oil reservoir 12, a third port 13c to be connected to an oil chamber 10a on the rod side (cylinder contracting side) of the boom cylinder 10, a fourth port 13d to be connected to an oil chamber 10b on the head side (cylinder expanding side) of the boom cylinder 10 via a logic valve 14 (which will be described later), and pilot ports 13e and 13f on the expanding side and contracting side.
  • 11 denotes a hydraulic pump
  • 12 denotes an oil reservoir
  • 13 is a control valve for the boom
  • the control valve 13 comprises a 3-position selector valve provided with a first port 13a to be connected to the hydraulic pump
  • the control valve 13 is located at a neutral position N where the first through fourth ports 13a through 13d are closed, however, when a pilot pressure is supplied to the expanding side pilot port 13e, the control valve 13 is switched to an expanding side position X where the valve passage from the first port 13a to the fourth port 13d and the valve passage from the third port 13c to the second port 13b are opened and pressure oil from the hydraulic pump 11 is supplied to the head side oil chamber 10b of the boom cylinder 10 via the logic valve 14, while oil discharged from the rod side oil chamber 10a is flowed toward the oil reservoir 12.
  • the control valve 13 is switched to a contracting side position Y where the valve passage from the first port 13a to the third port 13c and the valve passage from the fourth port 13d to the second port 13b are opened and pressure oil from the hydraulic pump 11 is supplied to the rod side oil chamber 10a of the boom cylinder 10, while oil discharged from the head side oil chamber 10b is flowed toward the oil reservoir 12 via the logic valve 14.
  • 15A and 15B denote pilot valves on the expanding side and contracting side, and by manipulating a boom operating lever 16 toward the boom rising side (cylinder expanding side) or the boom lowering side (cylinder contracting side), a pilot pressure is output from the pilot valve 15A or 15B on the side thus operated.
  • the pilot pressure output from the expanding side pilot valve 15A is supplied to the expanding side pilot port 13e of the control valve 13.
  • the pilot pressure output from the contracting side pilot valve 15B is supplied to the contracting side pilot port 13f of the control valve 13 via a first solenoid valve 17 (which will be described later) and also supplied to a pilot port 18a of a control valve 18 (which will be described later).
  • the pilot pressure is outputted from the contracting side pilot valve 15B, the said pressure is detected by a pressure sensor 19.
  • the first solenoid valve 17 is a 2-position selector valve and this is, in a condition where a solenoid 17a is not excited, located at the first position X where the pilot pressure output from the contracting side pilot valve 15B is supplied to the control valve contracting side pilot port 13f, however, when the solenoid 17a is excited based on a command from a control portion 20 (which will be described later), the first solenoid valve 17 is switched to the second position Y where the pilot pressure is not supplied to the control valve contracting side pilot port 13f.
  • the control valve 18 is a 2-position selector valve provided with the pilot port 18a and the first through third ports 18b through 18d.
  • the pilot port 18a is connected to the contracting side pilot valve 15B
  • the first port 18b is connected to a first pilot port 14e of the logic valve 14 (which will be described later)
  • the second port 18c is connected to a second pilot port 14h of the logic valve 14
  • the third port 18d is connected to the oil reservoir 12.
  • control valve 18 is located at a first position X where the valve passage which communicates the first port 18b to the second port 18c is opened and the third port 18d is closed when a pilot pressure is not supplied to the pilot port 18a, however, when a pilot pressure is supplied to the pilot port 18a, the control valve 18 is switched to a second position Y where the first port 18b is closed and the valve passage from the second port 18c to the third port 18d is opened.
  • the logic valve 14 is constructed using a poppet 14a and provided with a first oil chamber 14c where a first port 14b is formed, a second oil chamber 14f where a second port 14d and the first pilot port 14e are formed, and a spring storage chamber 14i where a spring 14g is stored and the second pilot port 14h is formed.
  • the first port 14b of the logic valve 14 is connected to the fourth port 13d of the control valve 13, the second port 14d is connected to the head side oil chamber 10b of the boom cylinder 10, the first pilot port 14e is, as mentioned before, connected to the first port 18b of the control valve 18, and the second pilot port 14h is connected to the second port 18c of the control valve 18. Also, the spring 14g is set so as to press the poppet 14a toward the closing position side (which will be described later).
  • the logic valve 14 is structured so that, in a condition where the control valve 18 is located at the first position X, the pressure of the head side oil chamber 10b of the boom cylinder 10 is introduced in the spring storage chamber 14i via the second port 14d, the second oil chamber 14f, the first pilot port 14e, the control valve 18 at the first position X, and the second pilot port 14h, and the pressure introduced in the said spring storage chamber 14i acts as a force to press the poppet 14a toward the closing position side.
  • the poppet 14a is structured so as to be movable to the closing position (the position of the poppet 14a of Fig. 2 ) where the valve passage 14k which communicates the first oil chamber 14c to the second oil chamber 14f is closed to prevent oil from entering or exiting from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b and the opening position (the position of the poppet 14a of Figs. 3 and 4 .) where the valve passage 14k is opened and allows oil to enter or exit from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b.
  • the pressure introduced in the spring storage chamber 14i and a pressing force of the spring 14g are set so as to act as a force to press the poppet 14a toward the closing position side and the pressure inputted in the first oil chamber 14c and the second oil chamber 14f is set so as to act as a force to press the poppet 14a toward the opening position side.
  • the poppet 14a is pressed by the total pressure (A + B) of the pressure A introduced in the spring storage chamber 14i and the pressing force B of the spring 14g toward the closing position side.
  • the above-described total pressure (A + B) is set so as to be greater than the pressure C which is inputted from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b into the second oil chamber 14f and presses the poppet 14a toward the opening position side (A + B > C) but smaller than the total pressure (C + D) of the said pressure C and the pressure D which is inputted from the hydraulic pump 11 via the control valve 13 at the expanding side position X into the first oil chamber 14c and presses the poppet 14a toward the opening position side (A + B ⁇ C + D).
  • the poppet 14a is held at the closing position and prevents oil from being discharged from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b as long as the pressure oil from the hydraulic pump 11 is not inputted into the first oil chamber 14c.
  • the poppet 14a is located at the opening position.
  • the poppet 14a is pressed toward the closing position side only by the pressing force B of the spring 14g, while the said pressing force B of the spring 14g is set so as to be smaller than the pressure C which is inputted from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b into the second oil chamber 14f and presses the poppet 14a toward the opening position side (B ⁇ C).
  • the poppet 14a is located at the opening position by the pressure of the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b.
  • the logic valve 14 when the boom operating lever 16 is manipulated toward the lowering side or the rising side, the logic valve 14 is located at the opening side and allows oil to enter and exit from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b, whereas when the boom operating lever 16 is not manipulated toward either the lowering side or the rising side, the logic valve 14 is held at the closing side and prevents oil from being discharged from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b.
  • the logic valve 14 and the control valve 18 are directly mounted on the boom cylinder 10 as one valve unit for preventing empty weight-lowering.
  • a lowering side oil discharging passage E leading to the oil reservoir 12 is formed by branching off from the oil passage which couples the control valve fourth port 13d with the logic valve first port 14b.
  • a second solenoid valve 21 (which will be described later) is disposed on the said lowering side oil passage E.
  • a rising side oil discharging passage F leading to the oil reservoir 12 is formed by branching off from the oil passage which couples the control valve third port 13c with the boom cylinder rod side oil chamber 10a.
  • a third solenoid valve 22 (which will be described later) is disposed on the said rising side discharging oil passage F.
  • the second solenoid valve 21 and the third solenoid valve 22 are 2-position selector valves and these are, in a condition where solenoids 21 a and 22a are not excited, located at the closing position X where the lowering side discharging oil passage E and the rising side discharging oil passage F are respectively closed, however, when the solenoids 21a and 22a are excited based on commands from a control unit 20, the second solenoid valve 21 and the third solenoid valve 22 are switched to the opening position Y where the lowering side discharging oil passage E and the rising side discharging oil passage F are respectively opened.
  • the oil discharged from the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b via the logic valve 14 at the opening side can be flowed to the oil reservoir 12 via the lowering side oil discharging passage E
  • the oil discharged from the boom cylinder rod side oil chamber 10a can be flowed to the oil reservoir 12 via the rising side oil discharging passage F.
  • control unit 20 is constructed using a microcomputer and the like, wherein signals from the pressure sensor 19 and a mode selector switch 23 (which will be described later) are inputted and based on the said input signal, solenoid exciting control signals are outputted to the first through third solenoid valves 17, 21, and 22.
  • the mode selector switch 23 is provided on the operator's seat portion of the hydraulic shovel 1 and can select and set from three modes of "normal mode” for performing normal operations such as excavation and loading and the like, "lowering hold releasing mode” for performing operations to crush stones and the like by means of the breaker 8, and "lowering and rising hold releasing mode” for performing operations to move the bucket 7 back and forth along the ground and the like.
  • the control unit 20 When the mode selector switch 23 is set to the "normal mode", the control unit 20 does not output the solenoid exiting signals to the first, second, and third solenoid valves 17, 21, and 22. Accordingly, the first solenoid valve 17 is located at the first position X where the pilot pressure output from the contracting side pilot port 15B is supplied to the control valve contracting side pilot port 13f. Also, the second solenoid valve 21 and the third solenoid valve 22 are located at the closing position X where the lowering side oil discharging passage E and the rising side oil discharging passage F are respectively closed.
  • a pilot pressure is output from the contracting side pilot valve 15B.
  • the said pilot pressure is supplied via the first solenoid valve 17 at the first position X to the control valve contracting side pilot port 13f and switches the control valve 13 to the contracting side position Y, while the said pilot pressure is supplied to the pilot port 18a of the control valve 18 and switches the control valve 18 to the second position Y.
  • the pressure oil output from the hydraulic pump 11 is supplied via the control valve 13 at the contracting side position Y to the boom cylinder rod side oil chamber 10a.
  • the oil of the boom cylinder head side oil chamber 10b is discharged via the logic valve 14 at the opening position and the control valve 13 at the contracting side position Y to the oil reservoir 12, thus the boom cylinder 10 contracts and the boom 5 moves down.
  • the control unit 20 outputs the solenoid exciting signal to the first solenoid valve 17. Accordingly, the first solenoid valve 17 is switched to the second position Y where the pilot pressure output from the contracting side pilot valve 15B is not supplied to the control valve contracting side pilot port 13f.
  • the control unit 20 further outputs a solenoid exciting signal to the second solenoid valve 21, whereby the second solenoid valve 21 is switched to the opening side Y where the lowering side oil discharging passage E is opened.
  • a solenoid exciting signal is not outputted to the third solenoid valve 22, the said third solenoid valve 22 is held at the closing position X where the rising side oil discharging passage F is closed.
  • a pilot pressure output from the contracting side pilot valve 15B is supplied to the pilot port 18a of the control valve 18 and switches the control valve 18 to the second position Y, and based on the detection of the output of the said pilot pressure by the pressure sensor 19, a solenoid exciting signal is output to the second solenoid valve 21 from the control portion 20, whereby the second solenoid valve 21 is switched to the opening position Y where the lowering side oil discharging passage E is opened.
  • the control unit 20 outputs the solenoid exciting signals to the first solenoid valve 17 and the third solenoid valve 22. Accordingly, the first solenoid valve 17 is switched to the second position Y where the pilot pressure output from the contracting side pilot valve 15B is not supplied to the control valve contracting side pilot port 13f.
  • the third solenoid valve 22 is switched to the opening position Y where the rising side oil discharging passage F is opened.
  • control unit 20 When the output of the pilot pressure from the contracting side pilot valve 15B is detected by the pressure sensor 19, the control unit 20 further outputs the solenoid exciting signal to the second solenoid valve 21, whereby the second solenoid valve 21 is switched to the opening position Y where the lowering side oil discharging passage E is opened.
  • the oil of the boom cylinder rod side oil chamber 10a is discharged to the oil reservoir 12 via the control valve 13 at the expanding side position X or the third solenoid valve 22 at the opening position Y, thus the boom cylinder 10 expands and the boom 5 moves up.
  • the mode selector switch 23 when normal operations such as excavation and loading and the like are performed, the mode selector switch 23 is set to the "normal mode". Accordingly, as mentioned before, a pressure oil is supplied to the boom cylinder 10 based on manipulations of the boom operating lever 16. On the other hand, since both rising side oil discharging passage E and lowering side oil discharge passage F are closed, the boom 5 does not move up and down due to the external force, thus normal up and down movements of the boom 5 can be performed based on the manipulations of the boom operation lever 16.
  • the mode selector switch 23 When operations to crush stones and the like are performed by means of the breaker 8, the mode selector switch 23 is set to the "lowering hold releasing mode". In this condition, when the boom operating lever 16 is manipulated toward the lowering side, the control valve 13 is held at the neutral position N, while the lowering side oil discharging passage F is opened. The boom 5 moves down due to the empty weight of the front attachment 4. Thus, the breaker 8 is pressed downward by the empty weight of the front attachment 4 and can obtain a thrust that is required in the stone crushing operations. Moreover, at this time, the rising side oil discharging passage E is closed and upward movement is restricted, the reaction force is not lost and effective breaker operations can be performed.
  • the mode selector switch 23 is set to the "lowering and rising hold releasing mode".
  • the control valve 13 is held at the neutral position N, while the rising side oil discharging passage E and the lowering side oil discharging passage F are opened.
  • the boom 5 moves up due to the external force and moves down due to the empty weight of the front attachment 4.
  • the boom 5 automatically moves up due to the reaction force that the bucket 7 receives from the ground and also automatically moves down due to the empty weight of the front attachment 4.
  • the bucket 7 can be moved in the back and forth direction along the ground without performing operations to move the boom 5 up and down.
  • the boom operating lever 16 is manipulated toward the lowering side.
  • the boom 5 moves down until the front end portion of the clamshell is brought into contact with the objects due to the empty weight of the front attachment 4 and when the front end portion of the clamshell is brought into contact with the objects, the boom 5 automatically stops moving down.
  • the boom 5 can be easily operated and operability is improved.
  • a pressure oil is not supplied from the hydraulic pump 11 to the boom cylinder 10, thus contributing to a reduction in fuel consumption.
  • the downward movement due to the empty weight of the boom 5 is allowed only when the mode selector switch 23 is set to the "lowering hold releasing mode” or “lowering and rising hold releasing mode” and the boom operating lever 16 is manipulated toward the lowering side, therefore there is an advantage in that an inconvenience such that the boom 5 unexpectedly moves down due to the empty weight against the operator's intentions is avoidable.
  • the present invention by constructing as such, when the lower side oil discharging passage of a working machine such as a hydraulic shovel is opened, an oil discharge from the head side oil chamber of the boom cylinder is allowed and the boom moves down due to the empty weight.
  • a working machine such as a hydraulic shovel
  • an oil discharge from the head side oil chamber of the boom cylinder is allowed and the boom moves down due to the empty weight.

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  1. Circuit de commande de vérin de flèche d'une machine de chantier ayant un vérin de flèche (10) pour déplacer une flèche (5) vers le haut et vers le bas, ledit circuit de commande du vérin de flèche (10) comprenant :
    une vanne de commande (13) qui réalise une commande de fourniture et de décharge d'huile sous pression par rapport au vérin de flèche (10) sur la base de manipulations d'un organe de fonctionnement (16) et d'instructions provenant d'une unité de commande (20) ;
    un passage de décharge d'huile côté abaissement (E) qui permet à l'huile d'une chambre de lubrification côté tête de vérin de flèche (10b) de circuler vers le côté de réservoir d'huile (12) sans traverser la vanne de commande (13) ; et
    un moyen de commande de côté abaissement (21) qui réalise une commande d'ouverture et de fermeture du passage de décharge d'huile de côté abaissement (E) sur la base des instructions de l'unité de commande (20), caractérisé en ce que
    un sélecteur de mode (23) est relié à l'unité de commande (20) permettant la sélection d'un mode normal et d'un mode de libération de prise d'abaissement, dans lequel
    lorsque le mode normal est choisi par le sélecteur de mode (23), le moyen de commande de côté abaissement est commandé de manière à fermer le passage de décharge d'huile de côté abaissement (E) sur la base des instructions de l'unité de commande (20) et la vanne de commande (13) est commandée de manière à fournir l'huile sous pression au vérin de flèche conformément aux manipulations de l'organe de fonctionnement et
    lorsque le mode de libération de prise d'abaissement est choisi et que l'organe de fonctionnement est actionné vers le côté abaissement de flèche, le moyen de commande de côté abaissement est commandé de manière à ouvrir le passage de décharge d'huile de côté abaissement (E) et la vanne de commande est commandée de manière à ne pas fournir l'huile sous pression au vérin de flèche, sur la base des instructions de l'unité de commande (20).
  2. Circuit de commande de vérin de flèche d'une machine de chantier selon la revendication 1, comprenant un passage de décharge d'huile côté élévation (F) qui permet à l'huile d'une chambre de lubrification côté tige de vérin de flèche (10a) de circuler vers le côté de réservoir d'huile sans traverser la vanne de commande (13) et un moyen de commande côté élévation (22) qui réalise une commande d'ouverture et de fermeture du passage de décharge d'huile côté élévation (F), le sélecteur de mode (23) permettant la sélection d'un mode de libération de prise d'abaissement et d'élévation, où
    lorsque le mode de libération de prise d'abaissement et d'élévation est choisi par le sélecteur de mode et que l'organe de fonctionnement est actionné vers le côté élévation de flèche, le moyen de commande côté abaissement (21) est commandé de manière à fermer le passage de décharge d'huile côté abaissement (E) et le moyen de commande côté élévation (22) est commandé de manière à ouvrir le passage de décharge d'huile côté élévation (F), sur la base des instructions de l'unité de commande (20) et la vanne de commande est commandée de manière à fournir l'huile sous pression au côté élévation du vérin de flèche conformément aux manipulations de l'organe de fonctionnement, et où
    lorsque le mode de libération de prise d'abaissement et d'élévation est choisi par le sélecteur de mode et que l'organe de fonctionnement est actionné vers le côté abaissement de flèche, le moyen de commande côté abaissement et le moyen de commande côté élévation ouvrent leurs passages de décharge et la vanne de commande est commandée de manière à ne pas fournir l'huile sous pression au vérin de flèche, sur la base des instructions de l'unité de commande.
  3. Circuit de commande de vérin de flèche d'une machine de chantier selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel
    le circuit de commande du vérin de flèche est doté de :
    vannes pour empêcher un abaissement de poids à vide qui, lorsque l'organe de fonctionnement n'est pas manipulé vers le côté abaissement de flèche, empêchent l'huile d'être déchargée de la chambre de lubrification côté tête de vérin de flèche, mais, sur la base d'une manipulation vers le côté abaissement de flèche, permettent à l'huile d'être déchargée à partir de la chambre de lubrification côté tête.
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