Active damping ride control system for attenuating oscillations in a hydraulic actuator of a machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10323384
APP PUB NO 20180163373A1
SERIAL NO

15373074

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A ride control system includes four independent metering valves (IMVs) that are independently and selectively controlled by a controller for attenuating oscillations in a hydraulic actuator of a machine. The controller is configured to open at least one of the IMVs for supplying pressurized fluid from a tank to a head end chamber of the hydraulic actuator when a pressure of the head end chamber drops to a value less than an initially registered pressure. Additionally, when the displacement of the piston block is positive and the pressure in the head end chamber falls to a value less than the pressure of fluid in a rod end chamber of the hydraulic actuator, the controller may also open another one of the IMVs by which fluid from the rod end chamber could be supplied to the head end chamber for supplementing pump flow and attenuating oscillations in the hydraulic actuator.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 N E ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-6490

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beschorner, Matthew James Plainfield, US 9 53
Breier, Frank Shorewood, US 1 2
Devier, Lonnie James Channahon, US 4 21
Du, Hongliu Naperville, US 29 299
Henderson, Mandi Naperville, US 1 2
Murugesan, Vickram Plainfield, US 5 31

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