
4,309,917
13
position
connects
restricted
line
243
via
its
restricted
branchline
245
to
advance
line
204.
Thus,
in
lst
range
the
supply of
advance
pressure
flow
is
restricted
by
two
restrictions
in
series-restricted
line
243
and
restricted
branchline
245.
So
the
delay
in
advance
pressure
flow
and
pressure
increase
in
lst
ratio
range
is
greater
than
in
higher
ranges
wherein
advance
flow
is
only
through
one
restriction,
restricted
line
243.
When
advance
pres
sure
decreases,
the
flow
is
from
advance
line
204
to
the
now
open
check
valved
line
242
which
by-passes
lst
range
advance
control
valve
123
for
flow
to
advance
connecting
line
217
to
exhaust
at
advance
cut-off
valve
122 or
ratio
governor
162.
The
return
connecting
line
218
is
connected
through
both
check
valve
247
and
restriction
248
of
check
valve
and
restriction
device
249
for
fast
flow
to
and
rapid
increase
of
return pressure
in
return
pressure
line
205.
When
return
pressure
decreases,
the
reverse
direction
?ow
is
only
through
restriction
248
and
via
advance
cut-off
valve
122
for
exhaust
at
ratio
governor
162
for
slow
decrease
of
return
pressure.
In
the
rate
of
ratio
change
controls
203,
normally
there
is
no
return
demand
signal
pressure
in
return
de
mand
signal
line
227,
so
the
return
demand
valve
124
supplies
operating
pressure
via
operating
line
211
to
position
advance
cut-off
valve
122
in
the
connecting
position
shown
(FIG.
3C)
for
connecting
advance
and
return
feed
lines
201
and
202
respectively
to
advance
and
return
connecting
lines
217
and
218.
Return
feed
line
202
and
connecting
line
218
are
connected
via
both
open
check
valve
247
and
restriction
248
for
rapid
sup
ply
to
return
line
205,
and
advance
line
204
is
connected
by
both
open
check
valved
line
242
and
restricted
line
243
for
rapid
exhaust
to
advance
connecting
line
217
and
feed
line
201
for
rapid
response
to
a
request
for
a
reduction
in
the
ratio
of
the
propulsion
drive.
Con
versely,
advance
pressure
is
supplied
with
delay
from
advance
connecting
line
217
only
through
one
restric
tion-restricted
line
243,
to
advance
line
204
for
delay
in
the
higher
ratio
drives
(2nd
and
3rd),
and
through
two
restrictions—restricted
line
243
and
restricted
ad
vance
branchline
245,
for
greater
delay
in
low
ratio
drive
(lst);
and
return
line
205
is
exhausted
only
via
restriction
248
for
delay
of
exhaust
of
return
line
205,
so
the
propulsion
hydrostatic
transmission
39
and
propul
sion
drive
13
have
a
delayed
response
to
a request
for
increase
in
drive
ratio.
In
lst
range
which
uses
lst
gear
ratio,
the
vehicle
is
accelerated
from
zero
speed, so
ratio
changes
represent
large
percentage
changes
in
speed.
The
drive
system
is
therefore
more
sensitive
to
rate
of
ratio
change
in
lst
range
than
it
is
in
higher
transmission
gear
ratios.
To
further
desensitize
ratio
change
in
propulsion
drive
13
in
lst
range,
lst
range
clutch
pressure
operates
on
1st
range
advance
control
valve
123
(as
explained
above)
and
provides
a
2nd
restriction,
restricted
advance
branchline
245
in
series
with
a
lst
restriction,
restricted
line
243,
in
the
advance
pressure feed
to
advance
line
204.
Therefore,
rate
of
ratio
change
controls
203
pro
vide
a
variable
advance
signal
pressure
rate
of
change
based
on
the
transmission
operating
ratio
range.
The
return
demand
signal
in
return
demand
signal
line
227
operates
return
demand
valve
124
to
exhaust
operating
line
211
quickly
through
full-flow
check
valve
232
to
quickly
move
advance
cut-off
valve
122
for
rapid
supply
of
return
pressure
from
mainline
112
to
return
line
205
and
rapid
exhaust
of
advance
pressure
from
advance
line
204.
The
restriction
and
check
valve
10
14
devices
233
and
249,
as
pointed out above,
provide
rapid
supply
of
return
pressure
and
exhaust
of
advance
pressure.
Mainline
112
is
used
to
supply
return
pressure,
so
this
supply
of
return
pressure
is
continuous
and
not
dependent
on
the
operation
of
ratio
governor
162.
The
return
demand
signal
line
227
is
supplied
by
return
demand
shuttle
valve
251
(FIG.
3F)
when
a
fluid
pres
sure
signal
is
supplied
by
either
or
both
overpressure
signal
line
or
low
charging
pressure
signal
line
253,
respectively,
indicating
excessive
high
control
or
kid
'
ney
pressure
and
less
than
normal
charging
or
low
kid
15
25
35
45
50
55
65
ney
pressure
in
propulsion
hydrostatic
transmission
39,
as
explained
below.
PROPULSION
RATIO
CONTROLS
The
advance
line
204
is
connected
to
neutral
shift
valve
127
(FIG.
3B).
The
return
line
205
is
connected
to
neutral
shuttle
valve
256
(FIG.
3B),
and
to
ratio
shift
signal
valve
257 (FIG.
3E).
These
and
the
other
compo
nents
of
propulsion
ratio
control
121
are
now
described.
MANUAL
RANGE
CONTROL
A
known
manual
control
254
(FIG.
3B),
having an
electric
supply,
manually
controlled
switches,
and
an
electric
circuit
having
a
connection
a
to
h
to
each
grounded
solenoid
valve
A
to
H,
as
shown
e.g.,
in
the
above
US.
Pat.
No.
3,640,157,
energizes
the
solenoid
valves
A
to
H
in
each
manual
range
position,
as
indi
cated
by
“X”
in
the
following
TABLE
I.
TABLE
I
SOLENOID
VALVES
MANUAL
RANGE
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
FORWARD
(F)
X
X X X
NEUTRAL
(N)
X
X X
X
PIVOT
STEER
(PS)
X
X
X X
REVERSE
(R)
X
X X X
Each
known
solenoid
valve
(A
to
H)
is
connected
to
an
associated
valve
operating
pressure
chamber,
as
ex
plained
below.
There
is
a
restricted
feed
to
each
operat
ing
chamber.
The
associated
solenoid
valve,
when
de
energized,
is
normally
closed
to
provide
pressure
in
the
associated
chamber,
and
when
energized,
opens
to
ex
haust
the
associated
chamber.
The
manual
range
control
254
controls
hydraulic
range
controls
255
which
includes
neutral
shift
valve
127,
inhibitor
valve
126,
disconnect
clutch
valve
125,
and
forward
and
reverse
signal
valves
128
and
129.
NEUTRAL
SHIFT
VALVE
The
neutral
shift
valve
127
(FIG. 38)
has
a
spool
258
having
five
equal-diameter
lands
a,
b,
c,
d,
and
e,
slid
ably
disposed
in
bore
259.
A
compression
spring
261,
in
lst
chamber
262
at
one end
of
bore
259,
engages
land
a
of
spool
258
and
urges
spool
258
to
the
right
so
that
land
e
of
spool
258
abuts
the
other
end
of
bore
259
which
encloses
2nd
chamber
263.
lst
and 2nd
chambers
262
and
263
are
closed.
The
lst
chamber
262
adjacent land
a
of
spool
258
is
connected
to
the
solenoid
valve
B,
and
the
2nd
chamber
263
adjacent
the
right
end
of
land
e
of
spool
‘258
is
connected
to
solenoid
valve
A.
Bore
259
is
connected
to
mainline
112,
a
neutral
advance
line
264,
automatic
advance
line
266,
advance
line
204,
range
feed
line
267,
lst
and
2nd
chamber
feed
lines
268
and
269,
and
exhausts
273, 274,
and
276.
The
lst
chamber
feed
line
268
is
connected
through
restriction
271
therein
to
solenoid
valve
B
for
pressure
control
and
to
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