HTM Part 3: Pilot Control

System components of Mobile Hydraulics

Part 3:
Pilot Control

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Proportional Operation

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Overview Operation of Valve Spools

Operation of Spools

Direct Servo operated

operated (i.e. hydraulic piloting)

mechanical solenoid hydraulic electro- hydraulic

 Hydr. pilot  Hydr. pilot-

Lever, Prop. solenoid
cover cover at mcv
pedal, via el. joystick
bowden-pulley and amplifier  at mcv  contolled by el.-
operated hydr. pressure
reducing v/v
 by hydr.
joystick  piloted via el.
joystick and
amplifier

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Mobile Control blocks

Control block Type

Control block Type SP08,
SM, direct with 2-axes-levers
operated by levers

Control block Type

SM, with „dead-
man´s-levers“

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Direct Operation

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Electrical Direct Operation SB 12

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Section Hydraulic Joystick 4TH6

1 Grip
2 Regulating spool
3 Regulating Spring
4 Bias spring
5 5 Ram

2
3
4

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Function Regulating- Spool

Spool Spool in Spool in Spool

in neutral regulating balanced on block
position position

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Characteristic p Pump  Consumer vs. Spool stroke

sK 6-Way-Valve:
Pressure-drop pump/service-port

qV
1  2 Neutral canal: closes
Service-canal: shut
2  3 Neutral canal : closes
flow qV
pP  v

Service-canal : opens
Return line: opens
pP  V 3  4 Neutral-canal : shut
Service-canal : open
Return line: open

1 2 3 4

0 30 80 100
Spool stroke sK in % 

0 10 90 100

Stroke of operating-lever pST in % 

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4TH6NR and 6TH6NR

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2TH6R with electrical detent

T P

1 2

1 2

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Circuit Hydraulic Pilot System

a1 b1 a2 b2 a1 b1 a2 b2

T PST T PST

PV

to the main valve

P

Main-
Aux. pump Pilot oil
pump
supply

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Function Hydraulic Piloting

P T

a b

A B

PST

P1 P2
zum 2. Verbraucher

T a PST b

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Electro- Hydraulic Operation Technical Concepts

Volumetric Barometric
4 Puls-Modulated 1 Proportional 2 Proportional
2/2 On/Off Valves 4/3 Throttle Valve 3/3 Pressure Reducing
in Wheatstone-Bridge + Closed Loop Contr. Valves without Closed
+ Closed Loop Contr. Loop Control

Pilot
Cirquit
s
Schemes U

s
U

Remarks  Position Sensor+OBE generally necessary  Sensor+OBE only Option

 No independent Spool Position Monitoring  Independent Spool Position
(Sensor is Part of the Closed Loop Control) Monitoring

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Electrohydraulic Operation
Size: 02
Flow 2,6 l/min
Electro-proportional
Pressure: 0-18 bar
T

P
pressure reducing
valve Type FTDRE2K...,
size 2 in cartridge
design

Symbol

P T

A
T

P A

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FTDRE2 with Gauze Filter

Earlier standard version New standard version

without gauze filter with gauze filter

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