A forklift includes forks, cylinders for causing the forks to perform an ascending/descending operation in accordance with the flow rate of hydraulic oil, a first valve for controlling the flow rate of the hydraulic oil in accordance with an energizing current, a second valve 6 for regulating the flow rate of the hydraulic oil in accordance with cylinder pressure, and a control portion that calculates the flow rate to be regulated by the second valve, on the basis of cylinder pressure detected by a pressure sensor, calculates a current command value for the energizing current, with the flow rate to be controlled by the first valve being set equal to the regulated flow rate, and changes the energizing current in two stages, with the current command value as the upper limit of the energizing current, thereby decelerating the forks in two stages when stopping the ascending/descending operation.

An electromagnetic impact valve arrangement for a pneumatically operated field device of a processing plant, such as a chemical plant, a food-processing plant, a power plant can include an air chamber into which three air conduits lead. The three air conduits can include an air supply conduit to receive compressed air from a compressed air supply source, a control air conduit to aerate and vent a pneumatic actuator of the field device, and a venting conduit to output compressed air to a pressure sink, such as the atmosphere. The impact valve arrangement can also include a first electromagnetic impact valve (aeration impact valve) to open and/or close the air supply conduit and a second electromagnetic impact valve (ventilation impact valve) to open and/or close the venting conduit. The first impact valve and the second impact valve can be electromagnetically coupled to one another.

The linear actuator comprises a double-chamber solenoid pump comprising at least one pump coil, a multi-way valve and at least one pump armature that can be moved by energizing the at least one pump coil and is provided with a switching armature by means of which the multi-way valve can be switched and which can be moved by energizing the at least one pump coil. In the method, both the switching armature and the pump armature are moved by energizing the pump coil.

A hydraulic drive including at least one hydraulic cylinder that includes a piston chamber, an annulus, and a piston that separates the piston chamber from the annulus. The hydraulic drive also includes a first hydraulic pump hydraulically connected with the piston chamber, a second hydraulic pump hydraulically connected with the annulus, a third hydraulic pump, and a directional control valve that has a first switching position and a second switching position. The third hydraulic pump in the first switching position of the directional control valve is hydraulically connected with the piston chamber, and the third hydraulic pump in the second switching position of the directional control valve is not hydraulically connected with the piston chamber.

Provided is a safety valve (10) comprising a body (12) which defines an incoming fluid passage (14) and a return fluid passage (20). The incoming fluid passage (14) generally enables a fluid to pass from a fluid reservoir (18) through the body (12) to the tool head (16). The return fluid passage (20) generally enables a fluid to return from the tool head (16) through the body back to the fluid reservoir (18). The body (12) further comprises a diverter (22) which is displaceable between an active position and an inactive position. When the diverter (22) is in the active position, the diverter (22) redirects the fluid via a shunting passage (24) from the incoming fluid passage (14) to the return passage (20) to prevent operation of the tool head (16).

A baler includes a chamber having a fixed size that receives crops and houses a formed bale. A tailgate is connected to a frame and is movable between a closed position, for cooperating with the frame to delimit the chamber, and an open position, for discharging the formed bale. A conveying assembly delimits the chamber for imparting a rotating movement to the crops contained in the chamber, and has a first portion provided in the frame and a second portion provided in the tailgate. An actuator includes a closing chamber and moves the tailgate from the open position to the closed position upon receiving an actuating fluid in the closing chamber. A binder binds the formed bale, and a pressure sensor detects a control signal representative of a pressure inside the closing chamber of the actuator. A control unit generates an alert signal as a function of the control signal.

Device for recovering hydraulic energy in a machine comprising at least a first differential cylinder-piston assembly having a differential cylinder with a separate rod and base side, at least a second differential cylinder-piston assembly having a differential cylinder with a separate rod and base side, and at least one hydraulic accumulator that can be hydraulically connected to at least one of the differential cylinder-piston assemblies, wherein the differential cylinder-piston assemblies are mechanically coupled to one another, and wherein the potential energy of at least one of the differential cylinder-piston assemblies retracting under a compressive load can at least partially be stored in the hydraulic accumulator.

To achieve the improvement of recovery efficiency from a rod end oil chamber to a head end oil chamber during extending operation of a stick cylinder, and at the same time, to prevent an operation speed of the stick cylinder from being impaired when recovery is impossible., as well as to achieve the reduction of the number of parts, in a construction machine equipped with a stick. It is configured such that a first region Y1 at which a discharge valve passage 14g is opened while being throttled and a second region Y2 at which the discharge valve passage 14g is wider opened than at the first region Y1 are provided, in an operating position of a stick control valve 14 during extending operation of the stick cylinder, and if recovery from the rod end oil chamber 9b to the head end oil chamber 9a during extending operation of the stick cylinder 9 is possible, the stick control valve 14 is caused to be positioned at the first region Y1, and if the recovery is impossible, positioned at the region Y2.

A valve is disclosed a valving member positioned in an internal valving cavity and operable to control a flow of water therethrough. The valving member includes a diaphragm and an insert. A passageway through the diaphragm communicates with a bleed slot, preferably a tapered bleed slot, and a scallop of the insert. The scallop cooperates with the diaphragm to form a bleed holes when the valving member is in a closed position. The diaphragm and the insert at least partially separate when the valving member is opened to expose the bleed slot and scallop. The diaphragm rolls up to contact the insert when the valving member is closed to create a wiping action to flush any trapped debris from the bleed slot.

A valve device includes a relief valve configured to be opened when a pressure in a fluid pressure circuit reaches a predetermined pressure and to relieve a working fluid, a tank passage connected to a tank, a main relief passage connecting the relief valve and the tank passage, and a sub relief passage branching from the main relief passage and connected to the tank passage separately from the main relief passage.