An auxiliary pump arrangement includes an auxiliary pump having a pump inlet configured to receive a flow of hydraulic fluid from a primary power steering pump via a hydraulic supply conduit, and a pump outlet. An actuator is connected to the auxiliary pump, the actuator comprising a clutch connectable to a driveline of the vehicle; wherein the auxiliary pump arrangement is configured to assume an engaged state in which the clutch connects the auxiliary pump to a driveline when a first pressure exceeds a second pressure, and a disengaged state in which the clutch disconnects the auxiliary pump from the driveline when the second pressure exceeds the first pressure.
AUXILIARY PUMP ARRANGEMENT AND A POWER STEERING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AUXILIARY PUMP ARRANGEMENT
2023-11-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
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