PLATE 3596211 - Caterpillar

General Information
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When the machine is equipped with a bulldozer and with a ripper, the ripper tip control valve is at the top of the valve stack. The ripper tip control valve controls the angle of insertion of the ripper. The control valve is equipped with these components: makeup valve (7), resolver (11), pressure limiter valve (12), load check valve (20) and valve spool (22) .The ripper tip control valve is a spring centered valve. Control valve spool (22) is a closed center spool and a pilot operated spool with three positions: TIP OUT, HOLD and TIP IN. Spring (2) keeps the valve spool in the HOLD position when the ripper tip control valve is not active. Movement of the spool is controlled by the pilot control system. The pilot control system connects the ripper control lever to valve spool (22) .Resolver (11) is a double check valve. The functions of the resolver and of the control valve spool are described in the sections on positions of the control valve. The descriptions of the functions of makeup valve (7), pressure limiter valve (12), and load check valve (22) are in separate sections.Load Check Valve
Load check valve (20) prevents reverse oil flow in the ripper tip cylinders, which can cause cylinder drift or load loss. The load check valve does not open until pump oil pressure in chamber (18) overcomes the force of the spring for the load check valve and of the cylinder oil pressure in passage (19) .Makeup Valve
Makeup valve (7) is in the head end of the tip circuit. The makeup valve opens when cylinder oil pressure in passage (6) drops 14 kPa (2 psi) below the return oil pressure in outlet passage (5). Makeup valve (7) adds return oil in outlet passage (6) to cylinder oil in passage (5). The additional oil prevents cavitation (vacuum) in the tip cylinders.Pressure Limiter Valve Operation
Pressure limiter valve (12) is used in the ripper lift control valve in order to limit the pressure to the lift circuit. The pressure setting of the pressure limiter valve is 19300 300 kPa (2800 45 psi).When the ripper lift control valve is in an operating position, cylinder oil flows through passage (3) and the oil becomes signal oil. Signal oil flows to chamber (9). Then, the oil flows to resolver (11) .When the signal oil pressure in the spring chamber reaches approximately 19300 kPa (2800 psi), the spool in pressure limiter valve (12) moves from the valve seat. Oil is sent through outlet passage (8) to the tank.The signal oil causes flow control valve (17) to move to the right. The flow of pump oil to the tilt circuit decreases until the pressure of the cylinder oil decreases.HOLD Position
When the control valve spools are in the HOLD