accumulator piston

  • 1accumulator piston — A unit found in the automatic transmission to assist the servo to apply the brake band quickly and smoothly …

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  • 2piston — A round or cylindrical plug, which closed at one end and open at the other. It slides up and down in the cylinder. It is attached to the connecting rod and when the fuel charge is fired, will transfer the force of the explosion to the connecting… …

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  • 3accumulator — [1] A storage battery for an electric car. [2] A pressurized container for an automatic leveling suspension system. [3] A part of the hydraulic system which is charged by the fluid pump, absorbs fluctuating fluid delivery, stores fluid at… …

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  • 4accumulator system — In an automatic transmission, it includes a hydraulic accumulator piston which is controlled by a valve …

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  • 5accumulator valve — A device which operates the hydraulic accumulator piston in an automatic transmission …

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  • 6accumulator — i. A reservoir that supplies fluid under pressure, when desired. In a typical hydraulic system, it consists of a steel cylinder closed at one end and connected to the pressure line at the other, as well as a floating piston. The piston separates… …

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  • 7Hydraulic accumulator — A hydraulic accumulator is an energy storage device. It is a pressure storage reservoir in which a non compressible hydraulic fluid is held under pressure by an external source. That external source can be a spring, a raised weight, or a… …

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  • 8Hydraulic machinery — are machines and tools which use fluid power to do work. Heavy equipment is a common example.In this type of machine, high pressure hydraulic fluid is transmitted throughout the machine to various hydraulic motors and hydraulic cylinders. The… …

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  • 9unloading valve — A special type of pressure regulator installed as part of an accumulator system. Its functions are to direct fluid into the accumulator system, to maintain pressure within set pressure limits, and to unload completely and bypass all fluid flowing …

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  • 10Hydropneumatic suspension — Hydropneumatic is a type of automotive suspension system, invented by Citroën, and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being adapted by other car manufacturers, notably Rolls Royce, Mercedes Benz and Peugeot. It was also used on Berliet trucks.… …

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