Patent ID: 9429070
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60K,F02C

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle, comprising: a turbine engine; a steering system including an electrically driven steering pump and a steering gear; a fluid circuit coupled to the electrically driven steering pump and receiving a fluid therefrom, the fluid circuit further coupled to the steering gear and the turbine engine for supplying fluid thereto; and a control valve coupled to the fluid circuit, the control valve configured to selectively direct fluid from the electrically driven steering pump to either the steering gear or the turbine engine in response to a control signal, wherein the control valve has a first position, in which the electrically driven steering pump is coupled in fluid communication with the steering gear, and a second position, in which the electrically driven steering pump is coupled in fluid communication with the turbine engine; and a controller and a start switch, wherein the controller is configured to control the control valve in response to output of the start switch.