Patent ID: 6302167
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B60T,F01M

Abstract:
An apparatus for removing and replacing hydraulic fluid used in a hydraulic system, comprising:a cabinet;a leak containment tank under the cabinet to contain leaks from within the apparatus;a computer control unit;a new fluid container in said cabinet for providing a source of new fluid for use in flushing and filling the hydraulic system;a waste fluid container in said cabinet for receiving waste fluid from the hydraulic system;a reversible fill pump in fluid communication with the new fluid container and controlled by the computer control unit for dispensing new fluid from the new fluid container to the hydraulic system through a fill hose to be connected to the hydraulic system;a reversible vacuum pump in fluid communication with the waste fluid container and controlled by the computer control unit for vacuuming waste fluid from the hydraulic system to said waste fluid container through one or more bleeder valve hoses to be connected to the hydraulic system and said waste fluid container;a connection means at an end of each of said one or more bleeder valve hoses;a connection means at the end of said fill hose; and,a vacuum wand connected with a first end of a vacuum hose, the reversible vacuum pump in fluid communication with the other end of the vacuum hose for vacuuming fluid through the vacuum wand.