Patent ID: 6405815
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B60K,F15B,Y10T

Abstract:
In a vehicle having a hydraulic pump in fluid communication with first and second valves through hydraulic plumbing, a hydraulic coupler array for connecting the first and second valves to a hydraulic actuator, the hydraulic coupler array having first and second hydraulic couplers, each coupler comprising:a coupler body having a base portion with first and second mounting points, a neck portion, and a connector portion; first and second connector cambers in the connector portion of the coupler body, a first aperture in fluid communication with the first connector chamber through a first fluid passage; a second aperture in fluid communication with the second connector chamber through a second fluid passage; and a connector assembly mounted in each connector chamber and configured to receive hydraulic plumbing thereby connecting the valve to the hydraulic actuator, wherein the first aperture is offset from the first mounting point and the second aperture is offset from the second mounting point, and wherein the coupler body is narrower than the valve, and wherein the first coupler body is configured to be mounted directly to the first valve, with the first and second apertures in direct filed communication with an input orifice and an output orifice of the first valve, and wherein the second coupler body is configured to be mounted to the second valve immediately adjacent the first hydraulic coupler, the second hydraulic coupler rotated 180 degrees in relation to the first hydraulic coupler.