Patent Document:

a hydraulic motor 1 has a gearwheel set section 2 , a supply section 3 and a front section 4 . further sections can be provided . the gearwheel set section has in the present case an externally toothed gearwheel 5 with eight teeth and an internally toothed gear ring 6 with nine teeth , the gearwheel 5 rotating and orbiting in a known way inside the gear ring 6 during operation . via a shaft 7 the rotational movement is transferred to a schematically shown valve arrangement 8 , which , in the correct position , provides the pressure pockets formed between the teeth of the gearwheel 5 and the gear ring 6 with hydraulic fluid under pressure . the hydraulic fluid is led in or out , respectively , through the connections 9 , 10 . the individual sections 2 to 4 are kept together in the axial direction by fixing bolts 11 . in the present case , three fixing bolts are provided , which are arranged at regular distances on a circle around the centre of the motor 1 . the rotational movement of the gearwheel 5 is transferred to the outside through a cardan shaft 13 , which is often called a &# 34 ; dog bone &# 34 ; due to its shape . the end 14 projecting from the motor of the cardan shaft 13 is rotating . however , in many cases such a motor cannot be directly used . still though , motors comprising the parts described until now are sold , namely as so - called &# 34 ; short &# 34 ; versions . when operating , such a motor 1 is connected with an output arrangement 15 , shown with dashed lines . the output arrangement 15 can be a normal output shaft or a gear with output shaft . for fixing the output arrangement 15 the motor 1 has several connection bolts 16 arranged in axial through - bores 17 . the connection bolts 16 penetrate the motor 1 completely , that is , they project with their thread 18 from the front section 4 and can accordingly be screwed into the output arrangement 15 . during mounting the connection bolts 16 can , however , be pushed somewhat into the motor 1 . in this case the head 19 of the connection bolt 16 projects even more from the axial end of the supply section . by means of a schematically shown retaining arrangement 20 , for example a resilient ring , the connection bolts 16 are held captive in the motor 1 . also when the motor 1 must , for example , be mounted upside down , the connection bolts 16 will not fall out from the motor . the number of connection bolts 16 , namely six , is at least twice the number of fixing bolts ( three ). accordingly , the fixing bolts 11 initially serve the purpose of keeping the motor 1 together during transport and mounting . they also permit operation at a certain pressure , so that for example the motor , or at least certain functions , can be tested before mounting all bolts . during operation the motor 1 will be even tighter assembled when mounted on the output arrangement 15 by means of the connection bolts 16 . thus , the operational pressure of the motor can be increased without requiring additional fixing bolts 11 . the total number of connection and fixing bolts , namely nine , thus corresponds to the number of tooth spaces in the gear ring 6 and thus to the number of working chambers . each bolt can be allocated a working chamber , and it can be arranged as close as possible to the spot acted upon by the largest hydraulic forces . the bores 17 are arranged on the same circle as the fixing bolts 11 . they are also made at regular distances , so that in relation to the output arrangement 15 the motor 1 can be mounted in a large variety of rotational positions . the axial end of the supply section 3 is free of hydraulic connections . the hydraulic connections 9 , 10 are arranged on the circumferential wall of the supply section 3 . accordingly , the axial end 21 of the supply section 3 is free to access by a tool , with which the head 19 of the connection bolt 16 can be turned . due to the good accessibility of the heads 19 , the mounting of the motor 1 on the output arrangement 15 can be made with relatively little effort . as the connection bolts 16 are standard parts , the mounting opportunity of the motor 1 on the output arrangement 15 can be made with relatively little effort . thus , the motor remains inexpensive . in the embodiment according to fig1 the fixing bolts 11 and the connection bolts 16 are inserted in the motor 1 from different axial ends . accordingly , only the connection bolts 16 are accessible in the mounted state . thus , there is no risk that the motor is disassembled by accident , when the wrong bolts are loosened . in the embodiment according to fig2 which , by the way , corresponds to the embodiment in fig1 the fixing bolts 11 &# 39 ; are inserted in the motor 1 &# 39 ; from the same axial side as the connection bolts 16 . therefore , the same parts have the same reference numbers , corresponding parts have marked reference numbers . however , to provide a clear difference between fixing bolts 11 &# 39 ; and connection bolts 16 , the heads 19 of the connection bolts 16 have a different form than the heads 22 of the fixing bolts . for example , the heads 22 of the fixing bolts 11 &# 39 ; have an internal hexagon socket as torque working surface , whereas the heads 19 of the connection bolts 16 have an external hexagon . of course , other torque working surface geometries are also possible , for example such , which are sold under the names &# 34 ; torx &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; unbraco &# 34 ;. it is shown that the connection bolts 16 are provided with a thread 18 for fixing the output arrangement 15 . other engagement opportunities can also be imagined , for example a bayonet connection . in a not shown way , one or more bores 17 can be used to drain leakage fluid off the motor . as a through - bore is concerned , the leakage fluid can also be drained off from all axial areas of the motor , before leading to undesired pressure increases . this is realised rather easily in that such a bore 17 is made with a slightly increased diameter . of course , a connection bolt can also be made so that it forms a leakage channel , for example through an axially extending groove on its surface . such a connection bolt can also be made as connection for a leakage fitting .

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