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A hydraulic cantilever tail lift on the back of a truck Four stages of deployment on an ambulance tail lift Control for a tail lift. A tail lift (term used in the UK, also called a "liftgate" in North America) is a mechanical device permanently installed on the rear of a work truck, van, or lorry, and is designed to facilitate the handling of goods from ground level or a loading dock to the ...
A hydraulic cylinder is the actuator or "motor" side of this system. The "generator" side of the hydraulic system is the hydraulic pump which delivers a fixed or regulated flow of oil to the hydraulic cylinder, to move the piston. There are three types of pump widely used: hydraulic hand pump, hydraulic air pump, and hydraulic electric pump.
Tommy Gate is an American brand of hydraulic liftgate, or tail lift, manufactured by Woodbine Manufacturing Company. The company was formed in 1965 by Delbert "Bus" Brown and its production facility is located in Woodbine, Iowa. [1] [2]
In 1999, the company restructured and rebranded as Maxon Motor AG. In 2012, the company started offering DC motor drive configuration tooling through its website. In 2017, the company acquired Zub motion control AG, based in Lucerne, Switzerland. Parvalux Electric Motors Ltd based in Poole, UK, was also acquired by Maxon Motor AG in 2018.
The most common vehicle uses of master cylinders are in brake and clutch systems.. In brake systems, the operated devices are cylinders inside brake calipers and/or drum brakes; these cylinders may be called wheel cylinders or slave cylinders, and they push the brake pads towards a surface that rotates with the wheel (this surface is typically either a drum or a disc, a.k.a. a rotor) until the ...
In hydraulic engineering, a gate is a rotating or sliding structure, supported by hinges or by a rotating horizontal or vertical axis, that can be located at an extreme of a large pipe or canal in order to control the flow of water or any fluid from one side to the other.
GO-435-C2 (military designation O-435-17) Geared engine model which incorporates an improved crankcase and cylinder assembly. It produces 260 hp (194 kW) at 3400 rpm for takeoff, with a compression ratio of 7.3:1, a dry weight of 422 lb (191 kg) and fitted with a Marvel MA-4-5 or PS-5BD carburetor. Type certified on October 19, 1949. [1] GO-435-C2A
The term fluidics is normally used when devices have no moving parts, so ordinary hydraulic components such as hydraulic cylinders and spool valves are not considered or referred to as fluidic devices. A jet of fluid can be deflected by a weaker jet striking it at the side.