Abstract:
A hydraulic transmission control system, having speed selector valves for providing hydraulic fluid to selectively actuate speed and directional gear clutches and a pressure modulating valve for modulating pressure rise of hydraulic fluid, to control fluid pressure and fluid flow. A differential valve associated therein and having differential fluid pressure regulator means to provide fluid to the directional selector valve at a differentially constant lower pressure compared with main rail fluid pressure, the differential valve also having: a safety reset valve and safety react delay orifice for preventing actuation of a directional gear clutch after a startup with the controls inadvertently out of neutral gear; quick dumping check valve means for insuring proper operation of the pressure modulation valve; modulating valve means for eliminating or reducing hydraulic fluid pressure peaks; and throttle means for reducing refilling time for the directional gear clutches. The above combination provides a preferred environment for a modulating valve in a transmission control system, the modulating valve including a load piston and spool reciprocably arranged in a bore with spring means interacting between the spool and load piston, a pressure modulating chamber being formed in the bore on one side of the load piston, the load piston and bore cooperating to form a relief passage in combination with the modulating chamber upon modulation of fluid in the chamber to a selected pressure.