Electrohydraulic control unit

摘要

An electrohydraulic control unit (12) for operating an actuator (14) of a hydraulically controllable device (18) is disclosed. The electrohydraulic control unit (12) comprises a housing including a chamber (20) for hydraulic fluid. The housing is coupled to the actuator (14) such that a path for fluid communication between the chamber (20) and the actuator (14) is created. Disposed within the chamber (20) is a piston (24) for regulating the flow of the hydraulic fluid between the chamber (20) and the actuator (14). An electric motor (86) is securably attached to the housing. The electric motor (86) includes a selectively rotatable shaft. The electrohydraulic control unit (12) also comprises a converter configured to transform the rotational motion of the shaft to translational motion of the piston (24), thereby controlling the actuation of the hydraulically controllable device (18). <IMAGE>