320C Excavator Hydraulic System – Swivel



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Swivel

(1) Retainer

(2) Cover

(3) Drain port

(4) Drain hole

(5) Port

(6) Seal

(7) Port

(8) Port

(9) Housing

(10) Port

(11) Port

(12) Flange

(13) Seal

(14) Rotor

(15) Plate

(16) Port

(17) Port

(18) Port

(19) Port

(20) Port

(21) Port

(22) Swivel

(23) Support

(24) Front direction

Table 1
Identification Of Port And Circuit    
Ports (Housing)     Ports (Rotor)     Circuit    
7     18     Right travel (reverse)    
10     21     Right travel (forward)    
8     20     Left travel (forward)    
5     17     Left travel (reverse)    
3     19     Drain    
11     16     Change of Travel speed    

Swivel (22) accomplishes two functions. Swivel (22) supplies pump oil from the upper structure to the travel motors of the lower structure. The upper structure swings. The lower structure does not swing. Swivel (22) returns oil from the travel motors to the hydraulic tank.

Housing (9) is restrained to the upper structure through support (23). Support (23) is used as a torque arm in order to prevent housing (9) from rotating. Rotor (14) is bolted to the lower structure through plate (15). The ports of housing (9) are open to the ports of rotor (14). The passages in housing (9) and the passages in rotor (14) connect the ports.

Seal (6) for high pressure and seal (13) for low pressure are provided between the sliding surfaces of housing (9) and rotor (14). Seals (6) and (13) prevent oil leakage between the passages.