Article: Swiss Inventors Develop Hydraulic Elevator with Valve

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 20 -- Hugo Birbaumer of Neuheim, Switzerland, and Richard von Holzen of Menzingen, Switzerland, have developed a hydraulic elevator with valve for preventing discharge of pressure accumulator and a method of controlling same.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic elevator with a pressure accumulator includes a pump fir conveying hydraulic oil between the pressure accumulator and a hydraulic drive, such that the direction of rotation of the pump can be changed. An electrically controlled cylinder line stop valve is installed on one side of the pump, and an electrically controlled accumulator line stop valve is installed on the other side of ...

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