FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

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BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS
February 2006
MAIN AUX.
PUMP: VARIABLE and
PUMP or MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION 2-SECTION PUMP PRESSURE COMPENSATED
(FIXED)

VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

VALVES
VALVE ENVELOPES VALVE PORTS

ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY

CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB AB

P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

315B and 318B Excavators VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Hydraulic System - Attachment COMBINATION CONTROLS

Single Action, One Pump Flow SOLENOID SOLENOID

or MANUAL
SOLENOID SOLENOID and
PILOT or MANUAL
SERVO THERMAL DETENT
and PILOT

315B: 315B L: 318B: 318B LN: MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

1SW1-Up 3AW1-Up ADC1-Up AEJ1-Up
2DW1-Up 5BJ1-Up 7KZ1-Up
PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING
3LR1-Up
PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS
RELEASED PRESSURE REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL

SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING AND JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT THREE TWO

INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING POSITION POSITION

UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW ALLOWED IN

BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER DIRECTION

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Electrical Symbols Table

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

G M
Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor
(Fluid) (Gas / Air)

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Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire
(Adjustable)

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

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T
Pressure Temperature Level Flow
Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol

Wire Number Identification Codes

Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

Current Standard Current Standard

Harness identification code
This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color
Identification

325-AG135 PK-14
325-PK
Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge
Number

Previous Standard
Wire Color
Wire

325-PK-14
B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)
 MAIN CONNECTOR LINE
TRAVEL MOTOR
PILOT LINE
Hydraulic Schematic SWING MOTOR
(LEFT) (RIGHT) DRAIN LINE

131-5800 R/G R/G

This Attachment Schematic is intended to

PG
2 3
be used in conjunction with the Standard
Hydraulic Schematic in the Service Manual Dr
1
a1 a2 a2 a1
STICK BOOM BUCKET
Ps CYLINDER CYLINDER CYLINDER
Ps
T1
T1

MU
P1 P2 P2 P1 SINGLE

B A

1
SWIVEL

BL2
dST1 bL1 AL2
HR aR4 AR3 BR3 bR3 AR2 BR2 bR2 AR1 BR1 bR1 T BL1 AL1 bL2 bL3 AL3 BL3 bL4 BL4 AL4 aL5D aL5E HL
(UP) (IN) (RIGHT) (FORWARD) (FORWARD) ATCH (UP) (CLOSE) (IN, OUT, DOWN)
dR4 SWING TRAVEL dL5
(L) (R) TRAVEL BOOM BUCKET
B00M STICK (L) (R) STICK
(1)
(2) (1) (2)
BR4 COMPONENTS
Item
No. Description
1 Line Relief
STRAIGHT
TRAVEL 2 Pilot Valve (Attachment)
3 Pressure Switch
R2

dL6 2
(DOWN) (OPEN)
(OUT) (LEFT) (REV) (REV)
bR4 PB2 PA1 dR8 aR3 Y dR7 Psp aR2 PSW PTA aR1 PR PL aL1 PP aL2 aL3A aL3B dL9 aL4 PA2 PiS
PAT PB1

aL3C
P T

Pi1 Pi2
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TP TT
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JLP JLT
Pi3
Pi8 JPi
PIN

Pi5 C/V Pi2 Pi1 PEPU PAC

PSA JRP JRT

TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) SWING STICK PG A1 Pf a1 PH a2 a3 A2

A4 A3 A2 A1 JL2 JL3
JL4 JL1 (FRONT) (REAR)

BUCKET BOOM
JR4 JR3
JR2 JR1
ST DR4 (SLOW) (TRAVEL) (SWING) (PUMP) (RELIEF)
SB3
SB1

SB5 SB4 SB2 SP DR6 DR3 DR1

TOUT
DR5 DR2

Pi1 Pi2

(PILOT)

SA5 SA3 SA1

SA4 SA2

Dr B1 DO DI B2 A3