FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

RENR4804-01
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)

BOOM CYLINDER STICK CYLINDER BOOM CYLINDER

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

Pa5 Pb5
P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED
Pb8 Pa8
MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW
B1 C1
A1 D1 FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

B8 A8
TANK 301.8 Mini Hydraulic Excavator VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Pb8 Pa8
Hydraulic System COMBINATION CONTROLS

A2 D2
B2 C2
BFA1-Up SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID and SERVO THERMAL DETENT
or MANUAL and PILOT PILOT or MANUAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

R1 R3

PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

RELEASED PRESSURE REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE
L3 JOYSTICK (LH) L1 JOYSTICK (RH)
R1 R3
1 3 1 3

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

JOYSTICK (RH)
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

BOOM LOAD CONTROL VALVE ATTACHMENT

PILOT PATTERN CHANGE ATTACHMENT
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BUCKET CYLINDER
BLADE CYLINDER
Electrical Symbols Table
Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

G M
Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor
(Fluid) (Gas / Air)
7 8

7 8

RENR4804-01
Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire
(Adjustable)

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

B9 A9

16 Page
Pb9 Pa9 T

BLADE CYLINDER LINE RESTRICTIONS Pressure Temperature Level Flow

Symbol
Symbol Symbol Symbol

FLOW Wire Number Identification Codes

Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

Current Standard Current Standard

Harness identification code
This example indicates
R2 R4 wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color
2 4 Identification

TANK 325-AG135 PK-14

325-PK
Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge
Number

Previous Standard
Wire Color
Wire

PILOT MANIFOLD B 325-PK-14

B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
JOYSTICK (RH) Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)

SECOND AUXILIARY FUNCTION ATTACHMENT SHUTOFF VALVE

 3
Hydraulic Schematic 1 RED.
2 RED.

178-0051
MAIN CONNECTOR LINE
11
PILOT LINE
T T
4 5 21 22
DRAIN LINE

PB DB

9
7 8 6 5

Ps
Ps 7 8 6 5 7
6
9 D C 10

P2 P1
8 E
4
P2 P1
11
10 B M A

2 1 D 9 3 4

2 1 D 9 3 4
1 2
6
R3

R4 L3 12 L2

13 B9 A9 Pa9 B8 A8 Pa8 B7 A7 A6 B6 Pa5 B5 A5 A4 B4 Pa B3 A3 Pa3 B2 A2 B1 A1

COMBINER SWING BLADE BOOM SWING

BUCKET STRAIGHT STICK ATTACHMENT
BOOM TRAVEL (L) TRAVEL (R)
TRAVEL

P3

COMPONENTS
Item
No. Description
1 Travel Motor (Left)

2 Travel Motor (Right)

3 Swing Motor

4 Blade Cylinder

5 Track Extend Cylinder

RENR4804-01

T2
6 Swivel
Pb8 PP Pb5 Pb Pb3
7 Boom Swing Cylinder
P1 P2
R2 R1 L1 L4
8 Diverter Valve
16 Page, B/W

9 Bucket Cylinder

10 Boom Cylinder

11 Stick Cylinder

12 Auxiliary Shutoff Valve

14 A
BOOM BUCKET
Main Control Valve
SWING
STICK
13
1 2 M 17 R1 R3 R2 R4 L1
T P
L3 L2 L4
3 T P
1 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 14 Hydraulic Oil Cooler
18 19 15 Return Filter
15 T

16 Main Hydraulic Pump

16 OUT A C B 17 Solenoid Valve

18 Pilot Accumulator

D 19 Pilot Oil Manifold

T
20 Hydraulic Tank
RH JOYSTICK LH JOYSTICK 21 Pilot Valve (Joystick) (Boom/Bucket)

22 Pilot Valve (Joystick) (Stick/Swing)

20 21 22