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Product:  EXCAVATOR 
Model:  312D L EXCAVATOR JBC 
Configuration: 312D & 312D L Excavators JBC00001-UP (MACHINE) POWERED BY C4.2 Engine 

Systems Operation
312D and 313D Excavators Hydraulic System
Media Number -KENR6554-08 Publication Date -01/09/2012 Date Updated -28/09/2012 
 
 
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Accumulator (Pilot)
SMCS - 5077

Illustration 1 g01421355
(1) Pilot oil manifold
(5) Accumulator

The accumulator stores pilot pressure oil for use at the main control valves. During some operations,
the pilot system needs more oil because there is insufficient flow from the pilot pump. Accumulator
(5) will provide pilot pressure oil to the pilot system when the pilot pump flow is inadequate.
Insufficient supply of pilot oil flow to the pilot system may be caused by the following two reasons:

• Implements are lowered while the engine is stopped and oil supply to the main control valves is
stopped.

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• Combined operations

Illustration 2 g01347670
Accumulator
(1) Pilot oil manifold
(5) Accumulator
(19) Inlet port (accumulator)
(20) Pressure oil chamber
(21) Vessel
(22) Bladder
(23) Gas chamber
(24) Passage
(25) Passage
(26) Passage

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(27) Inlet port (pilot oil manifold)

(28) Passage
(29) Check valve

Pilot oil from the pilot filter enters inlet port (27) of pilot oil manifold (1). Pilot oil flows through
passage (28) and opens check valve (29). Pilot oil now flows through passages (24) and (26) to the
pilot control valves (joysticks and travel levers/pedals).

The pilot oil also flows through passage (25) into inlet port (19) into pressure oil chamber (20). The
pilot oil acts against bladder (22) and the nitrogen gas in gas chamber (23) is compressed. Check
valve (29) prevents a backflow of the stored oil in the accumulator. The stored oil is used for solely
operating the stems of the main control valve.

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