Staffa

Motor
fixed and dual displacement
radial piston motors

product overview
operating principles
hmb motor build up
hmc motor build up
variable motor controls
model coding
specifications
power ratings
options

single cylinder motor

P pressure
A area

Torque - T


O

theoretical torque = force x effective radius

= F x OA = P x A x OA
maximum torque = force x crank radius
= P x A x OB x cos()

A
B

5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2

theoretical
actual

90

180

crankshaft angle

270

torque ripple

cumulative torque

5 piston motor
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

90

180

torque per cylinder

crankshaft angle
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2

270

torque ripple

cumulative torque

2 x 5 piston motor

torque torque
bank 2 bank 1

cams at 112 degrees

cylinders opposed

crankshaft angle

conrod & restrictor

conrod & restrictor

.think Hovercraft

conrod & restrictor

.think Hovercraft

conrod & restrictor

.think Hovercraft

conrod & restrictor

brazed window

piston

piston retainment

full pressure is felt on

the top of the piston.

full pressure is felt on

the top of the piston.
passes through the
restrictor to the shoe
area.

full pressure is felt on

the top of the piston.
passes through the
restrictor to the shoe
area.
the area of the slipper
is slightly larger than
the piston.

full pressure is felt on

the top of the piston.
passes through the
restrictor to the shoe
area.
the area of the slipper
is slightly larger than
the piston.
resulting in the slipper
lifting up off the throw

full pressure is felt on

the top of the piston.
passes through the
restrictor to the shoe
area.
the area of the slipper
is slightly larger than
the piston.
resulting in the slipper
lifting up off the throw

flow occurs through the

restrictor which results
in the pad pressure
reducing.

full pressure is felt on

the top of the piston.
passes through the
restrictor to the shoe
area.
the area of the slipper
is slightly larger than
the piston.
resulting in the slipper
lifting up off the throw

flow occurs through the

restrictor which results
in the pad pressure
reducing.
until such time as a
balance occurs.
at which time the
slipper is floating above
the surface of the throw

rotary valve

radial piston motor

staffa motors

motorcase
burst pressure
case material

proof tested to 830 bar

minimum acceptable level
690 bar

spheroidal graphite to
ASTMA 536 (1980) grade
65-45-12
(except HMB010)

benefit

increased material
strength allowing reduced
wall sections giving lighter
weight, increased
pressure rating (280 bar)
and a higher power to
weight ratio
improves impact / shock
load capability

mounting facility

basically front mounting

with rear mount options
on hmb060 thru hmb200
frame sizes

13 different motorcase frame sizes available

rotary valve and housing

valve rings

wrap around "O" ring

to eliminate external
seepage

standard rings are nylon

hmc motor are upgraded
to cast iron material to
allow for higher speed
capability

valve housing

valve spool

spheroidal graphite
fully hydrostatically
balanced by a patented
porting system ....
hmc motor spools are
nitrided because of
potentially higher
running speeds

grey cast iron

burst tested to 800 bar
minimum acceptable
being 690 bar

oldhams coupling

only four sizes are

necessary to cover full
motor range

hydrostatically balanced spool

The rotary valve has large inlet (high pressure) and discharge (low pressure) slots to
direct the fluid to and from the cylinders.
To offset the side thrust that these unequal pressure area would cause, the design
provides a total counterbalancing effect:- oil from each large slot is allowed access to
two small slots on the opposing side, one at each end whose combined areas equal
that of the central slot.
This keeps the valve spool centred with no frictional or efficiency loss.

con-rod and piston assembly

piston

grey cast iron

piston rings

con-rod restrictor

generally 4 restrictor
sizes are used across the
range.

con-rod

patented dual seal design

consisting of a low friction
glass filled PTFE ring with
nylon backing ring

steel forging to SAE grade

1055 - an excellent
forging material being
economically priced with
good surface hardening
capability

con-rod slipper
bearing

phosphor bronze
windows provide the
patented hydrostatic
balancing
brazed to the con-rod
provides a good wear
resistance and load
carrying capability

hydrostatically balanced con-rod

efficiency (%)

clearance (microns)
60

100

50
95

40
30

volumetric
mechanical
overall
clearance

90

20
10

85
0.4

0
0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

restrictor size (mm)

0.9

the stibeck curve

frictional coefficient "f"
1
boun
dary
lubric
ation

tion
rica
lub
ed
mix

0.1

0.01

0.001
0.001

0.01

0.1

brication
fluid film lu

relative surface speed (m/s)

10

100

typical torque ripple

effect on slow speed performance
mechanical efficiency (%)
ball
friction
moment

100

divergent
clearance

15 rpm

95

9 rpm

90

ball
friction
moment

1.5 rpm
convergent
clearance

85
0

18

27

36

45

54

63

angular rotation (degrees)

72

hmb100 at 140bar
smooth load

crankshaft and bearings

retaining rings
mild steel is standard
aluminium bronze and
high strength steel rings
are also available for
critical over running
situations

throw

steel forging
induction
hardened with a
16 cla surface
finish

crankshaft

two piece construction

(except B010 and 030)
heavy interference fit
used so cannot be
dissembled

shaft

steel forging or bar stock.

numerous shaft end
profiles available

bearing shims

normally bearings are

nominally preloaded to
0.08mm
when operating on non
flammable fluids end float
of 0.05mm is used

bearings

taper roller bearings used

throughout
heavy duty bearings
available so as to
accommodate higher side
and radial loadings

HMB motor complete

front cover

cast iron
interference fit to motor
casing
to dissemble, two
additional threaded holes
on cover should be used

shaft seals

staffa designed double

lipped nitrile seal suitable
for 3.5 bar continuous
casing pressure ( 7bar
intermittent)
suitable for most fluids
except phosphate ester
high pressure shaft seal
are available ( 10 bar
continuous, 15 bar
intermittent)

HMB Motor

HMC Motor
valve rings
valve spool

valve spools are nitrided

because of potentially
higher running speeds

valve rings are upgraded

to cast iron material to
allow for higher speed
capability

C spacer

additional spacer
provided to route the
hydraulic shifting ports

the hmb motor crankshaft

assembly is replaced by a
separate drum and shaft.
the drum slides along the machined
flats of the shaft so as to change its
eccentricity and thereby the motor's
displacement

two control pistons of

unequal area, the smaller
one assisted by a spring, provide
the mechanism whereby the drums
eccentricity can be hydraulically displaced

HMC motor crankshaft

continuously variable motor

motor torque

motor torque

100

100

80

80

B motor

60
40

C motor

60
40

20
0

high
displacement

low
displacement

20
0

20

40

60

80

100

20

motor speed

40

60

motor speed
motor torque
100
80
60

CHP motor

40
20
0

20

40

60

motor speed

80

100

80

100

CHP control
pressure
compensator
since flow is usually considered
constant then power is constant.
hence Constant Horse Power control

sensing
pin

primary
spring

bias
spring

CVM schematic

model coding
fluid designator (blank - mineral oil, F3 - phosphate esters, F11 - water based fluids {HFA, HFB, HFC})
htls motor
special duty / service (M - mining, HD - heavy duty, K - Kawasaki)
displacement type ( B - fixed, C - dual displacement)
frame size (010 thru 700)
shaft type (P* - parallel keyed, S* - BS splined, Z* - Din splined)
(Q* - female splined, T*/X* - long/short taper shaft)#
motor attitude (blank - standard, V - vertically up)

(F*) - HM (**) * *** - ** * - (***) - (***) - ** - ** - (**) - ** - (PL***)

high displacement code (C motors) (in3)
low displacement code (C motors) (in3)
main port connections (SO* staffa original, F* - SAE inch thread)
( FM* - SAE metric thread {sizes 2, 3 & 4 inch housings})
control options (C motors) ( X - 1/4inch ports, C - cetop3, CS - with shuttle)
(CP**, CHP** - CHP motor control without/with override, ** -setting 10 x bar)
(CV* - CVM motor control , * - P pressure feedback, - S speed feedback)
tacho / encoder drive ( T- staffa original, T1 - hohner encoder)
design series
special features

b motor specifications
[cc/rev]

Rated
Torque
[Nm]

Rated
Speed
[r/min]

Rated
Power
[kW]

Rated
Pressure
[bar]

HMB010
HMB030

188
442

577
1357

500
450

25
42

207
207

HMB045

740

2737

400

60

250

HMB060
HMB080
HMB100
HMB125
HMB150
HMB200
HMB270
HMB325
HMB400
HMB700

983
1344
1639
2050
2470
3080
4310
5310
6800
11600

3625
4975
6075
7665
9238
11517
15947
19850
25250
36057

300
300
250
220
220
175
125
100
120
100

80
100
110
100
115
130
140
140
190
240

250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
210

Model

Capacity

additional displacements
hmb010
188cc/rev
standard
50, 94, 139, 177
hmb030
442cc/rev standard
213, 250, 278, 300, 320, 330,
477
hmb045
734cc/rev standard
440, 500, 570, 634, 700,
800
hmkb046
745cc/rev
standard
hmb060
983cc/rev
standard

hmkb075
1,281cc/rev
standard

hmb200
3,087cc/rev
standard
2,870, 3,630

hmb080
1,344cc/rev
standard
1,000, 1,100, 1,250

hmb270
4,322cc/rev standard
3,600, 3,688, 4,000, 4,500,
4,588

hmb100
1,640cc/rev
standard
1,530

hmb325
5,322cc/rev
standard
5,187, 6,100

hmb125
2,048cc/rev
standard
1,800

hmb400
6,800cc/rev standard
4,000, 5,310, 6,138, 6,468,
7,991

hmb150
2,470cc/rev
standard
2,130

hmb700
11,600cc/rev
standard
8,850, 9,600

c motor specification
Model

HMC030
HMC045
HMC080
HMC125
HMC200
HMC270
HMC325

[cc/rev]

Rated
Torque
[Nm]

Rated
Speed
[r/min]

Rated
Power
[kW]

Rated
Pressure
[bar]

492
246
737
246
1475
410
2048
983
3080
980
4588
1310
5326
1311

1420
662
2662
800
5505
1327
7475
3200
11650
3200
17350
4275
20100
4275

450
600
450
600
300
600
190
390
125/175
390
120
350
100
350

60
35
80
24
112
42
104
62
134
62
140
54
140
54

207
207
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250

Capacity

high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low

c motor specification
Model

HMC030
HMC045
HMC080
HMC125
HMC200
HMC270
HMC325

[cc/rev]

Rated
Torque
[Nm]

Rated
Speed
[r/min]

Rated
Power
[kW]

Rated
Pressure
[bar]

492
246
737
246
1475
410
2048
983
3080
980
4588
1310
5326
1311

1420
662
2662
800
5505
1327
7475
3200
11650
3200
17350
4275
20100
4275

450
600
450
600
300
600
190
390
125/175
390
120
350
100
350

60
35
99
30
138
52
135
81
174
81
189
73
189
73

207
207
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250

Capacity

high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low
high
low

power ratings
torque

intermittent
power
intermittent
pressure
continuous
pressure

15% duty
5 minutes maximum
2% duty
30 seconds maximum
possible extension
power limited

continuous
operating
envelope
continuous
power

50 rpm

rated
speed

speed

alternative fluid ratings

fluid type

continuous
pressure
[bar]

intermittent
pressure
[bar]

maximum
speed
[rpm]

bearing
life factor

HFA

100

140

50%
standard

0.20

HFB

140

175

as standard

0.43

HFC

100

140

50%
standard

0.20

HFD

as standard motor with mineral oil

0.60

valving options
what's available?
"S" standard staffa porting
"F" SAE ports with inch threads

3 valve housing
and
port sizes available
(hmb060 thru hmb200)

"FM" SAE ports with metric threads

rear mounting versions
dual entry versions
integral shuttle valving (hmc motor)
pressure tappings included

shaft options
what's available?
"P" - parallel keyed
"S" - external involute spline {SAE}
"Z" - external involute spline {DIN}
"S1" - external involute spline {British Coal}
"Q" - internal involute spline {SAE}
"X" & "T" - short and long taper
Others:JIS splined, hollow shaft, calzoni spline etc.

other options
what's available?
tacho drive
2 standard, over 40 customer specials

other displacements
over 50 alternative displacements are now possible

competitor interfaces
over 50 competitor interfaces with and without adapters are available.

shaft seals
standard 3.5bar
high pressure 10bar
high temperature version

marinized forms
over 20 such marinizations have been prepared

valve packages
sun cartridge modules are available

features and benefits

hydrostatically balanced distribution valve

features

no side loading
easy to manufacture
easy to assemble
simple construction

benefits

low wear
minimal efficiency loss
easy to repair
lowest cost

features and benefits

hydrostatically balanced con-rod

features

high starting and

running torque
minimal wear
high mechanical
efficiency

benefits

less additional pressure

required for starting
longer life
optimum efficiency
lowest cost

features and benefits

modular construction

competitor
interfaces

con-rod
assemblies
porting
options

shaft
seals

shafts

casings

valve
housings

tacho
drives
control
options

bearings
seals
displacement
pistons

features

design flexibility
interchangability
faster product
engineering
convertible inventory

benefits

faster delivery response

greater options
match to market
requirements

features and benefits

oldhams coupling

features

ease of assembly
consistency of
assembly
no side loading
self aligning

benefits

trouble free in operation

minimizes mechanical
losses

features and benefits

taper roller bearings

features

reliable
readily available

benefits

excellent side and radial

loading capacity
long life
generally outlasts the
motor

features and benefits

dual seal pistons

features

staffa original design

excellent sealing
capability
good wear
characteristics

benefits

minimal leakage
longer life
high efficiency

features and benefits

alternative fluid capability
BIODEGRADABLE

features

suitable for low lubricity

fluids
low wear
environmentally
friendly

benefits

suitable for most

applications
ideal for most fluids
independent of inherent
water content

features and benefits

con-rod retaining rings

features

prevents immediate
damage due to
inadequate boost
pressure

benefits

more reliable in over

running conditions
cavitation tolerant

features and benefits

Kawasaki worldwide service

features

Kawasaki agents or
distributors in most
countries

benefits

technical back-up
breakdown and after
sales support

market segmentation

mobile
15.0%
marine
32.0%

entertainment
2.0%
others
16.0%

power generation
3.0%
mining
8.0%
mobile
entertainment

material processing
24.0%
others
material processing

mining
power generation

marine

application matters
plastics

pump drives

injection screw

cargo pump
bow thruster
sludge gulpers
firefighting

mobile
forestry
debarkers
haulers
conveyors
log carriage
chip screws
drums

deck machinery
winches
anchor
capstan
mooring
trawling
sonar
RAS
constant tension

hatch covers
dredgers
bucket
suction

offshore
cranes
positioning winches
power tongs
pigs
firefighting

power generation
windmill
tidal

mining / quarrying
track drives
cutting heads
conveyors
gathering arms
belt changers
reclaimers
crushers
screeners

drilling
head drives
drill drives

water control
sewer reamer
flood gate control
water pumping drive
bar screens

lift drives
elevators
chair lifts

some successful applications

product offering
hmb range
fixed displacement motors
13 sizes
188 to 11,400 cc/rev

hmc range
dual displacement motors
7 sizes
480 to 5,330 cc/rev

control options
chp hydromechanical control (Pressure)
cvm electrohydraulic control
480 to 5,330 cc/rev

modular construction
total flexibility
valve packages
add ons
accessories

features and benefits

hydrostatic balanced valving

hydrostatic balanced con-rod
con-rod retaining rings
oldhams coupling
dual sealed pistons
taper roller bearings
alternative fluid capability
modular construction
kawasaki name and reputation

application capability

mining
marine
fishing
forestry
steel plant
construction
recycling plants
power generation
material processing
entertainment and leisure
large contract opportunities

marine customers

Maritime Pusnes
Ulstein Brattvag
Nippon Pusnes
Rolls Royce
Karmoy
Plimsoll
Petrel
Zicom
Brusselle
and many others..