Hydraulic Symbols

Piping and Tubing Symbols

Normal working line
Flexible working line
Pilot line
Drain line

Enclosure outline
Direction of flow

Crossing lines

Joining lines

Reservoirs
Open

Sealed
Reservoir

Connecting lines above fluid

level

Connecting lines below fluid

level

Basic filter/strainer

Separator

Manual

Automatic
Filter-separator

Fluid
conditioning
symbols are a
diamond shape

Cooler
Liquid

Gaseous

Heater

Temperature controlled

Pressure

Nozzle

Temperature

Pressure
Switch

Flow meter, rate

Float switch
Flow meter, totalizing

Pumps
Fixed displacement
Unidirectional
Bidirectional

Variable
displacement, noncompensated,
unidirectional
Variable
displacement, noncompensated,
bidirectional

Pumps
Variable displacement,
pressurecompensated,
unidirectional
Variable displacement,
pressure-compensated,
bidirectional

Electric Motor

Internal
combustion

Motors
Fixed
displacement,
unidirectional
Fixed
displacement,
bidirectional
Variable
displacement,
unidirectional
Variable
displacement,

Valves

Normally closed, twoway, two port

Normally closed, twoway, two position, two

port

Normally closed, four way,

three position, four port

Valves

Normally open, twoway, two position, two

port

Normally open, twoway, three position,

three port

Normally
Normally open,
open, four
four way,
way,
infinite
three position,
position,four
fourport
port

Relief Valve
Spring loaded

Valve
normall
y closed

Variable
Pressure
Side
Valve is
regulate
d by the
When open, goes to
feed
tank
pressure
Represents the pilot line

Pressure Reducing Valve

Spring loaded
Variable
Pressure
Side
Discharge side goes
to line
Represents the pilot line

Valve
normall
y open

Valve is
regulate
d by the
discharg
e
pressure

Valves
Relief Valve

Sequencing Valve
Pressure
Reducing/Regulatin
g Valve

Valves
Orifice
V

Timing logic

Check valve

Valves
Flow control with
bypass, pressure
compensated

Flow control with

bypass, pressure and
temperature
compensated

Valves
Counterbalance
Valve

Unloading Valve

Controls
Push
Button

Liquid pilot

Lever

Gas pilot

Pedal

Servo

Cam

Pilot or
solenoid
Pilot and solenoid
activated, spring
return

Solenoid

Cylinders
Single acting

Double acting

Single acting,
spring return

Double acting,
double rod

Double acting,
single cushion

Double acting,
Double
cushion

Double acting,
double
adjustable
cushion
Telescoping

Ram
Pressure
intensifier