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Valve device

US10161360B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2016
Grant dateDec 25, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/30
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve device includes: a main valve element dividing a valve element space of a housing into first and second pressure chambers; a sealing member configured to isolate the first and second pressure chambers from each other; a first pilot passage including one end communicating with a primary passage, the other end communicating with the second pressure chamber, and a first restrictor; a second pilot passage including a second restrictor and formed at the main valve element; a pilot valve element configured to open and close the second pilot passage; a drive mechanism configured to, when a current flows through the drive mechanism, drive the pilot valve element such that the pilot valve element opens the second pilot passage against biasing force of a biasing member; and a pin coupling the main valve element and the pilot valve element to each other.

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