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Servo-control valve

US4316599A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1980
Grant dateFeb 23, 1982
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86622
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electromagnetically controlled hydraulic servo-control valve includes a hydraulic slide activated by an electromagnet with a plunger. The distributed pressure hydraulically pushes the slide and the plunger toward each other. Constrictions in the hydraulic conduits attenuate oscillations. The plunger and the slide have slightly different cross-sections to provide a control loop for the distributed pressure, affecting the position of the side. Use of a polarized electromagnetic supplied by a current that ranges from a negative value to a positive value doubles the regulating capacity. To prevent hysteresis of the pressure curves, as a function of the current, the electro-magnet can be supplied by a pulsed current or an alternating current with a continuous component. The servo-control valve might be used in connection with an automatic gear box control.

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