Pilot operated supply and waste control valve
US4516604A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87209
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Supply and waste diaphragm valves communicate with each of two load ports 26, 28 and all valves are controlled by a pilot valve 78 and a pressure reversing valve 74. In one form, the pilot valve 356 has a rocker arm valve member 366. The pilot valve 78 applies high or low fluid pressure to control chambers 48, 64 and the control faces of two main diaphragms 40, 46, and it applies the same pressure to a diaphragm 90 which actuates the reversing valve 74. The pressure reversing valve 74 applies a reverse pressure to the control chambers 56, 62 and the control faces of the other two main diaphragms 42, 44. The pressure reversing valve 74 is a pressure actuated, supply and waste type valve in which the pressure applied by the pilot valve actuates a pressure driven element. The pressure driven element may be a diaphragm 90 or bellows 100. A higher control pressure is obtained with a ram nozzle 66 directed into the supply fluid at a point of maximum flow velocity. Seat loading of the diaphragms may be created by positioning valve seats 260, 266 beyond the free positions of the diaphragms 252, 270.
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