Patent · US Expired

Multifunction valve

US4518004A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 1983
Grant dateMay 21, 1985
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/87241
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve combining in a single unit a multiplicity of functions including isolation, thermal and pressure relief, return check and bypass. The valve includes a pair of spool valves, one slidably positioned within the other, disposed with a bore in a housing and interconnected with system pressure and return and an appropriate control valve.

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