Patent · US Expired

Rotary hydraulic distributor, particularly for an assisted steering mechanism

US4672884A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 1985
Grant dateJun 16, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86638
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The distributor comprises a star-shaped rotor (2) arranged between two concentric components which are spaced axially and are fixed in rotation to a second valve portion (60); a C-shaped centering return spring (40) is arranged around the rotor (2) and cooperates, by its facing ends, with a projection (100) of one of the arms (10.sub.1) of the rotor and with adjacent projections of the second valve portion.

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