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Control valve and hydraulic system employing same

US4696163A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1984
Grant dateSep 29, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF15B2211/7053
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The valve disclosed herein functions as a flow matching device. By employing such a valve, hydraulic systems may be implemented in which filling and emptying of a variable volume load, such as a hydraulic piston, may be accomplished through simple check valve structures at controlled flow rates.

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