Spool valve
US4926906A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 22, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86734
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spool valve has a valve housing with a valve bore formed therein, a spool having a land portion slidably accommodated in the valve bore, a control port formed within the valve housing, able to communicate with the valve bore, and opened and closed by the land portion, and an annular groove open at an inner peripheral surface of the valve bore and communicating with the control port. Part of the control port is open over the inner and outer parts, as taken in the widthwise direction, of the annular groove. The degree of opening of the port is variably controlled by the displacement of the land portion.
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