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Fluid control system with regeneration

US6161467A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1999
Grant dateDec 19, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF15B2211/75
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluid control system including a control valve providing a simple, easy to use regeneration capability in association with a pump, a tank, and a double acting actuator having a first actuating chamber and a second actuating chamber. The control valve has a first actuating chamber port connected to the first actuating chamber, a second actuating chamber port connected to the second actuating chamber, a tank port connected to the tank, a first pump port and a second pump port. The control valve includes a connecting passage connecting the first pump port and the second pump port to the pump, and is operable in a first position to allow fluid flow from the pump through the first pump port and the first actuating chamber port to the first actuating chamber and fluid flow from the second actuating chamber through the second actuating chamber port and the tank port to the tank. For regeneration, the control valve member is movable from the first position to a second position to allow the fluid flow from the second actuating chamber port to be diverted to the second pump port such that the fluid flow can pass through the connecting passage to the first pump port and through the first ac…

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