Meter-out flow control valve
US6164327A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87241
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A meter-out flow control valve is provided that is compact and possesses a regenerative function. A poppet valve 70 for establishing and blocking fluid communication between a first actuator port 73-1 and a tank port 74 is urged by a spring 71 into a pressure contact with a seat 72. The poppet valve 70 is moved away from the seat 72 under pressure in a first pressure receiving chamber 80-1. A cylindrical valve 103 is fitted with the poppet valve 70 to provide a regenerative switching valve 101 that may establish and block fluid communication between the first actuator port 73-1 and a first regenerative port 100. A meter-out flow control valve having a poppet valve 70 and a cylindrical valve 103 fitted together is thus provided that is compact in form and yet capable of regenerating pressure fluid in a first actuator port 73-1 into a first regenerative port 100.
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