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Regulator for use with apparatus having a hydrostatic or aerostatic pocket

US6220281A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 2000
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7788
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention pertains to a regulator for regulating a medium flow to at least one hydrostatic or aerostatic pocket of a bearing, a nut for threaded spindles or a guidance from a medium supply, with pressure chambers that are separated by a variable flow resistance control element that can be moved against the force of a spring element. A first pressure chamber is directly connected to the medium supply, a second pressure chamber that is charged with a lower pressure level is connected to the medium supply via a first flow resistance, and a third pressure chamber is charged with a third pressure level that corresponds to the pressure in the hydrostatic or aerostatic pocket.

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