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Directional control valve

US6318408A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2000
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86847
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A three-way valve comprises a valve body which is formed to have a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped configuration and which has a plurality of ports provided in juxtaposition on a first side surface having a narrow width, a solenoid section which is provided at the inside of a casing and which includes a fixed iron core, a movable iron core, and an electromagnetic coil, and a valve mechanism section provided with a diaphragm which is arranged coaxially with the solenoid section and which is displaceable in accordance with an exciting action on the electromagnetic coil to switch the communication state between the first to third ports.

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