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Hydraulic control valve system with isolated pressure compensation

US7818966B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2008
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF15B2211/7053
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic valve assembly includes a pressure compensating valve in which a compensator spool is slideably received in a bore. A pre-compensator gallery connected to a metering orifice, a preload gallery leading to a hydraulic actuator, an auxiliary pump supply passage, and a load sense passage all open into the bore. The compensator spool moves in response to a pressure differential between the pre-compensator gallery and the load sense passage. That movement selectively opens and closes a first path between the pre-compensator gallery and the a preload gallery, and a second path between the auxiliary supply passage and the load sense passage. Control of these paths maintains a constant pressure drop across the metering orifice and generates a pressure signal that is employed to regulate pressure at an outlet of a pump.

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