Valves and valve actuation – Fluid actuated or retarded – Pilot or servo type motor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2006-03-07
Bastianelli, John (Department: 3751)
Valves and valve actuation
Fluid actuated or retarded
Pilot or servo type motor
C251S065000, C251S209000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07007915
ABSTRACT:
A pilot valve has: an input passageway, an output passageway, a rotatable shaft disposed between them, a permanent magnet affixed to the rotatable shaft, an electromagnet, a control element, and a failsafe magnet. The rotatable shaft has a slot that gives the rotatable shaft a varied cross-section as a function of its position. The slot is disposed to permit fluid to flow between the input passageway and the output passageway except when the rotatable shaft is in a closed position. The electromagnet is disposed to generate first magnetic field that, via the permanent magnet, drives the rotatable shaft away from the closed position. The control element places a PWM current on the electromagnet, such that the length of the duty cycle controls the strength of the first magnetic field. The failsafe magnet is disposed to generate a second magnetic field that drives the rotatable shaft away from the closed position.
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The ERL Research Summary for 2001; Chapter 7: Power and Electronics Systems (9 pgs).
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Schmitt Randall P.
Vincent Raymond A.
Bastianelli John
Masco Corporation of Indiana
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