Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

Adam Mościcki

A single stage servo valve assembly includes a drive assembly and a valve body assembly. The valve body assembly defines: a valve body extending along a valve body axis between a first valve body end and a second valve body axis: a supply port; a control port; and a return port formed through the valve body each defining a respective fluid flow channel, having a fluid flow axis, providing fluid communication between an interior of the valve body and an exterior of the valve body. The drive assembly operates to control the flow of fluid between the supply port, the control port and the return port, via the interior of the valve body, in response to an electric command signal. Each of the supply port, and the return port includes a tapered nozzle at an interface between the interior of the valve body and the respective port fluid flow channel.

Single stage servo valve assembly

A servo valve comprising: a fluid transfer valve assembly includes: a housing having channel therethrough fluidly connecting a supply port, a return port and a control port formed in the housing; a moveable valve spool located within the channel and arranged to regulate flow of fluid between the supply port, the return port and the control port in response to a control signal; and a drive assembly configured to axially move the valve spool relative to the fluid transfer assembly in response to the control signal to regulate the fluid flow. The valve spool comprises a first spool part and a second spool part and the drive assembly comprises a piezoelectric actuator positioned between the first and the second spool parts within the channel. Then when a control signal is applied to the piezoelectric actuator it causes extension or contraction of the first and second piezoelectric actuator elements.

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Stȩszów, Poland

Adam Mościcki