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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Claverham Limited, Solihull, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CLAVERHAM LIMITED, Claverham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/07 (2006.01); F16K 31/524 (2006.01); F16K 11/14 (2006.01); F15B 13/044 (2006.01); F16K 31/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/52483 (2013.01); F15B 13/0444 (2013.01); F16K 11/07 (2013.01); F16K 11/0716 (2013.01); F16K 11/14 (2013.01); F16K 31/523 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8671 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86622 (2015.04);
Abstract
A spool valve arrangement comprising a spool arranged for linear movement within a bore to regulate flow of fluid through the bore according to the linear position of the spool relative to the bore, the spool having an end arranged to be engaged, in use, by a drive member to cause the linear movement, the spool valve arrangement further comprising a sliding block component moveably attached to the spool end and arranged to engage with the drive member, in use, such that the drive member engages with the spool end via the sliding block component and the sliding block component moves relative to the spool to compensate for non-linear movement of the drive member.