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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/07 (2006.01); F15B 13/04 (2006.01); F15B 13/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 13/0402 (2013.01); F15B 13/01 (2013.01); F15B 2211/72 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8671 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve device that changes the direction of flow of a hydraulic fluid supplied to and discharged from a cylinder mechanism to actuate the cylinder mechanism, the valve device including: a control valve including a main spool axially movable between different positions; a lock valve including a plunger and a pressure chamber; and a selector valve including a selector spool operable in conjunction with the main spool to axially move between different positions, the selector spool being located adjacent to the main spool and having an axis crossing an axis of the main spool.