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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Andrew Mlinaric, Lakeshore, CA;
Gustavo de Oliveira Figueiredo, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/344 (2006.01); F16K 11/07 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/3442 (2013.01); F01L 2001/3443 (2013.01); F01L 2001/34426 (2013.01); F01L 2001/34433 (2013.01); F16K 11/0716 (2013.01); F16K 31/0613 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single unit solenoid-controlled hydraulic fluid control valve (HFCV) configured to recirculate an exiting hydraulic fluid from a first hydraulic actuation chamber to a second hydraulic actuation chamber is provided. The HFCV includes a selectively movable spool having an inner fluid chamber configured to receive and deliver the exiting hydraulic fluid to one or both of either a sump or one of the first or second hydraulic actuation chambers.