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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventor:
John Been, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/18 (2006.01); F01D 17/26 (2006.01); F15B 15/14 (2006.01); F15B 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/18 (2013.01); F01D 17/26 (2013.01); F15B 15/1409 (2013.01); F15B 15/149 (2013.01); F15B 15/1423 (2013.01); F15B 15/1428 (2013.01); F15B 15/1476 (2013.01); F15B 15/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a fluid actuator system including a fluid actuator having a housing having an inner wall defining an interior cavity, a piston having a piston head configured for reciprocal movement within the interior cavity, the piston head contacting the inner wall and dividing the interior cavity into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, a first valve configured to control fluid flow between the first fluid chamber and a bypass conduit, and a second valve configured to control fluid flow between the bypass conduit and the second fluid chamber.