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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Hydraulic cartridge valve with position monitoring mechanism and hydraulic control system and method
Applicant:
Hydraforce, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Inventors:
Travis Schmidt, Oregon City, OR (US);
David Ruxton, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Thomas Ptak, Denver, CO (US);
Scott Wickboldt, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
HydraForce, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/28 (2006.01); F16K 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/2861 (2013.01); F16K 3/00 (2013.01); F16K 31/06 (2013.01); F16K 37/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydraulic cartridge valve includes a movable member and a position monitoring mechanism configured to detect the position of the movable member. The position monitoring mechanism is adapted to generate a position signal indicative of the position of the movable member. The position monitoring mechanism can be in the form of a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT).