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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2024
Applicant:
Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Trumbower, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Gordon R. Coates, Iii, Augusta, MO (US);
Assignee:
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 39/02 (2006.01); F16K 1/36 (2006.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 39/02 (2013.01); F16K 1/36 (2013.01); F16K 2200/401 (2021.08); F25B 41/20 (2021.01);
Abstract
An example refrigerant control valve includes: a modulating plug that is linearly movable to control refrigerant flow rate from a first port to a second port; a first chamber formed at a first side of the modulating plug and fluidly coupled to the first port; a second chamber formed at a second side of the modulating plug, opposite the first side; a first flow restriction that fluidly couples the first chamber to the second chamber, and a second flow restriction that fluidly couples the second chamber to the second port.