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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2024
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Frank Perrelli, East Haven, CT (US);
Sachin Ramprashad, West Hartford, CT (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A system includes a control valve with a first control port and a second control port. An actuator of the system includes a piston between an extend chamber and a retract chamber. The system also includes a shutoff valve fluidically connected between the control valve and the actuator. The shutoff valve is passively controlled by a pressure differential between the extend chamber and the retract chamber. If the pressure differential between the extend chamber and the retract chamber exceeds normal operating pressures for the actuator, the shutoff valve closes to stop pressure and flow communication between the control valve and the actuator, thereby pausing the actuator. When the pressure differential between the extend chamber and the retract chamber returns to the normal operating pressures for the actuator, the shutoff valve passively returns to an equilibrium position that allows the actuator to resume operation.