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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138 31 ; 60413 ; 91447 ; 91468 ; 138 46 ; 1921 / ; 251120 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a hydraulic modulator valve for a control system of a hydraulically operated mechanism having a casing with a bore therein, a stepped spool axially and slidably engaged within the bore to form an annular fluid throttle passage against the circumference of the bore between a first and a second ports drilled through the casing, and spool actuator for controlling axial displacement of the spool. The stepped spool comprises a large diameter portion to be hermetically engaged within the bore, a small diameter portion and a medium diameter portion in sequence, the throttle passage being formed by the bore and the medium and small portions of the spool.