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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1977
Samuel B McClocklin, Owatonna, MN (US);
Owatonna Tool Company, Owatonna, MN (US);
Abstract
A pilot-operated valve structure for controlling high pressure fluid flow relative to a pair of cylinders, each having an extend port and a retract port. The valve structure has a pair of pilot-operated 3-way valves, each with a poppet valve member and with pilot valve structure including pilot lines directed to the 3-way valves and to the retract ports of the cylinders. The pilot valve has multiple positions including a neutral position whereby pilot pressure may be directed to the 3-way valves for positioning thereof and to the retract ports of the cylinder for holding the pistons in the cylinders retracted or causing retraction of a piston of an extended cylinder. Two alternate positions of the pilot valve cause positioning of one or the other of the 3-way valves to cause extension of the piston in the associated cylinder while the piston in the other cylinder is maintained in retracted position.