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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Trevor S Smith, West Midlands, GB;
John D Pritchard, Warwickshire, GB;
John H Buscher, East Amherst, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lucas Industries public limited company, West Midlands, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13759616 ; 91529 ; 13759618 ;
Abstract
A multiplexing valve is provided having a spool axially movable within a valve casing under the control fluid pressure introduced into variable volume chambers. The spool has passages formed therein such that, with appropriate positioning of the spool, fluid flow communication can be selectively established or inhibited between fluid sources and/or sinks and a given port.