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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2003
James L. Dean, Spring, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method of forming a hydraulic control valve system is provided. The system may include a hydraulic control valve, a removable mounting module, and a mounting assembly. The hydraulic control valve may have a valve body, the body having a function port, a supply port to allow for the supply of fluid to the function port, and a vent port to allow fluid to vent from the function port. The control valve may also have a gate assembly, the gate assembly having a gate, a seal assembly, and a roller bearings assembly. The seal assembly may include a seal carrier slidably mounted within the gate and a shear seal, to selectively direct hydraulic pressure to and from the subsea function. The hydraulic control valve may also include an actuation assembly for slidably moving the seal assembly, and a female coupling assembly integral with the hydraulic control valve body. The hydraulic control valve system may also include the removable hydraulic mounting module which includes may include the control valve, an input-output module to interface the module to the control valve actuation assembly, and the mounting module housing.