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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Lloyd I. Towne, Bryan, OH (US);
Thomas R. Headley, Bryan, OH (US);
Inventors:
Lloyd I. Towne, Bryan, OH (US);
Thomas R. Headley, Bryan, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Montvale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B013/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A body element for a spool valve is provided that includes a body having an inner surface that defines an internal valving chamber having a longitudinal axis, and at least one transverse surface to the longitudinal axis. The transverse surface has at least one port comprising an annular flow passage, an intermediate flow passage and an outer flow passage extending outward from and in fluid communication with the inner surface of the internal valving chamber.