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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Andreas Decker, Esslingen, DE;
Inventor:
Andreas Decker, Esslingen, DE;
Assignee:
Festo AG & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 13/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A softstart valve means comprises a main valve member which is only switched over after a certain time from a closed position into an open position. The opening force required for switch over of the main valve member can be produced selectively in a manner dependent from pressure obtaining in a secondary duct or in a time dependent fashion. The respective operational mode can be selected by actuation of switch over means.