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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2010
Akihiko Takenaka, Anjo, JP;
Akihiko Takenaka, Anjo, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
When a spool is positioned in a lock range including a stroke end in a first direction, an advance port and a lock port are respectively connected to a supply port and a discharge port. When the spool is positioned in an advance range deviating from the lock range in a second direction, the advance port and the lock port are fluidly connected to the supply port. While a driving source generates a driving force to move the spool in the second direction, a biasing member biases the spool in the first direction. When the spool is positioned at a limit position of the advance range, a biasing force biasing the spool in the first direction is stepwise varied by a specified variation width.