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Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:

Bryan Nelson, Lacon, IL (US);

Kirat Shah, Dunlap, IL (US);

Inventors:

Bryan Nelson, Lacon, IL (US);

Kirat Shah, Dunlap, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A hydraulic circuit is provided having a hydraulic actuator and a flow control valve. The flow control valve has a pressure adjusting element fluidly coupled to the hydraulic actuator and situated to affect a pressure of fluid being directed to the hydraulic actuator. The flow control valve also has an energy directing element operatively coupled to the pressure adjusting element and situated to be driven by the pressure adjusting element when the pressure adjusting element is selectively throttling fluid being directed to the hydraulic actuator.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Nelson, Bryan. (2012). Rotary flow control valve with energy recovery (U.S. Patent No. 8186154). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8186154

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