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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
William Conn, Valley Center, CA (US);
Jason Bench, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
PRECISION ENGINE CONTROL CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/56 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/56 (2013.01); F02C 7/232 (2013.01); F16K 31/003 (2013.01); F05D 2260/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a return spring. A latch mechanism includes a first magnet and a second magnet. One of the first and second magnets magnetically latches to the other first and second magnets in response to a control signal to minimize decompression of said return spring.