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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Adam C. Maurer, Portage, MI (US);
Jerry J. Brittan, Mattawan, MI (US);
Robert J. Kanda, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Darren Firth, West Pennant Hills, AU;
Melissa M. Koenig, Howell, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A line pressure valve includes a valve housing having a central cavity and a plurality of inlet and outlet ports, and a spool positioned within the central cavity and axially displaceable therein, the spool having a plurality of radial cutouts that fluidly connect respective inlet and outlet ports based on an axial position of the spool with respect to the valve housing. First and second pumps are fluidly connectable and disconnectable respectively to and from the fluid circuit based on the axial position of the spool via the inlet and outlet ports.