Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm W. F. Gasse
  • Patent number: 6273686
    Abstract: The rated system pressure in a pressure control system is adjusted through a pressure relief valve (2). In addition to the pressure relief valve (2), the system includes a check valve (4), a pressure sensor (3), a position switch (10), a first pressure adjustment member (13) for the relief valve, a second pressure adjustment member (12) for the check valve (4), an actuator (16), and a microcontroller (15) with a memory (6) and a display (7). Faults caused by pressure adjustment interactions are prevented by permitting an adjustment of the pressure relief valve only if the check valve is fully open and a pump provides pressure. For this purpose the actuator (16) of the check valve in its normal position prevents an adjustment of the pressure relief valve. Opening the check valve by the actuator permits adjusting the pressure relief valve (2) and the switch (10) operated through the actuator sends a signal to the microcontroller to drive the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: A. Roemheld GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Harald Kroell, Walter Pitz